Your Head Trucker remembers having a party-line telephone in the house when he was a wee lad. I wonder how many of my truckbuddies remember them also? A Bell Telephone training film from the late 1940's explains how they worked, and how the company soothed ruffled feathers when parties clashed:
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I used to have a party line when I lived in Cornwall. I couldn't believe how many times the other party was on the line when I went to make a call.....still, you did get to hear some interesting conversations! Lol.
Our next door neighbors had a party line when I was a kid. I was fascinated and amazed by it!
I don't remember it being much of a problem, but as a little kid I wasn't on the phone much. I think most people where I lived had party lines till the mid-60's. It was cheaper than having a private line.
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