Breaker breaker, got your ears on......

I have been feeling a little nostalgic lately and returning to my redneck ways. I recently bought a CB radio and installed it in my truck. I used to always have one in my trucks back in the 90's and early 2000's. My last one died and I have never replaced it until now. I got a Uniden PC78LTW Bearcat Pro Series CB with 7 weather channels.

My friend drives a truck and told me people still use them. It's mostly truckers but there are still some four wheelers (cars) that use them. I guess here in the north east it is not that popular but in the south and mid-west it still is. I could not find a CB shop anywhere. And the only place I know that sold CB accessories is Radio Shack but they don't sell anything in the stores anymore. It is all on-line ordering.

CBs come in handy when there is traffic because not all traffic gets reported on the radio. Here are a couple of pictures of my radio and antenna set up. When you enlarge the picture of the truck you will see twin black antennas mounted on the tool box in the bed.

Giants game

After Baileigh had so much fun at the Lakewood BlueClaws game, we decided to take her to a Giants game. Beth got 3 tickets from someone she works with and since it was only a pre-season game, we took Baileigh. Had it been a regular season game we would not have taken her because we knew we would be leaving early and I don't like leaving regular season games early.

After not living in North Jersey anymore I rarely get the chance to get up there, so when we got off the Turnpike it was like the first time I have ever been there. Beth asked me which way we have to go and I had no clue. The way they make you go around that place (and the surrounding roads) is ridiculous. Finally we found the right area for parking. Oh, and we got a parking pass with the tickets to boot. We got out of the car and the heat was not as bad as I thought it was going to be. Although we were not "tailgating", we hung out at the car for a bit so Baileigh could get the whole Giants game effect. So far she is having a good time. As we starting walking toward the stadium, a breeze was blowing and it seemed as if the humidity was letting up. I thought maybe we were in for some decent weather....

As we got to our seats it felt as if someone cranked up the heat, as well as the humidity. We still had 10 minutes till kick-off and I was sweating my ass off. It was hotter then some Yankee games in the summer. I knew 5 minutes into the 1st quarter that heat was getting to Baileigh. I asked her if she was fun and she said yes but she was squirming around in her seat. I knew she was getting very hot so Beth got two Snapples for $5.25 each!! Wow, I guess they gotta pay for the new stadium that is not needed.

We had planned on leaving at 9:30 from the get go but by 9:00 Baileigh had had enough. She was very tired and hot, as were Beth and I. We left the game at about 9:15 or so. When we got back to the car I asked if she at least had a little fun and she "Yes. But I would have had more fun if it wasn't hot". I have to agree. Well ,at least she got to experience a Giants game, albeit 1 and a half quarters.

Last Thursday we took Baileigh to her first baseball game, the Lakewood BlueClaws. The BlueClaws are the Phillies minor league team. Baileigh had a great time. I figured this would be a great oppurtunity for the camera. Here are a few of the pictures I took.