The cords got tangled up all the time. I remember standing on a chair letting the phone hang down to the floor twisting around trying to untangle that cord.
I visited a house that still had a 60s style dial corded kitchen phone. I dialed my childhood number just to hear the comforting rhythm of the clicks as the dial spun round. It was not in service.
People did “text” each other via hand-delivered notes produced from a portable printer known as a “pen” or a (rather less portable) device known as a typewriter.
Oddly enough, decades-long relationships, vast engineering projects and entire economies were managed through such means. “Instant” is not all it’s cracked up to be. :)
stairsteppublishing 9 months ago
Cords were thick enough then that you would have had a hard time chewing through them.
Macushlalondra 9 months ago
The cords got tangled up all the time. I remember standing on a chair letting the phone hang down to the floor twisting around trying to untangle that cord.
FreyjaRN Premium Member 9 months ago
We still have a landline. It’s easier to cal 911 on it.
Sue Ellen 9 months ago
The cord connecting the hand set to the base unit was even more fun than the one going from the wall to the phone.
ladykat 9 months ago
Just don’t chew through the cord, Mittens.
prairiedogdance Premium Member 9 months ago
I visited a house that still had a 60s style dial corded kitchen phone. I dialed my childhood number just to hear the comforting rhythm of the clicks as the dial spun round. It was not in service.
SusieB 9 months ago
Mittens, You would have loved that stretchy curly cord
GSD Mom Premium Member 9 months ago
Mittens is not wrong. We still have a landline and have to replace the cord now and then, due to excessive play time.
mistercatworks 9 months ago
People did “text” each other via hand-delivered notes produced from a portable printer known as a “pen” or a (rather less portable) device known as a typewriter.
Oddly enough, decades-long relationships, vast engineering projects and entire economies were managed through such means. “Instant” is not all it’s cracked up to be. :)
#TimeToThinkBeforeWriting
crazeekatlady 9 months ago
My cats liked the cord too. Until they knocked the receiver off and on their heads. Game over.