Fashion Stories & Dirty Laundry

I like pay phones. They’re cool, lonely and project this old world sad. Don’t worry, I don’t like them because I use them now (can we say germs?), but because they remind me of the past, present and the future all at the same time.

Since I’m Generation X and actually used these odd metal boxes ‘back in the day’, they serve as an interesting prodding and presence to me.

They remind me of the past. Simple, sweet, less complicated where people could eat an entire meal actually talking to each other and not looking at a phone or device.

Secondly, they also remind me that I’m old (relatively speaking – ha!). The reality that I grew up without a cell phone is surreal, as well as the fact my son will never grow up in an era without technology.

Finally, pay phones smack me with the urgency to stay relevant and useful. They encourage me to keep honing any tech. skills or learning as much as I can to stay at least ‘somewhat’ competent. I’ll never Geek-out like Generation Z, but I can try.

Otherwise, well…look what happened to the pay phone.