- Published
- June 5, 2025
- Duration
- 2h 12m
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- youtube captions
- Last updated
- Apr 21, 2026
There was a 5-year waiting list and we got a rotary telephone, but it dramatically changed our lives.
Summary
There was a 5-year waiting list and we got a rotary telephone, but it dramatically changed our lives. You know, people would come to our house to make calls to their loved ones. You know, I I would have to go all the way to the hospital to get blood test records and it would take 2 hours to go and they would say, "Sorry, it's not ready. Come back the next day." 2 hours to come back. And that became a five-minute thing. So as a kid like I mean this light bulb went in my hea…
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Themes
- society
- culture
- There was a 5-year waiting list and we got a rotary telephone, but it dramatically changed our lives
- You know, people would come to our house to make calls to their loved ones
- Come back the next day." 2 hours to come back
