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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 10:01 AM Original message |
Poll question: How far back do you remember re: telephone lines/numbers? |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
1. I remember party lines...click, click.... |
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fizzgig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. i remember when n. colorado had the same area code as denver |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
3. I remember when our phone number was just 3. |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
4. Our name was Clifford 6, or CL6. Please post others (they were great)... |
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LNM (538 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Ours was Glendale |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 01:59 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Well, it's a city in California |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
5. I remember four of these! |
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WannaJumpMyScooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
6. phones? passing fad |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
7. I remember hand written letters delivered by fleet footed messengers |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
8. HArrison 4-... |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
10. Grandma had a party line |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
12. I remember the phone number of my best friend in grade one. |
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FKA MNChimpH8R (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
13. Childhood phone no. was TUxedo8-XXXX |
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1gobluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
14. My grandparents' number was STORY 2278 |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
15. I once saw a phone that had a cord attaching it to a wall. |
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Glorfindel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
16. I remember the operator saying, "Number, please" |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
17. I remember us having a party line when I was a kid |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 05:51 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. When I got ready to move my mother north |
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Silver Swan (805 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
18. When I was young |
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latebloomer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
19. Wow, we got a lot of geezers here! |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
21. I remember Connecticut used to be all "203" |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
22. When we first moved to California, we had the 415 area code |
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bluedigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-06-09 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
23. Hand cranks! |
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