[Windflier]

I could probably deal with using a privy, but pumping/hauling water for cooking, cleaning and bathing would be rough. On the other hand, living without electricity...

As much as I love indoor lighting and electronic communications mediums, I'd have to go with indoor plumbing if I were forced to choose.

Washing clothes sure would be a pain, though. I remember washing boards!

[867V309]

As much as I love indoor lighting and electronic communications mediums, I'd have to go with indoor plumbing if I were forced to choose.

Bad tradeoff, FRiend.

Good luck with your spoiled food, no communication beyond shouting distance, no transportation which isn't animal or steam powered.

And: Don't. live. in. the. South.

[NCLaw441]

I could probably deal with using a privy, but pumping/hauling water for cooking, cleaning and bathing would be rough. On the other hand, living without electricity...
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An observation about all of this: None of us can envision going back to the way things “used to be.” We immediately acclimate ourselves to new inventions and improvements to older ones. But let something be taken away, even for a few hours, and we find it hard to adapt. I am glad for the occasional power failure or winter storm that forces us to appreciate, at least for a little while, what we have and how our lives have been made easier due to the ingenuity of others.