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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Topcat7, post: 3259304, member: 73372&quot;]I remember them well. Before we had that &#039;phone, we had one on the wall that we used to turn the handle to call the operator. </p><p>We had a &#039;party line&#039; in those days, and (in theory), you could have up to 26 &#039;subscribers&#039; on the same line. Our line was 1080 and our &#039;call sign&#039; (morse code) was &#039;G&#039; (Dah, Dah, Dit, - Long, Long, Short.) When we heard that, we knew the call was for us so we answered the &#039;phone.</p><p>If we wanted to make a call we had to lift the handset and listen. If we could hear a conversation in progress, we had to hang the handset up and wait our turn. Of course, there were those (who shared the line), who didn&#039;t hang up and amused themselves by listening in to other peoples conversations, (including the operator).</p><p>Also, in those days, &#039;phones were (relatively) expensive and not everyone had one, so the neighbours were often &#039;popping in&#039; to use the &#039;phone. Often, we would receive calls for them and my parents would send me next door, or up the street to get a neighbour to take a call.</p><p>Times were different then.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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