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re: What's the closest you or a family member has been to a part of history?
Posted on 5/4/24 at 5:19 pm to OWLFAN86
Posted on 5/4/24 at 5:19 pm to OWLFAN86
I don’t know if this qualifies, but I hired on to a bell system phone company in the 70s when there was open wire for some phone service and 8 party lines in rural areas. Those were a nightmare.
We finally got buried copper plastic insulated conductor cables to feed the customers and eleminated party lines all together.
Moving forward we introduced digital offices and developed that wonderful dial up internet everyone loved…haha, but folks were jumping all over it. It was a pain in the arse because people wanted it to be faster but it wasn’t possible.
Then came dsl which was much faster but folks grew weary of it. Then came uverse which was faster but harder to maintain on copper cables. Then fiber helped that.
There’s more crap in between but being a part of this era may be considered historical because I’m sitting here typing out a message to folks I don’t know all over the world.
My apologies if bored you folks…..
We finally got buried copper plastic insulated conductor cables to feed the customers and eleminated party lines all together.
Moving forward we introduced digital offices and developed that wonderful dial up internet everyone loved…haha, but folks were jumping all over it. It was a pain in the arse because people wanted it to be faster but it wasn’t possible.
Then came dsl which was much faster but folks grew weary of it. Then came uverse which was faster but harder to maintain on copper cables. Then fiber helped that.
There’s more crap in between but being a part of this era may be considered historical because I’m sitting here typing out a message to folks I don’t know all over the world.
My apologies if bored you folks…..
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Posted on 5/4/24 at 5:24 pm to Clark14
quote:Tell us about if you ever banged any of your coworkers under one of those cool Bell Systems umbrellas out in the field.
There’s more crap in between but being a part of this era may be considered historical because I’m sitting here typing out a message to folks I don’t know all over the world.
Letting your fingers do the walking (i.e. fingerbanging) counts for the purposes of this question.
This post was edited on 5/4/24 at 5:25 pm
Posted on 5/4/24 at 5:26 pm to Clark14
Posted on 5/4/24 at 5:37 pm to OWLFAN86
My great uncle, my grandpa's brother, lost his leg at Pearl Harbor.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 5:39 pm to OWLFAN86
My grandfather oversaw the building of the interstate road through our country as highway commissioner. Prior to that he was the county board chair that approved it. I read some of the machinations now and chuckle about how far ahead of their time he and his fellow politicians were.
My other grandfather trained with Easy Company during the war but mustered out due to them discovering a l hernia after a couple of jumps. He was extremely close to the few from his group who made it back.
My other grandfather trained with Easy Company during the war but mustered out due to them discovering a l hernia after a couple of jumps. He was extremely close to the few from his group who made it back.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 5:41 pm to OWLFAN86
Me and a friend were in downtown Houston watching some UFC fights at a BWW. This happened to be the day Obama very quickly made it legal for gays to marry. We walked outside and there was an impromptu celebration all through the streets. We just knew we will be in textbooks in a picture of said celebration. Guess I’ll wait and see.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 5:42 pm to MSUDawg98
Air Florida Flight 90.
My mother and I were on that plane and on the last flight before it crashed. Landed in the Potomac killing most on board.
My mother and I were on that plane and on the last flight before it crashed. Landed in the Potomac killing most on board.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 5:49 pm to OWLFAN86
When Washington crossed the Delaware, he actually landed at Coryells Ferry, which still to this day has my family's tomb.
My gramps worked on the engines that helped the Doolittle raid be successful, and we have a letter floating around from McArthur thanking him and the other mechanics.
Last, we believe we are related to one of the most innovative football coaches that ever existed, Don Coryell.
My gramps worked on the engines that helped the Doolittle raid be successful, and we have a letter floating around from McArthur thanking him and the other mechanics.
Last, we believe we are related to one of the most innovative football coaches that ever existed, Don Coryell.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 5:51 pm to soccerfüt
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Tell us about if you ever banged any of your coworkers under one of those cool Bell Systems umbrellas out in the field.
Haha, no…..but I always wanted to..
Posted on 5/4/24 at 5:51 pm to OWLFAN86
Not pissing away every Saturday at a child’s birthday party
Posted on 5/4/24 at 6:47 pm to Zzyzx
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Wife’s however many great grandfather was part of the crew that kidnapped Pocahontas. Pretty cool
So did they make Pocahontas lay on the ground and sizzle like bacon?
Posted on 5/4/24 at 7:21 pm to NyCaLa
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Speaking of revolutionary war era, my 5x greatgfather was a Colonel in the war. I was all proud until I learned he was a royalist fighting for King George. There's a minor North Carolina battle named for him. He's a footnote in American history. But the British blame him for losing the war. He became a double agent later in the war when he was part of Cornwallis inner circle. They say he passed Intel to Washington that cost England the war.
This is super cool. What was his name?
This post was edited on 5/4/24 at 7:22 pm
Posted on 5/4/24 at 8:05 pm to OWLFAN86
My great-great grandfather was a survivor of the Sultana in 1865. He lost his entire family and is credited with saving at least 30 lives....
Posted on 5/4/24 at 8:09 pm to OWLFAN86
Great aunt is Mary Queen of Scots
Posted on 5/4/24 at 8:18 pm to JDMMonroeTiger
I too was in the AT&T Pavilion the night the bomb went off in COP.
ETA: My grandfather was the chair of the Economics Department at Miami (FL) for many years. He taught both Jim Kelly and Mark Richt.
ETA: My grandfather was the chair of the Economics Department at Miami (FL) for many years. He taught both Jim Kelly and Mark Richt.
This post was edited on 5/4/24 at 8:23 pm
Posted on 5/4/24 at 8:44 pm to DarkDrifter
Grandfather was in the Battle of the Bulge. I’m part of the Magna Carta society. Traced my lineage back to Charlemagne. Found what you call a gateway ancestor and it opened up all of Europe.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 9:16 pm to OWLFAN86
My old man was on the naval ship that recovered Apollo 11.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 11:22 pm to Crimson1L
One of my great grandfathers stored hooch for Capone at his Chevy dealership.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 11:53 pm to OWLFAN86
Fawaz Younis
Posted on 5/5/24 at 7:03 am to terriblegreen
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Closest to a history book moment is we were on patrol and when Abu Gharib (sp) was attacked, we responded and were in the middle of that battle.
April 05. I’m the one who found the bomb inside the perimeter weeks before the attack, identified the insider and outside organizers, communication networks, and outlined said attack.
Mother frickers laughed when I said there was a bomb inside the hardsite until we found the bomb inside the hardsite.
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