tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post675379972050582083..comments2023-10-22T20:53:58.823-04:00Comments on String Too Short to Tie: Solution to TWW #5vanillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-40554351117362804562016-03-27T07:25:48.034-04:002016-03-27T07:25:48.034-04:00Vee, I occasionally found a coin in the return slo...Vee, I occasionally found a coin in the return slot, too.<br /><br />Marsha, may the blessings of Christ's resurrection be yours.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-54479408975880320472016-03-26T23:03:52.818-04:002016-03-26T23:03:52.818-04:00Yep. Phone booths are becoming as rare as an hone...Yep. Phone booths are becoming as rare as an honest used car salesman. Just before I retired, the tech company I worked for, which owned a few hundred "phone booths", sold them all to another company because there was less and less money to be made from them.<br /><br />Hope you have a Happy and Blessed Easter. ~ MarshaMarsha Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05880659808422182525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-23939210594472151492016-03-26T20:24:25.814-04:002016-03-26T20:24:25.814-04:00I never had to call Dad, but apparently it made Mo...I never had to call Dad, but apparently it made Mom feel safe if I had money for a pay phone. I remember that when my friends and I passed a phone booth we always checked to see if there was money in the return. We lucked out a few times, too.Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222653231278680963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-86600726659233920492016-03-26T13:43:05.762-04:002016-03-26T13:43:05.762-04:00Chuck, shrewd lad. Never spend a nickel you can s...Chuck, shrewd lad. Never spend a nickel you can save.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-74461664514089905322016-03-26T11:29:24.822-04:002016-03-26T11:29:24.822-04:00I can remember dialing home on a payphone, letting...I can remember dialing home on a payphone, letting it ring twice and then hanging up. Money came back. My dad got the signal, came, and brought me home. I would have walked the mile and a half, but Mom was nervous. Secondary Roadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116234285533139701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-47999438524865611092016-03-24T20:40:41.352-04:002016-03-24T20:40:41.352-04:00Ilene, yes indeed. In Louisiana well into the sev...Ilene, yes indeed. In Louisiana well into the seventies.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-68753516633005011882016-03-24T19:21:36.550-04:002016-03-24T19:21:36.550-04:00Hmm.....I don't remember phone calls costing a...Hmm.....I don't remember phone calls costing a nickel. Did they really? Ilenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772500801563992145noreply@blogger.com