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tjj Nov 25, 2015 23:12:31
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Sanctuary wrote:
tjj wrote:
I imagine country people just went outside and found a bush - was it only with the growth of towns and cities they needed a pot to piss in?? (I surmise).
We top our hot water bottles up with it now on cold nights :-)
I was talking about country dwellers from Iron Age post-Roman Britain Sanctuary but glad to hear you have found inventive eco-friendly ways of keeping the chill out.

T tiompan
tiompan Nov 25, 2015 23:31:37
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Patrcik Mcgill , iirc , mentions that navvies didn't waste the valuable heat when working in winter .
More instant than sticking your hands under your oxters , and less likley to annoy the gaffer .

S Sanctuary
Sanctuary Nov 26, 2015 10:35:44
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tjj wrote:
Sanctuary wrote:
tjj wrote:
I imagine country people just went outside and found a bush - was it only with the growth of towns and cities they needed a pot to piss in?? (I surmise).
We top our hot water bottles up with it now on cold nights :-)
I was talking about country dwellers from Iron Age post-Roman Britain Sanctuary but glad to hear you have found inventive eco-friendly ways of keeping the chill out.
:-)