tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533321100407775030.post2802895818180212932..comments2023-05-30T09:05:23.782-05:00Comments on Wanna Walk Along?: Upon Which I Teach My Grandson How To Use a Rotary PhoneWhiteStonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00345496310218224780noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533321100407775030.post-69431061467500332962011-08-04T23:54:28.177-05:002011-08-04T23:54:28.177-05:00I'm jealous. I want a rotary phone. A red on...I'm jealous. I want a rotary phone. A red one to hang in my kitchen.Relyn Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389583730002062714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533321100407775030.post-8004945862206935132011-07-27T13:19:59.360-05:002011-07-27T13:19:59.360-05:00Too, too funny! What a sweet memory this will be. ...Too, too funny! What a sweet memory this will be. I'd love to be just five hours from my Mom! What a blessing to have your daughter and grandson visit. :)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612716398097555419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533321100407775030.post-39796667814909905322011-07-27T10:48:47.312-05:002011-07-27T10:48:47.312-05:00Heh. My mom recently told the boys about rotary ph...Heh. My mom recently told the boys about rotary phones and party lines too. I was a kid when we moved to Arkansas and experienced this. <br /><br />She told them it was like Facebook, only on the phone. :)Mary O. Paddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533321100407775030.post-59125141945421695462011-07-27T07:52:25.232-05:002011-07-27T07:52:25.232-05:00Driving through the upper peninsula of Michigan, w...Driving through the upper peninsula of Michigan, we heard "The Announcements" on the radio. We thought it was cute, but then we realized, months later, when we were reading the newspaper and discovered that finally the upper peninsula had phone service. We read about people having to drive 50 miles to use the phone to make a doctor's appointment. We read that these announcement programs were the fastest way to get news to remote areas with no phone. Writing a letter to say that mother had died could take days. Announcing it on the radio allowed people to come home for the funeral. BTW: the UP was connected by phone line in the early nineties.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533321100407775030.post-74296516557230633292011-07-26T17:00:12.275-05:002011-07-26T17:00:12.275-05:00My parents still had a bright yellow rotary phone ...My parents still had a bright yellow rotary phone in the their kitchen.Persishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17686511618515789601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533321100407775030.post-63948924575979991232011-07-26T16:01:37.094-05:002011-07-26T16:01:37.094-05:00I'm old, too - if remembering the rotary phone...I'm old, too - if remembering the rotary phone is the criteria!! This brought memories immediately - and I thought of the party lines. Our ring was a long and short, too - and yes, other parties listened in! We always knew when a certain lady had picked up because she had a breathing problem and we always heard her!! Good memories!Glendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059837275907441219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533321100407775030.post-25943661398840791972011-07-26T15:42:31.619-05:002011-07-26T15:42:31.619-05:00We have an old Ma Bell Rotary telephone in our bas...We have an old Ma Bell Rotary telephone in our basement as well that came with the house. We have kept it for the same reasons as you. It still works so why get rid of it? Glad to know I am not the only one.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607559482363983911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533321100407775030.post-15509752327666587022011-07-26T14:04:10.835-05:002011-07-26T14:04:10.835-05:00This post made me smile. My aunt kept a rotary ph...This post made me smile. My aunt kept a rotary phone for years and my kids loved using it. Quite a novelty for them!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859017153454691633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533321100407775030.post-3944275408582384912011-07-26T14:02:28.306-05:002011-07-26T14:02:28.306-05:00Tell your grandson that I am apparently so old tha...Tell your grandson that I am apparently so old that I remember not all that long ago, in the town I was born in, every night at 6 pm, right after the 6pm news on CBC radio, there would be announcements. <br /><br />There were (and still are) places around my home town that do not have phone service and will never have phone service. <br /><br />So, every night at 6pm, after the national, provincial and local news, there would be announcements on the radio. <br /><br />You would hear things like: <br /><br />"Mike, Shaun left his hockey equipment in the back of the truck. We'll bring it in to practice again on Thursday" <br /><br />Or<br /><br />"Frank and Mabel, we'll be out to Sunday dinner, but we can't make 3, it will be closer to 4" <br /><br />Or, <br /><br />"James, Mavis had the baby this morning. Baby girl, 7 pounds, healthy. Mum and baby will need to be picked up on Friday" <br /><br />It was such a wonderful window into others' lives. Perfectly appropriate and sanctioned eavesdropping.Mrs. Spithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03386820063407910064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533321100407775030.post-8658121186087220532011-07-26T12:50:12.585-05:002011-07-26T12:50:12.585-05:00Me, too ... really old ... because I can't rem...Me, too ... really old ... because I can't remember those old numbers. So many shorts, so many longs ... a mystery as to how everyone knew them.S. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533321100407775030.post-53103768244271683032011-07-26T12:31:11.606-05:002011-07-26T12:31:11.606-05:00Ha!
We have an old rotary phone, sitting in our ...Ha! <br /><br />We have an old rotary phone, sitting in our house's phone nook. But no landline, so I cut off the 15 foot cord to it.Cat Rocketshiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01283939423810078777noreply@blogger.com