Saturday, January 9, 2010

PROGRESS?? NOPE!

1-9-10...PROGRESS?? NOPE!

As I sit here feeling sorry for myself this morning over frozen water pipes I started looking back to my childhood when there was no water in the house ever. No bathroom or bathtub to worry about freezing up. The pot was still out back in a little shanty of sorts that my Daddy built with a seat with a hole in it and a dug out spot underneath. The well was still out there to draw water from and it never froze up. If we couldn't get to town we had taters and onions under the house and meat in the smoke house. Then there was the kitchen pantry full of canned goods in quart jars that Mamma has harvested out of Daddy' garden and stood over a hot stove and pressure cooked them. Heck we had the whole thing taken care of right at our fingertips. We even had a bath tub in the back room. The water was heated on the kitchen stove and we were set to go.
Seems to me we were set up better then than we are now. I am at a loss this morning. Can't wash my dishes without water even with that shiny white dishwasher setting there. Can't take a bath, in fact can't even get me a drink of water. Can't flush the commode so must use a pot and carry it out in the cold to dump it just like I did back then. I guess it was just easier then because it was the way of things. At least we have a nice potty chair to set on. I'd hate to think about me getting down on those slop jars we used to use. I couldn't get in the old tub we used then either now that I think on it.
On cold frosty mornings like this one Mamma and Daddy were up getting prepared before they woke us. There would be warm water in the wash pan to wash our hands and face. The bucket beside the wash pan had water to drink There would be a hot breakfast on the table also. Heck we had it good then. Of course I know my Parents didn't have it as good as we did but at least they weren't absolutely shut down like I am now. The essentials were there just like any other morning and no frozen pipes. Progress? Heck this Morning I'm not liking this darn progress one little bit. NOPE!!!