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A game involving California’s working payphones

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  1. lelio
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    I love this idea, an excuse to go on a bike ride. Also, there is one in a nearby sheriff's office. I bet I just have to do some crime, then they'll let me use it at least once, right?

    I love this idea, an excuse to go on a bike ride.
    Also, there is one in a nearby sheriff's office. I bet I just have to do some crime, then they'll let me use it at least once, right?

    6 votes
  2. Asinine
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    Interesting. I was under the impression most, if not all, were gone. My father in law has stated he was the last payphone repairman in the state (he retired maybe around 10 years ago?), which...

    Interesting. I was under the impression most, if not all, were gone. My father in law has stated he was the last payphone repairman in the state (he retired maybe around 10 years ago?), which makes me wonder what the real story is. I've seen payphones in the other areas I've lived in (I haven't lived in CA since the early 2000s), and most are vandalized, but some still do seem operable.

    Shame I won't be in CA anytime soon heh.

    2 votes