Not a Pot to Piss In
Nov 19
Where does this saying come from? What does it mean? Seriously, what?
I’ve met only four people whom I can be certain have had to pee in something other than a pool, a toilet, or the great outdoors. The first was my grandfather, a retired miner, WWII vet and retirement farmer. He’d piss in a Mountain Dew can while driving around, apparently too busy singlehandedly running his farm to pull off into a field and relieve himself, and then upon returning to the house would try and get us kids to drink it. I still wonder to this day if he would have, were we foolish enough to go through with it, actually let us do so. The second two people are myself and my son, and the final is mine and Tristan’s dear friend who’s traveling in a similar manner to our own. Living in a bus, sleeping in parking lots, sometimes you have to pee and there just isn’t a suitable outside, outhouse or outlet mall to do so in.
My point here is, that if you’re poor, you don’t really need a pot to go to the restroom. Just don’t live in parking lots, find yourself a tree. If you’re rich, do you really want to be peeing in the same place you make your morning tea?
Ridiculous.
your name
19 Nov 2009 2:11 pm
It has to do with a chamber pot.
admin
19 Nov 2009 2:42 pm
Yeah I get that, YN.
Perhaps the hilarity in the saying is only apparent in my own swirly head.
Shea Bella
20 Nov 2009 4:19 pm
Hah, I never saw this.
Hey, yeah. I want you to know…I don’t sleep in parking lots. I sleep in parks, mostly. But sometimes I wake up and there are people walking their dogs. And I have to go so bad. So, I just go in a mason jar. My propane tank is rusty, so until I know it is safe to use, I don’t make tea. So I pee where I sleep, basically. Is that super super gross? I have wipies!
You’re too funny. Ok. Noted. You never pee in your van? You totally peed in your RV. It was contained just like my mason jar contains.
Am I gross? Lazy? Eeeek.
admin
21 Nov 2009 5:18 pm
I definitely pee in the bus, and note the use of proper terminology when referring to these rolling apartments we live in. Vans are for delivering flowers and abducting children in, buses are for free love and road living.
I find parking lots comfortable enough to sleep in, as you’re kind of invisible, though parks are definitely more beautiful and less prone to shopping cart accidents.
Get that propane checked out! I had mine checked from stem to stern for leaks and they replaced one of the parts with a name like “regulator” or something and all in all it only cost $80. I find this site invaluable for trying to find a good mechanic in the area who will know enough about your bus to get it done right and cheaply, plus the comments on there seem to be pretty accurate thus far in my limited experiences.
Do you have the Keep Your Volkwagen Alive Idiots Guide book? ‘Cause it’s proven pretty valuable to me, and you’re the type of girl who can get her hands greasy if the need arises, I presume.