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[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 days ago (3 children)

There was a time when the Internet didn't exist and not everyone wore a wristwatch.

Having time on every other corner was useful for your bus stop.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

Yes, but that was like a quarter century ago

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

You either drove by a bank or called the time and temp number.

[–] Jakeroxs 5 points 3 days ago

And with how frequently car stereos were broken lol