Remember the phones after 9/11? Long distance calls were touch and go for, IIRC, days. Barely worked at all day of, might get through on like your tenth try and

Remember the phones after 9/11? Long distance calls were touch and go for, IIRC, days. Barely worked at all day of, might get through on like your tenth try and then probably get disconnected after a minute or two. Good thing ICQ existed. Relatedly, remember when long distance vs. local was something you had to consider when making a call? Hahaha.