No, not this one…
It’s very nice if your joints are up to it, but it doesn’t get the job done.
Shall I show you one of the most useful of all emergency gadgets for off-grid living? One that you will hopefully go years without needing, but that on “that day” you will bless yourself for having acquired?
It’s not sexy. It’s not fun. It will earn you absolutely no cool points. Ready? Here it is…
Yup.
Today Ian and I will try to puzzle out some way to pull the well pump out of its casing and determine what the problem might be. I have very little faith that we will succeed easily or soon, and therefore (this being my third morning with no water at all) I must assume this situation is here to stay for a while. Crapping in the yard is unacceptable even for unhygienic ol’ me, and so this morning the Plan B chair gets a place of honor beneath the spreading juniper tree. In the gully behind the Lair. Where I greet the sunrise in my own special way.
That’s a rather pessimistic one – live in hope – get a two seater.
😉
Last year after my first spinal surgery they gave me o Cadillac version of what you posted. It’s sitting in the spare bathroom, and every time I look at it I’m reminded of how old i I am.
But you are correct, I’m keeping it for the same reasons you mentioned.
If you normally pee standing up, don’t neglect to do so before sitting down so as to minimize the volume and weight of each, um, occurance. As a bonus, your appliance eliminates unsightly bucket-lip-butt-ring. Not that we’d see it in any case. I hope.
There actually is more than one upside to having water from a co-op community well. 🙂 I don’t have to do the maintenance.
But that’s a darn good idea in your case. 🙂
I’ve one of those that I trashpicked and turned into a stand for my compound miter saw. The saw is mounted to plywood board with cleats that block the tabletop in position over the handles. Another board makes a shelf underneath at seat level, convenient for measuring tape, pencil, offcuts, etc.
Duly noted. I’ll make sure I keep mine.
Out in the rurals out here, we dig the cat hole near a tree (that you can approach, that is saying something in south Texas, lol), squat and grab a tree limb for support. But you do have to be careful with your clothing when doing the ‘bombs away’, its easier just to take off everything below the waist actually. Flip flops or sandals really makes this easier.
The above remedy is much easier, especially if you are a seasoned citizen. My knees occasionally remind of this fact when rising.