If there are any still around that is. This board used to have quite a few, but it has changed quite a bit and most of them seem to have wandered off.

My mind is kind of messed up and sometimes drifts into weird areas, so I have no idea why this came over me, but anyways ....


Back in the days of primarily telegraph signalling, prior to when telephone and later radio really took over [[30s, 40s, 50s), how were extra alarms sent out? I seem to remember it was something like 2-2-2 prior to the box number for a second alarm, 3-3-3 for a third, etc. But I can't remember how each company knew they were due. Card files in the drawers?



This may not make sense to those who don't know what it's about, but that's OK.