.....this is how we coped without smart phones back in the day....

[dixiegrrrrl]

in the 80's and several decades before that.

[iscooterliberally]

1. Ha! Been there done that.

I remember you had to wait for the loud beeping 'off the hook' sound to go away before you could enjoy your peaceful silence.

[RebelOne]

5. Ditto. Been there, done that, too.

[trof]

2. Remember when you could get a 20' cord from Ma Bell?

Boy, you weren't rooted to one place any more.
You could walk all over the room while on the phone.

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. I remember how cool I thought a wall phone was

and we had a coiled 15 foot cord
which got tangled up a lot and you had to drop the receiver and let it spin around to untangle itself.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. That phone cord was long enough

that (back in the early '60s when I was in high school) I could take the receiver from the kitchen phone, stuff myself in the broom closet and close the door, and then I could talk to my friends somewhat privately.

[lunatica]

6. The other half of the time we sat near it pining for a call

We didn't dare go anywhere lest we miss THE call.