Mobile Anyone else's wife disapprove of your antenna choice

[Big Kahuna]

Since we've dipped into the danger of 102" whips I have to tell this story again.

20 years ago I get my buddy into CB and pretty soon he decides he wants the best antenna so I tell him to get a 102" whip, however he drives a Ford Taurus so he decides he wants to mount it to the frame underneath and have the antenna mount come out from under the back right bumper, right on the corner so it doesn't interfere with using the trunk. He builds a long steel piece and where the antenna mount is he uses two L brackets screwed together with 1 bolt. He tightens it up and he's good to go.

His new system works great and he and I talk every day on the way to work. However, one summer day he's driving by the community college and as he slows down and passes a bus stop on the way to make his turn (keep in mind he has his windows open) he suddenly starts hearing cries of pain/shouts of anger.

He looks in his side mirror and realizes his antenna on the right rear bumper area has loosened and turned completely horizontal and extended out over the curb and hit everyone's ankles at the bus stop at 25 mph!!!

Every time he tells the story and describes the strange yells and yelps as he's driving along unknowingly I just can't stop laughing.

 

[Tokin]

Since we've dipped into the danger of 102" whips I have to tell this story again.

20 years ago I get my buddy into CB and pretty soon he decides he wants the best antenna so I tell him to get a 102" whip, however he drives a Ford Taurus so he decides he wants to mount it to the frame underneath and have the antenna mount come out from under the back right bumper, right on the corner so it doesn't interfere with using the trunk. He builds a long steel piece and where the antenna mount is he uses two L brackets screwed together with 1 bolt. He tightens it up and he's good to go.

His new system works great and he and I talk every day on the way to work. However, one summer day he's driving by the community college and as he slows down and passes a bus stop on the way to make his turn (keep in mind he has his windows open) he suddenly starts hearing cries of pain/shouts of anger.

He looks in his side mirror and realizes his antenna on the right rear bumper area has loosened and turned completely horizontal and extended out over the curb and hit everyone's ankles at the bus stop at 25 mph!!!

Every time he tells the story and describes the strange yells and yelps as he's driving along unknowingly I just can't stop laughing.

A 102" curb feeler lol

 

[Slowmover]

A 102" curb feeler lol

For a group of sinners in unlikely close circumstance.

His ways a mystery, wonders to perform

 

[Tallman]

She wouldn't dare! All of my refurbishing and manufacturing skills keep her hobby going. She can drag just about anything in the back door and I can rebuild or repair it. If I shut down so does the repair shop for all of her tools. No carding machine, no spinning wheel, and no looms or sewing machines.

 

[G GOLLY WAlly]

Reading through these made me remember another time she was not so stoked about my homemade base antenna. I decided to hook my mobile up to a power supply and use it as a base station, my A99 quit working so I thought WWHD ( what would Homer do) soooooo I got the 102 whip mounted it to a 2ft peace of fence rail, then I used an alligator clamp to attach L brackets to the peace of railing. I had some copper wire I was going to use for radials so to keep the radials from sagging I clamped some old fishing poles to the L brackets and ran the wires through the eyes of the fishing poles, worked perfectly.
Then I mounted the whole shooting match on a 30ft push up pole and I was in business !!!
So I'm standing in the yard admiring my handy work, patting myself on the back for the contact I had made earlier when she pulls up gets out of the car walks over to me, looks at the antenna looks back at me and disgustingly says, EVERYONE'S GONNA THINK WE'RE HICKS! And I said dear we live in rural Oklahoma you think scented candles come in flavors not scents, WE ARE HICKS!

 

[Redbeard U812]

And I said dear we live in rural Oklahoma you think scented candles come in flavors not scents, WE ARE HICKS!

Awe gawd! I jus shot tequila out my nose reading that....my eyes are watering, and my sinuses are burning like the devils asshole.......

 

[Handy Andy]

And I said dear we live in rural Oklahoma you think scented candles come in flavors not scents, WE ARE HICKS!

As well as to around our neighborhood, with all the issues around the lackadaisical employment and the future of our planet is in the hands of those that operate the controllers (NES,PS II, XBox - Dave 'n Busters)

ATTENTION ALL GAMERS:
Please Do Not Eat The Urinal Cakes...

Knowing this henceforth, I've completely disavowed all knowledge of Leisure Suit Larry and it's influence...

 

[Blackcat630]

Since we've dipped into the danger of 102" whips I have to tell this story again.

20 years ago I get my buddy into CB and pretty soon he decides he wants the best antenna so I tell him to get a 102" whip, however he drives a Ford Taurus so he decides he wants to mount it to the frame underneath and have the antenna mount come out from under the back right bumper, right on the corner so it doesn't interfere with using the trunk. He builds a long steel piece and where the antenna mount is he uses two L brackets screwed together with 1 bolt. He tightens it up and he's good to go.

His new system works great and he and I talk every day on the way to work. However, one summer day he's driving by the community college and as he slows down and passes a bus stop on the way to make his turn (keep in mind he has his windows open) he suddenly starts hearing cries of pain/shouts of anger.

He looks in his side mirror and realizes his antenna on the right rear bumper area has loosened and turned completely horizontal and extended out over the curb and hit everyone's ankles at the bus stop at 25 mph!!!

Every time he tells the story and describes the strange yells and yelps as he's driving along unknowingly I just can't stop laughing.

Great story. I just have one question.. did he stop to check on his victims??

 

[Big Kahuna]

Great story. I just have one question.. did he stop to check on his victims??

No, I think if he had stopped the mob would have attacked and he was just a skinny 20 year old kid.

 

[BJ radionut]

Now, this is a REAL antenna...Show her this she will quiet down
XYL could care less, just as long as I don't try to mount one on her SUV

 

[357magnum]

Marconi , I'm w/ you ! I thought Tennis Balls were the thing " Old People " hung from their garage ceiling so they didn't crash into things ? Wait ... I just turned 66 I have the Tennis Ball , anyone have the string ?

 

[sunbulls]

Put a Tennis Ball on my antenna? Not!…My Bulldogs are trained not to chase vehicles.

 

[Redbeard U812]

Mine love balls.....ball,ball,ball......ball,ball,ball....ball,ball......ball,ball,ball.....

Got balls everywhere.

Like trucks too.....truck ride,ride,ride.....truck ride.....ya Dad, truck ride.

Dad, truck ride?

Ooooooo......ball,ball,ball.....back of truck.

Yep, that's one giant fun toy there.

 

[Tallman]

20 years ago I get my buddy into CB and pretty soon he decides he wants the best antenna so I tell him to get a 102" whip, however he drives a Ford Taurus so he decides he wants to mount it to the frame underneath and have the antenna mount come out from under the back right bumper, right on the corner so it doesn't interfere with using the trunk. He builds a long steel piece and where the antenna mount is he uses two L brackets screwed together with 1 bolt. He tightens it up and he's good to go.

His new system works great and he and I talk every day on the way to work. However, one summer day he's driving by the community college and as he slows down and passes a bus stop on the way to make his turn (keep in mind he has his windows open) he suddenly starts hearing cries of pain/shouts of anger.

He looks in his side mirror and realizes his antenna on the right rear bumper area has loosened and turned completely horizontal and extended out over the curb and hit everyone's ankles at the bus stop at 25 mph!!!

Every time he tells the story and describes the strange yells and yelps as he's driving along unknowingly I just can't stop laughing.

Did he make any contacts while he was on the flat side? Other than the ankles?

 

[Slowmover]

Marconi , I'm w/ you ! I thought Tennis Balls were the thing " Old People " hung from their garage ceiling so they didn't crash into things ? Wait ... I just turned 66 I have the Tennis Ball , anyone have the string ?

You have to use the fishing line you bought in 1982.

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