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Old 02-06-2009, 07:30 PM
 
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Greetings fellow Texans...

I feel a bit silly and "whimsical" this evening! Soooo....

For those who remember the 70's and 55 MPH speed limits and the days of the CB radio and "Breaker One-Nine"....did you have a CB radio, and if so, what was your "handle"? And any good stories about being on the "radio"?

Mine was "Royal Flush" Oh lord...
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Old 02-06-2009, 07:32 PM
 
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my husband's was rickshaw--part of his name and something people started calling him in national guard days
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Old 02-06-2009, 07:59 PM
 
Location: Texas Hill Country
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Texas, did you have a chain around your neck with your horoscope mascot on it?

cb wise--ice cream
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Old 02-06-2009, 08:05 PM
 
Location: Where I live.
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Mine was very original...."Southpaw." Sis was "Schoolmarm."
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Old 02-07-2009, 07:17 AM
 
Location: North of DFW
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Default CB Handle...

My CB handle was "daddy's money" and my husbands was leprechaun.
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Old 02-07-2009, 07:44 AM
 
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Texas, did you have a chain around your neck with your horoscope mascot on it?

cb wise--ice cream
LOL If you are talking to me, no, I didn't have that. Now when I was a freshman in high school (1972-73), I DID have a "St. Christopher" medallion on a neckchain. For some reason, they were sorta popular back then.
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Old 02-07-2009, 10:17 AM
 
Location: Texas Hill Country
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Yup I knew you had some sort of chain! LOL. Do you remember that special sparkle type of gold paint also? My dad and mom divorced in 71 and I remember his place decked out in that stuff! What a single guy he was for awhile!
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Old 02-07-2009, 10:51 AM
 
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Yup I knew you had some sort of chain! LOL. Do you remember that special sparkle type of gold paint also? My dad and mom divorced in 71 and I remember his place decked out in that stuff! What a single guy he was for awhile!
LOL Hell, Neddy, I STILL wear a gold chain of early '80's variety!

But seriously, not sure exactly what you mean with the gold sparkle paint...? Can you elaborate a bit? I might remember! LOL

Back to the topic of CB radios (today I would use the handle of TexasReb! LOL), does anyone even have them anymore...?
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Old 02-07-2009, 10:58 AM
 
Location: Hutto, Tx
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When I was a kid, my dad had one and so did my grandpa. I can't remember their handles, but when we'd go up to visit and we started getting within range of their house, my dad would radio to grandpa that we were close and we would talk back and forth on it until we got there. My handle was doodlebug.
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Old 02-07-2009, 11:22 AM
 
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My daddy's handle was 'Driller' and he loved his cb.....it saved lots of time and miles when he was out working in the fields....the farms were scattered over about a 50 miles radius.......if he had a breakdown and needed parts or had a change in plans or was just lonesome out there by himself, he could radio Mama and get whatever help he needed. And at night he enjoyed visiting with truckers passing through the area....doesn't take much to entertain you when you live in the boodocks of West Texas and don't have many other men to visit with.
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