Poor Elly … if she lived in the era of social media, all it would have taken would be a single tweet or facebook post, instead of dozens of phone calls.
if this were real:plus , the 50 (or 200) is incidental…..obviously , thisdoesn’t mean she’ll publish a book and have an income from poetry.she is an amateur poet and the thrill of publication itselfis the major victory
So True(!) about the long distance costs in those days…Thank goodness for modern bundles. But still, the cost of technology has gone up over all, so the tel. bill is just as high today as long ago….
She lives in the east and her mom lived in Vancouver, B.C. This day and age she’d have posted it on Facebook, tweeted or G+ poem and all and still had the $50
LeoAutodidact almost 10 years ago
Ah yes, Old-style Long-Distance Rates!
Templo S.U.D. almost 10 years ago
$50 completely down the drain in an hour or so.
mytly4 almost 10 years ago
Poor Elly … if she lived in the era of social media, all it would have taken would be a single tweet or facebook post, instead of dozens of phone calls.
lightenup Premium Member almost 10 years ago
But now you’re “published”!
athomas917 almost 10 years ago
No, John spent $50 bucks.
nickel_penny almost 10 years ago
I don’t get it. How do you spend $50 calling people?
summerdog86 almost 10 years ago
She never was the brightest bulb in the box.
kab2rb almost 10 years ago
Elly I know excited you did not make lot of phone calls. $50 will not go far.
gaebie almost 10 years ago
If this is the 80’s, That $50 is more like $200 today.Now that would be a LOT of long distance calls.(somebody else can do the actual calculation)
Nighthawks Premium Member almost 10 years ago
if this were real:plus , the 50 (or 200) is incidental…..obviously , thisdoesn’t mean she’ll publish a book and have an income from poetry.she is an amateur poet and the thrill of publication itselfis the major victory
JennyJenkins almost 10 years ago
So True(!) about the long distance costs in those days…Thank goodness for modern bundles. But still, the cost of technology has gone up over all, so the tel. bill is just as high today as long ago….
USN1977 almost 10 years ago
Keep in mind Elly was publishing for some poetry magazine, not Scientific American, and certainly not an economics journal!
tammyspeakslife Premium Member almost 10 years ago
She lives in the east and her mom lived in Vancouver, B.C. This day and age she’d have posted it on Facebook, tweeted or G+ poem and all and still had the $50
westny77 almost 10 years ago
Silly babe next time use the internet.