The 80's

Serenity · Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:06 pm Post subject: The 80's

Does anyone remember the 80's? Well I do lol and one of the biggest things back then, was the CB radio. Oh what fun. We'd sit for many an hour talking to people from all over the place, via a radio, like what truckers have in their cabs. My handle (name) was Toyah, and my hubbies was Fingers. We actually got talking on the CB radio, then met and an 'eyeball' disco. This was a weekly disco for all CBers to meet at.

My radio was a General Electric mark 5, with fairy lights, and I had a dv27 twig (aerial) then progressed to a huge jobby that went up on the chimney stack, it was an electric Onion lol what a name!

I remember sitting calling out 3 - 0 for a copy...which simply meant did anyone wanna chat, then youd flick between the 40 channels to have a one to one convo. Channel 40 was the channel where you could all go to join in with a mad convo, silly as you liked.

I remember a few phrases, like whats your 10-20....your location
'eyeball' was to meet face to face

Did anyone else have a CB? and can remember some of the terms used?

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Skippy X · Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 3:52 pm Post subject:

i used to play on my dad's CB he used to have in his landrover. i was even more irritating back then, i would interupt people's conversations & make rude noises - oh, the fun of teenager-dom.
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Dreama · CC&S User Online: Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 349

one nine any sexy male breakers out there??? and i was only a young teen for god sake! lol

those were the days *sigh* 80's version of internet chatrooms lol
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Serenity · Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:47 pm Post subject:

lmao thats what I thought, it was like medieval internet! I forgot about 'breakers' good buddy! oh gawd its all coming back now!
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Ducky · Member User Online: Joined: 15 Sep 2007 Posts: 145

i remember them too LOL i can remember saying thats a big 10 4 good buddy whats your 10 20 and asking what rig have you got good buddy and what twig. it all sounded so grand at the time its quite laughable now looking back

oh and i cant remember how you asked if they were single or married something to do with a shotgun if i remember rightly but i can remember asking how many anklebiters do you have meaning children LOL
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Skippy X · Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 5:00 pm Post subject:

ha ha!
reading these i just rememberred that old Kris Kristofferson movie Convoy - i think his call name was "Rubber Duck"!
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Serenity · Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 5:08 pm Post subject:

pmsl you're right skips it was!! I was coming out of my punk days, thats why I was Toyah. In town, do you remember the Belgrave Hotel, well the owner of that someone Bryce, his handle was Big Daddy, and he got together a monthly award for CB personality of the month. Well I won the very first award!! Got to keep this huge trophy for a whole month, and he came down in his white Rolls Royce, coz he was loaded, and I had a piccy taken sitting on the bumper of it holding the trophy, ffs I'd forgotten about this till now, I wonder if mums still got the pic, that will be hilarious, I was only 16!!!!
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