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Show Jack f Jiff Jalks About Trip to Nat'l Softball Games load of post holes" (empty truck). I '11 be along side in two minutes. You hang on my bumper and I'll see ya through." He did, saving us much time and frustration. It convinced me that a C.B. is invaluable to the traveler. Till next week: "Breaker one-nine, 'Joe Bitzbo', got-, your ears on?" "This is 'Happy Jack', 10 i io." First of a series of articles about the authors trip to the National Softball Tourney in Ohio. CB RADIO by Jack Hill "Breaker one-nine for the West bound 18-wheeler." "Go breaker, you got the 'Toepeddler' in the West bound 18-wheeler." "Say good buddy, this is 'Joe Bitzbo', whats it look like over your shoulder?" '"Joe Bitzbo', whats your 20?" "I'm at the 276 marker, come back." "Ten-four 'Joe Bitzbo', theres a Smokie doing flip flops just East of the 282 marker. He had his bubbles going and a four-wheeler on the side passing out green stamps. From there your clean to Abiline. Come back." "Ten-four there 'toeped-dler'.Thanks 'toeped-dler'.Thanks buddy. Keep the shinny side up and the greasy side down and good numbers on ya! This is 'Joe Bitzbo' 10-10." 10-10." Foreign language? Interspace Inter-space communication? Nope. Just an average C.B. (citizens band radio) conversation that must be repeated thousands of times an hour across the U.S. Interstate Highway system. System. Translated, the above conversation con-versation was simply,' Joe Bitzbo', our drivers C.B. name (handle) asking a semi-truck driver for the location of any Highway Patrolmen ahead of us. Its a new "slanguage." Complete with dictionaries, joke books and colloquial expressions. ex-pressions. On our 4000 mile trip to Ohio I became familiar with the C.B. phenomenon. Yes, many "CBers" use their radios in an effort to successfully suc-cessfully exceed the 55 ("double nickle") speed limit. In so doing, they are really aiding the efforts of the Highway Patrol("Smokies"). Every Patrolmans' location ("20") is known and all vehicles for miles in either direction slow to the legal limit. Two miles before we came to the scene of an accident, we knew of its location and within minutes the Highway Patrol was on the scene.All thanks to the efforts of CBers. Anyone who travels should have and know how to use a C.B. Not to break the law, but for aiding himself and other motorists. Example! Late at night we moved into the outskirts of Cinncinatti. A very big town! We were able to negotiate the elaborate freeway system and find our motel in Middletown with local assistance. Here's how the conversation went. "Breaker one-nine for local information." "Go breaker" "This the 'Benchwarmer', we just passed the 12th street exit on Interstate 74. We want to go to Middletown. Can you help?" "Ten-four 'Benchwarmer', this is 'Baby Maker' (he had eight kids). I'm behind you and if you'll slow down I'll take you because thats the way I'm headed. Whats your wrapper? "(what were we driving). "Ten-four 'Baby Maker', we're in a Winnabago motor home pulling a trailer." "Ten-four 'Benchwarmer', I got you eyeballed."(he could see us).I'm in an 18-wheeler headed home to mama with a |