We received one telegram in our married life and it wasn't for a good reason. We were living in Charleston, South Carolina--K was in the navy--and we didn't have a phone. A telegram came to us one afternoon and it said we were to call my mother ASAP. Of course, when you get one of those, you panic rather quickly cause you know it isn't good news. And this was not good news. As it turned out, K's identical twin brother had been in a very serious motorcycle accident in California, where he was living. There was really no more news than that, just that he was in bad shape. He died less than a week later from complications.
Now, the reason I even told this story is this: Western Union, as of January 27, 2006, no longer sends telegrams! I couldn't believe it--the end of an era. I really think it should have been bigger news--I just found this out a couple of days ago. Oh, my goodness, I think I'm old.
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Western Union said the reasoning behind the decision was the heavy usage of email and fax. Somehow, I can't imagine getting a fax or email saying a loved one had been injured or killed.
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