You know you're old when:

**kiwi cowboy** · 9th April 2011, 19:02

Originally Posted by steve_t

you remember your phone number having 5 digits

Shit i remember when ours only had 3 numbers

**slofox** · 9th April 2011, 19:06

Originally Posted by kiwi cowboy

Shit i remember when ours only had 3 numbers

And IIIIIII remember when our phone "number" was long-short-long...

**kiwi cowboy** · 9th April 2011, 19:13

Originally Posted by slofox

And IIIIIII remember when our phone "number" was long-short-long...

Yer i can remember that too but that was when i was at my first job.
Took a bit of getting used to as you had to pick up and say working but now and then i would forget and just pick up and dial my number then put the phone to my ear to hear someone screaming GET OFF THE FUCKING PHONE.

**Edbear** · 9th April 2011, 19:22

Yeah, I remember having to pick up the handpiece and say, "Working?" but then you'd crank the handle once to get the operator who would say, "Number please!"
The old crank generators were often taken to school and newbies would be told to "Hold these wires"...

Party lines were great weren't they? You'd listen for your ring.

**MSTRS:Me** · 10th April 2011, 16:45

I still listen for my ring...it's an early warning system.

**imac** · 10th April 2011, 17:14

I remember when an uncle came to visit from Endinburgh and the phone rang. Sort-long so for the neighbours and not us, when no one got up he asked if anyone was going to answer it and when we said no there was a noticeable pause and then he asked. How did we know????
Still cracks me up after all these years

**oldrider** · 10th April 2011, 17:46

I remember when it took longer to go out, catch the horse to get it ready in the dray for a 5mile trip up the road than it does to fly from Wellington to Christchurch!

That was just to get ready to go! .... there was not much petrol due to the 2nd world war, so the truck was only used to take the milk to the factory every day.

Old is a state of mind and my mind is in quite a state as some of you might know!

**Ocean1** · 10th April 2011, 18:38

Originally Posted by oldrider

I remember when it took longer to go out, catch the horse to get it ready in the dray for a 5mile trip up the road than it does to fly from Wellington to Christchurch!

I had a horse like that.

I shot the fucking thing.