Trending - Living in a van down by the river

[Helena]

I once (just once) helped my grandfather dig up his old outhouse from his parent's farm and then relocate it to his farm. Not sure what his fascination with outhouses was, but he loved using that thing. I guess indoor plumbing was kind of strange to him since he grew up peeing on trees and pooping far away from the house.

Adversity can be a good thing.

Before me, my brother had lived in that same old 'no bathroom' farmhouse while he attended the nearby university. He received his PhD [graduated with no debt] and became a NASA scientist. While creating his Apollo lunar receiving lab, he learned how to blow glass to get needed special size test tubes. Blowing his own test tubes was to him a small matter.

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