tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post6668723971652334559..comments2024-03-27T05:18:44.187-04:00Comments on pORTcITYdAILYpHOTO: Box 56Birdmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16634185585147630883noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-44582007179383567752012-08-17T16:34:33.361-04:002012-08-17T16:34:33.361-04:00hahahaha. thats funny...
i always have this weird ...hahahaha. thats funny...<br />i always have this weird sensation when i see an emergency shower (present everywhere in labs), i always want to pull those. but that would be a terrible, terrible watery mess. i grabbed my chance when they were getting their yearly checkup; they had some sort of thingie underneath to catch the water... and i thus asked the workers if i could pull. i guess they found me weird but they let me... :)CaThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448120621150624576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-70091156478004126342012-08-17T12:15:37.772-04:002012-08-17T12:15:37.772-04:00Your Dad was a very wise man Birdman, it's a s...Your Dad was a very wise man Birdman, it's a shame that these days more don't make the time to 'explain' things more carefully to their offspring!PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-87869427351853304782012-08-16T15:51:32.896-04:002012-08-16T15:51:32.896-04:00Have not seen one of these in years, perhaps decad...Have not seen one of these in years, perhaps decades. Never pulled a false alarm, never would, but also never received any harsh lectures about them either. As a graduate student I was teaching a freshman class and just about to hand out an exam when a fireman walked up to me and said in a low voice, "There has been a bomb threat, please have your class quickly clear the building." Wow, I didn't have to asked twice. Perhaps one of my students didn't want to take an exam that day. It was a false alarm.Taken For Grantedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763027485732267570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-90687512423185678502012-08-16T07:22:21.915-04:002012-08-16T07:22:21.915-04:00great lesson, great shot.great lesson, great shot.brattcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-85949584632399438882012-08-16T01:50:06.400-04:002012-08-16T01:50:06.400-04:00We never had such boxes in France, firemen were al...We never had such boxes in France, firemen were always near enough, now we use the phone. But I like your stories around that box.You often make me think of a great book I read: "The life and times of the Thunderbold kid",by Bill Bryson.Malysshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08285965495493508425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-87344666509123953892012-08-16T01:10:30.378-04:002012-08-16T01:10:30.378-04:00Oh yeah fallen by the wayside along with rotary ph...Oh yeah fallen by the wayside along with rotary phones and Night Gallery with Rod Serling. Leslie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13230161073862394332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-32255390306112258302012-08-16T00:53:41.021-04:002012-08-16T00:53:41.021-04:00I hadn't thought of these objects for ages. Y...I hadn't thought of these objects for ages. You're right; we could make a long list of everyday objects that are now merely objects of the past.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-63571281584003573382012-08-15T22:05:12.375-04:002012-08-15T22:05:12.375-04:00They were all over NYC in the 50s and 60s but they...They were all over NYC in the 50s and 60s but they're all gone now. None to be found here in The Lou. It reminds us that there actually was a day when having a telephone was a bit of a luxury and not everybody had one.Bob Crowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276510331824603844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-50406536207123028822012-08-15T21:47:42.940-04:002012-08-15T21:47:42.940-04:00Haven't seen one like this in years. Great sho...Haven't seen one like this in years. Great shot.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324315351283229508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-82148161004691607912012-08-15T21:36:44.267-04:002012-08-15T21:36:44.267-04:00Thanks for sharing your vivid memories...very red....Thanks for sharing your vivid memories...very red...stunning photo...Sketchbook Wanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06850319000824866265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-64740319497067342492012-08-15T21:22:13.813-04:002012-08-15T21:22:13.813-04:00They are like phone booths, giving way to the cell...They are like phone booths, giving way to the cell phone. Even computers are starting to lose to cell phones.Butchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01617356024199023401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-18392027827303598252012-08-15T20:37:08.301-04:002012-08-15T20:37:08.301-04:00A classic shot AND a classic story of a caring dad...A classic shot AND a classic story of a caring dad. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-40802344008343906782012-08-15T19:42:55.802-04:002012-08-15T19:42:55.802-04:00Somehow lessons don't get taught the same way ...Somehow lessons don't get taught the same way these days. Pity!RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-60703531505185286512012-08-15T14:50:22.050-04:002012-08-15T14:50:22.050-04:00It's looks very nice, too bad I never saw one....It's looks very nice, too bad I never saw one. Great memories =)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3733110/la-by-diana-live-magazine" rel="nofollow">LA By Diana Live Magazine</a>Diana Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05331185274094946889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-40037525956212939442012-08-15T13:51:03.264-04:002012-08-15T13:51:03.264-04:00I had that same fear too, but the only fire alarms...I had that same fear too, but the only fire alarms I remember were at school. Apparently some kids didn't scare so easily though, because they used to pull the fire alarm at school several times a year. Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737705457021667861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-6689689881737967082012-08-15T13:17:24.141-04:002012-08-15T13:17:24.141-04:00Nothing like dad to put the fear of God...or fireb...Nothing like dad to put the fear of God...or fireboxes in you. I got worried once when I took off one of those DO NOT REMOVE THIS TAG tags from my pillow...<br /><br />Love the red on this box.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241553607254199559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-47690917953398557122012-08-15T12:21:23.608-04:002012-08-15T12:21:23.608-04:00My dad put that same fear into me about these thin...My dad put that same fear into me about these things too! It's funny thinking about things that were so very common that are disappearing because they are outdated. You made me think of the very first job I had at a bank in my hometown of Quincy Illinois. The bank was in Quincy's tallest building (9 floors) and every now and then I had to go the basement to get something. The basement of the building was a civil defense shelter and it was full of barrels of water all sealed up in case of an emergency. Do you remember those old black and yellow signs identifying a building as a fall-out shelter? Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-38937550973407196412012-08-15T12:15:10.839-04:002012-08-15T12:15:10.839-04:00I don't think we've ever had these either....I don't think we've ever had these either...cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-16303328093363899542012-08-15T11:27:27.151-04:002012-08-15T11:27:27.151-04:00so true! never even touch one in jest!so true! never even touch one in jest!TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-68028173861014189302012-08-15T10:15:06.188-04:002012-08-15T10:15:06.188-04:00I don't think I've ever seen such a thing ...I don't think I've ever seen such a thing in any of the many cities in which I have lived. Or, it is possible I have forgotten. Unlike you. You'll never forget! Heh, heh.<br /><br />Re your comment on Ocala: Lots of us folks in the deep south don't hardly knows how to spells nohow. So, we gotta work with what we got which ain't much. And dat's da truth!Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-6019966947929273502012-08-15T10:02:25.587-04:002012-08-15T10:02:25.587-04:00Something very nice from another era... We never h...Something very nice from another era... We never had these!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-14453878474758937412012-08-15T09:51:21.387-04:002012-08-15T09:51:21.387-04:00"Don't put your stinking hands on one! Do..."Don't put your stinking hands on one! Don't you even try looking at one!" I love that. Love the dad who said it and the boy who listened. That could be a couple of my characters there.Sharon Creechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297551991159941966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-53389503760162507162012-08-15T09:20:00.402-04:002012-08-15T09:20:00.402-04:00Love how these objects are associated with so many...Love how these objects are associated with so many emotionsmagiceyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848851692951192508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-39748727886283615012012-08-15T08:49:06.888-04:002012-08-15T08:49:06.888-04:00I've never seen one of these. I guess with eve...I've never seen one of these. I guess with everyone having cell phones and such now, they're not really needed. But I love your stories and the nostalgia.Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.com