When I was Ruthie’s age I wanted to be a telephone operator when I grew up, but my dad told me that by that time they wouldn’t have operators. My first job out of high school was as a service rep for C&P; there were precious few operators, and they were all older women. However, there were still Information operators for a long time.
A job I had before marriage, I had to go through phone directory to a company gain phone number, then find out if business, one actually placed an order.
I remember having to go thru an operator to find a friend of mine to tell him a older friend of his had passed away. All I had was his name and the town I last heard he lived it. We found him. The operator was so nice. Fortunately it was a small town in West Virginia and not a large city like Chicago. LOL
It’s cost me a whole buncha bux, but a plaintive call from CA and a ‘lost dotter’ hoping that I was her dad got me interested in genealogy.. Eventually, I found her dad, got them connected and ever since then, I’ve become the family name expert.. Jeez.. Who knew??
I remember when our telephone was on a party line and the phone rang in multiple rings. We only answered if it rang two rings at a time, and sometimes the other party would listen in on your calls.
wiatr almost 4 years ago
I’m surprised that she talked to a living person, period!
Dani Rice almost 4 years ago
When I was Ruthie’s age I wanted to be a telephone operator when I grew up, but my dad told me that by that time they wouldn’t have operators. My first job out of high school was as a service rep for C&P; there were precious few operators, and they were all older women. However, there were still Information operators for a long time.
jagedlo almost 4 years ago
Meanwhile, Willie is just having a good old time!
walstib Premium Member almost 4 years ago
“Ernestine” the telephone operator: One ringy dingy… two ringy dingy. Have I reached the party to whom I am speaking?
rlfekete1 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Don’t worry mom; it’ll show up on you phone bill.
kab2rb almost 4 years ago
A job I had before marriage, I had to go through phone directory to a company gain phone number, then find out if business, one actually placed an order.
maestrabella67 almost 4 years ago
It’s a rip-off if you’re a Latin American gato. You only get 7 lives!
cmo2495 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I bet every cartoon universe operator knows Ruthie’s voice by now.
contralto2b almost 4 years ago
I remember having to go thru an operator to find a friend of mine to tell him a older friend of his had passed away. All I had was his name and the town I last heard he lived it. We found him. The operator was so nice. Fortunately it was a small town in West Virginia and not a large city like Chicago. LOL
unca jim almost 4 years ago
It’s cost me a whole buncha bux, but a plaintive call from CA and a ‘lost dotter’ hoping that I was her dad got me interested in genealogy.. Eventually, I found her dad, got them connected and ever since then, I’ve become the family name expert.. Jeez.. Who knew??
BWR almost 4 years ago
Remember ‘Information, please’?
https://www.pitt.edu/~cjm6/f98info.html
sbwertz almost 4 years ago
I remember when our telephone was on a party line and the phone rang in multiple rings. We only answered if it rang two rings at a time, and sometimes the other party would listen in on your calls.