Good Ole Party Line

telephones used to be fat and bulky
chunky with short cords
attached to walls
people could listen in
on party lines
learning more than they ever needed to know
I miss the good ole days
When I would hear Grandma yell “Gladys, Get off the line!”
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Hankins Avatar
June 19, 2021 at 1:04 PM
Me, too, only it was my mother. If it wasn't our ring, she'd holler out a warning, "Don't pick up that receiver! It's not our ring!" Of course, we did anyway.
Krutsinger Avatar
June 20, 2021 at 12:37 PM
We all did!
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