Was chatting with a friend early this morning in my driveway next to a large area of lawn. ?ÿWe had the first frost of the year hit overnight so the very green grass had a nice layer of white frost on the upper parts of the blades. ?ÿ A mother cat came strolling by across the lawn looking for a spot to perform her morning chore.?ÿ She stopped, pawed at the ground a bit, turned, hiked her tail and started to squat.?ÿ When her butt hit that frosted grass she jumped straight up, looked back for a second, then went running off to find a warmer place to do her business.?ÿ Now, that was funny to watch.
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That episode took me back to my youth where we only had an outhouse for such a purpose until December 1964 at our home and May 1966 at our school. ?ÿWinter time and placing one's bare backside on a board seat that is approximately at the same temperature as the ambient air will definitely wake you up in a hurry. ?ÿAdd a little ice, sleet or snow for extra sensations.
Frosted flake?
"?ÿwe only had an outhouse for such a purpose until December 1964"
1964?? Are you sure you didn't mean 1864??ÿ ??ÿ
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Rural water district ran a main line through our front yard in the Summer of 1964. ?ÿStarted construction of a new house with plumbing in September 1964. ?ÿUp to that time water came out of the pump into a bucket. ?ÿHot water was achieved by putting water in a pan or kettle to be heated on the stove top burners. ?ÿTook a bunch of that to fill a galvanized tub. ?ÿDoing #2 involved a stroll past the wood pile and two chicken houses ?ÿto the outhouse near the cluster of hollyhocks.
?ÿDoing #2 involved a stroll past the wood pile and two chicken houses ?ÿto the outhouse near the cluster of hollyhocks.
Sooooooo, #1 was just off the porch, or out the bedroom window, or in a bucket in the corner......?
I have a rule that when there is more than 75 degrees of difference between my ass and an outhouse toilet seat I will look for a different job.
#1................... preparing to be a land surveyor. ??ÿ ??ÿ ??ÿ
