Please Welcome the Two Newest Staff Members

[DoggyDaddy]

Yup. BR549

And there were "exchanges", like STATE, MELROSE, etc.. For example I learned my home phone number as a kid as State6-xxxx (786-xxxx). Melrose was 63x-xxxx. Those are the only two I remember.

 

[gregkl]

And there were "exchanges", like STATE, MELROSE, etc.. For example I learned my home phone number as a kid as State6-xxxx (786-xxxx). Melrose was 63x-xxxx. Those are the only two I remember.

My phone number growing up was 232-xxxx. or CE2-xxxx. Or Cedar2-xxxx.

 

[indyblue]

Dominated the radio call in contests for a few years because while most people had rotary phones and party lines we had a private line and a push button phone.
For the kids out there who do not understand what a party line was, if your neighbor down the street was on the phone you would have to wait until they were done before you could make a call.

Or you'd just join the "party".

 

[KellyinAvon]

Did they even have area codes back then?

YES! And ZIP codes too!!

Was “br” a code?

Regular 10 digit number... the phone in the kitchen was that AWFUL yellow.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Sorry, but I don’t recognize 765, 574, any of the area codes that weren’t around when I was a kid using a rotary phone.

When we were kids and you were dailing anything with an area code dad was going to be mad when he got the phone bill!

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

And there were "exchanges", like STATE, MELROSE, etc.. For example I learned my home phone number as a kid as State6-xxxx (786-xxxx). Melrose was 63x-xxxx. Those are the only two I remember.

I remember people doing that but by the time I got to where I was using a phone that was gone. I do remember grandma’s party line though.

 

[ditcherman]

YES! And ZIP codes too!!

Regular 10 digit number... the phone in the kitchen was that AWFUL yellow.

You could have any color in the whole wide world as long as it was that yellow, the weird green, or black.

 

[KellyinAvon]

Dominated the radio call in contests for a few years because while most people had rotary phones and party lines we had a private line and a push button phone.
For the kids out there who do not understand what a party line was, if your neighbor down the street was on the phone you would have to wait until they were done before you could make a call.

And if Clara and Flossie were on the phone, it could be a while.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

You could have any color in the whole wide world as long as it was that yellow Harvest Gold, the weird green Avocado Green, or black.

FIFY...

 

[DoggyDaddy]

And if Clara and Flossie were on the phone, it could be a while.

I can remember at my grandma's, she had a special ring if it was for her, and a different ring if it was for one of the other parties.

 

[ditcherman]

I can remember at my grandma's, she had a special ring if it was for her, and a different ring if it was for one of the other parties.

Thats how it worked, everybody had their own ring. And you had to know who’s you wanted to call, or go through the operator, not sure which, maybe both.
My wife tells stories of seeing her grandma pick up the phone very quietly to listen in on the neighbors.

 

[Lpherr]

Or you'd just join the "party".

We used to call U93 for requests late at night and it added everyone to a que where everyone could talk.
It got difficult to hear with all the people, so you would ask for a phone number and call them. Met a girlfriend that way.

 

[Mij]

IT’S official we’ve taken this post entirely off trak


Heading for 7 pages of a congratulatory masterpiece.

 

[Haven]

Sorry, but I don’t recognize 765, 574, any of the area codes that weren’t around when I was a kid using a rotary phone.

Wait, they had phones when you were a kid?

 

[hoosiersasquatch]

Congratulations

 

[Lpherr]

Wait, they had phones when you were a kid?

I was thinking it was smoke signals?

 

[Mij]

Congratulations

Party pooper

 

[KG1]

 

[KellyinAvon]

Wait, they had phones when you were a kid?

I'm not that old, I've just lived hard!

 

[NHT3]

I'm confident it's a thankless job, no envy from me but I do appreciate you both and what you will be doing.. Congrats guys.