Alva Review-Courier -

Saturday, I went to Paul Doman's auction over at Nescatunga by the Great Salt Plains Lake. Paul passed away some time back, and his family needed to sell off some of his collections. I have quit going to most auctions, and garage sales because I have buildings full of stuff now. I just wanted to see what Paul had collected over the years. I managed to make it to mid-afternoon before I called it quits. They still had a couple of hours of junk left to sell. He had the most smaller Allis Chalmer, tractors I have ever seen in one place. I couldn't stand it, so I did purchase what they said was an "Orchard" tractor. It sets close to the ground, and when you first glance at it, a low rider hot rod comes to mind. My first thought was how cool a small block Chevy engine would look in it. At my age, my dreams and $1.30 will get you coffee some places.

If you have been to some of the cruises and car shows a few years ago, Paul and his wife would bring over a couple of bucket-style hot rods to participate and show off. They sold two of them at the auction. One of them came to Alva, so hopefully will be seen again. One of the neat things about auctions is I get to see lots of people I don't see every day, and Saturday was no exception. The older I get, the more blessed I feel running into friends that I haven't seen for a while.

Gas prices are getting to be a part of a lot more conversations than they were a couple years ago. I looked on the Triple-A site and found California gas was $4.52 a gallon. Kansas and Texas were just above $3.00, with Oklahoma being the lowest at $2.99 in the nation. Diesel was the cheapest in Texas, Mississippi, and Oklahoma. Cheapest is a relevant term when it was less than $2.00 a gallon when the current administration started the reign of terror.

A police officer came to my house and asked where I was between 5 and 6. He seemed irritated when I answered "Kindergarten."

Sixties quiz: Old guy at the pharmacy said, “I have a few questions about my prescriptions. One pill makes me larger and one pill makes me small … and the ones you give me don't do anything at all.” The pharmacist answered, "Go ask Alice."`

Let's all be safe out there and God bless.