November 2, 2005
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I must clear up this misconception.
so……how did he managed to drag it from outside?Posted 11/1/2005 at 9:21 PM by barney
The
topic of the blog where barney left his comment was the toilet seat
that spends most of its time in wintertime behind the woodstove so that
it will be warm when we use it in the outhouse.I had said that at this transitional time, I tend to either forget to
take it out with me, or forget to bring it back. Barney was
apparently reacting to my saying that Doug had been the one this year
who decided it was time to warm the seat, and brought it in.It’s just a little, lightweight seat, easy to carry, no lid flopping
around, no unwieldy porcelain attached. Here it is in its winter
home behind the woodstove in our living room.What does it take to keep a toilet seat in your living room?
Chutzpah? Savoir faire? Hedonism? Simple
practicality, I suppose. A warm seat on a cold day just makes
sense.
Comments (13)
Aw! Just like letting the outdoor kitten cuddle inside for the winter!
It’s a very unobtrusive toilet seat. I would keep it there, too, if I were you.
RYC about Julia… yes, I will never need to worry about Julia being able to take care of /fend for herself… but now it is a problem… yes. I do not know if she would come get me if the situation got out of her control and she truly needed an adult. That’s the problem. However, every day she grows and learns and sooner or later she’ll be running out the door, so I am glad for the small reminders I get that I must pay extra close attention to her in the meantime.
I think that’s a great (and novel) idea, one that has crossed the minds of Alaskans before, no doubt. We had an outhouse on the farm when I was quite young. We just used a portable one inside when it was cold.
The ‘Discipline’ book by Foster is quite nice. A small group I am in is reading it together for discussion. Gotta check the apocalyptic one. Intriguing. LOL
Yes, they both shared candy! My students at school also brought candy. We had no trick-or-treaters, since our new house is pretty far off the beaten path. Your pie recipe looked absolutely delicious, and I’m not even a fan of pumpkin pie, usually.
I’d like to think that you keep a toilet seat in your living room out of hedonism, that makes for a better story. But, if I lived in alaska I wouldnt think twice about keeping it behind the woodstove. Its the simple oddities that keep us the happiest in life.
You need a board (well-sanded) with a smaller hole in case young children come to visit. It’s scary enough in an outhouse without worrying about losing balance and falling through.
LOL on the pumpkin person there. And that is a good place for such a seat.
*hugs*
I get paid on Friday, which means you get paid shortly after that. : )
That is just fascinating! One would never think about the cold seat, and the need to bring it back and forth!
What a great idea. I wish I would have thought of that back in the day when I had an outhouse and endured the frozen seat in the winter…..
Makes sense, really. There is not much worse than a frozen toilet seat in the morning.
I remember this ‘tradition’ of yours from when I first started reading you, x years ago…
A fine idea it is, methinks!
What? You have an outhouse? Do you have indoor plumbing too? I honestly didnt know people still had outhouses. Yall’ have computers…. An out house, well I am officially WOWED. Have a great day! And may the seat you sit upon be merry and warm.
Hi sweety–I went to Dingydarla’s guestbook to tell her about honeybuckets–didn’t have the heart to tell her about shitting on the floor, however–and this odd bunch of boxe followed the cursor around, which is maybe the virus you mentioned. I shut all the windows and logged back on right afterwards–hope that helped.
COLD today–five below when I got up, hope you are doing okay. Don’t forget to get 5/40 or whatever oil in Streak.