Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Mears

I’ll never give mine up because the switching stations run on deep cycle marine batteries. They work for 96 hours after a hurricane passes through. Cell towers may or may not be up, and the car cigarette lighter can charge only so much. God bless old rotary style landline phones.


14 posted on 08/04/2016 8:46:41 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies ]


To: ameribbean expat

” God bless old rotary style landline phones.”

-

Yep,and they were built to last.

Those old Western Electric phones could be dropped from a skyscraper and still survive.

.


71 posted on 08/05/2016 8:46:18 AM PDT by Mears
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson