Cell phones obsoleted pay phones – sometimes hard to find and sometimes expensive. About 15 years ago I was at an airport, and as I recall, the pay phone was $2 or 3 for even a local call. (found one for 50c in the suburbs) Plus I read about one person that waited 1/2 hour to use a phone booth, and when the person ahead was leaving, he was tucking a cell phone into his pocket!
Right Tex, all I’ve seen for years are the holes where they used to be at a couple of places downtown, In fact I only know two people who even have a hard wired phone at home nowadays.
I have one hardwired phone and two cordless (same line and number). My wife will only use the cordless and demands to know why I use the hardwired when it is one room closer!
Trapper John: In Dallas, there is a Northwest Highway. The part east of Buckner is called East Northwest Highway, which I never encountered when learning to box a compass.
I actually saw three pay phones the other day! It was on a turnpike in Oklahoma, at a rest area between Tulsa and OKC. They were positioned so that they could be used while in a car. Talk about a blast from the (relatively recent) past…
I keep a hard-wired phone in the house. It’ll work when the power goes down and shuts the cell towers down and the batteries on the cordless phones die.
“I actually saw three pay phones the other day! It was on a turnpike in Oklahoma, at a rest area between Tulsa and OKC. They were positioned so that they could be used while in a car. Talk about a blast from the (relatively recent) past…”
About a mile from my house is the local phone company’s main office for this area. Next to the building is a corner lot with the same setup you describe – 3 pay phones situated to be used as drive-up. In the 5 years I have lived here, I have NEVER seen anyone use these phones.
ChappellGirl5 and anyone else: The number (and it must be called from the number you want blocked) is 1 (888) 382-1222. You can also contact more information at www.donotcall.gov My wife had this handy to make up for weirdness over which phone to answer (see above).
I’d love to dump my land line, but I can’t get a cell phone signal in my house. Works in the driveway (most of the time) but not in the house.For the land line phone, we have 4 cordless phones. And one with a cord so I can call the power company when the power goes out.
There is a DMV office where I live that is located in an old department store on an upper floor. There was a time when they were the only tennants. Used to have to take the elevator up and then go down a long deserted coridor. Could see the struts of the offices along the hallway through dirty windows. Was like a horror movie set.
diodonofrio over 12 years ago
LMAO @ the phone booth!
lightenup Premium Member over 12 years ago
@Bob: And that’s something that our kids will probably never use. Not that I miss the germy things, but where else will Superman change?
Allan CB Premium Member over 12 years ago
lightenup – ah, yes, the germs. You could ALMOST count on getting a cold in one of those places.Starting small isn’t a bad thing there Ellie.
TexTech over 12 years ago
Heck, forget about the old-fashioned phone booth. When was the last time you even saw a pay phone, with or without a booth?
tuslog64 over 12 years ago
Cell phones obsoleted pay phones – sometimes hard to find and sometimes expensive. About 15 years ago I was at an airport, and as I recall, the pay phone was $2 or 3 for even a local call. (found one for 50c in the suburbs) Plus I read about one person that waited 1/2 hour to use a phone booth, and when the person ahead was leaving, he was tucking a cell phone into his pocket!
boba44 over 12 years ago
Right Tex, all I’ve seen for years are the holes where they used to be at a couple of places downtown, In fact I only know two people who even have a hard wired phone at home nowadays.
hippogriff over 12 years ago
I have one hardwired phone and two cordless (same line and number). My wife will only use the cordless and demands to know why I use the hardwired when it is one room closer!
Trapper John: In Dallas, there is a Northwest Highway. The part east of Buckner is called East Northwest Highway, which I never encountered when learning to box a compass.
BuzzDog over 12 years ago
I actually saw three pay phones the other day! It was on a turnpike in Oklahoma, at a rest area between Tulsa and OKC. They were positioned so that they could be used while in a car. Talk about a blast from the (relatively recent) past…
iced tea over 12 years ago
In the days before cell phones and GPS….
georgiiii over 12 years ago
I keep a hard-wired phone in the house. It’ll work when the power goes down and shuts the cell towers down and the batteries on the cordless phones die.
JanLC over 12 years ago
@BuzzDog
“I actually saw three pay phones the other day! It was on a turnpike in Oklahoma, at a rest area between Tulsa and OKC. They were positioned so that they could be used while in a car. Talk about a blast from the (relatively recent) past…”
About a mile from my house is the local phone company’s main office for this area. Next to the building is a corner lot with the same setup you describe – 3 pay phones situated to be used as drive-up. In the 5 years I have lived here, I have NEVER seen anyone use these phones.
Gretchen's Mom over 12 years ago
Wow . . . that sounds incredibly complicated! Did you ever go back to visit your friend’s place of business a second time???
smjlucky1 over 12 years ago
I registered both my landline and cell phone online thru www.donotcall.gov.
hippogriff over 12 years ago
ChappellGirl5 and anyone else: The number (and it must be called from the number you want blocked) is 1 (888) 382-1222. You can also contact more information at www.donotcall.gov My wife had this handy to make up for weirdness over which phone to answer (see above).
Dewsolo over 12 years ago
I’d love to dump my land line, but I can’t get a cell phone signal in my house. Works in the driveway (most of the time) but not in the house.For the land line phone, we have 4 cordless phones. And one with a cord so I can call the power company when the power goes out.
steelersneo over 12 years ago
There is a DMV office where I live that is located in an old department store on an upper floor. There was a time when they were the only tennants. Used to have to take the elevator up and then go down a long deserted coridor. Could see the struts of the offices along the hallway through dirty windows. Was like a horror movie set.