1978 NI on Province Wide [UHF AAC Common]
"hello......any friendly bears out there?"
Pause for a few minutes
"hullo"
"hullo.......post man bear here, is it nice where you are?"
"no, I am a very wet bear and am all steamed up"
"oh....that's not nice is it?"
This sort of Tx/Rx went on reasonably frequently over a week or more until there was a network of "Bears" [this has nothing to do with the 'bear in the air' thing but is related to a children's TV program which was watched by all similar to the Jackanory thingy].
One nice day, "hello, any bears out there want to play?"
"This is a flight safety means and not a general chit chat, report to me on arrival" said the annoyed RQHI
Pause
"He's not a friendly bear is he....[giggles from various sources transmitted incessantly for 15 minutes or more]"
"Hello, is Angry Bear out there, do you want to come out to play? It's nice where we are."
This took place a number of times over the following months but less frequently and resurfaced many many years later, carried on by another generation......................"Any friendly bears out there?"