"Eyeball, eyeball"! Memories of C.B. radio.

[Grassland Blue]

Who remembers C.B. radio?
Phrases such as "What's your 20?" The big slab and the super slab. (M6 and M1) etc.

 

[East Level 2]

Had one for a few months and became bored very quickly. Sold it for what I paid for it.
Over 40 years ago IIRC.

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Had one for a few months and became bored very quickly. Sold it for what I paid for it.
Over 40 years ago IIRC.

My next door neighbour was a CB radio nerd who talked shite at all hours of day and night. His H shape antenna in the back garden was the size of a Wigan rugby post. I was too busy playing football cricket fishing riding my bike or skateboarding. Or going down a steep hill on my homemade bogey.

 

[jimharri]

Have you seen the film "Joyride" (the 2001 one)? Rusty Nail and Candy Cain. Cracking little film.

 

[Bigg Bigg Blue]

My Dad had one when he was disabled, it gave him a sense of belonging to something and talked to other disabled people all the time.
I got rid of it after he died as I couldn't be bothered with it.

 

[PinkFinal]

I remember when it was legalised in late 1981, someone i knew got one and we were on it all winter. Even met some girls through it.
Think I've still got my You've Just Eyeballed badge somewhere.

Emergency channel was 9 wasn't it , or 14?

 

[Bluemanc100]

My Dad’s mate Gary opened a CB shop on the A6 in Stockport (near the Blossoms)… made a shitload of money and then sold at exactly the right time and opened a video shop.. smart cookie

 

[doots]

I remember when it was legalised in late 1981, someone i knew got one and we were on it all winter. Even met some girls through it.
Think I've still got my You've Just Eyeballed badge somewhere.

Emergency channel was 9 wasn't it , or 14?

Channel 9 and the looney channel was 3.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Sad cunts before whatsapp and twitter happened. Shows there was a market for it at least

 

[dickie davies]

The A6 near McVities was known as "the big biscuit"