The CB Bears

What fad of our current era will date as badly as CB radio?

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Those of us of a certain age remember CB radios, and how the popular culture was utterly obsessed with them. As a kid I had a base station that could pick up CB channels. We lived near a major highway, so I often listened in on truckers (and yeah, they really did say things like “that’s a big 10-4, good buddy!”). Late at night, you could hear all kinds of naughty talk and people trying to hook up — I guess that was part of the appeal. 😉

Posted by Brian on 06/11/20 at 12:19 PM

To prep for a cross-country trip during that period, an early task was to add a CB to my car. And we all made sure to be up on the lingo and have "handles", so we could join in.

Posted by Virtual in Carnate on 06/13/20 at 12:29 PM

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