Ultimate 90s Pittsburgh Trivia Question

Submitted by BarkySlice t3_z5bxu2 in pittsburgh

Before the proliferation of AOL, how could you find out the weather forecast on demand? First one to share the correct phone number wins. I called it daily as a tween/teen before picking out what to wear to school.

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North-seaweed t1_ixv6syl wrote

We6 1212?

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cmyk412 t1_ixvtr6c wrote

936-1212 or as my mom would say WE6-1212

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BarkySlice OP t1_ixw3otd wrote

Nice job! Thanks for playing! 🏆🌤⛈🌨🌥

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BarkySlice OP t1_ixw3xa1 wrote

I also appreciate the authenticity of your answer, you didn’t have to use the area code for local calls back then.

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DIY_Creative t1_ixyru8w wrote

Wow!! Thanks for the memory, we used to call 936-1212 every night before bed so we could get clothes out for school. I knew this number by heart (granted it was not a hard # to remember, but I was a young child).

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murphysmom5 t1_ixx6022 wrote

Top of the Gulf building.

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audiclub-greg t1_ixvc5zf wrote

I used to call 412-262-2170. NWS office in Moon. All you had to do was press 1 for the recorded daily forecast.

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SillyGuy420 t1_ixv978p wrote

765-1212

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tesla3by3 t1_ixvokws wrote

That would get you to the Pittsburgh Police.

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NAS2811 t1_ixvoisn wrote

That was for the cops I think. I remember memorizing that number as a young kid (it was on the side of police cars)

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cooldude_4000 t1_ixvf4rg wrote

It was printed on the front page of the Post-Gazette.

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44problems t1_ixw3vmb wrote

I remember the yellow pages had a section with codes to call PG Link, an automated phone service. Maybe there was one from Channel 11 too in the Donnelly Directory, the competitor to the yellow pages?

Or you just waited <10 minutes for the local forecast on the Weather Channel.

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colawars t1_ixyyd73 wrote

Donnelly Directory isn't something I thought I'd remember. Thanks for unlocking that memory.

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labgrownfriend t1_ixvnz8z wrote

Oh, I would have said that one building in town with the forecast lights

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cmyk412 t1_ixwpmrz wrote

There was also a number for Time that was sponsored by Duquesne Light but I forget the number. Maybe it was 333-9300???

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danstymusic t1_ixz1s4v wrote

Wow I completely forgot about this. My brothers and I would always ask my Dad to call the “weather man” when the weather started to get nice.

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