Warren Mumpower said:They do tend to leave their mark on the old olfactory nerves, don't they?
... I don't share Fr. Fred's romantic feelings about outhouses ...
My uncle’s outhouse up at his lake cabin was replaced by one of those flush twice or three times water saving devices inside the addition to the cabin that he built. Just not the same.
The outhouse was converted into a tool shed without changing any of it’s original function. Its in a nice location with a good breeze and excellent view of the lake. There is plenty of shade, and a stream runs nearby. I( suppose that it was built before such things were a consideration.
Last summer, I was at the lake visiting my cousin when the urgent urge to evacuate my bowels struck (isn’t that an interesting medical term?). My cousin’s wife or daughter or someone inconvenient like that was using the plumbing, so off I went to the old reading room. I set the chain-saw aside for future use and… (I won’t give you a play by play, just let your imagination run free…)
Lessons learned: Always carry your own TP when going to the lake. You never know just when you might need it.
Now, one of those outbuildings with the crescent moon on the door might be the ticket for a dispatcher’s office. Probably has a similar odor, too.
Steve,
There is a time my kids would have said, “TMI”. (too much info)
Don’t the power tools corrode in such an environment? Man this could be a commercial. “Quality tools, built to such exacting standards they can even be stored in the outhouse. Buy the best, flush the rest”.
Ric,
My apologies. I probably had one too many holy waters.