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We had a party line and direct dial for local calls. We had operator assisted long distance. yellowcanine Feb 2019 #1
Our family was on a party line with 7 other families. Our ring was one long and our party opposite Arkansas Granny Feb 2019 #2
frontier enid602 Feb 2019 #11
code enid602 Feb 2019 #12
I was Frontier rpannier Feb 2019 #21
MB enid602 Feb 2019 #23
Man I'm feeling so old right now... infullview Feb 2019 #3
that's well before my time.... paleotn Feb 2019 #4
Awesome! jayschool2013 Feb 2019 #5
For an Operator it was "oh"! Alliepoo Feb 2019 #6
THANKS! jayschool2013 Feb 2019 #7
I spotted that too! Kinda weird to hear... it definitely stood out! NurseJackie Feb 2019 #14
Wow shenmue Feb 2019 #8
Thanks ashling Feb 2019 #9
I know! I was going through some of my grandmother's possessions several years ago... NurseJackie Feb 2019 #15
My Mother told me that her first phone with my Dad had a BR prefix (BR for Broadway) hlthe2b Feb 2019 #10
My grandmother had a party line with next door neighbors into the mid-sixties........ Bengus81 Feb 2019 #13
I never had a party line until after I was married in 1980 ashling Feb 2019 #16
That's pretty funny about summoning your mother! Nt onlyadream Feb 2019 #19
THE NUMBERS ARE IN NUMERICAL ORDER! forgotmylogin Feb 2019 #17
That made me chuckle too. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #20
Ours was Mi(llburn) 6 0209-J 3Hotdogs Feb 2019 #18
My maternal grandmother had a phone you didn't dial Rhiannon12866 Feb 2019 #22
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