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It was a pain in the ass when someone had a 9 in their number (or lots of them).

hahaha yea!
someone in my family has a number that starts with 9998
would be a pain to dial in those days

Yeah it would have been.

I remember when we first moved into the house I grew up in, the last 4 digits was all that was needed when placing a local call.

those were the days of phone chains 🖖🏼☀️🤙🏼