Life Stories

OutHouse

The Outhouse sounds like a strange name for a toilet but years ago most country homes had an outhouse. Most had a one seater but my grandmother had a two seater.
You were really proud when you told your friends that she had a two seater. Also, she had a good supply of Eatons and Sear catalogues. There was no toilet paper.

Outhouse used while building cottage.
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Outhouse Stories

 

 

What a mess

A few years ago, some friends went back in the country and stayed at a cabin. There was no running water and no bathroom.

Water came from a nearby pond and the toilet was an outhouse. During the night, John (not his real name) had to go to the outhouse.

He had a bad case of the runs (diarrhea). John was lucky to make it to the outhouse. He squat and splattered over the seat. Some went down the hole.

The next morning, when one of the other men went to the outhouse he gagged when he saw the mess.

All John said was.."boy, I had to go! 

 

Outhouse museum pictures.

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There have been many stories about jokes played on users of outhouses.

 

Jonas's story.

We lived in a small coastal community called an outport. Everybody had an outhouse and most of them were built over-hanging an enbankment.

Everything dropped to the rocky beach and was taken out by the tides.

One day my buddy and I crawled under the outhouse and drove nails up through the seat. They were just pointing through and could not be seen.

We waited for grandfather to come and use and when he did we heard this awful yell and then a shout....Jonasssss!!! 

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