Websites like that should be preserved forever. As soon as there is no-one to pay the domain and hosting fees it will disappear irretrievably.
Posted by Blue Witch on 13 September, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Wow! Good job.
It’s surprising how many everyday objects we took for granted back in the day disappeared so quickly. I remember using them to contact friends and on one occasion sheltering with a girlfriend in one for a bit of privacy. Given the amount of glass it wasn’t very private and an irate chap wanting to use the phone evicted this pair of young teens.
As I write this I can unfortunately recall the scent of call boxes during the sixties and seventies…not pleasant!
Posted by delcatto on 13 September, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Delcatto: there will be a 'fun fact' on this very subject in a future installment.
Websites like that should be preserved forever. As soon as there is no-one to pay the domain and hosting fees it will disappear irretrievably.
Posted by Blue Witch on 13 September, 2026 at 10:07 AMWow! Good job.
It’s surprising how many everyday objects we took for granted back in the day disappeared so quickly. I remember using them to contact friends and on one occasion sheltering with a girlfriend in one for a bit of privacy. Given the amount of glass it wasn’t very private and an irate chap wanting to use the phone evicted this pair of young teens.
As I write this I can unfortunately recall the scent of call boxes during the sixties and seventies…not pleasant!
Posted by delcatto on 13 September, 2026 at 10:29 AMDelcatto: there will be a 'fun fact' on this very subject in a future installment.
Posted by mr BW on 14 September, 2026 at 8:29 AM