Paisley - My Pics Of Old Or Unusual Buildings Or Places Of Interest.

[faraway saint]

Aye, we had a "shared" line, sometimes you picked up the phone and you were right into someone else's conversation. 

[faraway saint]

11 hours ago, antrin said:

I explained all this above.

and posted links.

The wee pool was the original, with different dimensions from the later two.  Changes were made to develop/include the public individual baths, plunge pools and steam rooms.  The so-called Turkish baths.  (Which were brilliant!).

Those two later pools became the Men’s and Women’s pools.  

Aye, but I don't listen to what you say, it's your age, you understand. 

[HSS]

2 hours ago, faraway saint said:

Aye, we had a "shared" line, sometimes you picked up the phone and you were right into someone else's conversation. 

It was called a Party Line ☎️

[Slarti]

It was called a Party Line [emoji3513]

Did they have to toe it?

[HSS]

2 hours ago, Slarti said:

2 hours ago, HSS said:

It was called a Party Line

Did they have to toe it?

Naw,you used your finger

[faraway saint]

5 hours ago, HSS said:

It was called a Party Line ☎️

Not sure if everybody's "party" was as close as ours, the neighbour across the landing. 

[faraway saint]

6 hours ago, HSS said:

It was called a Party Line ☎️

We had the habit of immediately saying our telephone number, as if the person ringing us didn't already know it. 

[HSS]

12 minutes ago, faraway saint said:

We had the habit of immediately saying our telephone number, as if the person ringing us didn't already know it. 

That was phone etiquette,in our case we answered with “Paisley 2,9,double 3” 

[faraway saint]

3 minutes ago, HSS said:

That was phone etiquette,in our case we answered with “Paisley 2,9,double 3” 

Ah just phoned that number, engaged? 

[Scott-Leeds]

It was called a Party Line [emoji3513]

Particularly at New Year around the Bells when many phone calls were made [emoji4] very common to get a party line in 70s

[pod]

4 hours ago, faraway saint said:

Ah just phoned that number, engaged? 

Did that merit a party. 

[Cookie Monster]

Ah just phoned that number, engaged? 

You dialled to many digits, it was just P A I.


I was told [emoji2958]

[faraway saint]

5 minutes ago, Cookie Monster said:

You dialled to many digits, it was just P A I.


I was told

Oh, well remembered, ERM, whoever told you I mean. 🙄

[HSS]

1 hour ago, Cookie Monster said:

You dialled to many digits, it was just P A I.


I was told

It was actually 889

[Cookie Monster]

It was actually 889

Before that and don't you gies any pish you're not auld enough to remember.

[faraway saint]

[ALBIONSAINT]

Preferred the big apple 

[Eric Arthur Blair]

Stereo One was previously called Snoopy's.

[faraway saint]

4 hours ago, ALBIONSAINT said:

Preferred the big apple 

Better tables and players at Leisureland. 

[faraway saint]

A stunning picture from 4 years ago of the fountain in the fountain Gardens.

Spent a large part of my childhood in the gardens.

 

Edited March 8, 2022 by faraway saint

[Scott-Leeds]

A stunning picture from 4 years ago of the fountain in the fountain Gardens.
Spent a large part of my childhood in the gardens.
 

That was my view from 37 Caledonia St

Cracking wee park in 80s

[Sidmirren]

7 hours ago, faraway saint said:

A stunning picture from 4 years ago of the fountain in the fountain Gardens.

Spent a large part of my childhood in the gardens.

 

And spent absolutely no part of your life at the football stadium at the top of the road. A wee fake saint.

[faraway saint]

1 hour ago, Sidmirren said:

And spent absolutely no part of your life at the football stadium at the top of the road. A wee fake saint.

🤡🤡🤡

[Slarti]

1 hour ago, faraway saint said:

🤡🤡🤡

Has anyone ever bothered to count the number of active aliases he has at any one time? 

[faraway saint]

3 minutes ago, Slarti said:

Has anyone ever bothered to count the number of active aliases he has at any one time? 

I like them, the more he has the more desperate he's becoming. 😆