fuail

So funny and so true!
BUT, you haven't lived till you're in a Renaissance outfit - 3 long skirts, hip long chemise, tight corset, various belts and bags, and it's 102 degrees, but you've gotta go, and all there is to use is a teeny tiny porta potty...remember, over 100 degrees, and it's mid-afternoon...lovely!

olebat

Or - you are a bride at an outdoor wedding in a campground which has only port-a-pots, and you are wearing an old fashioned bridal gown with multiple hoops and a bustle, in that same horrendous heat. I assisted said bride, as she backed in, the gown stayed outside of the door and blocked the view. I got a moment-by-moment rundown of the difficulty of getting the foundation garments down as I held the gown, pushing more in as she moaned, " Oh wait, I need to get my arms in here with my butt, I need more room, can't quite reach it, Oh No - the seat was up." The eventual, "Wheeeew!", now, where is the paper? followed by a reversal of getting the foundations back up. The sounds were priceless as her boots clomped on the outhouse floor, her face barely visible through the folds of ruffles and lace.

Bye_the_Bye

I remember being at a crab/corn roast as a child & a friend of my mother's had to go so badly that we went to the men's room & there was a long metal trough, not individual urinals, that the men would use. She just pulled down her pants & hung herself over the edge. It made an impression on me but I hadn't thought of it in a long time. Thanks for the reminder & the laugh.

berrypatch

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Also, go to search on top of page and type in abbreviations. Now you have me wondering - did not see ISO

berrypatch

Funny & have to agree - Also, wonder how "sew" many of these restrooms end of being in such disarray ? Unfortunately it is many of the patrons and not that they were not cleaned! Many times there is urine not only on the seat but the floor & unflushed toilets as well. Maybe they should install urinals in the womans' restroom!! I say clean up your own mess. Do you use or leave your bathroom in that same condition ? (Not meant for all of us.) SORRY TO SEEM SO HARSH BUT AIN'T IT THE TRUTH ?

grandma sue

Sounds like maybe Depends might be in order!

fuail

Depends...no, not quite ready for that! But an earlier post reminded me of when my son was getting married, and since the MOB was nowhere to be found, I suggested to my future dil that she should go before we put her dress on...no? OK...1/2 hour later, I was holding up a crinoline plus layers petticoats and beaded satin while she squeezed her way into the tiny bathroom they laughingly called the Bride's Room; not even her bridesmaids would help! Well, it was a lovely moment of closeness!

Dotziequilts

This is too funny, But so true!! Thanks for the laugh.

jpthequilter

What a lovely lovely laugh! Thanks everybody!
To add to the general hilarity...
This is true...
I rented an apartment in Izmir Turkey in the '80s.
When I went in I found a small room, with the flat porcelain sink hole-in-the-floor. Then looking in the next room, I found the american bathroom I was assured was there
and it was, but someone had carefully built a wooden box over and around the toilet bowl. I think to make a steam hamam seat? After finally getting it apart and off, I discovered to my immense relief it was all there and it worked! Eventually I got a Lady Kenmore washing machine that I ran with the help of a huge transformer the size of a car battery.( from 220 down to 110 ) My problem was the drain! There was nothing to do but put it in the turkish bathroom, so it could drain through the hole-in-the-floor.
That all worked quite perfectly, and the lady neighbors liked my bathroom. Everything was fine, until I had a party!
The turkish men guests complained mightily about having to push the heavy washing machine out of the way! ...so they could use the facility. ....and after the party was over, I went into my "american" bathroom and there were two large dusty shoeprints on the seat - but wait - with the toes pointing toward the tank!
One wonders what contortions the gentleman went through?
Ladies, I assure you,
that one time we are even!
Jeannie

sunflower sue

Thanks for the story , it was hilarious and made my day !