Moi. Rotary and then push button wall phone. We even shared a party line when we first got it when we moved in to save money. As kids we used to listen in to the other person who spent hours on there.
Also had a party line when I was about five. My mom hated it because she could almost never use it. I might be mis-remembering this, but I believe she'd dial O and ask the operator to tell the other party to get off. Not sure about this one though.
My grandma lived in the country, compared to our small town of 300 just 5 miles away, and had a party line, vaguely remember there being others on the line at the same time when she would pick up the phone.
Moi. Rotary and then push button wall phone. We even shared a party line when we first got it when we moved in to save money. As kids we used to listen in to the other person who spent hours on there.
Also had a party line when I was about five. My mom hated it because she could almost never use it. I might be mis-remembering this, but I believe she'd dial O and ask the operator to tell the other party to get off. Not sure about this one though.
Same memory - or you could angrily tap the phone til they got off...or interrupt...or listen in...kids had fun in the olden days!
My grandma lived in the country, compared to our small town of 300 just 5 miles away, and had a party line, vaguely remember there being others on the line at the same time when she would pick up the phone.