This is the kind of phone I grew up with. I remember getting a push button phone but these old, solid rotary phones were still around the house. They didn't fail. They worked long after the push button versions didn't.
This is the phone that could ring on a party line so you knew if you should answer or let it ring on for the neighbors on your party line (the Corbin's and the Krueger's).
This is the phone that might confuse youth today. It seems so obvious to those who know how it works. I wonder if these still work with today's technology?
After yesterday's post, my first thought was how slow this technology would seem with today's modern devices. Of course, at that time we only used area codes for long distance calls. 4-2504 was Grandpa and Grandma. 4-2002 what Uncle Larry and Aunt Judy. 4-2607 was Aunt Mary and Uncle Mel. That was all we needed. So, it really didn't take long.
Phone technology has changed so much over the past 30 years. Now, we carry it with us. I am not always sure that is a good thing. We are living out what only Star Trek dreamed of in the 1960's.
What is easy is not always good. Technology, like many things, has its good and its bad features. We are the ones who choose if we use them or they use us.
"“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many." -Matthew 7:13
What are the simple memories that make you smile today? Where can you choose simple today?
Today, I am grateful for simple memories that make me smile.
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