Need a pay phone? Take a train. Was down in New Brunswick on
the New Jersey Transit Line recently and noticed pay phones galore, well at
least some. More than what I took pictures of for the purposes here but even
among this old school communication plethora of drop-a-dime nostalgia, empty
stalls. Pay phone gone. Wonder what they will do with these shelf systems. I
heard tell of a new internet pay phone gizmo but who the heck can tell, I won’t
be surprised when they come just how long they will stay until new technology
makes them obsolete. The cycle’s so quick now obsolete should be given a verb
form.
Notice too the TDD sign above the working phones. Telecommunication
Device for the Deaf. The empty stalls, no smoking. This train station may be
old school enough for a pay phone but when it comes to smoker’s rights, it’s
strictly 21st century.
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