Poor Elly … if she lived in the era of social media, all it would have taken would be a single tweet or facebook post, instead of dozens of phone calls.
if this were real:plus , the 50 (or 200) is incidental…..obviously , thisdoesn’t mean she’ll publish a book and have an income from poetry.she is an amateur poet and the thrill of publication itselfis the major victory
So True(!) about the long distance costs in those days…Thank goodness for modern bundles. But still, the cost of technology has gone up over all, so the tel. bill is just as high today as long ago….
She lives in the east and her mom lived in Vancouver, B.C. This day and age she’d have posted it on Facebook, tweeted or G+ poem and all and still had the $50
LeoAutodidact about 9 years ago
Ah yes, Old-style Long-Distance Rates!
Templo S.U.D. about 9 years ago
$50 completely down the drain in an hour or so.
mytly4 about 9 years ago
Poor Elly … if she lived in the era of social media, all it would have taken would be a single tweet or facebook post, instead of dozens of phone calls.
lightenup Premium Member about 9 years ago
But now you’re “published”!
athomas917 about 9 years ago
No, John spent $50 bucks.
nickel_penny about 9 years ago
I don’t get it. How do you spend $50 calling people?
summerdog86 about 9 years ago
She never was the brightest bulb in the box.
kab2rb about 9 years ago
Elly I know excited you did not make lot of phone calls. $50 will not go far.
gaebie about 9 years ago
If this is the 80’s, That $50 is more like $200 today.Now that would be a LOT of long distance calls.(somebody else can do the actual calculation)
Nighthawks Premium Member about 9 years ago
if this were real:plus , the 50 (or 200) is incidental…..obviously , thisdoesn’t mean she’ll publish a book and have an income from poetry.she is an amateur poet and the thrill of publication itselfis the major victory
JennyJenkins about 9 years ago
So True(!) about the long distance costs in those days…Thank goodness for modern bundles. But still, the cost of technology has gone up over all, so the tel. bill is just as high today as long ago….
USN1977 about 9 years ago
Keep in mind Elly was publishing for some poetry magazine, not Scientific American, and certainly not an economics journal!
tammyspeakslife Premium Member about 9 years ago
She lives in the east and her mom lived in Vancouver, B.C. This day and age she’d have posted it on Facebook, tweeted or G+ poem and all and still had the $50
westny77 about 9 years ago
Silly babe next time use the internet.