Ed was Roughin" it!

 A friend of mine, Ed was heading from out west to visit.  He had a friend in Winnipeg who insisted he stay with him for a few days , he needed some help from Ed.

Ed had been telling me about the terrible places he stayed in British Columbia, well, he hit gold in Winnipeg. 

He arrived at an old house in need of repair. The inside must be in better condition, right?

WRONG!  The owner had built a military sized bunk that was too high, his head was touching the ceiling.  The box spring on top had no springs, just a carton. Inside he had a fold out sponge mattress.  It was so short that his feet hung off the edge. It was also too narrow that his shoulder hung over the sides. He had a blanket to throw down to cover the mattress and then a blanket to cover him.  

It was still winter and very cold. There was no heat in the house except for a couple small heaters that didn't heat up much.

There was every piece of garbage all over the floor, mostly paper towels.  Maybe used as insulation. There was a trash can but I am guessing the guy missed it. 

There was no fridge or stove, so cooking was out of the question.  Only a microwave. The food was kept on the back porch to keep it cold. 

 He had to go to Walmart to buy two  4 gallon water jugs for use indors.  That was for cooking, coffee and best of all, bathing!

To shower,  there was a pail you could stand in. You had to boil water in the coffee maker, 4 pots hot, a couple cold.  Then you got into a pail and had to use a cup to pour water over your head, using 1 hand to wash your head and body. The other hand had a cup to pur the water over you to rinse.  I don't know how you could get a clean bum by doing that.

Ater your shower, you had to wash your socks and underwear in the left over bath water.

The toilet was a pail with a bag inside. Attached was a  toilet seat and air freshener. Wasn't cleaned, days of stench.  No way was Ed using that shit bag!

No way was that happening. He had to go 2 km to Walmart every time he needed to use the bathroom.  Hopefully it was a 24 hour store.

My God, imagine if you have diarrhea. You'd shit yourself before you got there and have no way of cleaning yourself.  I think I would buy some DEPENDS, just in case.

Ed stayed there for a week before he left for my house. I had to laugh, he was so grateful to have a real bathroom he could clean up in. 

I guess, that's what you call "roughin" it.                                   


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