val406•6mo ago

Found an old farrier's ledger from 1910 at a farm auction

It was in a box of junk near Salem. The guy charged 75 cents for a full set of shoes. That's like 25 bucks today. He did six horses before lunch on a Tuesday. Makes you think about how fast we work now. Anyone else come across old records like that?

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ward.piper6mo ago

Okay but the "makes you think" part... what's there to think about? It was a different job. He did six horses because that's all he had to do that day. It's not some deep lesson about modern life.

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brooke4846mo ago

So what do you think the story is actually about then?

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holly_williams6mo ago

The story's about the six horseshoes. He focuses on the simple task in front of him, which is the whole point. It's a quiet argument against our own distracted, busy lives.

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