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Hello and welcome to Reach Out And Touch Someone:
Funny Stories of a Telephone Operator.
This section I have given to my Mother and my Aunt.
Together they have over 80 years of experience in dealing with customers
on all different levels of the telephone company. My mom is coming upon
retirement soon and my Aunt retired a few years ago.
About a year ago my mother and I were talking about how
things "used to be." I found her stories so interesting.. just as I always
have. I love listening to the way people used to live back in the old
days. If you take the time to listen you'll find that people older than
you have some very interesting and amazing stories to tell. I could sit for hours
just listening to these stories. I personally think that if more people
from small children to young adults would spend time listening to stories of their
elders this world would be a much better place to live. I feel it brings a
closeness and helps communication and helps us understand our elders a
little better. I just wish I had taken the opportunity to spend more time
listening to my grandparents stories when I had the chance. I'm sure I
would have been more amazed by stories of their lives even more than my
mothers stories.
As I sat there and listened I thought that it would be
wonderful to give her a place to write about all the people she
encountered, events and changes she went through while working for the
phone company. Not only would it give her space on my site so that she can
participate in some of what I do, but it would also give people the opportunity
to listen to her stories who may not have an older person in their life
who shares stories with them. Yes, I am going to share my mom.. but don't
get used to it.. the stories is all you can have from her!! hehe I'm
selfish about sharing my mom too much! ....Anyways... as we talked this
out she mentioned getting my Aunt involved too, as she worked for the
telephone company for over 40 years as well. I'm awaiting some
stories from my Aunt, but my mom has submitted her first entry. She will
try to get more out each week.
~Barbie
Funny Stories of a Telephone Operator
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