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ASSISTANCE...IDEAS...HELP NEEDED UK; Genuine request - marriage proposal
Topic Started: Tuesday, 8. March 2016, 10:44 (2,107 Views)
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Hello all
I am a new member. I found this forum yesterday and I am so glad it exists as I have an idea but up 'till now little hope of making it real.

Some back story:

UK - Essex - Romford
1981 - I had just left school and got my first ever CB home base unit the moment it all went legal.... A President KP77. Erected the Silver Rod outside the bedroom window and entered the brave new world, lol. The rig was my pride and joy. Upgraded with a Silver Eagle mic I brought back from a holiday in the USA and a small amplifier and spent every night buzzing up and down (all 40!) channels. Made lots of new friends, had regular meet-ups in the local pub, eyeballs etc. Fun days indeed.
I was one of very few owners (locally anyways) of a President rig. Thus took the handle 'President' , how lazy was that? LOL
A few of months after getting my set up, I encountered a new female voice on the airwaves. I used to sit on channels listening to her chatting without announcing "on the side". I fell in love with her voice, her banter and infectious laughter.
When I eventually got the balls to start chatting to her we were inseparable. Every day we would find one another and chat for hours.
Her handle was 'Dreamy Sue' and it turned out she only lived a couple of roads away from me. I was 16, she was 14 and had been bought her rig to keep her occupied and out of trouble, LOL. The crazy thing was that she had the same rig as me - the President KP77... this was insane as I did not know anyone with a President rig, let alone the same as me.
We met up and we clicked instantly. We were together three years, on and off, and I upset her on occasions, like boys do. Her parents would confiscate the fuse from the back of the CB at times to prevent her from being on late. I gave her a spare, lol. One day in a rage her step-dad smashed her rig to pieces, sick of her being upset by me (I have daughters and now know the feeling). She was off-air for a short while before she was bought a replacement smaller unit.
We eventually split up buy remained good friends and kept in touch.
I watched her get married, have kids.
She watched me get married, have kids. (By watched I don't mean we were invited to each others wedding, lol)
She kept in touch with my mum always. I would get a birthday email every year, as would she from me.

Fast forward 30 years...
I heard she had got divorced after 19 years of marriage, and got with a new partner. she had moved all over the place Essex to Norfolk, back to Essex and even considered emigrating to Canada until getting cold feet literally two months before the move and remained in the UK. By this time we had lost touch. I had forgotten to wish her a Happy Birthday one year and paid the price in silent treatment.
In July 2013 my own 21 year marriage went belly-up. No 3rd party involvement (on my part anyways, but that's another story). On November 21st that year, whilst the divorce was still underway, I fired off four identical emails to addresses that Sue used to use....I did not know if any would still be 'live'. Luckily one was.
She replied, albeit sceptically, and asked how I was. I didn't tell her of my impending divorce. I was fishing to see her relationship status really, as I did not want to risk upsetting a stable relationship, if there was one.
Amazingly, by some fluke of fate, she announced that she had just ended a five year relationship, but was still living in the same home as the man while she worked her 4 weeks leaving notice off at her job managing a kindergarten. She was then moving to her mothers house in Norfolk.
This was true fate if I had ever seen it.
We met up on the 21st December 2013 and the spark was still well and truly there.
We got a place and moved in together mid 2014. In Essex.
I was her first love. Whenever she tells the story, ladies go gaga, lol. If it's meant to be, it's meant to be....

So here we are, 2016 and still very much in love. 35 years on. President and Dreamy Sue. I've just turned 50.

Which brings me to the point of this post (sighs of relief).
I want to propose to Dreamy Sue. I think it would be very fitting and romantic to propose on air using a CB radio (maybe even a KP77, lol).
I need to know if there are any CB radio conventions/shows, preferably in the east of England where I could make this a reality.... I will need your help to make this happen.
If anyone has any ideas I am all ears.
We go out driving at weekends in the summer so could easily 'stumble upon' a CB convention etc. Or I could find it advertised on Facebook, there are loads of possibilities. I just need to get her to the right place at the right time. I have time on my side :thumb:

I'm hoping there are a few die-hard romantics out there who can help.

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This is a Radio forum you do know that ^o) I think Facebook is your best bet TBH CB radio is nothing like the 80's now in fact its dead so I doubt anyone would know ,sorry to sound negative but it the truth

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Tuesday, 8. March 2016, 12:12
This is a Radio forum you do know that ^o) I think Facebook is your best bet TBH CB radio is nothing like the 80's now in fact its dead so I doubt anyone would know ,sorry to sound negative but it the truth
Hmmm possibly, but there's a risk using FB that she will get wind of it. It only takes someone to tag me in a post somewhere and the whole thing is blown... Ill try other avenues if this is fruitless.
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Someone's on a wind up surely ,its april 1st next month fella you a bit premature dear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :rofl:

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dont let them 2 guys who aswered you put you of. :yap: if he was to read the story he would see that raddio is involved.they are just 2 with negative thoughts.i think it is a nice story,iam an expat in spain so cannot help you so keep on looking and i wish you all the best and hope your dream comes true de 30ct555 :wave:
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Dean there is a Ct meet in july sadly not in the east but in Buxton Derbyshire, might be worth considering.

http://s3.zetaboards.com/copythat/topic/7849207/2/#new

Good luck with your plans I think it's a great idea (im a sucker for a bit of nostalgia)
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Hi Dean,
Welcome to CT DX group.
I am in the 'East', but I honestly can't think of any regular CB club meets, only the Ham Rally's (which is the last place you would want to take your wife to be !!!).
I wish you good luck in your mission,
Nik
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Michael
Tuesday, 8. March 2016, 14:37
dont let them 2 guys who aswered you put you of. :yap: if he was to read the story he would see that raddio is involved.they are just 2 with negative thoughts.i think it is a nice story,iam an expat in spain so cannot help you so keep on looking and i wish you all the best and hope your dream comes true de 30ct555 :wave:
Excuse me dont be so rude saying with your smiley motive I am full of yap , TBH I was being serious in my answer , 1. what I said is true this is a radio forum not a lonely hearts forum and 2. CB is very dead now and not like how it was in the 80's so the chances of it happening what he wants is very slim but good luck to him and I hope it works out

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Tuesday, 8. March 2016, 15:04
Dean there is a Ct meet in july sadly not in the east but in Buxton Derbyshire, might be worth considering.

http://s3.zetaboards.com/copythat/topic/7849207/2/#new

Good luck with your plans I think it's a great idea (im a sucker for a bit of nostalgia)
Hi and thanks.
I realised very quickly that my estimation of the demographic of this forum was way off, lol.
I wrongly assumed they were all old farts like me...
I don't expect anyone under the age of 40 to 'get' this request.

Thanks for your help anyways. I'll check out the links.
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Wednesday, 9. March 2016, 16:59
Steve152
Tuesday, 8. March 2016, 15:04
Dean there is a Ct meet in july sadly not in the east but in Buxton Derbyshire, might be worth considering.

http://s3.zetaboards.com/copythat/topic/7849207/2/#new

Good luck with your plans I think it's a great idea (im a sucker for a bit of nostalgia)
Hi and thanks.
I realised very quickly that my estimation of the demographic of this forum was way off, lol.
I wrongly assumed they were all old farts like me...
I don't expect anyone under the age of 40 to 'get' this request.

Thanks for your help anyways. I'll check out the links.
The majority of CT members are over 50 years of age, I'm a whippersnapper at 46.

I wish you luck, but I think you will struggle to find CB 'meets' as it is pretty much dead in a lot of area's as Martin says.

The Buxton Bash will be closer to your requirements I think, but more 'DX' than CB, but I'm sure you will have a good time there.
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whippersnapper too
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I must be a baby at 30 then...!
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30 if only i could remember that long ago. . . . . . . . . . . . . :rofl:
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+50 and must be old 'cause I nodded off reading the OP and still haven't managed to read it all. :huh:
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Thursday, 10. March 2016, 12:33
+50 and must be old 'cause I nodded off reading the OP and still haven't managed to read it all. :huh:
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LOL Kev :D , know the feeling mate

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It was a lovely story to read, well I enjoyed it. :thumbs:

"We go out driving at weekends in the summer so could easily 'stumble upon' a CB convention etc."

Yeah right... not likely in 2016... oh I see, stumble as in pre-meditate. You can hardly find anyone on the radio never mind a convention.

Most important thing is you love her. Just do it face to face, it's your moment it should not matter whether it is on radio or not. Though if you really feel the need you will work out how to do on the radio I guess. Good luck.

(One morning why not set a CB up on the window with a small antenna on squelch it up when you wake up then pop downstairs and wake her up on the 19 with nice big 30 plusses ;) and then ask her, just a random idea)
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Pass the sick bucket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :cry:
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There be asking about Mills and Boon books soon which is the best one Posted Image

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After you wiv the bucket..
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