Got Your Ears On?
FYI to you youngsters out there!! Back in the 1970s, there was a major oil crisis and the U.S. government imposed a nationwide 55 mph speed limit. Fuel shortages were widespread and CB radios were used to help locate a supply of gasoline and notify other drivers of speed traps. The Burt Reynolds “Smokey and…
Take Heart, Brothers & Sisters, All is Well
How do I know all is well? It is a deep, inner knowing that God has got this. God has got us. I’m back at home and this sunrise on Tuesday assured me “all is well”. I could almost hear these words audibly “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not…
Breaker-Breaker 1-9 — Got Your Ears On?
“Breaker – Breaker 1-9” “Got a copy?” “Got your ears on?” In CB (Citizens Band – short distance radio) talk that meant we were trying to reach another CB-er on the Channel 19. A reply might have come back: “You’re clear. What’s your 20?” (Your location) Oh, yes, I was a CB-er in the 70’s…
Got Your Ears On? Do You Hear Me?
“Breaker – Breaker 1-9” “Got a copy?” “How do you read me?” “Got your ears on?” That’s CB (Citizens Band – short distance radio) talk. Oh, yes, I was a CB-er in the 70’s and 80’s. My handle (name) was “Honeybee”! I’d say to a trucker on my CB, “You’ve got that one Honeybee. How’s…