I built bathroom and installed H & C running water for Mom in 1970; coupla
months later I stopped by to see her one afternoon, and she was about to
burn a pile of brush in the garden near the outhouse. I said to her, "Let's
push the outhouse over onto the pile and burn it, too." She replied, "Oh
no, I wanted to save it." When I asked why, she answered, "Oh, for an
emergency." As a backup for the inside toilet with the running water, I
guess. Anyway, I convinced her to let's have an outhouse burning party; she
went in the house and got a coupla glasses of ice and a Pepsi; 'came back
out, and we had a great time laughing, joking, etc., while pushing the
little building over onto the pile and watching it burn and toasting it with
Pepsi for its many years of faithful "service" - long overdue event; one of
the greatest fun times we ever had.
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich Thomas" <richthomas79td...@constructivity.net>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - way OT - old washing machines
Sounds like my grandparents, though one set had a washer. The other set
did not (nor running water nor indoor facilities) until my parents built
them a decent house in '68 to replace the Depression farm shack they were
living in. I often think that even though that life was tough and the
work hard, it contributed to their long lives (80s and 90s for them), even
though they ate greasy stuff at every meal with their veggies and
home-canned stuff. Some friends we visited the other day had some LG
washer dryer set with more lights and displays and knobs than the Apollo
command module (and probably more computing power too). Wonders never
cease, or maybe they do...
--R
On 1/10/2011 8:02 PM, WILTON wrote:
I recall when I was little, Mama had a black cast iron wash pot in the
back yard; 'filled it bucket-by-bucket from a well with bucket and chain
lift; 'heated it with wood; she wrung EVERY piece of clothing by hand
multiple times as they came out of the pot, out of coupla rinse tubs,
etc., before hanging 'em on drying line. She got a Maytag Square tub
washer with wringer in 1948; 'still had to move clothing from washer, put
'em through wringer into rinse tubs, etc., then on drying line. She had
finally taken her first step out of some of the drudgery of
"housekeeping" of the time. She got an auto washer in 1970; 'never did
get a dryer. 'Died in '96 at 99+ years still very fit mentally and
physically 'til a week or so before she died. We were blessed and
extremely lucky to have had such a capable and determined little lady.
Wilton
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Thomas"
<richthomas79td...@constructivity.net>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - way OT - old washing machines
I recall when I was little my mother had an old wringer machine, or
maybe it was one that was left in the basement of the house they bought
when I was 9ish, that had a crank ringer. I thought it was way cool,
and had fun running random stuff through it until my dad hauled it off.
There was also a lot of crap in the attic that my dad and uncle cleaned
out, and would not let me be around while they were doing that. Now you
have gone and made me remember why I had a miserable childhood,
developed a tic, and got addicted to old cars as a way to make up for
not being able to play with old junk back then.
--R
On 1/10/2011 6:01 PM, R A Bennell wrote:
Absolutely true, but not convenient on Sunday afternoon when one is
making dinner etc.
She has been soaking Tom's dirty clothing in the laundry tub and
rinsing and then wringing it out by hand before putting it in the
washer but that is not easy. I know as I have helped wring stuff out.
We maybe should have gone with a second automatic washer to do just
that stuff but she wanted to try this. We won't be out a whole lot if
it does not pan out.
Randy
On 10/01/2011 4:14 PM, Allan Streib wrote:
My good wife has decided she needs/wants an old style wringer washing
machine for doing dirty jobs like rugs, rags, and my younger son's
dirty
work clothes (he is a mechanic). She is reluctant to put this stuff
in
the regular washer.
That's what laundromats are for!
Allan
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