did you CB

OceanCityGirl · Post by **OceanCityGirl** » March 24, 2007 10:38 pm

Were you one of those cheesy folks with a cb radio in the 70's. My parents had one that I used alot to talk to my friends with. I can remember some names like reddevil, god of thunder, gypsy, etc.

jackiesic · Post by **jackiesic** » March 24, 2007 10:39 pm

me <waving my hand wildly>
i was "chocolate chip"

Post by **SMLCHNG** » March 24, 2007 10:49 pm

Shocking. I know. I was Small Change.

KALV2790.

Tequila Revenge · Post by **Tequila Revenge** » March 24, 2007 10:55 pm

Meadow Vista Mountain Man, you got a copy ?

Post by **SMLCHNG** » March 24, 2007 11:03 pm

Ok. I have to share.

When I was allowed to go on my first date at 16, my boyfriend and I went into downtown Chicago at a very fancy restaurant.

He had a CB in his car. He radio'd "What's the smoky situation up ahead?".

I said, "Frank, that's not smoke, that's just steam on the windows!".

Uh, nevermind.

bravedave · Post by **bravedave** » March 24, 2007 11:09 pm

KAIZ 4882, "Boxcars," on the base station. We're 10-8 and on the side on Channel 1-4. Are you out there, Saxman?

Tequila Revenge · Post by **Tequila Revenge** » March 24, 2007 11:12 pm

Goober strikes again

[on the cb]
Ah, breaker one-nine, this heres the rubber duck. you gotta copy on me, pig pen, cmon? ah, yeah, 10-4, pig pen, fer shure, fer shure. by golly, its clean clear to flag town, cmon. yeah, that
Big 10-4 there, pig pen, yeah, we definitely got the front door, good buddy. mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy...

Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of june
In a kenworth pullin logs
Cab-over pete with a reefer on
And a jimmy haulin hogs
We is headin for bear on i-one-oh
bout a mile outta shaky town
I says, pig pen, this heres the rubber duck.
And Im about to put the hammer down.

[chorus]
cause we got a little convoy
Rockin through the night.
Yeah, we got a little convoy,
Aint she a beautiful sight?
Come on and join our convoy
Aint nothin gonna get in our way.
We gonna roll this truckin convoy
cross the u-s-a.
Convoy!

[on the cb]
Ah, breaker, pig pen, this heres the duck. and, you wanna back off them hogs? yeah, 10-4, bout five mile or so. ten, roger. them hogs is gettin in-tense up here.

By the time we got into tulsa town,
We had eighty-five trucks in all.
But theys a roadblock up on the cloverleaf,
And them bears was wall-to-wall.
Yeah, them smokies is thick as bugs on a bumper;
They even had a bear in the air!
I says, callin all trucks, this heres the duck.
We about to go a-huntin bear.

[chorus]
cause we got a great big convoy
Rockin through the night.
Yeah, we got a great big convoy,
Aint she a beautiful sight?
Come on and join our convoy
Aint nothin gonna get in our way.
We gonna roll this truckin convoy
cross the u-s-a.
Convoy!

[on the cb]
Ah, you wanna give me a 10-9 on that, pig pen? negatory, pig pen; youre still too close. yeah, them hogs is startin to close up my sinuses. mercy sakes, you better back off another ten.

Well, we rolled up interstate 44
Like a rocket sled on rails.
We tore up all of our swindle sheets,
And left em settin on the scales.
By the time we hit that chi-town,
Them bears was a-gettin smart:
Theyd brought up some reinforcements
From the illinoise national guard.
Theres armored cars, and tanks, and jeeps,
And rigs of evry size.
Yeah, them chicken coops was fulla bears
And choppers filled the skies.
Well, we shot the line and we went for broke
With a thousand screamin trucks
An eleven long-haired friends a jesus
In a chartreuse micra-bus.

[on the cb]
Ah, rubber duck to sodbuster, come over. yeah, 10-4, sodbuster? lissen, you wanna put that micra-bus right behind that suicide jockey? yeah, hes haulin dynamite, and he needs all the help he c
T.

Well, we laid a strip for the jersey shore
And prepared to cross the line
I could see the bridge was lined with bears
But I didnt have a dog-goned dime.
I says, pig pen, this heres the rubber duck.
We just aint a-gonna pay no toll.
So we crashed the gate doing ninety-eight
I says let them truckers roll, 10-4.

[chorus]
cause we got a mighty convoy
Rockin through the night.
Yeah, we got a mighty convoy,
Aint she a beautiful sight?
Come on and join our convoy
Aint nothin gonna get in our way.
We gonna roll this truckin convoy
cross the u-s-a.

Convoy! ah, 10-4, pig pen, whats your twenty?
Convoy! omaha? well, they oughta know what to do with them hogs out there fer shure. well, mercy
Convoy! sakes, good buddy, we gonna back on outta here, so keep the bugs off your glass and the bears off your...
Convoy! tail. well catch you on the flip-flop. this heres the rubber duck on the side.
Convoy! we gone. bye,bye.

Post by **SMLCHNG** » March 24, 2007 11:15 pm

Great. Thanks for that song in my head, Dan.

<----- Wondering how many folks here have never heard of a CB.

Tequila Revenge · Post by **Tequila Revenge** » March 24, 2007 11:17 pm

SMLCHNG wrote:Great. Thanks for that song in my head, Dan.

<----- Wondering how many folks here have never heard of a CB.

WATCH IT!!! I'm ready to Google Ray Steven's greatest hits

Dally · Post by **Dally** » March 24, 2007 11:20 pm

my daddy was "Moon Doggie" back in his trucker days.

PalmTreeGal · Post by **PalmTreeGal** » March 24, 2007 11:59 pm

I actually had one for a long time until it got stolen a couple of years ago. I miss mine actually. The last handle that I had was "Hidden Treasure". I drove a truck for a while and I really enjoyed having a CB.

Grams · Post by **Grams** » March 25, 2007 12:26 am

Breaker Breaker... Windy City standing by... Now those were the days!!!

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » March 25, 2007 1:46 am

Dad still has one.. He is Canman...

Sidew13 · Post by **Sidew13** » March 25, 2007 7:31 am

Still have a handheld unit in the attic somewhere. I was "SideWinder", shocking huh?

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » March 25, 2007 7:36 am

Gosh darn it to heck, YES, I was a C.B.er.
Since my last name is Joseph, my handle was "JOE COOL."
I never claimed to have much of an imagination in those days

poohbear1324 · Post by **poohbear1324** » March 25, 2007 8:31 am

Sidew13 wrote:Still have a handheld unit in the attic somewhere. I was "SideWinder", shocking huh?

I was FoxFire

Bob Roberts · Post by **Bob Roberts** » March 25, 2007 8:33 am

Believe it or not, I had one in my Chevy Corsica in high school.

(which was just about 8 years ago)

I think many years of watching The Dukes of Hazard inspired me. My handle was "The Eagle". Basically, my friends and I ran around harrassing people on the radio and trying to get them mad. Then they'd want to meet us somewhere to fight and we'd go hide and watch.

It was fun while it lasted.

surfpirate · Post by **surfpirate** » March 25, 2007 8:38 am

"Break one-nine for a radio check .... you got the Surf Pirate ..... Weasel? You got your ears on?"

Yup. I've had CB in my vehicles going back to the late 70s. I had an in-dash CB in my last truck. I have a handheld unit in my current truck, pretty much permanently resting in one of the cup holders and wired to a magnetic whip antenna on the roof. We used to use them when a bunch of us would be caravaning down the highway on road trips and when we'd go four-wheeling and camping. Nowadays we use FRS radios for that sort of thing. I still use my CB but I mostly just listen and don't talk much. It's still great for finding out about traffic issues (plus the location and type of vehicle being driven by hot women with long legs and cleavage).

It's also a hoot to listen to as the truckers get into my neck of the woods around Washington D.C. Let's just say truckers have STRONG political opinions and aren't shy about sharing their views. The CB is rarely used when I have the 'keets in the truck. Too much language and talk they don't need to be hearing.

Longboardn' ASEL&S · Post by **Longboardn' ASEL&S** » March 25, 2007 9:16 am

I still keep a 5 watt handheld in the van, and despite am radio, Sirius satellite traffic and weather, cell phone, and laptop, there's nothing like the CB for figuiring out what to do when 1-75 is a parking lot on the way to FL.
I just roll down the window, stick the magnetic antenna on the roof, and using my fake trucker voice perefected back in the C.W.McCall days I find out EXACTLY where the hold-up is and whether or not to keep on going, what lane to use, or if the best bet is to exit and take an alternate.
It usually happens 12 hours into the trip around Atlanta, and by then my boys enjoy the shocking comic relief of the trucker's language.
Two changes I noticed since my old CB days:
- You never call a guy "good buddy" anymore, unless maybe you and he are planning on a Key West vacation together soon (not that there's anything wrong with that).
- Every trucker is addressed as simply "driver" these days.
One thing still the same-they talk about essentially nothing, or else where to spot the short skirts.

PHAW Webmistress · Post by **PHAW Webmistress** » March 25, 2007 10:38 am

"Lil Bit" here

we use to use the CB to meet guys

The best CB story I have actually involves Sharkfyn. Her daddy was a trucker from Kentucky for many many moons. On one of her trips back to Florida from Kentucky visiting her parents some "stalker" wouldn't get off her tail (this was very late at night early in the morning) - she got on the CB, told all the truckers she was her daddy's daughter (they ALL knew him) and told them she had a jerk on her tail. Well they all aligned themselves so that she could zip around them and then they formed a box around the jerk and kept him "stuck" there until she could get far enough away for him NOT to catch up to her. I always thought that was the kewlest story