I really don't mean to butt in but I wanted to mention this kind of discussion is extremely fun to read. Starting with an AC clock then going into when some people got modern AC power. And to think it's on social media...
My grandparents' home had one of those recessed clock plugs up on the wall. I never thought twice about it. And I know vga256 (npub1yqw…ywz8) you're in Canada too (the prairies?) and it's fascinating to read about these things that were normal to us vs other places.
