February 19, 201016 yr Well, I grew up in Villa Hills back when it was small and we had a party line. I remember every time I wanted to call someone it seemed I interupted the other's call, and had to politley ask them to hurry up cause i had an important call to make. My grandparents lived in an apartment building here in town, and they had a party line. I stand corrected. I had never seen anybody in town have that; but had relatives out in the country who were on the party line. I'm wondering maybe if it was a tier thing? Pay more to get your own dedicated line; party line for folks looking to pay the absolute minimum?
February 19, 201016 yr I stand corrected. I had never seen anybody in town have that; but had relatives out in the country who were on the party line. I'm wondering maybe if it was a tier thing? Pay more to get your own dedicated line; party line for folks looking to pay the absolute minimum? My friend who lived up the street in Ft. Mitchell also had a party line.
February 19, 201016 yr Another thing I remember is you used to dial a long-distance number, and before you were connected an operator would come on and you would give her (this was woman's work in those days) either the number you were calling from, your home number if you were at someone else's house, or if you were feeling mean-spirited, give the number for someone you didn't like so the charges would go to their bill.
February 19, 201016 yr Who all remembers the original Rock Em' Sock Em' Robots? Or 'Battling Tops' (I think that was the name - you pulled a string and your spinning piece of plastic battled other people's spinning piece of plastic)? Or hours and hours of playing Electronic Football? Could you imagine kids today playing the electronic football? They'd look at us like we were crazy, then toss it in the garbage.
February 19, 201016 yr Rotary phones were the only option. Though I am sure there are still several homes with them.
February 19, 201016 yr Who all remembers the original Rock Em' Sock Em' Robots? Or 'Battling Tops' (I think that was the name - you pulled a string and your spinning piece of plastic battled other people's spinning piece of plastic)? Or hours and hours of playing Electronic Football? Could you imagine kids today playing the electronic football? They'd look at us like we were crazy, then toss it in the garbage.Add to that Vertibird and SSP Racers! :banana: :banana: :banana:
February 19, 201016 yr Another thing I remember is you used to dial a long-distance number, and before you were connected an operator would come on and you would give her (this was woman's work in those days) either the number you were calling from, your home number if you were at someone else's house, or if you were feeling mean-spirited, give the number for someone you didn't like so the charges would go to their bill. Speaking of phones.... What about the facts that phones were stationary? There was no walking from room to room with the phone. :lol: My parents only had one phone, it was on the kitchen wall, and the phone to receiver cord was about 2' long. And there was no call waiting. So, we all had a 10 minute time limit for phone conversations. OH! And the rotary dial. :lol:
February 19, 201016 yr Speaking of phones.... What about the facts that phones were stationary? There was no walking from room to room with the phone. :lol: My parents only had one phone, it was on the kitchen wall, and the phone to receiver cord was about 2' long. And there was no call waiting. So, we all had a 10 minute time limit for phone conversations. OH! And the rotary dial. :lol: Tell me about it. It was nearly impossible to carry on a conversation with a girl with the whole family within earshot of you. :lol:
February 19, 201016 yr Who all remembers the original Rock Em' Sock Em' Robots? Or 'Battling Tops' (I think that was the name - you pulled a string and your spinning piece of plastic battled other people's spinning piece of plastic)? Or hours and hours of playing Electronic Football? Could you imagine kids today playing the electronic football? They'd look at us like we were crazy, then toss it in the garbage.I remember them all! In fact, just the other day, I was trying to think of the name of that Battling Tops game. We still have a ton of those Milton-Bradley games from the 70's in our basement. Remember any of these?: Don't Spill the Beans Don't Break the Ice Gnip-Gnop Avalanche Huskerdoo Ants in the Pants Barrel of Monkeys Connect Four Foto-Electric Football Lite-Brite Pay Day Life Kerplunk Bas-Ket basketball game I'm pretty sure, every one of these is in our basement...in various states of viability.
February 19, 201016 yr Rotary phones were the only option. Though I am sure there are still several homes with them.Our next door neighbor (who is 95) still has one, and it's an original.
February 19, 201016 yr Speaking of phones.... What about the facts that phones were stationary? There was no walking from room to room with the phone. :lol: My parents only had one phone, it was on the kitchen wall, and the phone to receiver cord was about 2' long. And there was no call waiting. So, we all had a 10 minute time limit for phone conversations. OH! And the rotary dial. :lol: Tell me about it. It was nearly impossible to carry on a conversation with a girl with the whole family within earshot of you. :lol: It's not like 25' and 50' cords to go between the receiver and the handset weren't available back then ... or maybe they weren't for you old-timers?
February 19, 201016 yr Our next door neighbor (who is 95) still has one, and it's an original. My aunt STILL has the original one in her house too. :lol:
February 19, 201016 yr Add to that Vertibird and SSP Racers!How many times did you get hit in the eye by the Vertibird or get burned by an SSP racer? :lol:
February 19, 201016 yr It's not like 25' and 50' cords to go between the receiver and the handset weren't available back then ... or maybe they weren't for you old-timers? My dad would have never gone for such a thing. We had one phone growing up, and it wasn't for chatting. :lol:
February 19, 201016 yr Our next door neighbor (who is 95) still has one, and it's an original. I hope she doesn't still rent it from the phone co. I remember reading a story in the Post about 10 years ago about some lady who had one of those heavy-duty rotary phones -- the ones that could be used as a weapon -- that the phone company had still been charging her rent on some 45-50 years after she got it. It was estimated that she had paid thousands of dollars over the years in rent for a $30 phone.
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