You rang?

[caserio1]

remembers herbert hoover more clearly

[pacifica]

30th and 31st, '23-'29....pretty cool(idge)....'29-'33, Hoover! My parents were born in '36 and '37. So you must have used those old phones as on Mayberry, and that was filmed in the 60's, wonder what....what was the oldest telephone you used?

[caserio1]

hand crank to an operator

[sunshine]

I tasted it once, burned my tongue and never again. I like to drink  iced green tea....even in the am.

[caserio1]

used to love iced drinks

old age requires more warming fare

[emilyB]

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/SE5IfIkl_oA" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/v/SE5IfIkl_oA</a>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE5IfIkl_oA

LOL

[sunshine]

Hubby gave this to me for Valentine's day in 1981..it's a replica but  works.

[caserio1]

cas's first phone call:

caserio: crank crank

operator: caserio, does yer mother know yer using the phone?

caserio: no

operator: get off

it's been the same ever since

[sunshine]

I remember a time when you could listen in on the neighbors. LOL Those were the days. Now we have NSA for that.

[caserio1]

now we can listen while we shop, eat, walk , sit, even when we are not interested

[sunshine]

True. I HATE sitting at a stop light watching everyone drive through with a phone up to the ear. At least get a blue tooth and be hands free!!

[caserio1]

besides being dangerous

cas considers it ill mannered and inconsiderate and stupid

(and we thought party lines were annoying)................ain't progress wonderful ?