tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post7410119438477975477..comments2024-03-28T18:57:20.920+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Cravant in BurgundyKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-24854942695053673982015-01-15T19:55:52.100+01:002015-01-15T19:55:52.100+01:00Love that first photo! What a beautiful place.Love that first photo! What a beautiful place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-46963305965647566222015-01-15T19:03:34.999+01:002015-01-15T19:03:34.999+01:00Two holes! 150 feet! What a treat! It must have se...Two holes! 150 feet! What a treat! It must have seemed crowded. Going at my great-aunt's house in S.C. was a pretty lonely experience. And yes, scarey.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-31506077866112130142015-01-15T18:28:39.990+01:002015-01-15T18:28:39.990+01:00The 2-hole outhouse on our family farm in Missouri...The 2-hole outhouse on our family farm in Missouri was only about 150 feet from the house. Compared to "some several hundred yards from the house", ours would have almost qualified as indoor facilities. I never appreciated how good I had it!Dean Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03317311364315454284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-19334016746550307792015-01-15T18:06:58.204+01:002015-01-15T18:06:58.204+01:00The medieval garderobes are much more convenient, ...The medieval garderobes are much more convenient, even luxurious, compared to outhouses I've known -- some several hundred yards from the house down a dark, narrow path, with who knows what snakes or noxious insects lurking in the undergrowth.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-39592002828071053972015-01-15T17:42:30.558+01:002015-01-15T17:42:30.558+01:00Carolyn,
If you fall through, either you crash or...Carolyn,<br /><br />If you fall through, either you crash or you drown, unless you can swim! I don't know which is best or worse. But, in either case, as you said: scary!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-57779746477733446262015-01-15T17:36:29.640+01:002015-01-15T17:36:29.640+01:00Bonjour Cousine,
LOL! or MDR!Bonjour Cousine,<br /><br />LOL! or MDR!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-72423492217768762262015-01-15T17:31:22.801+01:002015-01-15T17:31:22.801+01:00Ken, I've seen garderobes from the inside. Ou...Ken, I've seen garderobes from the inside. Outhouses too, for that matter. Both can be kind of scary. <br />Carolynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-83402521272292654492015-01-15T16:21:10.266+01:002015-01-15T16:21:10.266+01:00Bonjour Cousin
I read somewhere that , at this h...Bonjour Cousin<br /><br />I read somewhere that , at this height, boiling oil was not effective - so the other alternative had more impact.The Beaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11457136925020206640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-40861864050862854412015-01-15T15:09:32.937+01:002015-01-15T15:09:32.937+01:00Garderobes are interesting: http://en.wikipedia.or...Garderobes are interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garderobe<br />Love the look of this town!Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-14895900900701100772015-01-15T14:07:01.638+01:002015-01-15T14:07:01.638+01:00It is that, Carolyn. It's a kind of toilet dra...It is that, Carolyn. It's a kind of toilet draining down the wall of the tower from on high.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-58922077944896330732015-01-15T14:02:23.114+01:002015-01-15T14:02:23.114+01:00Oh wait, I have a suggestion. It's an outhous...Oh wait, I have a suggestion. It's an outhouse that's partially in-house.Carolynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-1547570141619195752015-01-15T14:00:39.376+01:002015-01-15T14:00:39.376+01:00This should be good!This should be good!Carolynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-6614324175183930452015-01-15T13:32:38.855+01:002015-01-15T13:32:38.855+01:00Susan and CHM, one of you might be so kind as to e...Susan and CHM, one of you might be so kind as to explain to the readers of this blog what in the world you are talking about.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-18291917243305888182015-01-15T12:09:57.804+01:002015-01-15T12:09:57.804+01:00They used them on the ennemy when they were out of...They used them on the ennemy when they were out of boiling oil!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-44883166336397094422015-01-15T09:38:21.364+01:002015-01-15T09:38:21.364+01:00Love the garderobes at the top of the belltower :-...Love the garderobes at the top of the belltower :-)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472449597146519943noreply@blogger.com