tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post5889705549418500459..comments2023-08-19T07:41:24.973-07:00Comments on Darlene's Hodgepodge: Telephone TriviaDarlenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-18592844491869145042009-01-07T19:19:00.000-07:002009-01-07T19:19:00.000-07:00loved the post. I do not remember the oldest one, ...loved the post. I do not remember the oldest one, I am a young one being only 61. lol I remember we had only three numbers 305 that's all. I lived in a small town. I do remember making the operator "mad" when I kept recalling a busy number over and over.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691830042960318152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-76411002261483321572009-01-07T08:15:00.000-07:002009-01-07T08:15:00.000-07:0020th Century woman - Isn't it interesting that we ...20th Century woman - Isn't it interesting that we can remember our first telepone numbers. Mine was Melrose 3156. <BR/><BR/>Ernestine, I had a party line for a very brief time and quickly changed it for a private line. The savings weren't worth it.<BR/><BR/>Joy, I remember that phoe - the cord stretched into the other room and I could never hear what my children were talking about. Frustrating! ;)<BR/><BR/>Nancy, what an interesting story.<BR/><BR/>Ugich, I will go there right after I finish this comment.<BR/><BR/>Grannie Annie, a phone in the bathroom - now that's really multitasking.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-9458215812907919742009-01-07T06:41:00.000-07:002009-01-07T06:41:00.000-07:00Darlene this is a great post. It took me down mem...Darlene this is a great post. It took me down memory lane to a great deal of the things you experienced. <BR/><BR/>I will never forget visiting the home of my college roommate. Her parents owned the local phone company and they had telephones in EVERY room of their home. Yes including the bathrooms. I thought that was the coolest thing ever.Granny Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-17711292795359315862009-01-06T21:55:00.000-07:002009-01-06T21:55:00.000-07:00darlene,I have something for you on my blog ........darlene,<BR/><BR/>I have something for you on my <A HREF="http://kaimhanta.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow"> blog .....</A>......Ugich Konitarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-39065754822493540512009-01-06T16:35:00.000-07:002009-01-06T16:35:00.000-07:00Darlene,We went on a trip once which took us to Ca...Darlene,<BR/><BR/>We went on a trip once which took us to Cape Breton Island in Canada. In the town of Baddeck we visited the home and laboratory of Alexander Graham Bell. Baddeck had been the Bell Family Summer residence for years.<BR/><BR/>The guide told us that A.G.Bell's Mother and his wife, Mabel, were both profoundly deaf. Mabel from Scarlet fever as a child.<BR/><BR/>It seems the telephone was an early attempt at a hearing device for the deaf. The telephone turned out to be a wonderful communication device for everyone, but it was really intended to allow his wife, Mabel, to hear....<BR/><BR/>So, we all benefitted from Mabel's handicap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-25771324817759753242009-01-06T15:26:00.000-07:002009-01-06T15:26:00.000-07:00I love this post Darlene. My only recollection was...I love this post Darlene. My only recollection was the wall phone with the long cord....loved that one. Talked on it in the kitchen for hours...until my parents opted for my pink princess phone for my room...WOW...what a treat that was for ME and for THEM. They could have their phone back. I loved that princess phone. I honesly can't imagine what could be coming next....the mind boggles. I'm with you....NO THANKS....I can't deal with most of it. I'm just not techie enough for all these gadgets...Joy Des Jardinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893445642606862131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-66813982022375952102009-01-06T10:38:00.000-07:002009-01-06T10:38:00.000-07:00What a great post. I remember when I would visit...What a great post. I remember when I would visit my grandmother and she had a party line. I was not familiar with this. I remember some funny happenings.One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342692190188505824.post-58735779464912465322009-01-06T09:59:00.000-07:002009-01-06T09:59:00.000-07:00The first phone I remember was a sort of post thin...The first phone I remember was a sort of post thing with a little trumpet that you spoke into. The ear piece hung on the post. Our phone number was 233, and the railroad station's number was 23, so we were always getting questions about train schedules. The grownups always greeted the operator by name when they made a call. And long distance calls were a really big deal.20th Century Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432147267959308192noreply@blogger.com