hi Emma...and all... had to chuckle at the "hole" experience. I have seen such things and had similar experience. I was en route to Tampico, Mx. (taking a bus ride through Mexico) when the bus stopped for a potty/food break .... there actually were toilets but all were completely clogged with this, that, and the other.... the only paper was what locals brought with them for the purpose at hand. Having no recourse (in their minds) the very long sink was the only option..... and that was what they used.... women and children....old and young. Hey, gramma can't get up there - give her a boost!! I think the hole in the floor would have been an improvement over this. I went on back outside and found me a safe (if there was such a thing) spot for just a whizzer. That wasn't the worst place I ever had to potty in my travels..... ever use a communal potty house? egads!! As someone said: when in Rome.... but still....stinko! xoxoxo ~~~: ) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roses" <[email protected]> To: "southern-chat" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 12:06:12 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. Don't count on it. Emma > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:49:52 -0800 > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > Emma, > > That really is antiquated...I'm surprised they only had that. However, that > was some time ago...so maybe they have better facilities now. > > ~J in AZ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roses" <[email protected]> > To: "southern-chat" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 4:41 PM > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > > > Did your pastor tell about the rest rooms? I don't know about the men's > room, but for the ladies, there was a hole in the floor, no seat, you had to > hit that hole in the floor. At one place (maybe an airport) they had just > remodeled. I said it was a nice hole in the floor, all tiled, but it was > still a hole in the floor. > > Emma > > > Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:34:06 -0600 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > > > My pastor took a group of men to Russia several years ago and the stories > > he tells are very similar to yours. Cold showers in the dead of winter was > > the pits. Then he went back to the Ukraine and taught some classes, with > > the aid of an interpreter. > > We worked in the Dominican Republic for three years and I can identify > > with the hitchhiking. You get in a "taxi" that, in the U.S. would hold 5 > > people, and by the time you reach your destination there would be 9 or 10 > > people, along with live chickens and who know what else. Most people had > > no cars so you walked to the nearest grocery store or the local market, > > then carried your purchases back in reusable bags. All 4 of us had to go > > in order to take enough groceries back for a week > > Washing clothes was the hardest and most time consuming thing. My clothes > > were nothing to wash, but try jeans for three males. It didn't take long > > before everyone was doing their own. Then we were told that it was > > expected for the white people to hire maids to do their cooking and > > washing. > > When visiting in individual homes, the people were very kind and generous. > > They would insist that you eat with them, even though you knew that they > > couldn't really afford to feed you. > > > > Kay > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390706/direct/01/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390710/direct/01/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

That reminds me of my good friend. She is a missionary. One time she and another lady were in Africa and had gotten onto a bus to go to a different town. She said there were African warriors on there with their spears, and a diversity of people on the bus but they were the only females on there. The bus would stop periodically for a "potty" break. She said she and her friend would take turns waiting at the bus until the other one returned from the bush to make sure the bus didn't leave before they were both back on the bus. Emma > Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:45:56 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > hi Emma...and all... had to chuckle at the "hole" experience. I have seen such things and had similar experience. I was en route to Tampico, Mx. (taking a bus ride through Mexico) when the bus stopped for a potty/food break .... there actually were toilets but all were completely clogged with this, that, and the other.... the only paper was what locals brought with them for the purpose at hand. Having no recourse (in their minds) the very long sink was the only option..... and that was what they used.... women and children....old and young. Hey, gramma can't get up there - give her a boost!! I think the hole in the floor would have been an improvement over this. I went on back outside and found me a safe (if there was such a thing) spot for just a whizzer. That wasn't the worst place I ever had to potty in my travels..... ever use a communal potty house? egads!! As someone said: when in Rome.... but still....stinko! > > xoxoxo > ~~~: ) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Roses" <[email protected]> > To: "southern-chat" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 12:06:12 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > > Don't count on it. > > Emma > > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:49:52 -0800 > > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > > > Emma, > > > > That really is antiquated...I'm surprised they only had that. However, that > > was some time ago...so maybe they have better facilities now. > > > > ~J in AZ > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Roses" <[email protected]> > > To: "southern-chat" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 4:41 PM > > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Travels.. > > > > > > > > Did your pastor tell about the rest rooms? I don't know about the men's > > room, but for the ladies, there was a hole in the floor, no seat, you had to > > hit that hole in the floor. At one place (maybe an airport) they had just > > remodeled. I said it was a nice hole in the floor, all tiled, but it was > > still a hole in the floor. > > > > Emma > > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/

Hi freckle toes, missed your chats, glad to see you back. Are you keeping warm in cornpone, IN? That potty experience in Mexico is one that I could certainly do without. We just don't have any idea how fortunate we are in this country until you hear about how the rest of the world lives. Kay In a message dated 01/14/10 08:46:06 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: brought