Telephone switchboard operators were always busy. Hard to believe that there are no more operators as pictured above. My mom and dad had a party line in our home on North Queen Street. When you picked up the phone, you listened first to make sure no one was talking before you made your call. When the phone rang, it rang either one time, two times or three times and we were one of three families who were on the same line. I still remembering picking up the phone when I wasn't supposed to and listening to the conversation of one of our neighbors. Can you imagine that today. |
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