Forum: The Lounge
26th September 2012, 14:41
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Forum: The Lounge
26th September 2012, 10:24
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Replies: 29
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Re: CB Radio - Did you use it?
I'm struggling to remember the lingo too Muse. I had a chat with my Sis a few months ago about the old CB days, and between us we remembered a whole load of silly things we used to say. Was fun to...
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Forum: The Lounge
26th September 2012, 08:38
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Replies: 29
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Re: CB Radio - Did you use it?
My Sister met her Husband on the CB. He turned into a complete and utter */%$&*$ but that's not the point.
Yea I am a bit old I'm afraid. Boohoo. I started using the CB when I was about 14...
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Forum: The Lounge
25th September 2012, 23:54
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Re: CB Radio - Did you use it?
:tongue1:
Thinking back, I can't believe I was that nuts to speak to strangers in that ridiculous nonsense code! I was hooked at the time though. How things change. :)
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Forum: The Lounge
25th September 2012, 23:49
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Replies: 29
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Re: CB Radio - Did you use it?
Typical CB conversation.....noting people said "yea" before almost every line....
1-9 for a copy.
Yea copy.
Yea pick a window.
Yea go to 3-5.
Yea Roger.
Copy?
Yea copy.
What's ya handle?
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Forum: The Lounge
25th September 2012, 23:42
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Replies: 29
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Re: CB Radio - Did you use it?
Arr yea, I remember those. It was really a VSWR meter but everyone just called it a swar meter (vertical standing wave ratio, if you'll excuse me showing off).
It was used to measure the amount...
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Forum: The Lounge
25th September 2012, 23:34
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Re: CB Radio - Did you use it?
*giggles* The short rubbery ones were called rubber ducks. :) I never really thought about what ducks had to do with it. :confused:
10-10 'til we do it again. :tongue1:
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Forum: The Lounge
25th September 2012, 23:27
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Replies: 29
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Re: CB Radio - Did you use it?
^^
Errrmmm....I think I've decoded most of that?! *laughs*
What's you're 20? Sounds like Glasgow to me (my friend from there talks like you write and I can barely understand her). :d
Oh I...
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Forum: The Lounge
25th September 2012, 23:11
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Replies: 29
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Re: CB Radio - Did you use it?
I remember people used to think it was weird that I would park my car near people's homes and chat to them on the CB, rather than going in to see them. I guess it does sound a bit stupid. Some old...
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Forum: The Lounge
25th September 2012, 23:06
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Replies: 29
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Re: CB Radio - Did you use it?
I totally understand that, and looking back, I'm not quite sure how I managed to use it so much. It's not as if I didn't have the same SA issues then. I suppose it was more relaxed than a phone call...
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Forum: The Lounge
25th September 2012, 22:30
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Replies: 3,484
Views: 283,661
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Forum: The Lounge
25th September 2012, 21:00
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Replies: 4,848
Views: 332,825
Re: What are you doing right now? (4)
I'm watching an episode of Jeremy Kyle.
I could do a great impersonation of him......if I looked anything like him and sounded like him and had the confidence! I was thinking with all his funny...
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Forum: The Lounge
25th September 2012, 20:17
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Replies: 1,395
Views: 74,312
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Forum: The Lounge
25th September 2012, 20:10
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Replies: 1,395
Views: 74,312
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Forum: The Lounge
25th September 2012, 20:07
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Replies: 1,395
Views: 74,312
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Forum: The Lounge
25th September 2012, 19:36
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Replies: 1,794
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Forum: The Lounge
25th September 2012, 18:57
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Replies: 1,395
Views: 74,312
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Forum: The Lounge
25th September 2012, 18:56
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Replies: 1,794
Views: 108,622
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Forum: The Lounge
25th September 2012, 17:33
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,069
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Forum: The Lounge
25th September 2012, 17:09
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Replies: 29
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Forum: The Lounge
25th September 2012, 16:47
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,069
Re: CB Radio - Did you use it?
It's different for me because I've always had a problem. I never used to know it had a name though, I just thought (and so did everyone else) that I was weird. I don't think I have an actual illness...
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Forum: The Lounge
25th September 2012, 16:33
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,069
Re: CB Radio - Did you use it?
Sounds like you were a naughty girl when you were younger. :d I sometimes wish I did more stuff like that. I was such a wimp at school, which never got me anywhere. I'm not a wimp now but I'm still...
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Forum: The Lounge
25th September 2012, 15:59
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Replies: 1,794
Views: 108,622
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Forum: The Lounge
25th September 2012, 15:56
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Replies: 1,794
Views: 108,622
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Forum: The Social Anxiety Room
25th September 2012, 15:52
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,153
Re: Using a Telephone
Using the phone is something that I think most SA sufferers (including me) will put near the top of their list of thing they dread in daily life.
I have a couple of tips that help me, so...
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