Now you just can't beat an outhouse with a cee-ment floor! <g>
--Bob Whitmire
www.bobwhitmire.com
On Nov 10, 2010, at 8:58 PM, Paul Laughlin wrote:
> On 11/10/2010 4:17 PM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>> You just can't beat a quality hardwood outhouse. The cheap plywood things
>> they're turning out these days ain't worth sh*t.
>>
> Interesting. The outhouse on my Grandfather's farm was built by a WPA
> crew. As I understood it, the WPA project was that they would dig the
> hole and build the outhouse for $25. The floor and the base for the
> seat was concrete but the seat was nicely finished and varnished.. I
> seem to remember two sizes of holes plus a lid. Not hardwood, though.
> Just Pine or Fir. But very well built. Of course during the '30 s $25
> was quite a bit of money. A man could work hard all day for a dollar or
> less.
> Paul in Portland OR
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