Re: “New area code is a sign of the times” (Could 15, Opinion):
Good to listen to from you 564, and welcome!
Scooching over to make room, this absolutely-freaking-from-Seattleite feels heat and fuzzy phone ideas and thanks the Washington Utilities and Transportation Fee replace for inflicting my memory.
The telephone actually was a wondrous system in earlier days, and I admit to creating a prank name or two for my and pals’ personal amusement (no, I’m not “do you could have Prince Albert in a can?” outdated; I’m “is your fridge operating?” outdated — sheesh). The best way folks responded to a ringing telephone was a examine within the number of human nature. Who didn’t know somebody who would fairly practically actually danger breaking their neck so as to decide up inside a hoop or two? And what in regards to the retail havoc when a calling buyer interrupted your being subsequent in line? That script has flipped: Now it’s prospects selecting to awkwardly stay engaged in a telephone convo all through a transaction — ugh.
Ah properly, busting out a brand new space code? It’s numerically cool by me!
Theresa Santucci, Seattle
