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Originally Posted by homoe
Yes, I'm old enough to remember party lines and they were NO party  |
Sometimes, you couldn't get the parties to relinquish the line in case of an emergency (which was required by law). If they didn't give up the line, you couldn't even call the fire department unless you were able to get to a neighbor's house. Didn't happen very often, but you'd read about it in the paper every once in awhile.
It was a BIG deal!