Comment from papa55mike

Excellent

I love telling family stories with most of them at my expense. I'm usually the idiot who gets bitten by the possum. This is well written and made me have to go let out some coffee. Have a great Sunday and God bless.
mike

 Comment Written 10-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 10-Apr-2016

Thank you. I don't think you have to worry about possums in this day and age. Sometimes it was dangerous going to the bathroom back then. If it wasn't possums or chickens, it was bees.

Comment from trumby

Exceptional

I love this sort of story.
Old fashioned anecdotes about growing up in the bush.
I've used the "long-drop" myself on many occasions.
I've never had problems with possums, but,in Australia, we have to be careful of Redback spiders and brown snakes.
Well written historical anecdote

 Comment Written 10-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 10-Apr-2016

Thank you. I think I would rather have possums then snakes. We do have Michigan rattlesnakes but they mostly live in swampy areas. Thank you for the six stars, I appreciate them.

Comment from C.J. 16

Excellent

Excellent writing and a humorous story, though it wasn't funny at the time. You kept my interest from beginning to end. This is really well done. Thanks for sharing your story. All the best.

 Comment Written 09-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 10-Apr-2016

Thank you. I would have liked to put this in the bathroom humor contest but it had to be poetry and I didn't want to write the story as a poem. Glad you enjoyed it. My hinny didn't enjoy the possum much. LOL

Comment from franichm

Excellent

This was a great story! I am in the process of writing short true stories about our life living on a small Montana ranch. Some of the grandest things happen in country life! Only notice one thing to correct....paragraph starting with "Smelly or not" - need spacing after the period in sentence # 6. Enjoyed it very much! You might enjoy reading my "Flies and Fish" story.

 Comment Written 09-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 10-Apr-2016

Thank you. Thanks for catching my error, I will correct. Sure glad you enjoyed the story. My niece wants to take all my short stories about life on the farm and put them in a book. I haven't decided if I want to do that yet.

reply by franichm on 11-Apr-2016

I'm considering putting mine into a book. I belong to a writing group and they feel it would be marketable. I've got 20 or so written with another 20 to go. I have a couple of them posted if you'd like to check them out. You should let your niece help you out with publishing when you are done. If nothing else, it will mean the world to your family!

Comment from LishaG

Excellent

I'm sorry for your misadventure, but it did make for a great story. Yet another reason to appreciate modern living. The title drew me right in - it was certainly unusual and I wanted to know what happened. Your story kept my attention all the way to the finish.

 Comment Written 09-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 10-Apr-2016

Thank you. It must be over 60 years since that incident. I can laugh at these things now. I do appreciate modern bathrooms.

Comment from Natalie Walker

Excellent

This is hilarious! "Bathroom humor" is sometimes a difficult subject to write about because not everyone finds it appropriate or entertaining, but you handled it expertly here. It was funny, light-hearted, clever, and...dare I say...relatable!

I didn't notice any errors. Nice work!

 Comment Written 09-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 09-Apr-2016

Thank you. I would have liked to put this in the contest but it had to be poetry and I wanted to write this as a story so I did. It is a true story and taught me some good lessons. I always took a flashlight with me after that incident. LOL

Comment from teols2016

Excellent

I admit I laughed. I'm glad your father/the father in the story had a good sense of humor about it, especially given he was woken in the middle of the night. Well done.

 Comment Written 09-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 09-Apr-2016

Thank you. This is a true story and the man in the story was my father. Sometimes dad had a strange sense of humor, but we all loved him.

Comment from LisaD123

Excellent

This is an entertaining story and you capture the thoughts and emotions of your younger self perfectly. The descriptions add to the enjoyment for the reader, who can also feel sympathy for the possum. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 09-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 09-Apr-2016

Thank you. That was an unnerving experience. I always took a flashlight after that night time adventure.

Comment from johngie

Exceptional

LOL

Well done Aunt Ruth. I had to read that one to John. He has never had to use an out house on a daily basis. Some people think its really gross to have a toilet in their house. I'm too spoiled and won't even camp without a real flushing bathroom in the campground.

Loved the story--I don't think I heard that one either. I can see you running down the stairs, through the living room and out the kitchen.

Great Job!

 Comment Written 08-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 08-Apr-2016

Thanks, Angie. It wasn't too great using those old outhouses. The bees would sting you on the butt in the summer time as well as everywhere else. That was the first time I ever knew of an animal, other than those stupid chickens, falling in the toilet. I will take a good flushing toilet any day. Love Auntie

Comment from giraffmang

Excellent

Hi there,

A well written piece here. very nostalgic with out door loos. Kids these days would freak if they were confronted with that! Engaging writing.

if I went pee just before - went to pee.

All the best
GMG

 Comment Written 08-Apr-2016

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reply by the author on 08-Apr-2016

Thank you. I always watch for your helpful comments. Thank you again, my friend.