The Mojave Phone Booth ndi chitsanzo chabwino kwambiri cha momwe anthu amakhudzidwira ndi zinthu zodabwitsa kwambiri. Pankhani iyi, inali malo osungulumwa okhaokha m'dera lamapululu la Mojave. Kwa zaka zitatu, adasonkhanitsa gulu lotsatira - ndipo pamapeto pake adayamba kudziwika yekha.
Apo pali mitundu yonse ya malingaliro pa zomwe izo zikutanthawuza, koma ine ndikusiya mafano a filosofi ndi anthropological kwa wina. Izi ndi zoona zenizeni.
Kodi pali foni yam'manja mkati mwapakati?
Mu May 1997, Godfrey Daniels wa ku Arizona adawerenga nkhani yamagazini yonena kuti "Bwana N" adawona kadontho kakang'ono kamene kali ndi "telefoni" pafupi nawo mtunda wa makilomita 15 kuchokera kulikonse komwe kuli mapu a chipululu cha Mojave. Chifukwa cha chidwi, "N" anathamangitsira kukawona nyumba ya foni ndikufalitsa nambala yake.
"N" adachitidwa ndi bokosi la foni atapeza, koma Mulungufrey adayamba kulakalaka. Iye anazitcha izo tsiku lirilonse. Analowetsa kuitana kwake konse, ngakhale kuti palibe amene anayankha. Ankazunza abwenzi ake akadzacheza, kuwapangitsa kuti aziitcha nambala ya foni. Pomalizira, patatha pafupifupi mwezi, kupitiriza kwake kunaperekedwa. Iye adayitana ndikukhala ndi chizindikiro chogwira ntchito.
Mayi wina dzina lake Lorene atayankhidwa, sanayankhe. Lorene ankathamangira minda yachitsulo kumbali ndipo anali pa nyumba ya foni kuti apange foni. Chisomo cha Godfrey sichinatha ndi kulankhula ndi Lorene. Pambuyo pake, anapanga maulendo asanu ku telefoni yaing'ono ku Mojave, zomwe adazilemba pa webusaiti yake.
Mojave Phone Booth Yakhala Yodziwika
Mu Julayi, 1999, Godfrey ndi gulu la abwenzi anafika ku nyumba ya foni. Mu maola anai adatenga mafoni 72. Anachokera ku United States ndi Canada - komanso kutali kwambiri monga Germany ndi Australia. Ambiri mwa oimbawo adawona webusaiti ya Godfrey.
Chuck adamva za nyumbayo kuchokera kwa Steve, yemwe adaphunzira za izo kuchokera kwa Godfrey.
Anayitana foniyo ndipo adapeza kuti ikutanganidwa nthawi ya 2 koloko m'mawa. Iye adaganiza kuti ziyenera kukhala pa khola, choncho adachita zomwe munthu aliyense wamba angachite.
Anamufunsa Steve, mlendo kwathunthu, kuti apite naye paulendowu. Chifukwa, pambuyo pa zonse, malo abwino a foni pakatikati pa chipululu ngati simungathe kuyitana ndi kumva amamveka? Iwo analimba magalimoto oopsa omwe ankanyamula makaskiti, Denny wodzaza ndi nzika zakulirapo ndi makilomita khumi ndi asanu a msewu wovuta kuti afike ku nyumba.
Pamene iwo anafika iwo anapeza kuti siinali kutali ndi ndowe, iyo inali kunja kwa dongosolo! Foniyo inakonzedwanso.
Wolemba za Los Angeles Times , John Glionna, anakumana ndi Rick Karr wazaka 51, ku nyumba ya foni. Karr adati Mzimu Woyera anamuuza kuti ayankhe foni. Kwa masiku 32, anayankha mafoni oposa 500. Chimodzi mwa zovuta kwambiri: kuyitana mobwerezabwereza kuchokera kwa munthu yemwe adzidziŵika yekha ngati "Sergeant Zeno kuchokera ku Pentagon."
The Mojave Phone Booth (ndi Godfrey) anakhala olemekezeka aang'ono. Analandira kufalitsa mu nyuzipepala ya The New York Times , The Los Angeles Times , kupyolera mu CNN ndi m'manyuzipepala padziko lonse lapansi.
Mapeto a Zipangizo Zamakono Zojambula
Kenaka zinachitika: Patapita zaka zitatu pambuyo pake ndikukhala wotchuka, foni ya foni inatha.
Pa May 23, 2000, San Jose Mercury News inanena kuti Pacific Bell ndi National Park Service atachotsa nyumbayo chifukwa idakopa anthu ambiri ofuna chidwi.
Nthawi yotsiriza yomwe ndinayang'ana, Godfrey adakumbukirabe.