Hauling water may be old-fashioned but we did it
Photo Theme: OLD-FASHIONED
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This week’s theme is OLD-FASHIONED. We take for granted many of the modern conveniences we enjoy today. Drinking water comes directly to many of our homes. Some of us can remember when that wasn’t the case.
Imagine hauling your pail to a common public water source like this one in Provence, France. The sign above it warned that if there was water in the trough it was certainly nonpotable.
(Here’s the “I remember when” story) Our first home in Regina was outside the city limits and therefore there wasn’t any services. The family story goes that in the winter my mother would put five-gallon pails on a sleigh and walk three blocks to a public water pipe. Apparently I whined and cried until Mom let me go with her to get the water.
“And then I had to carry you and the water back on that sleigh,” my mother would harrumph loudly as she retold the story again and again.
Don’t you enjoy that word “nonpotable”? However, don’t forget nonpotable water can be used in places such as this fountain where one expects people will not drink the water.
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January 26th, 2008 at 12:53:10 PM
It’s so much easier to buy water at the grocery store!
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January 26th, 2008 at 1:01:51 PM
Larry, you always amaze me with your hunt theme photos!! It’s never a disappointment!! I love the story your mom tells…that’s funny. Like walking to school every day…and walking home….both ways, it’s uphill. I heard that so many times when I was a kid!!!
Thanks for the visit…it’s always appreciated. And you always leave a sweet comment.
Have a good weekend.
January 26th, 2008 at 1:02:25 PM
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January 26th, 2008 at 1:03:22 PM
Wow it’s cool! An old fountain. good hunt! Happy weekend!
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January 26th, 2008 at 1:28:56 PM
I couldn’t agree more about the water. We carried buckets of water to the house from storage tanks outside - a much more convenient chore! Nice shots.
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January 26th, 2008 at 2:45:22 PM
great photo for this theme!
ter’s last blog post..Photo Hunt - Old Fashioned
January 26th, 2008 at 2:48:31 PM
Hi Larry!
I have to say, I much prefer the water in our water cooler, thankyouverymuch. lol
Have a great weekend!
January 26th, 2008 at 6:19:37 PM
aren’t we just lucky nowadays when water runs freely in our homes -hot or cold your choice. great idea for the theme!
thanks for the visit.
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January 26th, 2008 at 6:49:26 PM
Your story about your mom taking you to the well really cracks me up.
Boy, am I ever glad that I don’t have to get my water the old-fashioned way - no thanks.
Great choice for The Hunt. Really like your photos. Thanks for dropping by for a visit.
January 26th, 2008 at 10:46:36 PM
YUK! Even us cats dring bottled water!
P.S. - we cheated yer anti-spam, cuz we is cats…not persons!
January 26th, 2008 at 10:56:20 PM
Definitely old fashioned! It’s amazing to think of how much “free” time we have these days. Used to be so much of the day was spent on simple survival. I think sometimes generations before were better off, in some respects. My “old fashioned” is a simple survival theme, too.
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January 27th, 2008 at 6:41:03 AM
I have to say I wouldn’t even dream of taking a drink from that top one! You do certainly see quite a number of eau non potable signs in France. But you’re right of course, we do take things for granted. So many people in the world lacka clean safe water supply.
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January 27th, 2008 at 6:00:32 PM
I love the last photo, so cute and quaint!
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January 27th, 2008 at 9:18:55 PM
This is very true. It’s often easy to take for granted things that we have access to each day. Water is very important and I’m fortunate that it is not a problem where I live. Our tap water is potable.
In the Philippines, there are still some areas where water is not so abundant. In these places, people would line up with buckets and take turns filling their containers with water to bring home. The water they get is not potable and they have to boil it before it can be fit for drinking.
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January 28th, 2008 at 5:52:38 AM
Lar:
The water tap was only a block away, at the corner of Dewdney and Bond St.