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Hey young-uns:

When I was growin’ up, we didn’t know anything about a “cell phone”.  In fact we barely had a house phone.  Back then you had to apply for a phone through the phone company then go down to the phone company and pick up your phone – a big giant rotate dial phone.  IT had a long coily cord that attached the hand set to the actual phone.  Then the phone had a long cord that attached to the wall outlet.  No such thing as walking and talking, if you had to get somebody on the phone after you left the house you had to search for a “pay phone booth” and hope the person you wanted to reach was at home next to the house phone.

Ahh, the germs, the inconvenience –  memories……