PART 3: I'm new an your 50-post rule sucks! Please change it for my convenience, and what is all this crap about pineapple on pizza.

[mom45]

Back when there were rotary phones we had 3 area codes...

And we had party lines...

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

And we had party lines...

Grandma had a party line.

 

[bobzilla]

I only do the area-area code thing for the three area codes from when I was a yout. And an adult. Not sure when the 574 and 765 made the scene. I'm thinking the 90s sometime like when the Fla Panhandle picked up the 850.

765 hit in the mid to late 80's. We had to change ours out in putnam county.

 

[bobzilla]

Grandma had a party line.

Your gma WAS the party line..... sorry that was rude.

 

[Hawkeye]

There's also the 260 folks.

I think 574 started early 90's. We moved here in 95 and it was in place then I think.

574 came in later than that. When I moved to Warsaw in '96, the northern third of IN was 219. that was split into 219, 260 and 574 on 1/15/2002 according to the Verizon website. That seems about right with my recollection.

 

[Hawkeye]

765 hit in the mid to late 80's. We had to change ours out in putnam county.

765 was created in 1997.

 

[bobzilla]

765 was created in 1997.

Lies. All Lies.

 

[TheGrumpyGuy]

What about us 574 folks?

That's one of the new guys, isn't it?

 

[BigMoose]

I proudly have a 317, not only a 317.. but a 317 that dates from when the next three digits meant which exchange you were on. (You used to be able to tell what part of town someone was on, by the second three number)

Its funny when I call AT&T to make some change, and the rep looks at when the account was created. I literally heard a "Holy Crap" when they saw the date.

 

[klausm]

I grew up with Keystone Three and from about 2 to 4 the old ladies would start gabbing and they did not take kindly to be asked to get off

 

[loudgroove]

574 came in later than that. When I moved to Warsaw in '96, the northern third of IN was 219. that was split into 219, 260 and 574 on 1/15/2002 according to the Verizon website. That seems about right with my recollection.

I believe you are right. Thats about the time Cell phones really took off and why we had to change from 219 to 260 in Lagrange County.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I proudly have a 317, not only a 317.. but a 317 that dates from when the next three digits meant which exchange you were on. (You used to be able to tell what part of town someone was on, by the second three number)

Its funny when I call AT&T to make some change, and the rep looks at when the account was created. I literally heard a "Holy Crap" when they saw the date.

Yep, we were STATE 6-xxxx for years. Our Indiana Bell-provided phone even had STATE for the number in the little round card in the middle of the dial. Most of downtown Indy was Melrose I think.

 

[Kdf101]

We had a party line when I was a kid.

 

[2tonic]

219 is easy. Hurr durr derpa derpa da region herpa derpa.

At least we know what time zone we're in........

 

[actaeon277]

Does anybody really know what time it is?
Does anybody really care?

 

[Nazgul]

Does anybody really know what time it is?
Does anybody really care?

I can tell you are retired.

Had to ask my wife what day it was yesterday....she had to look it up on her phone....

Don

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

Does anybody really know what time it is?
Does anybody really care?

 

[Brandon]

Does anybody really know what time it is?
Does anybody really care?

317-222-2222.

Edit: Just called and it didn't have anything, it did sometime late last year.

 

[Hardscrable]

Don’t remember what our area code was when young, course never made a long distance call or had a need to know. Our # was 257. Our ring was a long, 2 shorts, and a long. Party line, crank phone on the kitchen wall. Called the operator to call anyone not on our line. And of course 4 or 5 old ladies on our line listening to other‘s calls.

 

[Hoosier Carry]

Does anybody really know what time it is?
Does anybody really care?

The time will be right if we jump ahead 1hr…NOT