Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In these parts, two holers were petty common. Generally, the working area had one hole of normal diameter, and the second was usually smaller, for children and others with a slimmer bottom. You wouldn't want a kid to fall in . . . Additionally the two holer was a private place where a pair of women could gossip without being overheard. On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 4:40 AM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at me.com> wrote: > Chris > > I think they were mostly earth closets, and so they had a pit dug that > would take the effluent. I guess it was a balance between how far you > wanted to walk at 3 a.m. and how much you could put up with the aroma. Many > years ago when I was working with the local authority on a house > improvement scheme I gave a grant for a farm to have inside sanitation to > replace the outside earth closet. The farmer was absolutely delighted, but > vowed his rhubarb would never be the same again - he used to grow superb > rhubarb, and I had a few pies made from it! > > Gerry > > On 16 Sep 2012, at 08:58, Chris Crawford <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> > wrote: > > > Thanks Gerry. It was about 100 feet behind the house. A lot of old > > farmhouses around here still have outhouses in the yard, though nobody > > uses them anymore. They're usually positioned in the back yard at the > very > > edge of the yard, by the fields, like this one. Two-holers are rare, most > > I see are single-holed. I think they put them out so far from the house > to > > keep the smell away! > > > > -- > > Chris Crawford > > Fine Art Photography > > Fort Wayne, Indiana > > 260-437-8990 > > > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > > > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > > > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > > > > > > > > > On 9/16/12 2:25 AM, "Gerry Walden" <gerry.walden at me.com> wrote: > > > >> The story makes the image Chris, although the look of isolation begs the > >> question of who the hell shared it, maybe one of the sheep. > >> > >> Gerry > >> > >> > >> On 16 Sep 2012, at 03:40, Chris Crawford <chris at > >> chriscrawfordphoto.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> > http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?prodId=1504&category=44 > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Chris Crawford > >>> Fine Art Photography > >>> Fort Wayne, Indiana > >>> 260-437-8990 > >>> > >>> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > >>> > >>> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > >>> > >>> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > >>> Become a fan on Facebook > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA