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11-07-2020 08:38 PM
11-07-2020 08:41 PM
I just tried it, and with 1 + area code, PA1-1700 still works.
11-07-2020 08:44 PM
Yes I remember Time and Temperature, and there was Dial-A-Prayer.
11-07-2020 08:55 PM
Yup -- in NY it was WE(ather) 6-1212! (Of course, no area code needed back then...)
11-07-2020 08:56 PM
@Pearlee wrote:
This may still exist...a number you could call to get the time and temperature. When I was growing up we called it (on our rotary phone) fairly often, probably because we only had wind-up watches that would end up running a few minutes fast or slow, and also would wind down and stop if you forgot to rewind it, which was often. If you didn't rewind it at bedtime it was probably stopped by morning.
As I recall we dialed the Time&Temperature number much more to find out the time than the temperature, although you were given both by an automated voice.
@Pearlee I think when we were growing up, we just did it because it was something to do. Kids.
11-07-2020 08:59 PM
11-07-2020 09:39 PM
I don't know if the temperature was on ours, but I sure remember calling for the time. Can't for the life of me remember the number, though. Now I just look at my phone.
11-07-2020 09:51 PM
11-07-2020 09:54 PM
I definitely remember! Boy, that brings back memories. I also remember my grandma having a "party line" telephone.
11-07-2020 09:56 PM
Yes! When the electricity went out & we needed to reset our clocks, we called to make sure the time was accurate.
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