Do you remember when......

[JDeere]

Originally Posted by Gayandgray

I wonder if there are any left in small towns somewhere??

There are a few in small towns in Oklahoma, the service stations are mainly what helps keep the small town afloat.

[StoicStone]

Does anyone remember when telephones had a rotary dial and you shared a line with 8 other houses?
When I was young that is the way it was. I, unfortunately, had two old women on my party line, they lived next door to each other. They spoke everyday for something like 5 hrs about nothing of any consequence. The line was always busy lol

[homoe]

Originally Posted by StoicStone

Does anyone remember when telephones had a rotary dial and you shared a line with 8 other houses?
When I was young that is the way it was. I, unfortunately, had two old women on my party line, they lived next door to each other. They spoke everyday for something like 5 hrs about nothing of any consequence. The line was always busy lol

Yes, I'm old enough to remember party lines and they were NO party

[Chad]

Originally Posted by homoe

Yes, I'm old enough to remember party lines and they were NO party

Me too!

[cathexis]

Originally Posted by homoe

Yes, I'm old enough to remember party lines and they were NO party

Sometimes, you couldn't get the parties to relinquish the line in case of an emergency (which was required by law). If they didn't give up the line, you couldn't even call the fire department unless you were able to get to a neighbor's house. Didn't happen very often, but you'd read about it in the paper every once in awhile.

It was a BIG deal!