Out Lavies and Coil Sheds - Page 2

Lynne · 25-10-2006, 20:53

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, 20:55

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

WillowTheWhisp · 25-10-2006, 21:03

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

Uncle Mick · 26-10-2006, 17:48

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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, 20:35

Ian's mum still has her outside loo.

ANNE · 26-10-2006, 22:21

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, 13:39

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

mthead · 27-10-2006, 13:46

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, 19:01

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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, 19:04

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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.