Strange Relic

[BeyGon]

I saw this today in Dana Point, I don't know if I have seen any others for quite a while.

[m21sniper]

Once upon a time a 1/4 stick of dynamite fit nicely into the coin slots in those things.

[DasBoot]

What iz it? Can it send text messages?

[Racerbvd]

I have one

[BeyGon]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

I have one

sure, but does it run?

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by BeyGon

sure, but does it run?

When the garage is finished, I'm going to get a friend to hook it up

[dan79brooklyn]

I'm all for keeping a few of those around...I don't have a cell phone, am I the only one?

[imcarthur]

Originally Posted by dan79brooklyn

I don't have a cell phone, am I the only one?

Yes.

Ian

[BeyGon]

Originally Posted by dan79brooklyn

I'm all for keeping a few of those around...I don't have a cell phone, am I the only one?

The only person I have heard of over 12.

[DasBoot]

Originally Posted by dan79brooklyn

I don't have a cell phone, am I the only one?

Does this look familiar?

[aap1966]

Had my 8y.o in the BMW 635 the other day (1989 model). It has the original tape deck.
She pulled the tape out and asked "Dad, what's this?" I said "It's a tape, to play music" She looked puzzled and, turning it over, said "What, like a CD?"

[Rick V]

When my daughter was very young she wanted to know how I fit those "big black CD's" into the player. Gawd were getting old.

[varmint]

there are still a few in my neighborhood. the drug dealers love them.

i would never use one without dipping the receiver in a bucket of bactine.

[Scott R]

Originally Posted by dan79brooklyn

I'm all for keeping a few of those around...I don't have a cell phone, am I the only one?

You're not alone, I've no need for one. I have a work issued BlackBerry, but it stays in my desk drawer at work. Honestly I don't want people calling me, ever.

[imcarthur]

Before cells & the Internet, pay phones used to be an essential tool for road warriors. First stop in a new town was a pay phone with yellow pages - hotels were best for an intact set. Then you would discretely tear out the applicable pages for your particular business so you knew who you had to visit. Sometimes another b*stard had beaten you to it & the pages were gone . . .

Ian

[VaSteve]

Saw one last week in San Diego. One of the guys I was with who was carrying 2 black berries spotted it. I bet they'll make somewhat of a comeback if people *really* tightened their belts. There must be warehouses full of them.

[BeyGon]

Originally Posted by VaSteve

Saw one last week in San Diego. One of the guys I was with who was carrying 2 black berries spotted it. I bet they'll make somewhat of a comeback if people *really* tightened their belts. There must be warehouses full of them.

Racerbvd has them all in his place.

[BlueSideUp]

We have a rotary phone in our home. It's great watching people who've never seen one try to figure it out.

[TerryH]

I seem to recall that one by one, we knuckleheads, would use the payphone to dial O, tell the operator we got a busy signal, and didn't get our dime back. A few weeks later, a check made out in our names, for $.10 would arrive at our homes. It was a rite of passage to becoming a teenager and I think we were bored. lol

[BeyGon]

Originally Posted by TerryH

I seem to recall that one by one, we knuckleheads, would use the payphone to dial O, tell the operator we got a busy signal, and didn't get our dime back. A few weeks later, a check made out in our names, for $.10 would arrive at our homes. It was a rite of passage to becoming a teenager and I think we were bored. lol

Things were slow in the acres.