Out Lavies and Coil Sheds - Page 2

Lynne · 25-10-2006, 19:53

Yeah its a shame all the lavies have gone!!

and with it the nail to hang the Evening Telegraph (if you were really posh the sporting pink)

Len · 25-10-2006, 19:55

We as kids used to collect bonfire wood and store it on our coits until bonfire night.

WillowTheWhisp · 25-10-2006, 20:03

If we'd stored it on our coits that gang from the next street would have nicked it!

Uncle Mick · 26-10-2006, 16:48

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

If we'd stored it on our coits that gang from the next street would have nicked it!

Yep we would, raiding being a particular October pastime.

buttonsmum · 26-10-2006, 19:35

Ian's mum still has her outside loo.

ANNE · 26-10-2006, 21:21

The Mum - in - law still as an outside loo and we used to have one wen we first got married. It was horrible.

jackyalex · 27-10-2006, 12:39

outside loo,gave you a shock when sat on too cold,

mthead · 27-10-2006, 12:46

Brings back memories from my chidhood.My gran had one.If I remember correctly she used to call the dustbin bit 'The Middin'.Has anyone else heard that expression?

katex · 27-10-2006, 18:01

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Originally Posted by jackyalex

outside loo,gave you a shock when sat on too cold,

Twas worse if you forgot to light that little oil lamp and the water in the toilet froze .....

Yuk.

katex · 27-10-2006, 18:04

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Originally Posted by mthead

Brings back memories from my chidhood.My gran had one.If I remember correctly she used to call the dustbin bit 'The Middin'.Has anyone else heard that expression?

Course .. what else was it called then ?

MITZY · 29-10-2006, 07:49

remember one of our cats fell down the tippler loo, mum used the clothes prop or something for it to climb back out again.

KAYJAY · 29-10-2006, 11:23

good heavens - I use Middin all the time here - ie when the house is like a tip - no one knows what the heck I'm on about - good to hear it again - coil hoil and lavs and newspaper - didn't get an inside lav until I was married in my twenties, still think it's a luxury, espec on a wet cold night, and soft toilet paper, wonderful. An old aunt had a tippler, it was awful, she once had a blackout and nearly fell down it, not funny really. I hated having to use the thing.

Ianto.W. · 30-10-2006, 12:50

When we lived in Haslingden some pals had 'tubs' the council used to come round and empty them, farms used tubs and some were emptied on the muck midden.

lettie · 01-11-2006, 18:57

My Nan had an outside lav which was always freezing in the winter. I remember using it when we visited her house on Sundays. There were always spiders in there and a roll of Izal which was, and still is, useless for bum wiping. She had a chamber pot under her bed for night time and used to slop out in the mornings.

My elderly next door neighbour had an outside lav until about 10 years ago. I used to clear her path for her in the winter so that she could get to the loo without slipping and breaking a hip.

I remember us having a coil bunker when we lived in Church. I used to hide in it when I was in trouble.. (most of the time)

cashman · 09-11-2006, 00:52

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Originally Posted by MITZY

remember one of our cats fell down the tippler loo, mum used the clothes prop or something for it to climb back out again.

ha ha mitzy me gran did the same with her clothes prop. amazing ingenuity eh?