On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 07:48:46 -0700, "John Smith"
wrote:

CB reflects the real world...

John


In the Southeastern U.S. I've found CB to be a window in to the
local trailer parks more often than not. The middle and upper class
are running around with cell phones and FRS radios instead of CBs.
Gone are the days of MoonRaker 4s and big radio towers peppering the
neighborhoods of America. Now the same people who would have been
talking on CB's in the 1970s are running around with cell phones and
FRS radios today.
Even the Ham Radio frequencies are largely vacant compared to the
activity they enjoyed in the 1980s. The Internet and cheap cell
phones has dramatically reduced the influx of new blood in to the
radio hobby.

Yes, and many of the veteran CB-ers (you know, the ones we grew up,
respected, and learned from) are long gone.

Speaking of FRS, I heard back in the late 1980's that these frequencies
were the anser to people's complaints about abusive behavior on the CB.
That is, these new bands would not have skip, and supposedly would
hamper desires for power and obscene language. Whether or not, I still
think the CB bands were better, and more fun. Yes, sadly the world
reflects all communications, morals and all, but what else can we do,
but try and be positive.

From:
Yes, and many of the veteran CB-ers (you

know, the ones we grew up, respected, and

learned from) are long gone.

Speaking of FRS, I heard back in the late

1980's that these frequencies were the anser

to people's complaints about abusive behavior
on the CB. That is, these new bands would

not have skip,


Calling a natural occurring phenomenon (skip) "abusive" merely
illustrates your personal dislikes and tastes and is in no manner
indicative of what other people consider abusive. Skip, by itself, is no
more abusive than repeater function.


and supposedly would hamper desires for

power and obscene language.



How would no skip hamper desire for bigger power? There will always be
someone who needs to be king of the neighborhood, town, county, etc.

Whether or not, I still think the CB bands were

better, and

more fun.


That's cause you can't freeband no more. Your voice is too easily
recognized and you can never go back.

Yes, sadly the world reflects all

communications,

Horse****. "The world reflects all communications" is incomplete
structure and meaningless.
There are countless examples of why such is not true (smoke signals are
still used by tribes in New Guinea, as well as other examples). "All"
communications, at least in your example, is limited only to your
knowledge of what you consider communications in the US.

morals and all, but what else can we do, but

try and be positive.

You can do nothing. There will always be mere language that upsets the
overly sensitive puritans who want to impose their censorship on others.
In this country, you're up **** creek without a paddle..at least for the
time being.
You're one of those who instead of changing the channel when something
is on that offends you, you want it done away with. You have a long
uphill battle.

Barney:

First, Einstein was found wanting to his teachers, indeed, they all thought the
boy lacking in mental horsepower. If not for his parents contacts (and
probably greasing the palms of those in control) he would not even have had his
meaningless job in the german patent office, it was the mailroom I think...
before we found him and gave him the title of "likely the world's most
brilliant man/scientist to have ever lived."

Now, get a grip on yourself, nothing has changed. Still, the gifted are not
able to be recognized--I suspect many live in those "trailer parks" you just
mentioned. Perhaps some have CB radios...

Indeed, this world is run by a bunch of "C" students which have barely
graduated--they are intelligent enough to recognize the more gifted are a REAL
danger to their jobs, are fewer in number than their fellow "C students", and
so band together in gangs and chase them off to corners...

The world has not changed....

John

"Barney Fife" wrote in message
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On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 07:48:46 -0700, "John Smith"
wrote:

CB reflects the real world...

John


In the Southeastern U.S. I've found CB to be a window in to the
local trailer parks more often than not. The middle and upper class
are running around with cell phones and FRS radios instead of CBs.
Gone are the days of MoonRaker 4s and big radio towers peppering the
neighborhoods of America. Now the same people who would have been
talking on CB's in the 1970s are running around with cell phones and
FRS radios today.
Even the Ham Radio frequencies are largely vacant compared to the
activity they enjoyed in the 1980s. The Internet and cheap cell
phones has dramatically reduced the influx of new blood in to the
radio hobby.