D. Peter Maus wrote:
On 10/21/09 18:53 , Bill Baka wrote:
D. Peter Maus wrote:
On 10/21/09 06:00 , Bill Baka wrote:

Mostly they use them to alert other drivers of a cop in the bush
waiting
to snag someone.
Some of the big rig drivers went 80 MPH. I don't know what a semi would
do for an actual top speed. Might even be over 100 MPH.

Some of the big Kenworths will do 120 without breathing hard.

No ****? That could give me nightmares of being rear ended at 100 by a
semi doing 120.


No ****. Yeah, that's wake you up. For a little while, anyway.



I was on a trip through Missouri about 12 years ago, and I had my
Cobra with me. I heard a trucker with a big signal talking about a
crash involving a bridge and an 18 wheeler nearly 75 miles ahead of
me. Traffic was backed up for 30 miles and growing. I checked my map,
and made a detour. Added easily 25 miles to my trip, but saved me a
lot of grief. I saw on the news in Little Rock that night that the
bridge had been severely compromised, and both roads had been closed
by the authorities.

Were it not for that trucker I would have been stuck in that traffic
for half a day before I could have turned around.

CB's still have their uses and that is a good one.


Except with the noise level on the band, it takes way too illegal a
power to be useful beyond a few blocks.

The last time skip was in hot and heavy I could still talk to my wife up
to about 10 miles. 11 miles and I got the national BS.



Most of the time, yeah, they're watching for patrol cars.
Occasionally, they have important news.

Occasionally.

Patrol cars are important news to truckers whose income depends on a
good driving record.
I got stuck about 15 years ago where there were no cell towers, pay
phones, or anything else. I got on my CB and asked for help and one guy
called a tow truck for me. These days no CB and a breakdown in the
middle of nowhere can be a real major pain. I can get CB signals without
towers, thank you.

Or a monthly fee.

That too. I refuse to buy a new car where I have to pay $10 a month just
to listen to music via satellite. They also want to install
'black boxes' in cars to analyze crash data. Guess what, that little box
can record how fast you drive and report to the police and you get a
ticket in the mail. It could just be the black box reporting you driving
85 on the freeway or being in the vicinity of a crime. They can then
establish where you were parked and for how long.




Bill Baka

Bill Baka

"Bill Baka" wrote in message
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That too. I refuse to buy a new car where I have to pay $10 a month just
to listen to music via satellite.

Satellite radio is an option in new cars, not mandatory. They all still have
good old fashioned AM/FM radios in them (even when they do have satellite).

On 10/21/09 22:06 , Brenda Ann wrote:
"Bill wrote in message
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That too. I refuse to buy a new car where I have to pay $10 a month just
to listen to music via satellite.

Satellite radio is an option in new cars, not mandatory. They all still have
good old fashioned AM/FM radios in them (even when they do have satellite).





And some come with prepaid subscriptions of a year, or more.

Arab singles? You ever heard that old song before which dates back to
the 1940s or 1950s?
Ahab the Arab.

It used to be on radio once in a while wayyyyyy back then in the Wayback
Machine.
cuhulin

wrote:
Arab singles? You ever heard that old song before which dates back to
the 1940s or 1950s?
Ahab the Arab.

It used to be on radio once in a while wayyyyyy back then in the Wayback
Machine.
cuhulin


Ray Stevens. About 1961-62 as I recall.

wrote:
Arab singles? You ever heard that old song before which dates back to
the 1940s or 1950s?
Ahab the Arab.

It used to be on radio once in a while wayyyyyy back then in the Wayback
Machine.
cuhulin

Maybe '63?

??

"dave" wrote in message
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wrote:
Arab singles? You ever heard that old song before which dates back to
the 1940s or 1950s? Ahab the Arab.

It used to be on radio once in a while wayyyyyy back then in the Wayback
Machine.
cuhulin

Maybe '63?

??

1962; 1837 Seconds of Humor LP chart position 135

Single chart position 5

wrote:
Arab singles? You ever heard that old song before which dates back to
the 1940s or 1950s?
Ahab the Arab.

It used to be on radio once in a while wayyyyyy back then in the Wayback
Machine.
cuhulin

Yep, know it well. Got a swag of them on a compilation CD set of the
60's stuff. Play them now and again when I'm feeling a trifle
nostalgic... Lots of funny stuff was written back then.

Let this bring back memories for you too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLB15kBvn_c

Krypsis

www.devilfinder.com
Ahab the Arab

And, Arabian Nights, and, The Sheik of Arabi

And, www.juneberry78s.com
Roots Music Listening oom
cuhulin

In message ,
writes
www.devilfinder.com
Ahab the Arab

And, Arabian Nights, and, The Sheik of Arabi

And, www.juneberry78s.com
Roots Music Listening oom
cuhulin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLB15kBvn_c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXkZACn8-_o
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Ian