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Originally Posted by pete3799
When the power goes out here (twice this winter) our phone quits working but if i plug our old rotary phone in i can call out. I don't think i can receive a call though.
Feels weird dialing a phone again.
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We do the same here and can receive and call out.
Mercury - rubbing coins and other metal things with liquid mercury using our fingers to make them a shiny silver.
Rides to the dump in the back of "uncle Leonard's" new 1950 chevy pickup looking over the cab while he barreled along. He was an old man in the neighborhood who had some apartments and an extensive workshop. When he had to make a trash run to the dump, he'd invite us kids to go. We would poke through the stuff at the dump for a while.
The Helm's bakery truck & the ice cream truck were our favorites, although our mother would never let us get anything. We were always hopeful when we heard the whistle and chimes.