New technology.

lilac_lady · 9 August 2010 at 3:55PM

Errata wrote: »

I can't possibly imagine 'what next'. In my lifetime the first iron I used was a flat iron heated up on the range, if I wanted to phone someone I walked to the box, put two pennies in the slot and pressed button B if there was no reply, listened to Radio Luxembourg - very exotic, and the washing had to go through the wringer !

Apart from the iron, I remember all the same things. I listened to Radio Luxembourg with a knitting needle pushed under the set as that improved the reception. :eek: I suppose that qualified as "old technology". It was probably dangerous too!

pollypenny · 9 August 2010 at 4:11PM

I remember 4 pennies in the box. But you could talk for ever then. Few people had phones at home, so my friend and I used to arrange a time, then ring from one phone box to another 8 miles away and natter all afternoon.