Ahhh yes, I remember it well
Nov 26, 2018 08:46:52 #
Anthony Jr wrote:
Was in Dix in 1960. "Accommodations" were in old WW11 Barracks and the floors were wood. You can see outside through the walls and heat was coal fired. Good old days??
All my posts (as in posted to a Fort) had seats on the pots to my memory. In several WWII barracks from 1958 to 1960. Not very good old days, but still some fond memories.
Nov 26, 2018 08:51:16 #
berchman
Loc: South Central PA
Huey Driver wrote:
Ahhh yes, I remember it well
Ft. Dix 1963, what glorious fun! Time to sit for a while and chat with your buddies!
Ft. Dix 1963, what glorious fun! Time to sit for a while and chat with your buddies!
Who would like to admit that due to their upbringing, crapping like this is psychologically impossible so when they encountered this toilet arrangement, they held it in as long as possible and then tried going in the middle of the night?
Nov 26, 2018 09:06:08 #
Ohhhhhh yes!!!
Huey Driver wrote:
Ahhh yes, I remember it well
Ft. Dix 1963, what glorious fun! Time to sit for a while and chat with your buddies!
Ft. Dix 1963, what glorious fun! Time to sit for a while and chat with your buddies!
Nov 26, 2018 09:23:17 #
Huey Driver wrote:
Ahhh yes, I remember it well
Ft. Dix 1963, what glorious fun! Time to sit for a while and chat with your buddies!
Ft. Dix 1963, what glorious fun! Time to sit for a while and chat with your buddies!
Nov 26, 2018 10:04:49 #
Nov 26, 2018 10:20:06 #
buckbrush
Loc: Texas then Southwest Oregon
Anthony Jr wrote:
Was in Dix in 1960. "Accommodations" were in old WW11 Barracks and the floors were wood. You can see outside through the walls and heat was coal fired. Good old days??
I had the same WWII barracks at Bragg from 59 to 62 and the biggest problem was getting the night fireman (coal as you said), to keep the water heater fed during the night so we could have a decent shave in the morning. Our 'head' only had 5 stools.
Nov 26, 2018 10:28:52 #
I was there in Dec. 58' - May 59'. We did not even have toilet paper! LOL
Mark
Mark
Huey Driver wrote:
Ahhh yes, I remember it well
Ft. Dix 1963, what glorious fun! Time to sit for a while and chat with your buddies!
Ft. Dix 1963, what glorious fun! Time to sit for a while and chat with your buddies!
Nov 26, 2018 10:30:52 #
Huey Driver wrote:
Ahhh yes, I remember it well
Ft. Dix 1963, what glorious fun! Time to sit for a while and chat with your buddies!
Ft. Dix 1963, what glorious fun! Time to sit for a while and chat with your buddies!
This is something the N.O.W. organization cringed about, EQUAL "Rights" for women. They still have no idea how easy they have things.
Nov 26, 2018 10:39:06 #
Nov 26, 2018 11:00:31 #
Is that right? Try giving birth to children. Equal rights for women does not imply they are exactly the same. I was a member of N.O.W. in the early 70's. I do not remember commodes being a major issue.
Mark
Mark
davidrb wrote:
This is something the N.O.W. organization cringed about, EQUAL "Rights" for women. They still have no idea how easy they have things.
Nov 26, 2018 11:06:49 #
Nov 26, 2018 11:09:36 #
markngolf wrote:
Is that right? Try giving birth to children. Equal rights for women does not imply they are exactly the same. I was a member of N.O.W. in the early 70's. I do not remember commodes being a major issue.
Mark
Mark
Women have always made a big issue about commodes. Men leave the toilet seat up!
Nov 26, 2018 11:18:08 #
Fort Knox KY, early 60's. Coal fired furnaces and "open seating" in the latrine. Coal fired hot water for the mess hall which sometimes emerged as steam..
Nov 26, 2018 11:19:02 #
Ka2azman wrote:
Women have always made a big issue about commodes. Men leave the toilet seat up!
Mark
Nov 26, 2018 11:23:59 #
Yup. At Ft Dix in the 50's too!! One of the worst duties was "fireman". Had to keep the coal burning pot bellied furnaces in the barracks going through the night.
Mark
Mark
sodapop wrote:
Fort Knox KY, early 60's. Coal fired furnaces and "open seating" in the latrine. Coal fired hot water for the mess hall which sometimes emerged as steam..
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