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Re: Ring ring....caller Id'ed..do you still answer with "hello?"
Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 6:26 am
by Eraser
lol, grandpa whiskey tells us about his youngster days. Approximately 160 years ago
Re: Ring ring....caller Id'ed..do you still answer with "hello?"
Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 7:07 am
by Whiskey 7
Tsakali wrote:good post Whiskey 7
/what's a threepence?
threepence (pronounced thrippence btw) was 3 pennys, about 2 cents these days. When we converted to decimal currency I do believe the coin was replace by the 2c coin.
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What do you put in Payphone now?
I has to be 50 cents a local call here (more for mobiles) I believe they even take credit/debit cards. It has to be 10+ years since I have used a public telephone
Re: Ring ring....caller Id'ed..do you still answer with "hello?"
Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 7:15 am
by Tsakali
ah, ok it sounded like 3 pennies but who knows. yeah , last time I used one was over a decade ago is was about 50c iirc.
As for claim to age, I remember the switch to our first color television. Sunday morning cartoons , blew my mind! and it came with a remote too!
Re: Ring ring....caller Id'ed..do you still answer with "hello?"
Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 8:20 am
by Whiskey 7
Tsakali wrote:ah, ok it sounded like 3 pennies but who knows. yeah , last time I used one was over a decade ago is was about 50c iirc.
As for claim to age, I remember the switch to our first color television. Sunday morning cartoons , blew my mind! and it came with a remote too!
Reminiscing
ASTRO BOY was my first colour TV experience
