Question for the "More Experienced" generation
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Question for the "More Experienced" generation
I was wondering back before the time of email and instant messaging (you can tell I am not that old) how and how often you would comunicate with friends and relatives that lived further away.
I ask this as I was just sending my Mom her daily email and was thinking when I was a kid living at home I can remember every Sunday night we would talk on the phone to my Grandpa. If I only contacted my Mom once a week now, she would think something was wrong and probably drive out here worried sick because we hadn't let her know how things were going.
I ask this as I was just sending my Mom her daily email and was thinking when I was a kid living at home I can remember every Sunday night we would talk on the phone to my Grandpa. If I only contacted my Mom once a week now, she would think something was wrong and probably drive out here worried sick because we hadn't let her know how things were going.
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I've ALWAYS been a phoner, even overseas when rates were higher.
$3.00+ /min to G. Britain.
My handwriting is "On the wall" so to speak.
With the new LD rates it is far cheaper/more in depth discussion (absolutely no weather talk).
12 cents a /minute to G/B & 18 cents/minute to the states.
Most of my calls are spontaneous, with the odd 'Birthday greeting'
$3.00+ /min to G. Britain.
My handwriting is "On the wall" so to speak.
With the new LD rates it is far cheaper/more in depth discussion (absolutely no weather talk).
12 cents a /minute to G/B & 18 cents/minute to the states.
Most of my calls are spontaneous, with the odd 'Birthday greeting'
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A lot of keeping in touch depends on each situation. Over the 32 years I've been married we have kept in touch with parents at least once a week, brothers and sisters every month or so.
As my parents get older I find myself calling more often and wishing we lived closer together. The important thing is to just keep in touch with family. Family are generally the ones you know you can count on.
As my parents get older I find myself calling more often and wishing we lived closer together. The important thing is to just keep in touch with family. Family are generally the ones you know you can count on.
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Smoke signals, pony express, carrier pigeon.
Seriously, we sent letters every few weeks, and called ocassionally. I remember when we got our first phone. We were on a party line, and had to wait for someone to quit gossiping to make a call. If you were smooth picking up the receiver you could hear some juicy stuff.
After I got married I didn't have a phone for several years. I drove long distance, and would call my mom about once during the week and have her tell my wife everything was ok. Boy, things have sure changed a lot. Everyone now thinks you can't go to the end of the driveway without a cell phone. How did we ever drive a car without a phone to our ear.
Seriously, we sent letters every few weeks, and called ocassionally. I remember when we got our first phone. We were on a party line, and had to wait for someone to quit gossiping to make a call. If you were smooth picking up the receiver you could hear some juicy stuff.
After I got married I didn't have a phone for several years. I drove long distance, and would call my mom about once during the week and have her tell my wife everything was ok. Boy, things have sure changed a lot. Everyone now thinks you can't go to the end of the driveway without a cell phone. How did we ever drive a car without a phone to our ear.
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We used to write a lot of letters in my family, I'm old enough to remember when long distance phone calls were reserved for very special occasions. Back then an unexpected long distance call usually meant bad news. Anybody else remember those days...?
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Originally Posted by yardbird
We were on a party line, and had to wait for someone to quit gossiping to make a call. If you were smooth picking up the receiver you could hear some juicy stuff.
I carry my phone with where ever i go mostly as a safetly thing; I really wish I had one when my car broke down a few times or when i got two flat tires and had to walk home. I think they make life a whole lot easier.
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$3.99, your getting a deal.
We get that every so often with our cordless phone. Pick it up and you can hear somebody elses conversations.
We get that every so often with our cordless phone. Pick it up and you can hear somebody elses conversations.
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Originally Posted by kwob
Back then an unexpected long distance call usually meant bad news. Anybody else remember those days...?
And Couleeman, guys your age are easy to 'get'
LOL I once told some people your age that when I went to High School on the north side of Lethbridge
ca. 1975 that we had no flush toilets or telephones. And they believed me!! LOLOLOL
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See that is believable I would almost buy that, other than I grew up in Magrath AB and am very framiliar with the North side (a few nights and women I need to forget about there).
My dad did not have an indoor toliet until he was in High School. Mind you he lived in an older house just on the outskirts of Magrath and didn't have city sewer until the early 70's
My dad did not have an indoor toliet until he was in High School. Mind you he lived in an older house just on the outskirts of Magrath and didn't have city sewer until the early 70's
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My family was big on penny postcards. I have tons of those old things packed away. Some of them are from around WW1, before I came along. I understand that some of the cards and stamps are worth a bunch of bucks. We didn't get phone until the mid fifties and that was an eight party line. But we had air conditioning along about 1960, window type of course.
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we never talked to any of our family sept. for birthdays. long distance costed money.
I don't have a cell phone, and I drove over 1,000 miles this weekend.
and I'm only 19. my momma knows no news is good news.
I don't have a cell phone, and I drove over 1,000 miles this weekend.
and I'm only 19. my momma knows no news is good news.
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mistakenID sounds like he was on the same program as us . Patents every week
and siblings every month or so by phone . I never was much for writing and could not even figure out why they wanted us to do so much of it in school in uor day taking notes when I done all my studying from my text books which we had to buy ourselves and I underlined all the points discussed in class .
Of course if Mom was ill or a sibling we were in daily contact or would travel home to visit in person dependant on the situation .
and siblings every month or so by phone . I never was much for writing and could not even figure out why they wanted us to do so much of it in school in uor day taking notes when I done all my studying from my text books which we had to buy ourselves and I underlined all the points discussed in class .
Of course if Mom was ill or a sibling we were in daily contact or would travel home to visit in person dependant on the situation .
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One fun way I remember was with my uncle, my mom's brother, who'd send us tapes. Those small reel to reel ones. He'd either read or make up stories and create his own sound affects. It became a highly anticipated monthly arrival.