[Boatanchors] Some Shakin'? Remembering Loma Prieta1

[Richard Knoppow]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Atkinson" <ranchorobbo at gmail.com>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 7:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Some Shakin'? Remembering Loma 
Prieta1


On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 6:44 PM,  <jcoward5452 at aol.com> 
wrote:
> But the fact that the wired phone never failed is why I 
> still keep a land line.
> Jay KE6PPF

I will have a landline until I am the last one to have one. 
You can't
hang up a teeny little piece of plastic the way you can a 
hand set for
a WE model 302!  And, no one makes a little plastic thingy 
with a real
two note bell ringer.

I will also keep writing checks and mailing them to pay 
bills until
they figure out a way to force me to stop.  None of that 
automated
on-line thievery for me!

Rob
K5UJ

    You have a 302, the square shaped ones?  We actually had 
a 200 series in our house here in L.A. when we bought it. 
Soon to be replaced with a 500 set.
    I also have a POTS line and will keep it as long as 
possible. Far more reliable and far better service than the 
cell phone although those have become a necessity. Although 
the POTS service does not go out due to damage during 
earthquakes the phone company usually disables most phones 
to prevent the system from being overloaded. Emergency 
phones still work, our phones at the TV station all 
continued to work because we were considered a vital 
service.

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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com