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145 year old technology finally stops working
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:50 pm
by +JuggerNaut+
After 145 years, Western Union has quietly stopped sending telegrams.
On the company's web site, if you click on "Telegrams" in the left-side navigation bar, you're taken to a page that ends a technological era with about as little fanfare as possible:
"Effective January 27, 2006, Western Union will discontinue all Telegram and Commercial Messaging services. We regret any inconvenience this may cause you, and we thank you for your loyal patronage. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact a customer service representative."
linky doo
interesting factoids:
Other company highlights:
* 1866: Introduced the first stock ticker.
* 1871: Introduced money transfers.
* 1884: Became one of the original 11 stocks tracked by the Dow
Jones Average.
* 1914: Introduced the first consumer charge card.
* 1964: Began using a transcontinental microwave beam to
replace land lines.
* 1974: Launched Westar I, the first U.S. dedicated
communications satellite.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:01 pm
by plained
wow kinda interesting news i guess.
hey so whats so lol with the chargecard do tell?
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:08 pm
by +JuggerNaut+
well, little did they know that the piece of plastic would send so many Americans into bankruptcy and unsurmountable debts. i think the avg. credit card debt per household stands at around $10k. ridiculous. but, to keep up with the Joneses, this is what Americans do.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:14 pm
by plained
oh
you sound experienced in all the downsides.
and you seen to know alot about peoples motives, again from experience i'd guess.
yea you sould not use them, the temptation of the jones's stuff is to great .
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:31 pm
by +JuggerNaut+
lol look at this country's debt rate plained. it's not hard to see that people have no self control.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:36 pm
by plained
well your the judge
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:39 pm
by +JuggerNaut+
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:48 pm
by Denz
The internet has taken another life.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:04 pm
by zewulf
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:well, little did they know that the piece of plastic would send so many Americans into bankruptcy and unsurmountable debts. i think the avg. credit card debt per household stands at around $10k. ridiculous. but, to keep up with the Joneses, this is what Americans do.
I've never had credit card debt
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:36 pm
by bitWISE
heh, nice little trivia fact
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:14 am
by Massive Quasars
Little known fact,
Jugg is fairly well off.
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 6:28 am
by +JuggerNaut+
:icon28:
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:05 pm
by plained
i have jugg figgured as one of thosse super extreme budjet'ers
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:43 pm
by Jackal
zewulf wrote:+JuggerNaut+ wrote:well, little did they know that the piece of plastic would send so many Americans into bankruptcy and unsurmountable debts. i think the avg. credit card debt per household stands at around $10k. ridiculous. but, to keep up with the Joneses, this is what Americans do.
I've never had credit card debt
then you've never had a credit card?
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:11 pm
by +JuggerNaut+
plained wrote:i have jugg figgured as one of thosse super extreme budjet'ers
:icon28:
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:26 pm
by zewulf
Jackal wrote:zewulf wrote:I've never had credit card debt
then you've never had a credit card?
I've had the same credit card for 16 years now :icon31:
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:12 pm
by feedback
It should be illegal to allow people in debt to buy things on credit. The companies that allow people to do that make the situation (of idiots) even worse.
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 6:09 pm
by +JuggerNaut+
zewulf wrote:Jackal wrote:zewulf wrote:I've never had credit card debt
then you've never had a credit card?
I've had the same credit card for 16 years now :icon31:
so then you've never used it.
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 6:37 pm
by zewulf
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:so then you've never used it.
LOL...now why would I keep a credit card for 16 years if I never use it?
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 6:39 pm
by plained
feedback wrote:It should be illegal to allow people in debt to buy things on credit. The companies that allow people to do that make the situation (of idiots) even worse.
hey maybe jus make idiots illegal and also punish the companys for makeing them (idiots) filthy debtors
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:02 pm
by +JuggerNaut+
zewulf wrote:+JuggerNaut+ wrote:so then you've never used it.
LOL...now why would I keep a credit card for 16 years if I never use it?
then you've had credit card debt.
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:07 pm
by Hannibal
feedback wrote:It should be illegal to allow people in debt to buy things on credit. The companies that allow people to do that make the situation (of idiots) even worse.
Great idea, 'cept the economy and our government grinding to a halt bit.
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:22 pm
by Massive Quasars
Hannibal wrote:Great idea, 'cept the economy and our government grinding to a halt bit.
Makes the world turn around.
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 12:03 am
by feedback
Hannibal wrote:feedback wrote:It should be illegal to allow people in debt to buy things on credit. The companies that allow people to do that make the situation (of idiots) even worse.
Great idea, 'cept the economy and our government grinding to a halt bit.
the economy is already shit and the government could use being grinded to a halt
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 4:52 am
by zewulf
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:zewulf wrote:+JuggerNaut+ wrote:so then you've never used it.
LOL...now why would I keep a credit card for 16 years if I never use it?
then you've had credit card debt.
Sure, if you want to count the period between the time I make the purchases and the time when the statement comes as being "in debt."
