Re: Qualtiy of wartime voice communications?



> In Britain it was faster still. Not long after the war, I knew a
> Polish family in London. The mother would MAIL her shopping list to
> the store in the morning post, and the groceries would be delivered
> that same afternoon.

In Australia a bit later, a guy would be told by his boss in the morning
that he had some overtime at the end of the day. It was cheaper to write
a letter then telephone home so that person would write and post a
letter to his wife that he would be late that day. The letter would come
in the afternoon delivery.
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