The funny thing about all of this is no one seemed to have an issue with
rights to privacy when going through the operators in those days (of whom
I'm sure many criminals were apprehended from 'illegal' operator tips to the
local police).... yet now some people in the media seem to think our very
way of life is under threat because the NSA is listening in on suspected
terrorist conversations here in the US. FDR, arguably the greatest Democrat
of all time, wouldn't have blinked twice to do the same when he was
president. Anyway, enough politics...
On 1/12/06, MBran89793@aol.com <MBran89793@aol.com> wrote:
>
> (no area codes and you had to go through
> an operator for calls outside of your normal area)
>
> Yeah, i remember that era very well 'cause my mother and 4 sisters were
> all
> operators for Southern Bell. Of course i would just ask for someone phone
> by
> name only.
>
>
> "Those were the days" but there were no Healeys at that time. And yes I am
> that old.
>
> Marion S. Brantley, Jr.
> Concours Committee Member
> Tampa Bay Austin-Healey Club
>
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