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wkomorow t1_j3n0ue9 wrote

Reply to Anyone here old enough to remember Mass having one area code? by Fisk75

I remember the 2 area codes. In fact I remember when the exchange used be a mneomonic for what area of the area code you lived in. And that is how you gave your number. For example, Lucy and Desi's number on I Love Lucy was 212 685 9975 and one would say Murray Hill 59975. You knew the apartment was on the East Side in the Murray Hill section of the city. Our exchange in our section of Pittsfield began with 44, so we would gave our number as Hillcrest x xxxx.

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Linux-Is-Best t1_j3myxdm wrote

Reply to Anyone here old enough to remember Mass having one area code? by Fisk75

I am old enough to remember not needing to use an area code and not needing to dial +1 either. I am only 41, so perhaps the phone company filled in the blanks for us.

But I am also old enough to recall calling 411 and hearing a LIVE person answer. The same was true if you dialed 0 (zero) for the operator.

I also am old enough to remember using a rotary phone (before push-button). And I remember when the phone company mailed out notices informing people that they would no longer be officially supporting them (yet they continued to work).-- Now I am curious if one would work. hmmm.

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ThreeDogs2022 t1_j3myaiz wrote

Reply to Anyone here old enough to remember Mass having one area code? by Fisk75

At least since the 40s it's been 617/413 I wasn't here when/if there was just the one, but i remember the progression of first being able to call everyone in town by the last 4, then you had to dial all SEVEN numbers even IN town (gasps), and then central mas switched from 617 to 508 in the mid 80s.

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ThreeDogs2022 t1_j3mtahk wrote

Reply to Husband of missing Cohasset woman charged with misleading police investigation – Boston News, Weather, Sports by tiny-starship

Bloody knife and blood found on the premises. Husband, who told police he went nowhere that day, was seen on security video shopping for tarps and cleaning supplies at Home Depot.

https://www.masslive.com/police-fire/2023/01/bloody-knife-found-in-ana-walshes-home-missing-womans-husband-held-on-500k-bail.html

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Illustrious-Nose3100 t1_j3mt3bx wrote

Reply to ‘I feel really, really lucky.’ Meet Maura Healey’s partner. by bostondotcom

As much as I’d love to say that sexuality shouldn’t really matter - like you should be no more interested than if I said “I prefer to wear purple socks” - representation truly matters.

It might sound silly but I didn’t realize I could achieve great things until I saw someone who identifies the same way that I do, do it first. To me, they were my superhero and it gave me the confidence to reach for the stars. It was a big realization for me at the time.

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