I also remember being on a 10 family party line and the neighbor girl was the operator at the local phone company so even on a long distance call you had to watch what you said since she would spread any gossip far and wide. I did recognize her voice when I had to call the operator to make a long distance call and had to ask after her folks who still lived across the country road from my folks though I had just seen her folks that day. We had good neighbors back then. Now we hardly know those who live near me.
Phone cables: used to be they had to be buried 6ft, now lucky if its 6 inches. Had a tree removed from the side of my house, then had stump grinded down, ATT phone cable buried less than 2 inches underground. Put electric tape around cable and reburied it. Had no land line so guess what, some day they will find it all taped up ready for repair.
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ReplyDeleteedutcher, and knows about yeast infections.
DeleteI also remember being on a 10 family party line and the neighbor girl was the operator at the local phone company so even on a long distance call you had to watch what you said since she would spread any gossip far and wide. I did recognize her voice when I had to call the operator to make a long distance call and had to ask after her folks who still lived across the country road from my folks though I had just seen her folks that day. We had good neighbors back then. Now we hardly know those who live near me.
ReplyDeletePaul V, well get to know your neighbors.
DeleteI'm told that the German word for Vaseline is "weinerschlider."
ReplyDeleteI may have misspelled it though.
Joseph Somssel, LOL! Naw, looks pretty good to me.
DeleteIt wasn't 7 pm, it was 5 pm and 11 pm.
ReplyDeleteAnon, MaBell gave us 7:00PM.
DeletePhone cables: used to be they had to be buried 6ft, now lucky if its 6 inches. Had a tree removed from the side of my house, then had stump grinded down, ATT phone cable buried less than 2 inches underground. Put electric tape around cable and reburied it. Had no land line so guess what, some day they will find it all taped up ready for repair.
ReplyDeleteAnon, You'll probably get fiber to the house before they try and use that.
DeleteBlue Fin Tuna, 3 million dollars for the fish, maybe divide that fish up and make 3x's what he paid for it.
ReplyDeleteAnon, you know the guy that bought it? Well, that's his job.
DeleteExpensive tuna salad Sammie’s huh? No relation to Charlie.
ReplyDeleteAnon, Charlie won't have made the grade.
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