You Know You Are Old When

[masseyrider]

"Sarah? Get me my friends house please."
Old enough for you? Then Ma and Pa got a party line until aboot 1980.
Listening for your ring and having the neighbor busy body listening in.

 

[BravoXray]

When we moved to Oregon in 14, we saw that even local numbers you had to use the area code, any other states have to do that?

They started that in Indiana a couple of years ago. Took me a while to remember to add the area code.

I still have the phone number issued on Sept. 30, 1974 when I built this house.

 

[LouNY]

I would assume the same for others with multiple area codes in the same state, we not only have to use the area code but also use a 1 in front like every call is long distance.

 

[Jstpssng]

I've had to use all 10 digits for decades, and we only have one area code.