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[quote=Anonymous]Grew up on a farm in the midwest.  Our first home didn't have modern plumbing, no sewer system, we had an outhouse.  During the winter we had 5 gallon pail in the basement so you wouldn't have to go outside at night with your pj's on.   We did have a cistern that caught and stored rain water and a well but no hot water.  Mom used a wringer washer to do laundry and always hung the clothes to dry.  In the winter she would hang them all over in the basement.  I fondly remember running around in them.  Since we had no hot running water we would only get a bath once a week.  We would use a round tin tub as our bathtub.  Mom would warm water up on the stove, then girls got to go first when the water was "fresh".  When the girls were finished Mom would add some more hot water to the tub and the boys took their bath.  We always had plenty to eat living on a farm.  Strong family bonds since travel was infrequent and most of your playing was with your brothers and sisters.  I think it was a great way to be raised.  All 5 kids went onto college or technical school, one into the military.  Today one owns their own business, one works in manufacturing, one is a school teacher, one is a master electrician, and one is a software developer.[/quote]

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