What is it about outhouses?

[upnorth]

I have seen several posts discussing digging out old out house pits. Why? Did people toss garbage in them that may be interesting now? There's no way that I would want to dig out valuables that I hid under four feet of turds, back in the day.

 

[waynard]

aw c'mon... be brave~ after all, you already have the 'stinkfoot'...

 

[upnorth]

As the warden reminds me when I take off my detecting boots. Change your socks!!

 

[Alan Applegate]

People drop all sorts of things into the holes of outhouses. Whether on purpose or not, few folks with try and retrieve what's been lost. Fast forward about 50 years, and most of the waste has long-since turned to soil. You find coins, false teeth, keys, bottles, and somethings you don't want to talk about.

There is one thing to remember, however. Some bacterias last a long time, and you have to wear appropriate protection gear. Dig deep enough (excuse the pun), and you just might get rich!

Alan Applegate

 

[Roscue2]

n/t

 

[PennyFinder]

Mean while, back at the outhouse...things are piling up!


PennyFinder

 

[Uncle Willy]

Aside from what was normally lost out of pockets, as the pit filled up people used it as a dump to get rid of everything. Many old, valuable bottles, china, silverware, can be found in these pits. They are a treasure pit.

Bill

 

[Terry in PA]

I guess people find a lot of goodies down some of them. Not the brown type..lol . But old bottles and stuff. Just not something I want to do.uke:...LOL

 

[JOHNMARKHAM]

nope not interested...

 

[tab-nabit]

n/t

 

[Gold Buddy]

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[Uncle Willy]

Yeah some privy diggers came through our neighborhood a few years back and found some really nice stuff including some very expensive bottles. They use plat maps from the courthouse to locate the homes of their choice. Many of the homes in our neighborhood were built in the very early 1900's and late 1800's.

Bill

 

[PennyFinder]

Best ask for permission on that one boys, it's really important or else you'll find yourself in deep doodoo!

Alwright enough of the crappy jokes already!! Sheesh! Sorry didn't mean for this thread to go down the toilet. I'm embarassing myself ... I'm feeling flushed!

Seriously though, did you know the fellow that invented the toilet was ... John J. Crapper, no really! No sh**! Looky here:

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_is_john_j_crapper


PennyFinder

 

[TURNMASTER]

This is why I like The Garrett forum.

 

[PennyFinder]

Oh no, sorry guys, did I make an arse of myself again? Corny, as it sounds, my mother always said I had a Fertile, imagination.

PennyFinder

 

[Mick in Dubbo]

I hear that there is a lot of gold nuggets to be found there!
Mick Evans.

 

[metalhead]

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Nice link, man! Thanks for sharing.Happy Hunting!

 

[Oakman404]

I actually have one that I have always intended to dig out, I just have not gotten to it yet. My wife and I bought an old farm house here in upstate NY and our historical society did a book on outhouses and ours is in it! We bought a copy of the book, so my wife dosen't want me to tear it down.

 

[waynard]

wow, this thread is still active! and look how much time it takes to read it now... whoa.. a 'turd of my coffee break... holy crap!

 

[Uncle Willy]

Yeah I knew that Crapper invented the crapper and his name is legend and will go down in toilet history.

Bill

PS
There's a guy in our phone book here named Peter Yanker. How'd you like to go through life with that handle. I knew a guy in Phoenix named Peter Hole. Do parents actually think when they dream up these names?