tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post5649900431091676834..comments2024-03-22T18:13:10.026-06:00Comments on On the Alberta/Montana Border: Putting the 'Party' in Party LineDiane Stringam Tolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-74210348451894320832016-10-24T07:50:13.546-06:002016-10-24T07:50:13.546-06:00It's so funny looking in, isn't it, River?...It's so funny looking in, isn't it, River?Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-619992432819593102016-10-24T07:49:35.196-06:002016-10-24T07:49:35.196-06:00Oooh! Soap operas!Oooh! Soap operas!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-84613333202077091522016-10-24T07:49:12.928-06:002016-10-24T07:49:12.928-06:00I'm so glad, Carol. They are pretty precious t...I'm so glad, Carol. They are pretty precious to me!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-57583015633488366982016-10-24T07:48:57.789-06:002016-10-24T07:48:57.789-06:00It's the near misses that are the most enterta...It's the near misses that are the most entertaining! :)Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-27979500725931749532016-10-24T07:48:41.031-06:002016-10-24T07:48:41.031-06:00Wow! What an entertainment those lines would have ...Wow! What an entertainment those lines would have been!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-78060564495421179932016-10-24T07:48:09.064-06:002016-10-24T07:48:09.064-06:00And in this day of 'information', it's...And in this day of 'information', it's more timely advice than ever!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-74584811225815874122016-10-24T07:46:54.609-06:002016-10-24T07:46:54.609-06:00How many times do 'Dragon Ladies' turn out...How many times do 'Dragon Ladies' turn out to be really nice? We had one in my home town, too. She didn't run the phones, but she did direct the library!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-31637208822751490072016-10-24T07:45:53.476-06:002016-10-24T07:45:53.476-06:00Bwahahaha! True!Bwahahaha! True!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-50067367525918689642016-10-22T23:22:57.452-06:002016-10-22T23:22:57.452-06:00I didn't get a home phone until 1975, party li...I didn't get a home phone until 1975, party lines were long gone by then. But I see them in old movies, particularly comedies (Ma and Pa Kettle come to mind),where such misunderstandings are common and the cause of much laughter.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-27070967396469162152016-10-22T18:51:55.778-06:002016-10-22T18:51:55.778-06:00I imagine the party-line listeners were big soap o...I imagine the party-line listeners were big soap opera fans. Something else to follow. Brenda1010ParkPlacehttp://www.1010parkplace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-68158049081747456752016-10-22T16:53:53.384-06:002016-10-22T16:53:53.384-06:00These stories of a sweeter and more innocent time ...These stories of a sweeter and more innocent time always touch me so deeply!Carol Cassarahttp://carolcassara.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-45932322819909644042016-10-22T15:31:00.744-06:002016-10-22T15:31:00.744-06:00Sigh. Just as well that danger was averted.Sigh. Just as well that danger was averted.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-16263272455093950062016-10-22T15:19:05.055-06:002016-10-22T15:19:05.055-06:00They still had party lines in New York City when I...They still had party lines in New York City when I was growing up. My memories of them are vague, as, by the time I can remember, we had switched over from them.Alanahttp://ramblinwitham.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-60141329769939056502016-10-22T12:43:36.630-06:002016-10-22T12:43:36.630-06:00Grandpa once said: 'Believe nothing of what yo...Grandpa once said: 'Believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see.' That has served me well over the years. But the odd time I came awfully close to starting something that would be disastrous, just because my information wasn't accurate....George Stringamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11375285536941813368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-44031387703271359072016-10-22T11:10:49.676-06:002016-10-22T11:10:49.676-06:00Oh. My. Disaster narrowly averted!
We had a party...Oh. My. Disaster narrowly averted!<br /><br />We had a party line when I was growing up as well. The telephone operator was known as a dragon lady to us kids, who had to have her assistance to call each other if we weren't on the same exchange. My mother took me with her once when she was giving this lady a home perm. She turned out to be a lovely person. jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-69894725766589768702016-10-22T10:41:13.046-06:002016-10-22T10:41:13.046-06:00Poor Bert. The news that he was deceased could ha...Poor Bert. The news that he was deceased could have killed him.only slightly confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08165115156889904978noreply@blogger.com