tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317657106509563621.post589057226397900119..comments2016-03-21T12:51:22.109-07:00Comments on the pomegranate tiger: Telephoneselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06410264774915575345noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317657106509563621.post-83754642200982727502008-05-10T13:19:00.000-07:002008-05-10T13:19:00.000-07:00We have several phones around the house and two of...We have several phones around the house and two of them are old rotary dial phones. It isn't just that everyone has touch-tone phones but that they are necessary to reach many callers - such as one's doctor or one's pharmacist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317657106509563621.post-79615328876741707022008-05-10T17:53:00.000-07:002008-05-10T17:53:00.000-07:00My son (who is now 28) used to play with an old ro...My son (who is now 28) used to play with an old rotary phone as a toy...so at least he knows how to use one!<br><br>Great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317657106509563621.post-1781001532477109452008-05-10T22:28:00.000-07:002008-05-10T22:28:00.000-07:00I imagine the days of the rotary toy phone are ove...I imagine the days of the rotary toy phone are over as well :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317657106509563621.post-91614086078803154002008-05-11T06:41:00.000-07:002008-05-11T06:41:00.000-07:00Very well-spotted as one more of the aspects of ou...Very well-spotted as one more of the aspects of our ever-shifting technology. There was a moment in some time-travel movie where the person who's arrived from the future is faced with that dilemma - handset in hand, numbers there, but no buttons to push. It was hilarious at the time, but this upcoming generation won't get the joke!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317657106509563621.post-49939668030712889732008-05-11T08:08:00.000-07:002008-05-11T08:08:00.000-07:00Wow, when you think about it, a LOT of things have...Wow, when you think about it, a LOT of things have changed in our lifetime...including the phone. Nice reminders in your post.<br>Thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317657106509563621.post-92184057825672374292008-05-11T08:38:00.000-07:002008-05-11T08:38:00.000-07:00Like you, I simply don't remember the change from ...Like you, I simply don't remember the change from dials to buttons! It sort of just happened! I suppose voice recognition will take over from touch tone before too long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317657106509563621.post-82752414649325490842008-05-12T01:14:00.000-07:002008-05-12T01:14:00.000-07:00I do remember the change. It was sort of a big de...I do remember the change. It was sort of a big deal to me for some reason. LOL Now I'm not ready to make the move to having only a cell phone. I can't let go of the land line, which to me is my "regular" phone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317657106509563621.post-64112747464020719802008-05-12T13:30:00.000-07:002008-05-12T13:30:00.000-07:00I think back to the days when the only way to make...I think back to the days when the only way to make a call was to stand in the kitchen at the rotary wall phone, cord too short to even sit down, and I marvel at how far we've come since then...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317657106509563621.post-43714946939823639922008-05-12T16:41:00.000-07:002008-05-12T16:41:00.000-07:00excellent post... never even thought thrz a genera...excellent post... never even thought thrz a generation out there who've never seen a rotary phone.. now that.. thaz a scary thought...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8317657106509563621.post-47357663374989087622008-05-13T19:06:00.000-07:002008-05-13T19:06:00.000-07:00Quite a funny musing that made me laugh out loud. ...Quite a funny musing that made me laugh out loud. I imagine as we get older, the changes will seem faster and faster. Your crisp writing made the humor and surprise of your conclusion even more enjoyable -- and left me wanting more of your musings!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com