tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11315227.post114706773912607871..comments2024-01-28T12:32:02.446-05:00Comments on This Old Crack House: Into the Abyss: Call Your Local Privy Digger!Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490458126307090201noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11315227.post-1147718729469883932006-05-15T14:45:00.000-04:002006-05-15T14:45:00.000-04:00I am hoping that when I start digging up the old r...I am hoping that when I start digging up the old rock pile/privy in my backyard (the well and cistern are still in operation, although we have city water) I will find some goodies. My parents' house had a dump in the backyard--easily accessible and a fun thing to do for a kid in love with Indiana Jones (not many people can say they have an archaeological dig in their own backyard) where we found all sorts of cool things, not only bottles.<BR/><BR/>So far at my house, I've found two pieces of broken crockery--one a large piece from a crock bowl and one a piece of porcelain. I'm hoping for more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11315227.post-1147501567713300822006-05-13T02:26:00.000-04:002006-05-13T02:26:00.000-04:00It rubs the lotion on its skin, or else it gets th...It rubs the lotion on its skin, or else it gets the hose again...sorry, it's almost three in the morning and that's the first thing that popped into my head looking at him standing in the well.<BR/><A HREF="http://desolationdayton.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Desolation Dayton</A>Demain66https://www.blogger.com/profile/18038925585812828900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11315227.post-1147146964466083022006-05-08T23:56:00.000-04:002006-05-08T23:56:00.000-04:00John,I suspect that all wells were condemned due t...John,<BR/>I suspect that all wells were condemned due to soil contamination once the area got developed. Plus it enabled the city to have a monopoly on clean water supply.<BR/>Our water rates are going to double over the next 3 years. If the well has water and I drain my gutters into the two cisterns that we have and rig a pump to them, maybe I won't have the excessive sewer charge when watering my garden! You can't argue with a monopoly run by bureaucrats!Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490458126307090201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11315227.post-1147102028351061452006-05-08T11:27:00.000-04:002006-05-08T11:27:00.000-04:00We recently had some trees removed and the lumberj...We recently had some trees removed and the lumberjacks found an old well cover. But there's so much overgrowth we have not found the actual well location. I'm not sure where to look on city maps or old deeds or something. Maybe it's just junk.Bonk at Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975250362680862294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11315227.post-1147092754055155802006-05-08T08:52:00.000-04:002006-05-08T08:52:00.000-04:00Awesome well. The ones here around aren't nearly ...Awesome well. The ones here around aren't nearly as nice as yours. So, were all the cities wells eventually condemned because of contamination?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01111893364147445374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11315227.post-1147090472023994672006-05-08T08:14:00.000-04:002006-05-08T08:14:00.000-04:00perhaps this is what Indiana Jones really did in h...perhaps this is what Indiana Jones really did in his spare time!Ben Biddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12752365858429564588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11315227.post-1147082481206855582006-05-08T06:01:00.000-04:002006-05-08T06:01:00.000-04:00That is sooo cool. My house was moved to it's new...That is sooo cool. My house was moved to it's new site in 1958 so there was never a well. Darn.<BR/><BR/>That is such an interesting way to find old treasure but I don't think I'd like to dig through petrified poo to get it. I'd be afraid I'd contract typhoid or some other olden day-type disease.<BR/><BR/>I hope you/the diggers hit pay-dirt.Ms. P in Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044745952111340330noreply@blogger.com