When Ye Olde Telephones Were Not So Ye Olde

Reminiscing about that time the dial came to town

Don’t let the technology freak you out, Gramps. Image by Bernd from Pixabay.

Picture it. Anytown, USA, the year nineteen-dickety.

Judy’s busting her chops over her darn algebra homework and Gramps is sitting in his armchair, puffing away on his pipe, and looking curmudgeonly. Mother’s in the kitchen, getting supper ready. Where else would she be?