tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post7283024105513704753..comments2023-09-29T04:45:01.698-06:00Comments on Side Trips: A POT TO PISS INLeeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-43653589982861567602011-04-01T16:30:12.716-06:002011-04-01T16:30:12.716-06:00Nice story I understand no plumbing while growing ...Nice story I understand no plumbing while growing up and for many years on the farm. Glad those days are over. BButtons Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029439906543077861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-18990359670484608492011-04-01T11:49:11.850-06:002011-04-01T11:49:11.850-06:00Oh! YES! We have one of those big wooden outdoor ...Oh! YES! We have one of those big wooden outdoor sheds and they have worked well when we have have water issues. <br /><br />Linda<br />http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.comDayPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241862779620972216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-217481089106575742011-04-01T08:02:15.222-06:002011-04-01T08:02:15.222-06:00Hahaha! When we went to visit my dad's parents...Hahaha! When we went to visit my dad's parents, we stayed in the bottom part of the house - no bathroom or loo, so we had pots. It was MY task to carry these out to the outhouse, empty them out and rinse them. Jeez, I was all of 6 years old and the youngest of the three girls. I have never quite forgiven my dad for assigning me this chore.Anairamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08626269831496499230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-47183094185152884422011-03-31T15:46:29.965-06:002011-03-31T15:46:29.965-06:00In England the toilet is often referred to as '...In England the toilet is often referred to as 'the loo'.<br />Apparently when they chucked the contents of the potty out of the window they would yell<br /><br />GARDEZ L'EAU...........<br />as in watch out for the water!!!!<br /><br />we had potties under our beds when we were little.<br />What a sad chili saga<br />I bet she felt awful!!!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-72893522058287178232011-03-31T15:24:52.239-06:002011-03-31T15:24:52.239-06:00Our toilet didn't move into the house until th...Our toilet didn't move into the house until the 1980s - it wasn't too far from the back door though, and so we got to chose the pot or going out there and tended to chose "out there" over the knowledge that the pot also involved emptying, cleaning and putting in the sun for most of the next day.jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322709527738134797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-85188966090827100022011-03-31T12:19:04.803-06:002011-03-31T12:19:04.803-06:00hahahahaha! Thanks for a good laugh today! Not su...hahahahaha! Thanks for a good laugh today! Not sure which story I liked best . . . chili seems to me like it was a particularly unfortunate choice. In fact, I'm hard pressed to think of anything that would be worse to find in a chamber pot. But finding anything in a chamber pot coming to greet you at the door would be plenty bad as well. I find something to be thankful for every day. . .susan m hinckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073318305866251569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-50442527154666474742011-03-30T13:00:53.860-06:002011-03-30T13:00:53.860-06:00We used a potty when staying at my grand parents&#...We used a potty when staying at my grand parents' who had no plumbing. We were always told to make sure it really was 'well under' the bed. A toed caught on the rim of a full pot when jumping out of bed in the morning was sure to cause a disaster!!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410318976755292700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-33220561684521426942011-03-30T12:17:42.093-06:002011-03-30T12:17:42.093-06:00Colorful story! I remember my mom mentioned my Gre...Colorful story! I remember my mom mentioned my Great Grandma died of urimic poisoning ..I understood she (maybe more than once) didn't want to go out and use the potty in the cold- Switzerland I'm sure. I couldn't imagine why something like this wasn't set up?? She never said and it didn't occur to me to ask at the time? We had an out house in our shack and it was a bucket before a lava crack (ah ha)! There are some interesting stories too. We have a cess pool now with a regular toilet..but this is common out here! The Chili in the chamber pot story was a kick!! Sounds like something I would of done (lol)Reginahttp://inthepacific.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-89116868103794340072011-03-30T11:59:38.567-06:002011-03-30T11:59:38.567-06:00I'm cracking up imagining that poor woman with...I'm cracking up imagining that poor woman with her chamber pot full of chili!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-38572713467994462222011-03-30T11:06:52.800-06:002011-03-30T11:06:52.800-06:00Flushers- such modern nonsense! Waste of tanks ful...Flushers- such modern nonsense! Waste of tanks full of good water! <br />We had an outhouse in the summer in the mountains- it was nasty and full of spiders- my mom tried her bets to cheer it up a bit with plastic flowers nailed to the wall...nice try...but in the 40 degree below zero winters we had indoor plumbing- damn good thing because if we had had a chamber pot to empty it would have frozen mid toss!<br />I have a chamber pot in the little BR. use it for cleaning supplies, which never get used, mind you.<br />Hope you are well!Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-27382131288199797102011-03-30T10:02:27.434-06:002011-03-30T10:02:27.434-06:00Lovely stories. Fortunately I grew up in a house ...Lovely stories. Fortunately I grew up in a house with a bathroom, so didn't have to trail outside to go to the loo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-15236179190320738262011-03-30T07:12:50.393-06:002011-03-30T07:12:50.393-06:00Such a fun story to share. Thanks!
I had a friend...Such a fun story to share. Thanks!<br />I had a friend of my daughter ask me what we ever did about doing research papers in high school before computers. She was horrified to learn that we went to the library and looked things up in various places.<br />I'll bet your pot story will be more than a little shocking to your grandson. :) Maybe make him a little more appreciate of simple things like indoor plumbing.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685492126157550044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-71931469825238111462011-03-30T06:39:47.274-06:002011-03-30T06:39:47.274-06:00I loved this.
My mother grew up, the 9th of 14, o...I loved this.<br /><br />My mother grew up, the 9th of 14, on a farm in central MN that didn't get an indoor bathroom until 1958 or so. Can you imagine running out there in the winter? I think about that, every now and then...<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-55931481987216385942011-03-30T02:05:25.203-06:002011-03-30T02:05:25.203-06:00Oh yes, this brought back memories - reminds me of...Oh yes, this brought back memories - reminds me of my own childhood. I see them in various vintage shops these days and they are becoming popular flower containers - in my childhood they were very important.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-36955813541952894952011-03-29T23:15:12.925-06:002011-03-29T23:15:12.925-06:00Not only for our pets but also for my family, we h...Not only for our pets but also for my family, we have to get this useful and beautiful chamber pots prepared for next earthquakes.<br />ヾ(;´▽`AAnzuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12722028319052970092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534124540070958712.post-36812351246538492342011-03-29T21:43:15.487-06:002011-03-29T21:43:15.487-06:00lol! Oh my! Poor young lady and her unpopular chil...lol! Oh my! Poor young lady and her unpopular chili! And lucky visitors not getting a faceful of that other pot!<br /><br />I'm laughing at the throwing of the contents out the window - the orginal "Head's up!" came to mind!<br /><br />You'll always have a pot to piss in, Leenie, and that's a good thing :)TALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.com