Back before cellphones
Remember the rows of pay phones campgrounds had near the office? Phone calls when you changed campgrounds and periodically so people back home could get in touch if they had to. It was nothing to be o...
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valhalla360 wrote:I didn't see this thread that way at all, just remembering the past. One big EMF burst (solar flare or Nuclear blast) and we all might be wishing for the old vehicles from the past. AT&T use to keep underground bunkers to restore communication in just such a event.2112 wrote:
We were in Medina Tx a few days ago and there is a working pay phone right outside of the Apple Store there. The 1st pay phone I've seen in years.
Are you sure it was working? You do occasionally see old non-functional ones still sitting around.
This thread seems to be the grumpy old man thread. How many want to go back to the old days of mechanical carbureted engines...because those pesky new fangled computers that come with fuel injected engines can fail.
I never leave home without my wallet and my cell phone. I broke my ankle in a remote area but was able to get cell service and call for help.
Just upgraded to the new Samsung Ultra S 5g phone.
