I have often wondered how Sarah managed her job as telephone operator 24/7. Well, I think I may have discovered a plausible explanation. For Thanksgiving this year we invited some older folks back from the small town where I began my teaching career in 1967. While we were reminiscing, our friend told how her mother was the telephone operator in the town where I had taught and how she had the switchboard in her house. So I asked her how her mother managed to handle the phone lines 24 hours a day. She explained that there was a rule in town that no one would make a call after ten o'clock at night unless it was a very important emergency. She said the people were very good about doing just that. She also said if her mother had something to do on a given day she would have one of her friends or family members handle the switchboard for her. So maybe that is what they did in Mayberry. If my memory serves me correctly I believe the only people we ever see using the phone late at night in Mayberry are Andy and Barney and it was usually because of police business.
-- Ken Anderson The Mayberry Guru 2906 May Street Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 www.mayberryreflections.com _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
