[Blue07CivicEX]

So, I have recently been driving 3 hours to my office on Monday and 3 hours back on Friday, I decided as a way to kill the time and help my hypermiling I would get a CB.

Well, I got one free from my soon to be father-in-law bought a mag mount antenna to put on my trunk lid next to the rear window, soldered a cigarette lighter adapter to the power cable. This CB is from 1977 antenna and adapter were $40, so far $40 invested and well worth the effort.

I put the antenna in my trunk when I'm not using it so it doesn't disappear, it does add a little drag but it doesn't seem to be too much.

So anyway, on to the success story part, today on my drive back I was drafting off a semi, had been for 5 miles or so, he needed to pass but kept trying to wait for an opening so finally when there was a break in traffic I moved over and flashed my lights, then got on the radio and told him he was all set. He put his blinker on and thanked me on the radio.

A few miles up the road I told him if he needed to move over just throw his blinker on and I'd make him some room, he thanked me and seemed very pleasant.

It was a very nice experience, that and it's funny to listen to the truckers tell each other about the speed traps.