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I remember getting phone calls and not having a clue who was on the other end. No caller ID. We were brave.
I remember landline house phones hard wired into the wall and you couldn't move them out of the hallway.
You hoped the cord was long enough if you moved the phone to another room.
Early on you couldn't even turn the bell off. If someone called, it was going to ring. Couldn't unplug it either because (see above).
And the old rotary dials. I kind of miss those sometimes.
I remember everyone in the house running to answer the phone if it rang and we were all reluctant, to give it up.
I know and like the Charlie Pride version. This is great though.
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Originally Posted by arr430
Drinking straws were made of paper, and turned to mush by the time you finished your
malt. And tou could blow the wrappper far enough to "put somebody's eye out".
They're paper again courtesy of certain advocates.
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Originally Posted by Hawk4042C
Schools taught the students, not try to brain wash them.
When you could look up a number in a phone book, dial the number, their phone would ring, they'd say "Hello" and you could talk to then. Instead of playing voicemail tag to make an appointment to video-chat if you are both on the same message provider..
The 1974 national speed limit of 55 miles per hour (mph) on every road in the United States.
Actually only on roads that were 55 or higher before the "energy crisis." If a road had been 45 it stayed 45. Also, any state that lowered the limit to 50 in response to the "energy crisis" had to raise it to 55, with the exception of New York City. NYC had a few roads that had been 55, but those could stay at 50.
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