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 Re: Just wondering who in here have never used a payphone?
[Re: steveiam]
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01/22/25 10:15 PM
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beartrap
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![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2025/01/full-65297-257019-day_13_cols_ms_to_demopolis_al_018.jpg) took this picture while traveling down the Tenn tombigbee river back in 2010....no idea what a phone booth was doing out there...
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Re: Just wondering who in here have never used a payphone?
[Re: steveiam]
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01/22/25 10:16 PM
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Yes many times (but I'm 67). And I remember them being a dime.
When I was in college (1976-80), I would call my parents "collect" from the dorm pay phone and they would refuse the call and then call me back on the same phone. A lot cheaper then the "collect" charges.
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Re: Just wondering who in here have never used a payphone?
[Re: steveiam]
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01/22/25 10:24 PM
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I used them all the time even when they cost a dime. I used to travel for work for many decades. The airports used to have banks of pay phones that people used.
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Re: Just wondering who in here have never used a payphone?
[Re: steveiam]
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01/22/25 10:46 PM
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uncle_bagster
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Back in my younger days, my buddies and I delighted in making collects calls from a phone booth and charging them to the high school.
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Re: Just wondering who in here have never used a payphone?
[Re: steveiam]
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01/22/25 10:50 PM
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Dognot
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Re: Just wondering who in here have never used a payphone?
[Re: Dognot]
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01/22/25 10:54 PM
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SteezMacQueen
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Didn’t need a pay phone for that. But that *51 or whatever sure got my [censored] in trouble.
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: Just wondering who in here have never used a payphone?
[Re: steveiam]
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01/22/25 11:01 PM
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TexDawg
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Used a pay phone and remember the dime
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Re: Just wondering who in here have never used a payphone?
[Re: reeltexan]
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01/22/25 11:13 PM
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Question number 2 - can you remember when a call was a dime?
Or a 10 cent postage stamp.
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Re: Just wondering who in here have never used a payphone?
[Re: steveiam]
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01/22/25 11:13 PM
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This one is still at the corner store down the road from me, no idea if it still works ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2025/01/full-58418-257029-img_20230308_063648859_hdr.jpg)
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Re: Just wondering who in here have never used a payphone?
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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01/22/25 11:15 PM
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Didn’t need a pay phone for that. But that *51 or whatever sure got my [censored] in trouble. We did the Prince Albert thing when all phones were rotary so no *51
'It gets sucked in'
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Re: Just wondering who in here have never used a payphone?
[Re: steveiam]
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01/22/25 11:19 PM
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As a traveling salesman, I knew where all the good pay phones were. Inside and quiet. Motel lobbies were prime places to do business.
“ When you're racing, it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting.”. Steve McQueen
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Re: Just wondering who in here have never used a payphone?
[Re: steveiam]
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01/22/25 11:26 PM
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^^^^ also good spots for decent restrooms
"..The pleasantist angling is to see the fish
Cut with her golden oars the silver stream,
And greedily devour the treacherous bait.
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Re: Just wondering who in here have never used a payphone?
[Re: Westside.]
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01/22/25 11:31 PM
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This one is still at the corner store down the road from me, no idea if it still works Doubt it. Now if it had a debit card slot or a dollar bill slot I might believe it. 
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: Just wondering who in here have never used a payphone?
[Re: steveiam]
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01/22/25 11:40 PM
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Back in those days working 80% in the field, I learned where some of the best pay phones were all over North TX. We had “calling card” numbers so no coins needed. My absolute favorite was the lobby of Loews Anatole Hotel that had a bank of “luxury” pay phone stations, complimentary coffee too. 
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Re: Just wondering who in here have never used a payphone?
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01/22/25 11:42 PM
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Used to carry a pocket full of dimes back in the day. Was the only way to make a bootie call back then.
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