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 cellphone actually was a wondrous system in earlier days, and I admit to creating a prank name or two for my and buddies’ personal amusement (no, I’m not “do you could have Prince Albert in a can?” outdated; I’m “is your fridge working?” outdated — sheesh). The way in which folks responded to a ringing cellphone was a examine within the number of human nature. Who didn’t know somebody who would fairly practically actually threat breaking their neck with the intention to decide up inside a hoop or two? And what concerning the retail havoc when a calling buyer interrupted your being subsequent in line? That script has flipped: Now it’s clients selecting to awkwardly stay engaged in a cellphone convo all through a transaction — ugh.
Ah nicely, busting out a brand new space code? It’s numerically cool by me!
Theresa Santucci, Seattle
