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Originally Posted by MysticCat
Trust me, those of us who went to college without facebook, Twither, instant messaging and *gasp* even cell phones had plenty of other ways to mismanage our time.
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Yep! Only you and your friends weren't interrupted every 2 minutes with a text/phone call/email. It was kind of freeing. You were more "in the moment".
Funny story about phones and the ancient times (1989). My first semester, my room mate and I decided to get the phone plan where you pay for each call, including local calls. We thought, who are we going to call locally? Calling our families were "toll calls" (different part of the state) and long distance (out of state). We didn't think that we'd be calling other people on campus, ordering food, etc. Every local call cost like 3 cents a minute, which added up (we knew we'd have to pay to call our parents or friends at other schools).
My second semester, my new roommate already had "local service", and my dad gave me a calling card to call home with, so that was golden.
Sigh. I still remember when payphones were 10 cents. They changed that in 1982.
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