tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post3151578263557821530..comments2024-03-28T15:15:32.175+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: More geek talk + pictures and memoriesKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-78072862864376887332009-04-24T21:06:00.000+02:002009-04-24T21:06:00.000+02:00Harriett, I certainly remember those "broken" phon...Harriett, I certainly remember those "broken" phones. You'd be out and about in Paris, on foot or on a bus, and you'd see a phone booth with a long line of people standing in front of it. So you'd go get in line with them.<br /><br />You might have to wait 30 or even 60 minutes, but you knew you'd be able to call your friends or family in the U.S. for free. The problem was, you couldn't stay on the phone very long because all those people were waiting their turn to make their free calls.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-87307076216297991932009-04-24T03:11:00.000+02:002009-04-24T03:11:00.000+02:00There were phone calls to the states from public p...There were phone calls to the states from public phones in the streets of Paris.<br /><br />I used to get calls from friends who found "broken" pay phones. The phones made calls but didn't charge.Harrietthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282252501970796918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-92173935494407097912009-04-24T02:14:00.000+02:002009-04-24T02:14:00.000+02:00I used the American Express to get my mail also, M...I used the American Express to get my mail also, Melinda. The summer I worked in Paris I made a trip to AM EX on Saturdays. There was a log where we would sign in. I would check out the log to see if any friends were in town. It's too bad that we didn't have cell phones back then, but we still could go to their hotels for a visit.<br /><br />I never called my parents in any of the three summers I was in Europe. These summers were all in the '60s. Those were the days!Evelynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-13670456214343382172009-04-24T00:37:00.000+02:002009-04-24T00:37:00.000+02:00Oh, good! I'm so glad it was useful information.Oh, good! I'm so glad it was useful information.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017788096350527796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-29489112790268300732009-04-23T16:50:00.000+02:002009-04-23T16:50:00.000+02:00>>blog posts for all the world to enjoy.
Th...>>blog posts for all the world to enjoy.<br /><br />This part of the world is certainly enjoying them!chrissouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398602853402174732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-22969514111400463992009-04-23T15:40:00.000+02:002009-04-23T15:40:00.000+02:00guess i'm nearing codgerville myself....my 196...guess i'm nearing codgerville myself....my 1969 jr yr abroad in Paris, I talked to my parents exactly once all yr.. around christmas...my mother also saved all my many aerograms...i wrote in smallish script back then so i could fit a lot on the single page (with a couple of flaps)...now i could only fit a line or two (my handwriting has gotten bigger like everything else!)I do appreciate the instant communication now.....i remember running very low on funds & having to trek over to the AmEx office near L'Opera every day just to see if my check was in the mail.....some days i had only a few centimes for lunch (usually enough for a yaourt tho)and not so long ago you had to get travellers checks before you left to cover your whole trip & actually figure out some sort of budget....now bless the ATM'smelindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-42693757291503081132009-04-23T14:11:00.000+02:002009-04-23T14:11:00.000+02:00From another codger - I can't imagine life without...From another codger - I can't imagine life without my computer!<br /><br />What would I do first thing in the morning if I couldn't read your, and Walt's, blog?<br /><br />BettyAnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com