STEINBACH, MB

At a family gathering this past week, Grandpa Loewen, 72, was generous with his graphic stories of the primitive toilet he had to use to as a child. Once he had a few kids gathered on his lap he told them of the days when you had to use this indoor outhouse called the “Cash and Carry” toilet.

“Ah, those were the days, kids,” said Grandpa Loewen to young Bethany and Ethan. “We didn’t have the fancy flush toilets like you have now, but instead we had a 10 gallon pail in the basement that we had to empty out once in a while when it was full.”

Bethany and Ethan seemed rather put off by the stories, especially so close to lunch, but Grandpa simply did not loosen his grip.

“Now let me tell you about the time it was my brother Henry’s turn to empty the bucket,” said Grandpa. “He

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