https://xkcd.com/2846

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I average out the spring and fall changes and just set my clocks 39 minutes ahead year-round.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I grew up on a farm. We started before it was daylight, didn’t matter what time was on the clock.

    Why would the time on a clock matter to a self-employed farmer?

    • flicker@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      When I asked that question once I was informed it had something to do for some reason with when the children of farmers would be let out of school (and thus able to help with chores) but honestly it sounds like bullshit to me.

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        1 year ago

        We’d have people miss whole weeks of school due to farming duties…

        Especially earlier than that, school always took a second seat. If there was work to be done, the kids weren’t in school