My dad said he had one growing up, but I've never called anyone who has one.
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Posts: 79 (05/17/08 1:23 PM) Registered user |
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BlackCatTux |
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Posts: 2220 (05/17/08 2:21 PM) Registered user |
They had them in rural areas when I was a kid. When my grandfather was alive, he had the only private line in the rural community where he was the local
physician. The community wanted their calls to the doctor to be private. After he died, the line to his house was converted to a party line just like everybody
else in that area.
Each home on a single line had a distinctive ring pattern. Maybe one short and then 2 long rings. You would only answer if it was "your" ring pattern. Of course, you could eavesdrop on any calls on that line.
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Tres Gay |
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Posts: 3347 (05/17/08 3:02 PM) Registered user |
The phone company here just made the last couple dozen homes with party lines go solo. There was an uproar in the over 85 crowd until the phone company said
they would give them free phones. Most of the party line folks had been renting their equipment for more than 40 years. Heh
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Althea Xegony |
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Posts: 109 (05/17/08 3:30 PM) Registered user |
Granny's never rang unless it was her phone ringing. But those damn people down at the Y? OMG! Those kids NEVER got off the phone. I still laugh at the
things she would do/say to get them off the phone lol. God she was awesome.
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Mister Yuck |
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Posts: 2948 (05/17/08 4:01 PM) Registered User |
So apparently the 1959 comedy "Pillow Talk" featured a party line in a Manhattan apartment building. Is that possible, or were party lines only in
rural areas?
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CBRetriever |
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I'm thinking most residential phones were party lines until after WWII
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TC |
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Posts: 336 (05/17/08 5:42 PM) I Need A Clue
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Mister Yuck wrote: It was not a party line. It was just two people sharing until a new line became available. I've seen that movie 4000 times. I know.
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