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Funny how the phone numbers they wrote down were only seven digits--the area code was assumed. I still remember parts of the rural area where I grew up where y
by Zelphyr 8y ago
Funny how the phone numbers they wrote down were only seven digits--the area code was assumed. I still remember parts of the rural area where I grew up where you only had to enter the last four numbers. The town was so small, the phone system knew who you were calling just by those last four.
- magduf 8y agoThere's plenty of rural areas even today where people assume the area code, and act surprised when someone gives them a different one.
- lttlrck 8y agoIt happens to me a city of 160000 in California. I have a Boston prefix and occasionally confusion ensues. I start with 781 which they do not recognize and so assume I am skipping the prefix and then the number ends up 3 digits too long :-)