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From CB Radios to Modern Mobile Tech
The author recalls hiking high above civilization to reserve a Globe and Mail, then reflects on CB radio's rise and fall. He notes truckers popularized CB, its slang and handles, a cultural fad aided by songs like Convoy, and the tech’s decline due to solar flares and mass adoption before praising smartphones as a superior, marvels of modern communication.
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Spock
Toledo
Ted
Fred
Tony
Winnipeg
Willie
Saskatoon Slim
Convoy
Pig Pen
Mississauga
Melbourne
Australia