I am right with you, too. We had a party line in California. Then we moved to Idaho in 1978 and got one again. I was really glad to get a cell phone that was all my own! I learned how to drive on a standard transmission.
Debbie C: your rotary Mickey sounds really cute- what a find.
Mary: my bff has a crank for her windows in her car and it is a pretty new Toyota, really cheap model, though.