Thursday #232 - Happy Ten-Four Day!

[cassiesmom]

(Get it? Ten-four, today's date is 10/4? It took me a minute.) It's Ten-Four Day. Ten-Four is the code used by radio operators to denote something in the affirmative, when they have hit upon the right signal. It's sort of a recognition day for radio operators.

So, happy Ten-Four Day! It's going to be sunny and 80 in Chicago today, and it's a little after 11 - almost lunch time - so I think I'll have iced tea.

[lvpets2002]

Ok since its only 11:00am Ice Tea is good.. But hey Later lets have a Big Ole LIT with some yummy fruit.. Its still very Hot in Tx.. Lets Get some Music going on now & Rock-n-Roll..

[gini]

I'm still working on coffee here on the left coast. I will drop by at lunch time and bring in some goodies for the 10/4 day!

[RICHARD]

I'm still working on coffee here on the left coast. I will drop by at lunch time and bring in some goodies for the 10/4 day!

PIZZA, PIZZA, PIZZA!


Coffee?

DONE!


LP,


Ice Tea? Saving the 'l' for later!
Done!


CM,

An ICE tea?

Roger!

[lbaker]

Breaker breaker, copy that... no Mario, not break dancing Hi good buddies... upper 80's and sunny today and beautiful 60 degree sleeping weather lately at night. ahhhhhhhh, can I give you a hand in the kitchen Gini? *clap clap clap*

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Leonardo will share his 7-UP with everyone!

[smokey the elder]

It's still in the 80's here, so I'll whip up some raspberry mojitos for anyone who wants one.

[Lady's Human]

Does 10-4 day apply to retired (durn that's a nice sounding statement) radio tech and operators as well? Or just current ones?

[davidpizzica]

Did someone say PIZZA?! I'll have some PIZZA and a HUGE cherry slushie to celebrate the doc giving me the big 10=4 on my colonoscopy!

[lvpets2002]

Leonardo will share his 7-UP with everyone!

Aweee How So Cute & Sweet of you Leonardo.. Lets see if Mario here will share his Pepsie with you.. Yes Yes Some Pizza Sounds Good..

[Lady'sOtherHuman]

Pizza does sound good. How about a nice beer to go with it.

[Cinder & Smoke]

Does 10-4 day apply to retired (durn that's a nice sounding statement)
radio tech and operators as well?

SURE - Partee On!

But ... I thunk you Soldier Boys had to use "ACKNOWLEDGED!" and then
either "OVER" or "OUT"?

Or we had the Citizens Band version ...
"That's a BIG 10-4, Good Buddy!"

Around here, the favorite Copper closing is "COPY" ... pronounced in two ways:
* "COPY!!" indicating "I heard ya, OK, I'll do it" ... OR
* "COPY??" in a questioning tone - meaning "Did'ya hear me?"

And then we've got a PD and its FD who say "SIGNAL 4".

The Railroads have the safest method ... Whatever you're told to do HAS to
be repeated back, verbatim, to the sending party; with many words (east, west) S-P-E-L-L-E-D out!
And you don't *DO IT* till the originating party acknowledges your read-back with his Initials!
It takes a while; but they don't make too many wrong turns wiffa big train that way!

[RICHARD]

Breaker breaker, copy that... no Mario, not break dancing Hi good buddies... upper 80's and sunny today and beautiful 60 degree sleeping weather lately at night. ahhhhhhhh, can I give you a hand in the kitchen Gini? *clap clap clap*

LOL,
Punny, very punny!

MOFF,
I'll take a 7-up and a Leonardo too!

DONE?


STE,

AHA! Your secret bartender is coming to the fore front!

LH,
I think we can make a case for current and retired RTOs.

DONE!


David.
Congrats and I know you are hungry....

Pizza and a beer?

DONE!

LP,
Slice o' pizza for you! DONE!

[slick]

Yeah, breaker one-nine, this here's the Rubber Duck,
you got a copy on me Pigpen? C'mon.)
(Ah yeah, ten-four Pigpen, for sure, for sure.
By golly it's clean clear to Flagtown. C'mon.)
(Yeah, that's a big ten-four there Pigpen. Yeah, we definitely got the
front door good buddy. Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy)

It was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June
In a Kenworth pullin logs
Cab over Pete with a reefer on
And a Jimmy haulin hogs
We's headed for bear on eye-one-oh
About a mile outta Shakeytown
I says Pigpen, this here's the Rubber Duck
And I'm about to put the hammer down

Coz we got a little old convoy rockin' thru the night
Yeah we got a little old convoy aint she a beautiful sight
Come on and join our convoy aint nothin' gonna get in our way
We gonna roll this truckin' convoy 'cross the USA
Convoy

(Ah, breaker,
Pigpen this here's the Duck and you wanna back off on them hogs?)
(Ah, ten-four, about five mile or so)
(Ten roger, them hogs is gettin' IN-tense up here)

By the time we got into Tulsa town we had 85 trucks in all
But they's a roadblock up on the cloverleaf
And them bears 's wall to wall
Yeah them smokeys 's thick as bugs on a bumper
They even had a bear in the air
I says Callin' all trucks, this here's the Duck
We about to go a-huntin' bear

Coz we got a great big convoy rockin' thru the night
Yeah we got a great big convoy aint she a beautiful sight
Come on and join our convoy aint nothin' gonna get in our way
We gonna roll this truckin' convoy across the USA
Convoy

(Ah, you want to give me a ten-nine on that Pigpen?)
(Ah, negatory Pigpen, you're still too close.
Yeah them hogs is startin' to close up my sinuses.
Mercy's sakes you better back off another ten)

Well we rolled up Interstate Forty-Four
Like a rocket sled on rails
We tore up all of our swindle sheets
And left 'em sittin' on the scales
By the time we hit that Shi town
Them bears was a-gettin' smart
They bought up some reinforcements
From the Illinois National Guard

There's armoured cars and tanks and jeeps
And rigs of every size
Yeah them chicken coops was full of bears
And choppers filled the skies
Well we shot the line
We went for broke
With a thousand screaming trucks
And eleven longhaired friends of Jesus
In a chartreuse microbus

(Ah, Rubber Duck, this is Sodbuster. C'mon here?)
(Yeah, ten-four Sodbuster.
Listen, ya wanna put that microbus in behind that suicide jockey?)
(Yeah he's haulin' dynamite and he needs all the help he can get)

Well we laid a strip for the Jersey shore
Prepared to cross the line
I could see the bridge was lined with bears
But I didn't have a doggone dime
I says Pigpen this here's the Rubber Duck
We just aint gonna pay no toll
So we crashed the gate doin' ninety-eight
I says Let them truckers roll, ten-four

Coz we got a mighty convoy rockin' thru the night
Yeah we got a mighty convoy aint she a beautiful sight
Come on and join our convoy aint nothin' gonna get in our way
We gonna roll this truckin' convoy across the USA
Convoy

(Ah, ten-four Pigpen. What's your twenty? OMAHA?
Well they oughta know what to do with them hogs out there, for sure.
Well mercy sakes good buddy, we gonna back on outta here,
So keep your bugs off your glass and the bears off your ......tail.
We'll catch you on the flip-flop.
This here's the Rubber Duck on the side. We gone. buh bye)


Ah yea, I copy and that's a good 10-4 good buddy. Pass them beers over here.

[RedHedd]

Late to the party - 10/4 is also MY BIRTHDAY! (and my mom's birthday). Happy Birthday, Mom! That was a LONG time ago when I came into the world on your birthday.

It's also been a hella day at the office. I actually had to work! so I couldn't pop in here.

Having a quiet night of TV with Mitzi. Spa-day off tomorrow. There's still some of my birthday See's candy left to pass around - dark chocolate nuts 'n chews. Dig in!