Where I live, the phone system started with 3 and 4 digit numbers for the local area. Calling another area code adds 5 digits. Local numbers have grown to 6 or

Where I live, the phone system started with 3 and 4 digit numbers for the local area. Calling another area code adds 5 digits. Local numbers have grown to 6 or 7 digits since then. So numbers that have to be dialed are often around 11 or 12 digits these days. I did learn using the rotary phone and had little trouble using it, but I quite distinctly remember falling into all of the traps that I listed for some reason or another.