SkyRider99
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Well, anything and everything really. You are right @C-Nymph to say this is normal operations. @Hekata actually likes this lock-out mechanism. I was just having a parting grumble before Inno cancels our beloved forum.So... what's there to 'discuss' here?
Hey now, I am a millenial ('85), but we had rotary-dial phones like that at home too (the ones where you had to put your finger in a hole and turn a turntable to dial a specific number, wait for it to rotate back, then insert finger in different hole for the next number, rinse repeat until you dialled all numbers of the phonenumber), so they're not that old. I think your post should be directed at post-millenials onlyView attachment 7929
Note for millenials and post-millenials: That thing he's shouting into used to be called a telephone.
Hey now, I am a millenial ('85), but we had rotary-dial phones like that at home too (the ones where you had to put your finger in a hole and turn a turntable to dial a specific number, wait for it to rotate back, then insert finger in different hole for the next number, rinse repeat until you dialled all numbers of the phonenumber), so they're not that old. I think your post should be directed at post-millenials only
I go back further than that, (never you mind how far) but when we moved up here to the serious backwoods country, we still had a party line. six houses on one line. You actually had to wait your turn to use the phone, and each of us had a separate ring, so we knew who was being paged. I don't miss it.Hey now, I am a millenial ('85), but we had rotary-dial phones like that at home too (the ones where you had to put your finger in a hole and turn a turntable to dial a specific number, wait for it to rotate back, then insert finger in different hole for the next number, rinse repeat until you dialled all numbers of the phonenumber), so they're not that old. I think your post should be directed at post-millenials only
Sorry to say @lilymarlene, but you just dated yourself pretty well.when we moved up here to the serious backwoods country, we still had a party line. six houses on one line.
Is this a swear word in morse code? lolWe used to have one line to each semi detached house with the dial phone and if you picked up to dial sometimes next door was on and you could listen in, that worked visa-versa. I also learned quite early on that rather than waiting for the dial to return each time you could also tap the receiver button quickly with a gap for each number, so to call 5312 for example taps would go ..... _ ... _ . _ ..
I tried yesterday on Amazon they have the appearance but the number dial does not turn it is actually push button. Sure you can get them at a more expensive price but £50 was my limitI REALLY want one of those phones again!! I badly miss them!
we even had them teevees you could plug in the wall and watch without it costing two arms and a foot...Well, anything and everything really. You are right @C-Nymph to say this is normal operations. @Hekata actually likes this lock-out mechanism. I was just having a parting grumble before Inno cancels our beloved forum.
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Note for millenials and post-millenials: That thing he's shouting into used to be called a telephone.
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We even had electricity in them thar days.