Comments on: Lord Willing and if the Creek Don’t Rise http://chickensintheroad.com/living/lord-willing-and-if-the-creek-dont-rise/ Life in Ordinary Splendor Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:37:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: oldtimer http://chickensintheroad.com/living/lord-willing-and-if-the-creek-dont-rise/#comment-83453 oldtimer Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:49:44 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=5392#comment-83453 Went to a one room school. Outhouse had about 6 seats all at different heights for grades one through 8. Had a High School with indoor plumbing Went to a one room school. Outhouse had about 6 seats all at different heights for grades one through 8. Had a High School with indoor plumbing

]]> By: Shar http://chickensintheroad.com/living/lord-willing-and-if-the-creek-dont-rise/#comment-80077 Shar Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:56:02 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=5392#comment-80077 I'm another who finds outhouses intriguing! My uncle had one and after his severe health crisis a bathroom was added to the house. A well was dug and elec put in JUST for the new modern bathroom!!! The other elec and water was for the milk house. The cows had elec before the farm house! I have a little wooden outhouse my FIL made me one year and a jig saw puzzle with one too. I'd love a calendar of them! I love your blog and writing style. I’m another who finds outhouses intriguing! My uncle had one and after his severe health crisis a bathroom was added to the house. A well was dug and elec put in JUST for the new modern bathroom!!! The other elec and water was for the milk house. The cows had elec before the farm house!

I have a little wooden outhouse my FIL made me one year and a jig saw puzzle with one too. I’d love a calendar of them!

I love your blog and writing style.

]]> By: Heather B. http://chickensintheroad.com/living/lord-willing-and-if-the-creek-dont-rise/#comment-74366 Heather B. Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:08:44 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=5392#comment-74366 I found out about your site a couple of days ago when someone quoted you on the Barnheart group on Facebook. I'm so glad I checked it out! I read it for 4 hours that day. Probably I'm trying to live vicariously through your blog! Anyway, I thought it was funny that I was excited for you when you found an outhouse! haha How many people get excited about that? I would have ran up there with you. You know they used to throw away things in there? Never know what you'll find in an ancient outhouse. Love your blog! I found out about your site a couple of days ago when someone quoted you on the Barnheart group on Facebook. I’m so glad I checked it out! I read it for 4 hours that day. Probably I’m trying to live vicariously through your blog! Anyway, I thought it was funny that I was excited for you when you found an outhouse! haha How many people get excited about that? I would have ran up there with you. You know they used to throw away things in there? Never know what you’ll find in an ancient outhouse. Love your blog!

]]> By: tac2u http://chickensintheroad.com/living/lord-willing-and-if-the-creek-dont-rise/#comment-59111 tac2u Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:14:21 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=5392#comment-59111 thanks for the great photo pictorial definition of "God willing and the creek (crick?) don't rise." thanks for the great photo pictorial definition of
“God willing and the creek (crick?) don’t rise.”

]]> By: Cousin Sheryl http://chickensintheroad.com/living/lord-willing-and-if-the-creek-dont-rise/#comment-35518 Cousin Sheryl Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:22:06 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=5392#comment-35518 Just think about this...why do we "modern" women always go to the bathroom in pairs when we are out with our husbands? Why, to gossip of course! Can't you just see two sisters sitting there in the outhouse talking about the boys at school??? LOL Of course, if family members had a case of the "stomach bug" that is currently circulating in our community, there wouldn't be any "waiting" for someone to get off the toilet so you could take your turn! Could be an advantage!?!?!? I remember using an outhouse at my granny's when I was growing up! Yes, snakes were a fear as well as wasps! And as the other posters said, "There is nothing like the smell of an outhouse on a hot summer's day!" WHEW! Cousin Sheryl Just think about this…why do we “modern” women always go to the bathroom in pairs when we are out with our husbands? Why, to gossip of course! Can’t you just see two sisters sitting there in the outhouse talking about the boys at school??? LOL Of course, if family members had a case of the “stomach bug” that is currently circulating in our community, there wouldn’t be any “waiting” for someone to get off the toilet so you could take your turn! Could be an advantage!?!?!?
I remember using an outhouse at my granny’s when I was growing up! Yes, snakes were a fear as well as wasps! And as the other posters said, “There is nothing like the smell of an outhouse on a hot summer’s day!” WHEW!

Cousin Sheryl

]]> By: Lucy http://chickensintheroad.com/living/lord-willing-and-if-the-creek-dont-rise/#comment-35288 Lucy Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:50:09 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=5392#comment-35288 I love this. I'm trying to think where I was recently during the past year and there were still outhouses up in the backwayback yards that I could swear were still being used. Must've been on the 'back dirt roads trip' my cousin and I did in August through Nevada and Utah. I'm so glad we don't have those anymore. Makes me cold to think of it. I love this. I’m trying to think where I was recently during the past year and there were still outhouses up in the backwayback yards that I could swear were still being used. Must’ve been on the ‘back dirt roads trip’ my cousin and I did in August through Nevada and Utah. I’m so glad we don’t have those anymore. Makes me cold to think of it.

]]> By: Gwen http://chickensintheroad.com/living/lord-willing-and-if-the-creek-dont-rise/#comment-35252 Gwen Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:13:19 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=5392#comment-35252 Hahah, so funny to read You make it sound like an episode of little house. I can just see Laura jump over the creek to get to the outhouse. :rotfl: hugs Gwen Hahah, so funny to read
You make it sound like an episode of little house.
I can just see Laura jump over the creek to get to the outhouse. :rotfl:

hugs
Gwen

]]> By: Debbie in PA http://chickensintheroad.com/living/lord-willing-and-if-the-creek-dont-rise/#comment-35251 Debbie in PA Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:51:33 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=5392#comment-35251 You'll have to write a "coffee table" style book about country outhouses! LOL! I had thoughts similar to other readers: why two seats? why is the outhouse standing but the house is completely gone? Also, I wonder if the creek path chnged in the years since the outhouse was originally built. I can't imagine how difficult it was to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night! You’ll have to write a “coffee table” style book about country outhouses! LOL!

I had thoughts similar to other readers: why two seats? why is the outhouse standing but the house is completely gone? Also, I wonder if the creek path chnged in the years since the outhouse was originally built. I can’t imagine how difficult it was to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night!

]]> By: Amy http://chickensintheroad.com/living/lord-willing-and-if-the-creek-dont-rise/#comment-35247 Amy Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:45:47 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=5392#comment-35247 According to my grandpa, an outhouse next to a creek was the ultimate! You didn't have to worry about the waste building up in the hole and having to clean it out at some point. I'm serious. Really....I'm serious. My grandpa talked about a family that built their outhouse right over a small creek. When I was a little girl, my great-grandmother still had an outhouse. I can remember being scared to death. I was convinced a snake would bite me while I was doing my business. She had a 2 seater. One had a square hole and the other was round. Nothing like an outhouse on a hot summer day....... According to my grandpa, an outhouse next to a creek was the ultimate! You didn’t have to worry about the waste building up in the hole and having to clean it out at some point. I’m serious. Really….I’m serious. My grandpa talked about a family that built their outhouse right over a small creek.

When I was a little girl, my great-grandmother still had an outhouse. I can remember being scared to death. I was convinced a snake would bite me while I was doing my business.

She had a 2 seater. One had a square hole and the other was round. Nothing like an outhouse on a hot summer day…….

]]> By: Rooth http://chickensintheroad.com/living/lord-willing-and-if-the-creek-dont-rise/#comment-35246 Rooth Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:34:43 +0000 http://chickensintheroad.com/?p=5392#comment-35246 Uhmm Brenda Starr? Why did the house disappear and the outhouse didn't? THAT's the question I have ... other than a fire afire okay I've already thought about a fire... gee some of you guys are mean! Talk about martial discord! :cattail: Rooth < ~~ Outhouses kinda creep her out Uhmm Brenda Starr? Why did the house disappear and the outhouse didn’t? THAT’s the question I have … other than a fire afire okay I’ve already thought about a fire… gee some of you guys are mean! Talk about martial discord! :cattail:
Rooth < ~~ Outhouses kinda creep her out

]]>