Buying Collections and Eating Sheetz

[JustCollectVP]

Leighton and I returned yesterday from a 3 day road trip that resulted in netting a nice collection of complete 1951-1978 Topps Sets (with many of the variation and later add-on fantasy cards), complete 1948-1955 Bowman Sets, complete Kellogg's run, many Topps inserts and other issues (Doubleheaders, Stand-ups, etc) and a myriad of other odd-ball and unique items. We'll share some of the purchase as we get it sorted.

The interesting thing about being on an extended road trip (this one included stops in OH and a few in PA) is that you see many different things that make otherwise mundane driving interesting, if only for a few sophomoric laughs, especially when you have company and aren't on the road alone trying to entertain yourself during the long stretches between appointments.

Anyone that has traveled through PA, OH, VA, WV, NC and MD is probably familiar with a chain of gas station/convenience stores that are named Sheetz. Sheetz has a convenience store that prepares breakfast sandwiches, subs and a myriad of hot sandwiches and appetizers.

During the trip, we ended up on some lonely stretches of highway and unless we wanted to drift off into the hills and eat at Jethro's Roadkill Cafe, Sheetz was presenting the only civilized option. An option that we joked about for nearly two days before finally breaking down, stopping at a Sheetz and ordering a couple of sausage, egg and cheese breakfast items.

So, in the end, while we had to eat a few Sheetz sandwiches, but we also got an incredible collection!