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Show CBers Alert . . . 'Breaker' Annoys Mary by Mary West I think I'll pick on CB radio operators this week. Since practically everyone has one this ought to bring the hand of doom upon my head. CB radio must be mans answer to the woman on the telephone. Since we don't have one I merely speak from observations. I had to wait at a doctors office the other day and a fellow down the way from me came into the parking lot talking. He was talking loud, I couldn't understand what he was saying, but his voice was audible. He would talk and talk then flip a switch, hang the microphone on a hook in the roof of the truck and then almost immediately take it down and talk some more. I asked a fellow, "who do they talk to on CB's?" His answer was, "Oh, who ever will talk to you, anybody and everybody." At least when a woman makes a phone call it's to a specific person and about something in particular. par-ticular. Oh well, to each his own. I'm sure there have been many instances when the CB radio has helped someone in a emergency and they certainly must be worthwile. I had to stop and think of the humor in this latest fad and chuckle. There are giantic aerials that lay back on the vehicles as tey speed down the road. A friend of ours has an antenna that may tip his house over. In fact I told him one day that he should read the Bible and the story of what happened hap-pened to the people of Bable when they tried to build a tower to heaven. With the songs that are for sale about the fad you can either laugh of cry. There's Convoy and Teddy Bear, and even the squirrels get into the act. They have become one more item for claims to the insurance offices since they are a prime target for theft. And of course the model you have is now obsolete ob-solete and the latest one out has more channels. Thats all for now, so over and out or whatever you're supposed to say. |