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emily67 · 36-40, F
telephone boxes
there used to be hundreds of them where I lived. not sure why, but standing in a brightly colored booth with the door closed while on a private phonecall felt.. well, good.
I also miss the days when you used to be able to ring up the operator to reverse the call charges. lifesaver if you didn't have the money to hand
also calling the operator to get someone's number, and, if you wanted, be put directly through. I think they still exist, but they are no where near as popular as they were.
monty python because they were just fantastic. you can't watch the dead parrot sketch and not laugh
there used to be hundreds of them where I lived. not sure why, but standing in a brightly colored booth with the door closed while on a private phonecall felt.. well, good.
I also miss the days when you used to be able to ring up the operator to reverse the call charges. lifesaver if you didn't have the money to hand
also calling the operator to get someone's number, and, if you wanted, be put directly through. I think they still exist, but they are no where near as popular as they were.
monty python because they were just fantastic. you can't watch the dead parrot sketch and not laugh
zonavar68 · 56-60, M
@emily67 Here in Australia, phone boxes still exist and now all local calls (landlines and mobiles in Australia) from them are free. Telstra is required to maintain them under a Community Service Obligation. Many of then now have a Telstra wi-fi point on them (they have a pink roof section) but I think there are hoops to jump through to use that wi-fi.