No Outside Toilet - Doesn't Feel Right

One of my favourite places in the village farmhouse is my outside toilet. I’ve done a few articles on the use of this facility and the advantages of outside toilets over using the inside toilet. I have a major soft spot for my outdoor roofed hole in the ground.

Last month there were a few earthquakes and disaster for my outside toilet. A massive crack opened up on one of the walls. This was looked at and presented no problem at the time, but as each week went by it got worse, no time or money to repair this it was left thinking it would be okay.

A couple of weeks ago I got a call from my neighbour. He told me that my outside toilet wall had collapsed and it was only the doorframe keeping the roof intact. This was a worry and when I got there at the weekend the worry was just reasoning. The whole wall has crumbled and the small building was structurally unsafe, it had to be demolished for safety reasons. I was quite devastated and had a slight uneasiness knowing that there wouldn’t be an outside toilet at the farmhouse. It’s a bit like having part of the your soul going missing. And thoughts about how it could be rebuilt without cost were ringing in my head.

It was a painful operation last weekend dismantling the outhouse brick by brick. All the bricks that where whole were saved and the rubble was physically transported by wheelbarrow to the dumping ground at the top of the hill. This took over half a day to complete and all that was left was a few broken fragments of brick and mortar dust where many used to squat.

It was a sad day, but I know if ever a spare bit of time and cash for cement I will have another built, it just doesn’t feel right not having one there, I can honestly say this is on the top of my want list. Simple pleasures!
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14 comments:

  1. You can rent one..))

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  2. A quote from the Daily Telegraph....

    "Nobody's perfect - not even David Beckham. The superstar footballer revealed recently that his left leg is significantly shorter than his right and that this discrepancy is the likely cause of his continuing back problems."

    That is a real shame Martin because if you had emailed me I could have offloaded it to one of Wiltshire's local Chiropractic Surgeries, it would have made a perfect outside toilet, for a small fee of course. Best wishes.

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  3. Martin is this the same outside toilet that the snake went into? Reminds me of my childhood and the outside toilet we had in our first village home in the UK.

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  4. I have just re-read my comment and perhaps I best explain that I was referring to its massive lean to the right. David Beckham would have definitely bought it off you.

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  5. Did you happen to note any scent of chocolate? All is well here.
    Doug

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  6. There's something special about outside loos --- I also have a soft spot for one in particular, in India...http://carminesuperiore.blogspot.com/2008/10/carmine-creepy-crawlies.html

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  7. Hi Martin,

    Sorry to hear about your Throne being damaged.

    Outside toilets remind me of my boyhood days in the village where I lived.

    Cheers!

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  8. Martin In Bulgaria8 July 2009 at 17:43

    I did wonder Martyn!?

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  9. Martin In Bulgaria8 July 2009 at 17:45

    We could go into the Monty Python Sketch Thos think thos ad it ard, "When ah wer i lad we live in a shoebox... etc."

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  10. Martin In Bulgaria8 July 2009 at 17:45

    Hi Doug, I did read your blog - no chocolate smells this end though.

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  11. Martin In Bulgaria8 July 2009 at 17:46

    Hi Windmill,
    No problem, laptop problems I hear your end!

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  12. Martin In Bulgaria8 July 2009 at 17:49

    We don't rent here, Hans we borrow! lol

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  13. Martin In Bulgaria8 July 2009 at 17:50

    Hi Doug, I did read your blog - no chocolate smells this end though.

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  14. Martin In Bulgaria8 July 2009 at 17:51

    Hi Louise, see your blog for a comment.

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