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re: Old School phone calls
Posted on 12/29/24 at 9:43 am to msudawg1200
Posted on 12/29/24 at 9:43 am to msudawg1200
Born in early 50s in Franklin Parish..... party line at my grandma's in town was fun to eavesdrop on but I normally got caught and chewed out by her.
Lived in country with private line and dialed only four digits until 1970 or so. Rotary phones only.
Think our number was BR-549..... no...... wait..... that was somebody else's.
When you dialed long distance it was a big deal and you had to go through a local operator. When you received a "long distance" phone call, somebody had usually died.
Lived in country with private line and dialed only four digits until 1970 or so. Rotary phones only.
Think our number was BR-549..... no...... wait..... that was somebody else's.
When you dialed long distance it was a big deal and you had to go through a local operator. When you received a "long distance" phone call, somebody had usually died.
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Posted on 12/29/24 at 11:11 am to wasteland
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What temp is it in your house right now?
He'll have to get back to you on that. He just fell and broke his hip.
Posted on 12/29/24 at 12:00 pm to Guess
I don’t remember them, but I miss the old phone lines in houses. And the yellow pages and white pages.
Posted on 12/29/24 at 12:03 pm to Guess
I remember five digit calls. IOW, prefix 635 you just had to dial the five, then the other four numbers. (eta)Before that, the prefix was NE5. NE was for Newton; always wondered who Newton was.
But then, I also remember my grandmother cranking the phone on the wall to get Mabel at the Bell switchboard on the second floor of the bank building to connect her to someone.
But then, I also remember my grandmother cranking the phone on the wall to get Mabel at the Bell switchboard on the second floor of the bank building to connect her to someone.
This post was edited on 12/29/24 at 12:06 pm
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