The Ford Barn

Dave Mellor NJ · 12-16-2024, 12:31 AM

Many times I needed one in a hurry

Dave Mellor NJ · 12-16-2024, 12:32 AM

The more of a hurry you're in, the more complicated your buckle becomes

nkaminar · 12-16-2024, 01:47 AM

A real dump truck.

Fullraceflathead · 12-16-2024, 05:53 AM

Another great photo!!!

old31 · 12-17-2024, 10:26 AM

Geeeez, thats not a porta pottie. The guy is just going camping for the weekend!

nkaminar · 12-18-2024, 12:40 AM

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The outhouse I built when I move into the Santa Cruz Mountains was built on skids. When the hole was full, I just dug a new hole and dragged the outhouse over the new hole with my tractor.

When I moved to Edna, outside San Luis Obispo, we needed an outhouse. I picked a spot in the back of the house and started digging. I found lots of old whiskey bottles. Turns out that was the spot of the old outhouse. The men would drink in the outhouse and hide the bottles under the seat. When empty they ended up in the bottom of the hole. The old outhouse had not been there for maybe 50 years, so no problem digging in the enriched soil. The house was ancient. We rented it for $17 per month. No electricity or running water and single wall construction. Insulation consisted of wall paper on the inside. I bought the AA truck from the farmer who rented the house to us for a cord of wood. It was complete with bullet holes from the inside out. The farmer, Lukie, carried a loaded and cocked riffle in back of the seat when off roading. I remember Lukie sitting on a chair in his garden with a whisky bottle under the chair and a riffle on his lap and a water hose. He would cuss at the birds that came to eat his crop and shoot at them. But he always missed because of the whisky. The whisky eventually killed him and his wife sold the farm and move into town. Today Edna is a suburb of San Luis Obispo with lots of expensive houses. Gone are the cow pastures. The place is unrecognizable. Such is progress.

Dave Mellor NJ · 12-18-2024, 01:03 AM

Interesting story

JayJay · 12-18-2024, 12:05 PM

Dropping that thing off the back would definitely be the s**ts.

Great story, Neil. SLO is definitely not the sleepy cow town it was back then - highly gentrified, to say the least. Not necessarily progress.

ModelA29 · 12-18-2024, 12:27 PM

Hopefully he's delivering it to my great grandparents. Looks like they could use a new one.

David in San Antonio · 12-18-2024, 04:15 PM

Looks like if you needed to open the door you’d have to release the chain holding the outhouse to the truck. Better plan ahead and bring an assistant.

Synchro909 · 12-18-2024, 06:45 PM

$#!T seems to follow me around too. I just try to stay ahead of the smell.

TerryO · 12-18-2024, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Dropping that thing off the back would definitely be the s**ts.

Just drop your head and don't look back...

TOB

Bruce of MN · 12-19-2024, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by TerryO

Just drop your head and don't look back...

TOB

Do you mean "head" in the Navy sense?

nkaminar · 12-19-2024, 10:15 AM

On old sailing ships, it was known as the poop deck.

TerryO · 12-19-2024, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bruce of MN

Do you mean "head" in the Navy sense?

Whatever...

TOB

12-16-2024, 12:32 AM	#2
Dave Mellor NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,468	Re: Original porta potty The more of a hurry you're in, the more complicated your buckle becomes

12-16-2024, 01:47 AM	#3
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,852	Re: Original porta potty A real dump truck. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

12-16-2024, 05:53 AM	#4
Fullraceflathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chillicothe, Missouri Posts: 1,684	Re: Original porta potty Another great photo!!! __________________ "If I asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses." -Henry Ford "Primitive technology is not a design flaw" 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup 1930 Gordon Smith Air Compressor 1941 Willy's Pickup 1960 Thunderbird-For Sale 1964 Buick Riviera 2x4 425 1965 Pontiac GTO, 455 Super Duty 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10, V-10 Viper 1977 Charger Jet Boat,460 Ford,Jacuzzi Jet Front Engine Nostalgia Dragster,Supercharged 296 "Fullrace Flathead" Ford Engine Build up on DVD ask

12-17-2024, 10:26 AM	#5
old31 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 2,459	Re: Original porta potty Geeeez, thats not a porta pottie. The guy is just going camping for the weekend!

12-18-2024, 12:40 AM	#6
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,852	Re: Original porta potty Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The outhouse I built when I move into the Santa Cruz Mountains was built on skids. When the hole was full, I just dug a new hole and dragged the outhouse over the new hole with my tractor. When I moved to Edna, outside San Luis Obispo, we needed an outhouse. I picked a spot in the back of the house and started digging. I found lots of old whiskey bottles. Turns out that was the spot of the old outhouse. The men would drink in the outhouse and hide the bottles under the seat. When empty they ended up in the bottom of the hole. The old outhouse had not been there for maybe 50 years, so no problem digging in the enriched soil. The house was ancient. We rented it for $17 per month. No electricity or running water and single wall construction. Insulation consisted of wall paper on the inside. I bought the AA truck from the farmer who rented the house to us for a cord of wood. It was complete with bullet holes from the inside out. The farmer, Lukie, carried a loaded and cocked riffle in back of the seat when off roading. I remember Lukie sitting on a chair in his garden with a whisky bottle under the chair and a riffle on his lap and a water hose. He would cuss at the birds that came to eat his crop and shoot at them. But he always missed because of the whisky. The whisky eventually killed him and his wife sold the farm and move into town. Today Edna is a suburb of San Luis Obispo with lots of expensive houses. Gone are the cow pastures. The place is unrecognizable. Such is progress. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past. Last edited by nkaminar; 12-18-2024 at 01:05 AM.

12-18-2024, 01:03 AM	#7
Dave Mellor NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,468	Re: Original porta potty Interesting story

12-18-2024, 12:05 PM	#8
JayJay Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 2,104	Re: Original porta potty Dropping that thing off the back would definitely be the sts. Great story, Neil. SLO is definitely not the sleepy cow town it was back then - highly gentrified, to say the least. Not necessarily progress. __________________ JayJay** San Francisco Bay Area ------------------------ 1930 Murray Town Sedan 1931 Briggs S/W Town Sedan It isn't a defect, it's a feature!

12-18-2024, 04:15 PM	#10
David in San Antonio Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 545	Re: Original porta potty Looks like if you needed to open the door you’d have to release the chain holding the outhouse to the truck. Better plan ahead and bring an assistant. __________________ David in San Antonio Late ‘30 Deluxe "Wretched Roadster" Alamo A’s Club

12-18-2024, 06:45 PM	#11
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 8,041	Re: Original porta potty $#!T seems to follow me around too. I just try to stay ahead of the smell. __________________ I sometimes wonder what happened to the people who asked me for directions. Even at my age, I still like to look at a young, attractive woman but I can't really remember why.

12-19-2024, 10:15 AM	#14
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,852	Re: Original porta potty On old sailing ships, it was known as the poop deck. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.