Do you know where your nearest public telephone box is?

[Loubiemoo]

Watching Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy atm and one of the characters goes and uses a telephone box. Got me thinking that I don’t actually know where my nearest is? I live in a village so not very big.

Last time I actually used one was probably in the early 90’s?

Yes but its literally opposite my house. So I'd have to be spectacularly unaware not to have noticed!

There always used to be one outside the chip shop about a mile away, but I've no idea whether it is still there or not - can't say I've noticed.

I think I might know but wouldn't bet my house on its location. I can't remember the last time I used one.

The only telephone box I know of in my town now houses a defibrillator, there one in the next village that's a book exchange.

Come to think of it, no I don’t. Are there any working ones still around?

The only ones I can think of have been turned into book swap stations.

Yea, but every time I've walked past it it's been destroyed in some way so doubt it would ever actually work if I needed it.

I thought our village had one but it seems we don’t. I must’ve Made that up

I'm guessing there's one at the airport. (About a mile away, not just any random airport!) However I've never been inside the airport to look.

The one near me got removed. The only ones left are in the city centre and they're not in use either.

According to Google my nearest is 8 miles away

I have no idea!

Not sure what's in them, but we've got two of those old red ones and they're listed 😳

I'd live to have one for the garden 🥰🥰

I live in a village, ours is outside the church with 2 foot high weeds growing in it. Come to think of it, I can't remember seeing it for a while, maybe it's not there anymore.

I have no idea. We were watching something last night and someone didn't have a mobile. DH said they could just use a phone box and I was wondering how likely it was that you could find one even in a city.

It's on the nearest A road, outside the tattoo parlour, opposite Spoons and the bookies, just down from the priority red pillar box for covid PCR test returns and round the corner from a small evangelical church that hangs out oppressing women at the local sexual health clinic.

Agatha Christie had nothing on this shit.

Directly opposite my flat. I've heard some real humdingers of conversations as a result.

Yes. It's not far. One of the old fashioned red ones.

I've just googled and they tell me there is one 8 miles away. Which is a total lie, obviously.

Yes. Around 4 years ago I actually had to use it (think my mobile was lost/stolen and for some reason I had to make a really urgent call and I was pasig by one I walk by many times every week without even loci it nuire. I felt self conscious even opening it and being inside of it ! It worked. I had slightly forgotten what I do and I was remembering those cards we used to have to put in the slot which obvs I didn’t have. Luckily I had change. I was one with the little silver push buttons for numbers. Took me back !

No, not a clue!

City centre 3 miles away?
The one for our neighbourhood was removed a couple of years ago.

I tried to use it over 10 years ago when I'd had a post CS check at the GP and was supposed to call DH to pick me up, but forgot my phone. It either wasn't working or needed a phone card. Either way, I ended up taking half an hour shuffling the half mile home. I'd had SPD so it was my longest walk in about 3 months.

Yes. Opposite our old house. Failing that the pub certainly used to have one.

Mine is 2 mins Way . But they are mors like crack boxes now.

There's one incredibly near me (several within a 5 min walk) - but I live just off a main road in London. Not sure how well any of them work - only ever seen them used for piss, crack, and rough sleeping.

Used to be one at the end of my street, now I've moved to a new build estate its probably the one in the high street but I've got no idea if its in working order or not.