Went to a CB "Coffee-Break"

But... but... but how can you have a shootout without firearms?

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Originally Posted by kb2vxa

They got looks from you, brains from mom and that's sayin' something. Yup, marrying you was a smart move on her part. Back in the day I went to coffee breaks from taking over a local diner on the spur of the moment to big, organized events where CBers came from several states and the local radio station covered the event. No shootout but the 25W 25MHz FM Marti remote link caused a little intermod in some of the cheap mobiles. I've got to say I had a LOT of fun back in my CB daze and learned a lot too, my geeky friends and I studied radio and did a lot of experimenting so you can say I cut my Amateur teeth on CB.

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Back in the 60's and early 70's they used to have a weekly Coffee Break somewhere in Flushing NY. In those days most of us used to work on our own equipment and do a great deal of experimenting.

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Originally Posted by n2ize

Back in the 60's and early 70's they used to have a weekly Coffee Break somewhere in Flushing NY. In those days most of us used to work on our own equipment and do a great deal of experimenting.

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Hence the name, Flushing. Appropriate, no? :stickpoke:

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Originally Posted by kb2vxa

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They shouldn't have called it "Flushing". Then they wouldn't have had those problems. I noticed the article you posted was dated 2003. Arubnd 2002 they built a sewage treatment plant in or near the Flushing creek. Wonder if that was connected to the stench that permeated the subway.

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Originally Posted by K7SGJ

Hence the name, Flushing. Appropriate, no? :stickpoke:

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Actually I think it got its name from the Dutch settlers. They named the river/creek that runs through the area as "Flushing river" and appropriately the area Flushing,.