No CB. No Problem.

notarps4me · Aug 16, 2008

steeleon1972 said: ↑

I have probably save 50 hours in 4 years by having the C.B. on to avoid accident backups. That is 50 hours less of sitting in traffic and listening to crap on the radio, like people whining that they are going to be late.
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I was in a truck stop the other day getting ready to roll. I hear something dragging the ground. I look around and see a flat bed dragging the metal end of his strap. I holler... of course he doesn't use a radio they are so annoying.... about a dozen drivers try to warn him... heck look in the mirror you can see it.... Whats he do? Jumps on the big road......

panhandlepat · Aug 16, 2008

steeleon1972 said: ↑

I have probably save 50 hours in 4 years by having the C.B. on to avoid accident backups. That is 50 hours less of sitting in traffic and listening to crap on the radio, like people whining that they are going to be late.
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i have lost alot of time LOL, by going around the big road backup only to get caught up in the bigger backup on the skinny rd

durrty · Aug 16, 2008

a good c.b for a new guy ?

CMoore2004 · Aug 16, 2008

can't go wrong with a cobra 29, preferably with weatherband. that, 18' of coax, a mirror mount, and a 4' firestik should get ya talking half-way decent.

Grandiego · Aug 22, 2008

Iwanttobeatrucker said: ↑

I guess I just dont understand people like Grandiego. I was an auto mechanic for 23 years, that was my trade and I bought whatever tools I needed to do a job properly and as efficiently as I could. It would seem that this is one tool that a trucker needs to do the same. I am getting ready to start school for driving and it will be the first thing that I buy. Other items that I concider important to have will be my laptop, either a GPS unit or software for my laptop w/GPS so I will always be able to find where I need to go, a good truckers atlas, a refrig., cause I dont plan on wasting all my money eating at truckstops every meal, my cell phone so that I can tall with my kids every night, a TV to kill time at stops, and last but not least, satilite radio, I am not going to want to try and find a new station every hour because I have gone out of broadcast range. The way I see it is that I am going to be doing a job, why not have the tools to do it right. Plus I am going to be spending more time in my truck than I do at my house and I want to be comfortable and safe.

There now that I vented,...... Anyone have any comment on the Uniden PC78LTW ? I have been trying to research CBs and like what this one has to offer and its looks (green backlit). Plus I have been told that it is US made unlike the Cobra, which I believe is made in China. Does anyone know if this is true or have anything to say about this radio?

thanks
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Maybe I can help you to understand me. First, I am one of those debt free fanatics. I own my home, my car, my truck (not my Schneider truck). That means if I have to borrow money for something, I don't buy it. I used to be an electrician and over time obtained tools I needed to do my job. Same thing with being a truck driver...I will buy items as I can afford them. A CB is not a priority for me. I know it seems like a miracle that I have survived without one, but regardless of how incredibly evil I appear to be by not buying a CB, somehow I have survived...although perhaps I'll die next week.

panhandlepat · Sep 2, 2008

Grandiego said: ↑

Maybe I can help you to understand me. First, I am one of those debt free fanatics. I own my home, my car, my truck (not my Schneider truck). That means if I have to borrow money for something, I don't buy it. I used to be an electrician and over time obtained tools I needed to do my job. Same thing with being a truck driver...I will buy items as I can afford them. A CB is not a priority for me. I know it seems like a miracle that I have survived without one, but regardless of how incredibly evil I appear to be by not buying a CB, somehow I have survived...although perhaps I'll die next week.
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sooo, you are a dave ramsey fan also huh?

Grandiego · Sep 11, 2008

panhandlepat said: ↑

sooo, you are a dave ramsey fan also huh?
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fan yes.
worshipper no.

squirrellsgnwild · Sep 11, 2008

Grandiego said: ↑

Maybe I can help you to understand me. First, I am one of those debt free fanatics. I own my home, my car, my truck (not my Schneider truck). That means if I have to borrow money for something, I don't buy it. I used to be an electrician and over time obtained tools I needed to do my job. Same thing with being a truck driver...I will buy items as I can afford them. A CB is not a priority for me. I know it seems like a miracle that I have survived without one, but regardless of how incredibly evil I appear to be by not buying a CB, somehow I have survived...although perhaps I'll die next week.
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You haven't had the urge to cuss someone out on the cb before???

slingblade07 · Sep 11, 2008

Grandiego said: ↑

Maybe I can help you to understand me. First, I am one of those debt free fanatics. I own my home, my car, my truck (not my Schneider truck). That means if I have to borrow money for something, I don't buy it. I used to be an electrician and over time obtained tools I needed to do my job. Same thing with being a truck driver...I will buy items as I can afford them. A CB is not a priority for me. I know it seems like a miracle that I have survived without one, but regardless of how incredibly evil I appear to be by not buying a CB, somehow I have survived...although perhaps I'll die next week.
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Dont think you would need a loan to buy an 80 dollar radio, cheaper used.

Grandiego · Sep 12, 2008

squirrellsgnwild said: ↑

You haven't had the urge to cuss someone out on the cb before???
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I plead the fifth.

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