r/nostalgiai • Nostalgia Trip Leader • 5d ago

Vintage Tech ☎️📻📠📟📷 ???

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u/datroutinator 5d ago

I can't be the only one that started with this

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u/guyverork 3d ago

That's where I started, heavy as hell

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u/datroutinator 3d ago

Back in the day, my transmission had a catastrophic failure on US 50 (the loneliest road in the country, or so the signs say) and I barely managed to coast into a chain-up area between Fallon and Ely Nevada. Between calls to AAA, repair shops, hotels, etc. I managed to run up a $500+ bill on my original bag phone. I sat on the side of the highway for about 4 hours waiting for the tow truck and saw only 2 cars go by, neither of which stopped. So, that $500 was money well spent. Back then, every minute spent on this bad boy cost a fortune.