Finally Got My CB.

I found at a TA a set. It had the Cobra 29 LX, but it came with an upgraded noise cancelling Mic, abs the gear keeper Mic hook thing.. I did a couple of the tuning things the instructions suggested, I heard people talking (some more clear than others.) I haven't asked for a radio check, I didn't want to interrupt their lizard search...lol

The CB is a great tool and a can be a nice entertainment device too. Done lost count on how many times it helped me get through situations or problem areas. A few days ago I-76 was closed (east and west) because of a truck accident that managed to close BOTH sides. They were getting everybody off and onto US-30. There was a little bit of confusion as a lot of trucks were pulling off the road in some PA town trying to "find a path" going west. CB chat was wild. But some useful advice eventually comes through.

We started out following a FedEx truck pulling doubles , but he kept going straight when the GPS recommended an exit. Me being stupid, listened to the GPS instead of the nice FedEx driver on the CB took the exit, along with about 10 other trucks right behind me. We all took the scenic mountain pass. The one that goes up to about 3500 feet over some mountains and around the bends. Some hills were 6th gear or lower. One poor soul even missed a gear and had to granny up one of those inclines (according to the CB conversation).

GPS said our route was shorter/quicker (but only if you CAN do the speed limits, which most times you can't in a truck going up or down and around those hair pin turns). FedEx was driving from experience, and I say him again on 76 on overpass we were about to pass under, so we got to chat some more for a few miles. He said we get another chance to get back on 76 about 6 miles down the road, but was more like 10 miles. The next town was a real cluster-f... too. Bumper to bumper and stop and go and crawl 20 feet at a time. Pretty day though and we all joked about the big set of tits that rolled by in a convertible. Day dreaming about what it would be like getting in the middle of those. Cracking jokes and getting lost in the moment is a nice break from the lemons that life through at us. But having a CB allowed a few of us to make lemonade.

Even about a week or so ago, I followed another company driver into Memphis and we had a nice conversation for what must have been about a hundred miles. 2 hours of driving passed in what seems like 30 minutes. We talked a little about everything it seemed.

You just have to get over that stage fright and just chat. Sometimes you get some snob that's got a weird outlooks on just about everything and think that everybody's world needs to be a bleak as theirs. They will interrupt your conversation to add some bleak to the environment. Just ignore those and keep chatting with the more pleasant folks. Most truckers that just lurk on the CB and never talk still want to hear ANYTHING that breaks the day's hum-drum. When I hear other folks talking about whatever and mostly it's not even truck related (pets, wives, money, fishing, whatever), I enjoy just listening. And sometimes you even hear those "no-****ters" that just are on the absolute edge of believability, they are still fun to listen to if the story teller has a talent for telling stories. And some are really good at it. When you hear them, you don't care if it's true or not, just enjoy the story. Next thing you know, 50 miles have gone by.

That's what I planned on. Mostly listening, but there have been several times traffic was crawling and I had no clue why, for how long the back up was, what lane was closed. It'll at least alleviate that

Well except those that just have to make those ***** noises for hours on the radio. You know, the ones you want to locate and choke them with the mic.

Well except those that just have to make those ***** noises for hours on the radio. You know, the ones you want to locate and choke them with the mic.