Nonprofit Group Builds 79-year-old Ohio Man New Outhouse

Foxnews.com ^ | Monday, June 09, 2008 | Associated Press

[50cal Smokepole]

BATAVIA, Ohio — An ailing retired farmer who refused to give up his outhouse after authorities declared it to be a public nuisance finally got a new one.

Elbert "Lew" Preston, 79, stood his ground long enough for a nonprofit group to come to his aid [snipped]

[50cal Smokepole]

Um, well..... Oh, just have at it.....

[KoRn]

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[Andy from Beaverton]

Hopefully some Mooslims will mistake it for a mosque.

[festus]

A great use of non profit $$ IMHO.

Nothing wrong with an outhouse that is for sure. Used em myself plenty.

[50cal Smokepole]

Same here. It’s good that it’s not taxpayer money going to the fix.

[wastedyears]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=wJuGfQyN7A4

[digger48]

[Califreak]

Did Habitat For Humanity go third world?

[political1]

The ultimate septic tank

[JSDude1]

It’s rediculous for the government to tell a man where he can Sh*t! Where do we live, the Soviet Union?

[AlaskaErik]

"When you're in a house, sounds carry," Preston said. "Everybody knows your business."

I can't even hear the upstairs bathrooms flushing, let alone hear the blissful sounds of relief.

[bmwcyle]

It is so much more useful than a mosque.

[Does so]

"...Nothing wrong with an outhouse that is for sure..."

Lakeside communities are finding that traditional septics contribute an unacceptable loading of phosphates and nitrogen. Although there are remedies, nobody seems to be using one inexpensive remedy: add a calcium-carbonate-rich leaching field.

Which raises another point: Where does he drain his sink, shower, and clothes washer graywater?

[festus]

Usually if you don’t have a working commode you often don’t have a sink or shower either.

That said I’ve seen clothes washers and kitchen sink drain directly onto a lawn with no ill effects. The lawn was thickest where they drained.

Oh and you said “greywater” which infers you are an RVer ?

[AppyPappy]

Good idea. Who would want to shit in their house?

[Aut Pax Aut Bellum]

It is so much more useful than a mosque.
Yeup. The difference between a mosque and an outhouse is when Sh@& goes into an outhouse it stays in there!

[GSWarrior]

My late aunt and uncle in Colorado, circa 1970s, lived in the coolest log house. They had all the latest modern conveniences...except for indoor plumbing!

[Does so]

"...Usually if you don’t have a working commode you often don’t have a sink or shower either. That said I’ve seen clothes washers and kitchen sink drain directly onto a lawn with no ill effects. The lawn was thickest where they drained. Oh and you said “greywater” which infers you are an RVer...?"

Greywater is a generic "green" term, though I've done some quasi-RVing. (VW microbus). Draining directly onto the lawn is fine with me: I've seen the same effect as you have.

Some communities in Florida demand that well water used for air conditioning be drained directly onto the ground. (and not injected back down).

[Slings and Arrows]

Jimmy Carter finally finds his forte?

[LucyT]

lol