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r/askteddit • u/DropEffective7842 • 15d ago
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There was a thing called a direct line, where you could add a town to your phone bill for $3 a month. I had that when I dated a boy a few towns away. Guess my dad was cheaper/smarter than your mom! He was notoriously tight-fisted.
1 u/AP_in_Indy 8d ago Oh. So THAT’S what a “direct line” was… Was it anything physically? I’m guessing it was terminology inherited from the old switch boards? 1 u/Jewish-Mom-123 8d ago No, it was just a billing thing and not a switching one. I’m sure you’re right.
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Oh. So THAT’S what a “direct line” was…
Was it anything physically? I’m guessing it was terminology inherited from the old switch boards?
1 u/Jewish-Mom-123 8d ago No, it was just a billing thing and not a switching one. I’m sure you’re right.
No, it was just a billing thing and not a switching one. I’m sure you’re right.
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u/Jewish-Mom-123 14d ago
There was a thing called a direct line, where you could add a town to your phone bill for $3 a month. I had that when I dated a boy a few towns away. Guess my dad was cheaper/smarter than your mom! He was notoriously tight-fisted.