tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post5671053798792869725..comments2023-09-05T16:14:14.154+01:00Comments on Bob's Home For Writing: Bath Time - Sepia SaturdayBob Scotneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-74612033027058004092014-09-15T10:58:28.593+01:002014-09-15T10:58:28.593+01:00Your post did bring back memories of outdoor dunni...Your post did bring back memories of outdoor dunnies and primitive bathing arrangements. Too bad if you were on the throne just at the time the nightman came to change the pan!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-15256001544954756622014-09-15T02:06:19.489+01:002014-09-15T02:06:19.489+01:00I remember using those round tubs on Girl Guide ca...I remember using those round tubs on Girl Guide camps but I'd have hated to use one full-time and also only to have a once a week bath. Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-81258540624283789902014-09-15T00:50:28.685+01:002014-09-15T00:50:28.685+01:00Guess I was lucky. The first home I remember in Ch...Guess I was lucky. The first home I remember in Cheshire, had a proper bathroom inside. Never had to use a wash tub although Matt remembers doing so as a kid.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-21072775044510971722014-09-15T00:39:34.122+01:002014-09-15T00:39:34.122+01:00A clever pickup on a detail in the theme, Bob. I f...A clever pickup on a detail in the theme, Bob. I found that same video of the dog enjoying his wash this week too. No pitman ever had that luxury. Few dogs either. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-3246147991343841682014-09-14T21:33:47.540+01:002014-09-14T21:33:47.540+01:00I'm glad I never had to live without plumbing....I'm glad I never had to live without plumbing. When I think of places without plumbing, I think of shacks and old-fashioned farms, not sturdy stone houses. I'm wondering where the outhouse pail was emptied and who had to empty it.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-21255514140886049292014-09-14T14:20:00.717+01:002014-09-14T14:20:00.717+01:00They weren’t really the good old days at all were ...They weren’t really the good old days at all were they? I was brought up in a mining community and the miners who walked past my window after a shift were always clean and smart; of course they relished the pithead baths.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-59743494651408249412014-09-14T14:15:42.142+01:002014-09-14T14:15:42.142+01:00I get the impression from your post that outhouses...I get the impression from your post that outhouses don't mean toilets, whereas in Australia that is precisely what they mean. Anything else not part of the house is generally referred to as a shed! Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-63732290778413845102014-09-14T09:31:18.665+01:002014-09-14T09:31:18.665+01:00Hi Bob .. thank goodness we had a bath when I was ...Hi Bob .. thank goodness we had a bath when I was born .. no tubs around .. but I've used a few for various purposes. Loved seeing your old home .. must bring back loads of memories for you .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-47345354436285135522014-09-14T06:00:17.318+01:002014-09-14T06:00:17.318+01:00those tubs certainly bring back memories. My gran...those tubs certainly bring back memories. My grandmother wore out quite a few I think.Kerryn Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06349603206224885854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-19050992773600313022014-09-14T04:40:29.908+01:002014-09-14T04:40:29.908+01:00Sounds terrible to have to be in the coal mines al...Sounds terrible to have to be in the coal mines all day and not even be able to get a real bath.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-32684827196405688602014-09-14T00:27:32.023+01:002014-09-14T00:27:32.023+01:00I wondered if someone else would use the tub or wa...I wondered if someone else would use the tub or washboard hanging on the wall of the house in the prompt photo as something on which to build a theme, and you got to it so slyly, too - taking us on an interesting journey round your childhood home to arrive there. Nice going!La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-13646203389158434542014-09-13T23:34:15.764+01:002014-09-13T23:34:15.764+01:00Do you think it is the music that makes the dog so...Do you think it is the music that makes the dog so relaxed. Honestly it looks like me at the hairdresser. No shame. I'd never thought about having to take a bath in a tiny room with the rest of the family. That would have been awkward. Note to self - Must read Wigan Pier.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-27653994506595325362014-09-13T23:32:08.284+01:002014-09-13T23:32:08.284+01:00And how about the washboard which is also on the o...And how about the washboard which is also on the outside wall. I remember them too as well as baths in the washhouse and pan toilets. Your post brought back lots of memoriesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1050717887740211904.post-44100829211937353362014-09-13T20:49:35.900+01:002014-09-13T20:49:35.900+01:00No wonder people didn't bathe frequently -- th...No wonder people didn't bathe frequently -- that was a lot of work. And you probably worked up a sweat putting everything away, sort of cancelling out the bath to begin with.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com