[Twinkie]

Yeah. In winter, we wore our coats to the outhouse.
- Chamber pots were emptied into the outhouse hole, then
rinsed out. We didn’t use them during the day unless we
were sick. (We weren’t sick much; got enough germs to be
healthy!)

[trebb]

Yeah. In winter, we wore our coats to the outhouse. - Chamber pots were emptied into the outhouse hole, then rinsed out. We didn’t use them during the day unless we were sick. (We weren’t sick much; got enough germs to be healthy!)

I remember the days when ample quantities of dirt were a sign of a healthy kid doing what healthy kids did - spend lots of time out of doors playing. If kids were caught doing half of what we did for fun in today's climate, lots of parents would be charged with neglect/abuse. It shows.

I believe the 50's and early 60's were the last truly "good old days".