Originally Posted By: Stretch
When I was a kid, we had one telephone in the house - A dial telephone at the end of the hallway. I don;t think we got a push-button until I was a senior in high school...if then. A cordless was unheard of, as were answering machines. Of course, back then we had to walk 6 miles to school.....in the snow....barefoot.... ((( laugh )))


You forgot to add the requisite "up hill, BOTH ways!" Grandpa.

The Canadian survey system in the 1880-1910 era made sure all kids were no further than 4 miles from the nearest school so 1-room schools literally dotted the landscape! Grandpas couldn't claim they walked more than that distance.

Rotary dial, 4 digits dialling, and party lines! I think all three died in the early 70's in my local.