To: napscoordinator
Probably depends on the exact area of the country. I’m just turning 70 this year and the most antiquated thing I remember is the “party line”. And as kids, calling the operator to ask what time it is lol.
39 posted on
05/21/2024 10:48:08 AM PDT by
steve86
(Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
To: steve86
We had numbers to dial for time and weather, with automated responses. A few years ago, I read that the Naval Observatory was still doing Time; I don’t know if it’s still true.
47 posted on
05/21/2024 10:54:29 AM PDT by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: steve86
The time service I remember was “popcorn” and had an automated voice saying “at the tone, the time will be xyz and xy seconds.”
To: steve86
I remember ... as kids, calling the operator to ask what time it is lol. Now you can't even call POPCORN to get the time of day.
98 posted on
05/21/2024 11:41:03 AM PDT by
null and void
(Everyone on all sides a conflict will be happy to lie to you, except our side, of course!)
To: steve86
When I was a kid “time” was automated and you dialed 555-1212.
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144 posted on
05/21/2024 1:05:18 PM PDT by
Celtic Conservative
(My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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