You Know You Are Old When

[jyoutz]

Still have rotary dial corded phone in the shop

I didn’t think those would still work with digital land line service.

 

[WinterDeere]

I didn’t think those would still work with digital land line service.

Ours does. I still have one old "I Love Lucy" phone (model 302) in the kitchen at our current place, and it dials out just fine. Always fun when the kids have a friend over, to ask them to make an outgoing call on it, and then watch the confusion.

The biggest thing you notice with these much older phones (1950's and earlier), is the sheer weight of the handset. Damn thing is a weapon! No wonder our ear and arms used to get tired.

 

[ultrarunner]

I didn’t think those would still work with digital land line service.

 

[jyoutz]

Nice. I certainly remember those and used them. Then the push button phones were next.

 

[ultrarunner]

Nice. I certainly remember those and used them. Then the push button phones were next.

 

[BravoXray]

If you used a rotary dial corded telephone.

I remember when operators placed all your calls. Pick up the phone, wait for the operator, give her the number you wanted to cal, and she'd connect you. One of my aunts was an operator back in the 50s.

 

[jyoutz]

I remember when operators placed all your calls. Pick up the phone, wait for the operator, give her the number you wanted to cal, and she'd connect you. One of my aunts was an operator back in the

I don’t remember when they placed all calls, but I do remember and used the service of calling the operator and asking them to place a call to a person or business.

 

[Jstpssng]

I remember when operators placed all your calls. Pick up the phone, wait for the operator, give her the number you wanted to cal, and she'd connect you. One of my aunts was an operator back in the 50s.

See posy #2585.

 

[jigs_n_fixtures]

I had a friend in engineering school, who took an old handset from a phone, complete with the cloth covered cord, and made it into a Bluetooth device tied to his cell phone. The whole thing cost him about six bucks to put together. The looks he got walking around talking on a handset, with a frayed cord hanging off the end were priceless.

 

[scootr]

Remember asking the pay phone operator to place a collect call to somebody, and getting your dime back?