Is it just me, or do you also feel it's the end of an era when a pay phone no longer lets you pay in cash?
The coin slot in the phone box is sealed with a plate that says "see sign", and there's a sign telling you how to make a reverse charge call.
Heavily vandalized inner city area? No - this is the village of Broughton Gifford in the Wiltshire countryside just a few miles from Melksham.
(written 2007-09-13, updated 2007-11-20)
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[2122] Commission Creep - (2009-04-08)
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[1862] Remember your units - (2008-10-31)
[1839] Job application - (2008-10-13)
[1783] Think before you send - (2008-09-02)
[1741] Age Concern - (2008-08-07)
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[826] Fighting illegal net use by imposing download limits - (2006-08-09)
[815] Time trickles like water through a sieve - (2006-07-27)
[791] Strange housewarming - (2006-07-03)
[783] Good follow up ... my thanks - (2006-06-28)
[638] A pile of sand? Where do we stand? - (2006-03-08)
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[562] Smoke and mirrors - (2006-01-12)
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[478] Watch what you wear - (2005-10-26)
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[323] 1 in 48 steel - (2005-05-24)
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