In the days before the Internet a good way of interacting was on your CB Radio and for me , that was back in the 80's.
A midland 80 channel , biscuit tin , dv27 , swa meter to get your 1.1 signal choose a handle head for channel 19 & break 19 a copy happy days & sometimes go mobile if you knew someone with a car and a mag-mount off upto car park in the sky
My handle was 'Majestic' which I just randomly chose out the racing section of the paper.
Did you have and use a CB ? If so what was your handle & was it a match for the Internet ?