rotary telephones?

[davidpizzica]

How many people here remember rotary phones where you actually dial the number? I found an old one and plugged it in temporarily until I can afford a battery for my cordless one. I think this phone dates back to the 60s.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I not only remember them but had one until just a few years ago. I also remember party lines. Do you?

[Pam]

Yes I remember rotary phones but I also remember picking up the phone and hearing the operator say "number please."

[elizabethann]

My parents actually had a rotary phone until about 10 years ago. AND they were renting it!!! Can you believe it? They finally had to get with the times when the bright yellow rotary phone (in their pink kitchen) kicked the bucket. I just bought my Mom a cordless one 5 years ago. That confused her big time. And I had to buy her an answering machine too. Double confusion!

I bought an old black rotary phone at a yard sale years ago just for decoration. It's in my Mom's attic right now. But it's wicked heavy.



I also remember when phone numbers were 5 digits long.

[Laura's Babies]

I REMEMBER (standing up and waving my hands). My generation grew up with those. Right now I have a wall phone that is one of the very first push button phones made and I LOVE it. It rings so loud though that it scares the holy wits out of my kitties when it rings and they all take off running in different directions. There are just some conversations that I do not want on a cordless phone for anyone to overhear and the newer phones are to light to stay put when you have to do a long reach for something.

[jenluckenbach]

I DO! I DO!

I also remember party lines (even though we did not have one, my cousins did).

[shais_mom]

In my Grandparents old house - they had one of the old black ones that actually connected directly into the wall.
My parents still have their old one from the telephone company out in their shed.