Number Please
Rico, John
Abstract: Automation has decreed oblivion for the telephone operator whose kindly voice of "Number, Please," delighted many a phone user in our Yesteryear. Molded from a die that has long been discarded, these operators were indoctrinated with a sense of not only responsibility to their chores, but provided a human touch wherever it may have been needed. As a tribute to all of these women of that era we pick one who still resides in Vacaville to carry the banner for the lot. Humorous, kind, accommodating, and with dignity here is the way she approached me the other day:
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Record created 2007-11-29, last modified 2007-11-29
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