Paul Tiger wrote:
> All bring back fond memories. But I don't think that any but a few had them
> is this area. I mean highway stuff.
> I grew up in an area outside of Chicago (you figure where) where US41
> intersected with US 294 (a toll road) commonly known to truckers as the rich
> man's flatrock. It was an on-the-air meetingplace of those who had the money
> or corporate backing to run the toll road, and those who did not.
>
> Lots of truckers stayed overnight with their honeys or slept in their cabs
> and talked into the night with each other and locals. The REACT team was
> big, and even the local cop shop had CBs in dispatch. Some cops and
> fire-rescue units had CBs in stations, trucks, and cars. Smokey was on the
> air a lot, as well as a handles like Squad 51 (of the TV show Emergency
> fame); Talking Towers (fire dispatch); Flash Camera (someone 'taking
> pictures' with a radar gun); Shadow and lots of other fun people.
That's some good memories, thanks for sharing.
> The best part was that no matter what time of day or night you could get
> help, directions, call the cops on drunk drivers, or meet friends. Or you
> could talk 'skip' to the other side of the planet. I had weekly
> conversations with a guy in La Junta and another in the Grand Cayman
> Islands. You could be sure by sending QSL cards in the mail.
> Nonsense like what goes on between Sammy and his sock puppet friend usually
> ended in a coffee meeting, laughs, and new friendships. Then they would get
> back on the air and continue to sound like twelve year olds. All in fun.
Usually down at the White Spot(remember those)after 1 am or whenever the
3.2 places closed down.
Denver's a lumpers' CB town (know what those are?) and 19 can be a real
brawl.
I'd guess Windy wasn't far off in some respects.
> When I moved out here there was little of that. I once invited some kids
> that I had been hammering on with my linear over to my place. Really a block
> away just to be sure that they weren't nut jobs. Good thing too, because one
> of them had a sawed off shotgun. They played friendly on the air, but they
> were low down and mean spirited in reality.
Things have changed a bit, but Colorado has always had a nasty underside
to it, remnant frontier-ism or just latter day cow town attitude, dunno
which. You were smart to be a bit cagey there.
> With this technology, no one really wants to meet and greet, share a cup of
> joe or plan fox hunts. They really might want to kill you or kick your ass.
> I think of Coloradoans as friendly, but on anonymous chat groups such as
> this - who can tell?
It's dicey...people in general don't show much that humor these days,
and those that do arm it with a razor tip.
It's all through the culture, maybe we should have legalized pot and let
the stoners run free...
> I don't generally pretend to be someone I am not. I can certainly spoof my
> return address with the best of them, but why bother? I'm a public person
> and listed in the phone book. I am also fully capable of defending myself
> and my property.
I believe you are, problem these days is identity theft and hacking. Too
many malicious virus birthing young geeks who wrote their own version of
morality and don't mind making you or I a footnote.
You remember coax parties, some bad ass would get his coax snipped or
pinned and be off the air for a couple of days, but it was basically
harmless fun.
Time have changed.
> What I would rather do is meet new people and have fun, but if their idea of
> fun is to kick my ass I will send them to jail via the hospital first.
>
> paul tiger
I hear ya, he who laughs last laughs best.
I hadn't expected to find another old skip shooter here, damn if this
wasn't an unexpected pleasure.
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