An Unusual Scene, Even In The Country!
Apr 22, 2022 11:05:23 #
Hereford wrote:
You really outdid yourself with this one. A very unique prize photo. I grew up with one of these for daily neccessary duties. Love the clever comments you are getting. There should be a place on the wall this unusual tack sharp photo.
I'm really enjoying the comments too, Hereford and really wasn't expecting them. After posting this image and reading some of the comments, called my wife in see my handiwork...her response was "don't even think about printing that...and it won't even hang in the garage"!!
Apr 22, 2022 11:05:50 #
Thanks for the memories. I lived in a rural area when I was a lad so "outhouses" and cesspools were still used in many residential places. A dear friend lived in the bits and pieces of an old wooden houseboat that the family had taken apart and rebuilt miles from any water. It had a wood stove for cooking and a dirt floor. Rooms were divided by hanging tarps and lights were bare bulbs hanging from a string of wires. They caught and stored rainwater. Their Dad lived in a 12X12 shack behind the house and they kept chickens, turkeys, rabbits, and just about anything else that they could raise and eat. The Mom made some of the best bread on that wood stove that I ever had to this day.
Now...for anyone that has ever had to use an outhouse on a 100-degree summer, it is an experience and an aroma that you will never forget along with that of being chased out by angry wasps while still trying to pull your pants back up..!
Now...for anyone that has ever had to use an outhouse on a 100-degree summer, it is an experience and an aroma that you will never forget along with that of being chased out by angry wasps while still trying to pull your pants back up..!
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Apr 22, 2022 14:04:12 #
jederick wrote:
A privvy sinking in its own hole...hope no one was inside!!
This may be my all-time favorite of all your many fine posts Jim! Nothing says down in the dumps more effectively than this image, I'm keeping it for future reference. Wonderful!
Apr 22, 2022 14:32:54 #
jederick wrote:
I'm really enjoying the comments too, Hereford and really wasn't expecting them. After posting this image and reading some of the comments, called my wife in see my handiwork...her response was "don't even think about printing that...and it won't even hang in the garage"!!
I suppose this photo is a bit too earthy for most wives to appreciate. A shame that it will never be honorably displayed now that Mrs Jederick gave it a coup de etat. Probably will not fit in most people's homes -- but the garage too !!!!!
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Apr 22, 2022 20:36:14 #
Good catch Jim, wonder whether that was a "hole in one" or "one in hole" ......
Apr 22, 2022 22:02:03 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
Thanks for the memories. I lived in a rural area ... (show quote)
What an experience growing up during those times, sippyjug...have a lot of empathy for the family living in the makeshift house! Won't even go near your outhouse experiences!!
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rockdog wrote:
This may be my all-time favorite of all your many fine posts Jim! Nothing says down in the dumps more effectively than this image, I'm keeping it for future reference. Wonderful!
Thank you very much, Phil...I appreciate your generous comments and glad you enjoyed this image. Wasn't gonna post it but my sense of humor got the best of me!!
Apr 22, 2022 22:04:51 #
Hereford wrote:
I suppose this photo is a bit too earthy for most wives to appreciate. A shame that it will never be honorably displayed now that Mrs Jederick gave it a coup de etat. Probably will not fit in most people's homes -- but the garage too !!!!!
Apr 22, 2022 22:05:05 #
dgrimsman wrote:
Doubt if any part of the Sears & Roebuck catalog is left.
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