tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post5646654501283050124..comments2023-10-30T10:32:26.904-04:00Comments on Holding Patterns: And it all began with a party lineSandi McBridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09033518416111957858noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-72506897124327874322008-12-28T07:51:00.000-05:002008-12-28T07:51:00.000-05:00Great post. I vaguely remember party lines from wh...Great post. I vaguely remember party lines from when we spent our summers at a cottage. I don't have a cell phone either but my sons do. We got one for my younger son when he began working part time, with unpredictable hours. We were otherwise unable to reach him. My older son is independent and got his own. Presumably neither of them take inappropriate photos. :)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-74789961521082552232008-12-19T20:16:00.000-05:002008-12-19T20:16:00.000-05:00My dad was an installer, and he had loads of phone...My dad was an installer, and he had loads of phone stories. He used to tell us to say nothing on the phone! Great advice.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by, Sandi.SandyCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-79447239205594889422008-12-19T16:11:00.000-05:002008-12-19T16:11:00.000-05:00Love the stories. I too can't see what need there ...Love the stories. I too can't see what need there is to have a mobile/cell phone but I am very partial to my ansaphone as I hate missing calls but loathe answering the telephone when someone drops by for a cuppa and/or a chat!Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-62435753389049718082008-12-19T12:54:00.000-05:002008-12-19T12:54:00.000-05:00Great story Sandi. In a way I wish mobile phones (...Great story Sandi. In a way I wish mobile phones (cell phones) had never been invented...my mum always texts me which drives me crazy. It'd be nice if she phoned me instead! Have a great Christmas and a wonderful New Year...may all your wishes come true! HxHadriana's Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740533954842010870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-70183635696508137172008-12-18T09:14:00.000-05:002008-12-18T09:14:00.000-05:00I've heard stories of party lines before! It's har...I've heard stories of party lines before! It's hard to believe that phones have become such a standard in such a short amount of time! Wonderful story! I'm so glad I stumbled upon your blog! :)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618153466067411835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-3441971584082418852008-12-17T14:04:00.000-05:002008-12-17T14:04:00.000-05:00LOL - blithering idiots! HA!There is a telephone m...LOL - blithering idiots! HA!<BR/><BR/>There is a telephone museum about 45 minutes out of town in a desolate little place they call a town. But it was a fun museum, and the gentleman guide enjoyed talking about the party line - that and throwing the old crank phones in the pond to kill and catch fish (which is illegal - do what??) hehe<BR/><BR/>Anyway I would share pictures, but they did not allow pictures to be taken in the antique telephone museum. Guess they think someone will steal their technology- Ha!larkswinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07945496247329378715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-3154855798539614692008-12-17T11:52:00.000-05:002008-12-17T11:52:00.000-05:00You have taken us all back in time! Great post and...You have taken us all back in time! Great post and Congrats on the Award!Indranihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097788106899971708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-85376915618723634942008-12-17T10:14:00.000-05:002008-12-17T10:14:00.000-05:00Congrats Sandi,I love this story, I work for Bells...Congrats Sandi,<BR/>I love this story, I work for Bellsouth and I hear the older reps. talk all the time about the party line days.Hccmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09910194645577246845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-60343067328997898072008-12-17T09:45:00.000-05:002008-12-17T09:45:00.000-05:00LOL....GL3-5555Remember the letters?LOL....GL3-5555<BR/><BR/>Remember the letters?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-42559353034206412412008-12-17T09:17:00.000-05:002008-12-17T09:17:00.000-05:00Hi there :) How are things going for you? I loved ...Hi there :) How are things going for you? I loved reading about your party lines. I dont think we had that?? <BR/>About the cell phones, you are so right! TAKE THE DAMN THING AWAY! Its like when you see a kid dress like a complete (insert whatever here) and the parents either complain about it or whatever. WHO buys these clothes? This generation of parents really have no clue. They would rather be their childs "friend" then actually parent them. Not I! You would swear that I was raised in the 50's and was raising my kids in the 50's! My 16 year daughter doesnt even have a cell phone. We told her when she gets all A's and B's then she would. Now our 7th grader who is an honor roll student, he got one. But the first time his grades slip the phone is off in a drawer until they are brought up :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08657584102879818107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-22023244772037725282008-12-17T09:14:00.000-05:002008-12-17T09:14:00.000-05:00Oh Sandi, I love it! My cousin's house had a part...Oh Sandi, I love it! My cousin's house had a party line when I was younger and I can remember how irritated my older cousin would be when she'd pick up the phone and the line would be in use.<BR/><BR/>Congrats on your POTD! Well deserved :)Epijunkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11095408875283368443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-90385878964968564742008-12-17T08:06:00.000-05:002008-12-17T08:06:00.000-05:00Good morning, Sandi! Congratulations on making Dav...Good morning, Sandi! Congratulations on making David's Post of the Day list. <BR/><BR/>Hugs!<BR/>LeeLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09527606943179561117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-65210509988353657802008-12-17T07:14:00.000-05:002008-12-17T07:14:00.000-05:00How well I recall those party lines !!Wow hadn't t...How well I recall those party lines !!Wow hadn't thought of that for awhile !!!Sandyi beatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09898046178398533410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-51934479586001973942008-12-16T23:21:00.000-05:002008-12-16T23:21:00.000-05:00Very interesting - apart from the humor, there is ...Very interesting - apart from the humor, there is a lot of history here. I found this post very educational! Thank you!RBK's Realmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17667401504159282979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-74762518964731256352008-12-16T22:59:00.000-05:002008-12-16T22:59:00.000-05:00Okay, true confessions...John wanted to listen to ...Okay, true confessions...John wanted to listen to your playlist and he didn't pop out the player. We've been sitting here for hours. Sorry! (I've been sewing and he's gone to bed. We're awful squatters.)Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-39579964690828303242008-12-16T20:03:00.000-05:002008-12-16T20:03:00.000-05:00Oh ho! Another fun one that had me laughing out lo...Oh ho! Another fun one that had me laughing out loud again. I've got to stop this. I don't have a cell phone nor do I want one either. It's bad enough to have to answer the phone when I'm home without having to do it when I'm away. Guess that I'm hopelessly old-fashioned. <BR/><BR/>Forty-five minutes, eh? You talked for 45 minutes in the middle of the night about nothing. Now that is so beyond fascinating!Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-78416480342151631462008-12-16T17:39:00.000-05:002008-12-16T17:39:00.000-05:00I remember the party line and live operators. The ...I remember the party line and live operators. The local numbers were short. My Aunt's Drug Store was 644 , that was the entire number.Dr.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02752941912945095736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-2224877929774605892008-12-16T17:12:00.000-05:002008-12-16T17:12:00.000-05:00Party lines and obscene phone calls -what a combin...Party lines and obscene phone calls -what a combination! I've received my share of the obscene phone calls but the best line I think I ever heard was when a former co-worker's roommate answered the phone at their apartment and it was an obscene caller. She got all excited and told the caller,"Oh goodie, an obscene phone call. I've never had one of those before." And the caller hung up immediately!<BR/>Growing up here, we had no phone. Sometimes now, I wonder how we survived. LOL Actually, I wonder today how my daughter would survive now without the telephone! (I get very few calls.) My kids all have cell phones and it does come in handy when my daughter is out as she can call and give me her ETA or check if we need anything before she does come home. However, once she get home, her cell phone is basically useless because we get next to no reception where we live to call out or receive calls, although she can still get text messages. Therefore, I see no reason for me to invest in one of those things for myself since I very rarely go out and if I do and Mandy is going to be home, I take her cell phone with me then. They are great to have in case of emergencies, for sure -like when my van broke down 100 miles from here this past summer and I had Maya with me! It was a definite lifesaver that day to have Mandy's cell phone with me, for sure!Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-84150073993686049732008-12-16T16:45:00.000-05:002008-12-16T16:45:00.000-05:00It's amazing how far things have come in a few yea...It's amazing how far things have come in a few years. When I was at college (late 80's) I trudged up the road to queue for the phone box to call home once a week on a Sunday afternoon. I was always hung over and it was always cold. They couldn't phone me as we had no phone. No wonder my parents and I grew apart a bit during those 3 years.Gone Back Southhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01391620186388562057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-49267649715440356132008-12-16T14:06:00.000-05:002008-12-16T14:06:00.000-05:00Yes child centred upbringing - the parents are too...Yes child centred upbringing - the parents are too stupid to have kids!<BR/><BR/>I remember the old party lines - awful things really. Thank God for progress. Now you can listen to some nitwit shout away on his cell phone whilst you sit unbearably close to the eejit on the train. Thank God we don't have guns in this country!menopausaloldbag (MOB)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04320287770097378027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-84078517396102138062008-12-16T13:31:00.000-05:002008-12-16T13:31:00.000-05:00Oh Sandi, what a wonderfully well written and bril...Oh Sandi, what a wonderfully well written and brilliant post! Loved the story of the party line. I also grew up without the benefit of having a phone in the house, but then, as most of my other friends didn't have one either it never was much of an issue.<BR/><BR/>When I had the Agencies, pervs used to phone the girls there on a regular basis - you could always tell, you'd hear a delighted squeal from some desk, followed with the yell, "Girls, log on - we've got another one!!" Few callers were brave enough to tarry long. Smile.<BR/><BR/>I DO have a mobile phone, and it is permanently switched off. I figure with all my cherubs having one of their own, I prefer the luxury of being able to reach them when I want to, rather as the other way around. Works better that way. Smile.Shrinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401403773851253351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-5201742116819493272008-12-16T09:49:00.000-05:002008-12-16T09:49:00.000-05:00Your last point is well made. And it just goes to ...Your last point is well made. And it just goes to show how there is a negative for every positive. A camera in your phone should be a useful little items. Not the door to cellular porn!Kate Coveny Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006589284938683965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-51365877190935671372008-12-16T09:32:00.000-05:002008-12-16T09:32:00.000-05:00The party lines had already come and gone by the t...The party lines had already come and gone by the time I was old enough to know what a phone was. I do recall rotary dial phones though and how I wax nostalgic when there's one in a movie.Jeff Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978944708950054312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-13516477992950418612008-12-16T09:20:00.000-05:002008-12-16T09:20:00.000-05:00Haha! Yes, take the phone away, you blithering id...Haha! Yes, take the phone away, you blithering idiot! Or just get them pay-as-you-go instead of a contract, because it's unlikely to include picture messaging!<BR/><BR/>We didn't have a phone when I was young, if you wanted to call someone, it was a ten minute walk with a handful of pennies, and join the queue at the phone box!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-47547416940317468952008-12-16T09:05:00.000-05:002008-12-16T09:05:00.000-05:00I so remember those party lines! My grandmother w...I so remember those party lines! My grandmother who lived in Alabama in the 70's still had a party line. I remember picking up the receiver to make a call and could hear other people on the phone and I have to hang up until they were done. What a HUGE inconvenience that was. lolDiva's Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16177643214210147206noreply@blogger.com