[AFreeBird]

Back in high school, late 70’s, I worked in a restaurant that had phones on the tables. Candlestick rotary dial. Up stairs in a stockroom was the switch. Mechanical relays. It was funny going up there an listening to all the relays clicking while people talked to each other across the restaurant.

The only ESS’s I every heard about when I worked for Ma (90’s), were the 4ESS and the 5ESS. Local and long distance respectively.

If your dad was there during the divestiture, I bet he got some nice stock out of it. Those old timers made out pretty good.

[cva66snipe]

His was 4 ESS I'm pretty sure. I saw it. The last few nights he worked when they began the cut over the place got quieter and quieter. He stayed there about a month until they got the transfer to Special Services processed. I was eerie quiet once the cut over was done. On Sunday nights the old 4A was the loudest. Rates were lower up till about 9 or 10pm and people were calling family in other states etc. You couldn't hear yourself think LOL.