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Expensive long distance- yup- we only used long distance to inform of a relative's death, or serious hospitalisation, and usually didnt talk long.. People actually wrote and READ somewhat lengthy letters in those old days... Our extended-family was part of the post-ww2 farm-family diaspora.. had family around Michigan and around the country and the folks did try to stay in touch, as much for the kids, I think, as for themselves. BIG FUN was meeting up at the Grandparents farm for Thanksgiving or less often, Christmas..!View attachment 703193
And how to use. POTS
I still recall the first phone number I learned, but not the area code, cause we only dialed 7 digits. ( 5 in college but that was Klamath Falls)
Long distance could be hourly wage per minute, you didn't call long distance often.
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Ash Trays - were ubiquitous.
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The NIIN system had a standard - you had to drop the sample on to maple from a certain height and have it break into x number of pieces or less. NIIN is the military number system for supply - probably all of the GSA used some of it.
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