Comments on: Five Miles That Way

By: dad

dad — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 15:40:51 +0000

I remember hearing about it.

By: Hoovie

Hoovie — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 17:43:53 +0000

collect call, wow, you say that and instantly I recall party lines. Either way you can put a suction cup recorder on any phone to record your call….this and many more details to come in the next epilogue cabin…

By: dave

dave — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:39:29 +0000

wow Mom, between payphones & mailboxes it sounds like you have the whole city’s communication resources mapped out I sent that photo to James & asked him if he remembered that spot, his response was: “Yes, I remember that spot, and hitchhiking, and then waiting for my Dad to bring a torch to cut the bearing off. Long day, but we lived to tell about it!”

By: Mom

Mom — Tue, 10 Mar 2020 12:19:45 +0000

I only know of one payphone in the entire Joplin city limits and it’s in the Sam’s parking lot. And it’s a drive by. And I only know of 2 drive by mailboxes in Joplin. They are side by side with the same pick up times and for envelops only. They are in the Office Depot parking lot on the corner of 32nd and Rangeline. Now wouldn’t you think they could scatter them just a bit so people on the other side of town could have access? Oh I forgot there are 2 more drive by, side by side, same pick up times in the POST OFFICE parking lot. The post office has long hours open door access
daily. Go figure. If our friend Bob was still running the P.O., I’m sure we would have easier access. That’s my soapbox statement and I’m sticking to it.