[Magdalen] Something new!

[Marion Thompson]

Long long ago on honeymoon in England with ex-ex-, we visited relatives 
of his whose lovely home had once belonged to Evelyn Waugh.  As I recall 
it, on the door that opened from the bathroom to her bedroom, there was 
padding to muffle his hammering to be let in.  But I digress ....  The 
bathroom itself was enormous, and up three steps like an altar was the 
toilet with a commanding view of the countryside, a real throne room.

Marion, a pilgrim   ... today my sail I lift ....


On 10/25/2016 4:21 PM, Jay Weigel wrote:
> One summer when I was a teenager, we rented a house in Georgetown, CO, that
> had all kinds of wondrous accoutrements, including a chair whose frame was
> made from the horns of longhorn cattle. One of the outstanding features,
> however, was that the toilet was, for some reason, built on a small dais,
> which of course gave rise to many jokes over the summer about the "throne".
>
> On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 4:12 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> In a message dated 10/25/2016 2:53:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> scottknitter at gmail.com writes:
>>
>> I forgot  to tip the movers who moved our stuff into this apartment
>> (from our  downtown one in 2004) and felt terrible about it for a week.
>> Apparently  tipping movers is also fairly optional, but
>> still...>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>
>>
>> When we closed out our large apartment provided by the Army
>> in Frankfurt/M, Germany, we were told that the cleanup crew (German
>> nationals) was not to be tipped, but that it would be appropriate and
>> helpful for us to make a case of beer (Binding Bier - "Das  Schmeckt!")
>> available to the workers, all burly, sweaty types.  The three of  them
>> polished off a case (I think it was 24 bottles) and did a wonderful job  of
>> cleaning out the apartment.  The BO left behind was another  story!
>>
>> It was a lovely apartment, with separate dining room, living room,
>> large bathroom and three bedrooms, complete with beautiful oak
>> parquet floors except in kitchen in bathroom (tiles).  With our
>> mixture of Danish teak and Bauhaus furnishings, it was lovely.
>> I'm sure it was a step above the BOQ.
>>
>>
>>
>> David S.
>>
>>
>>
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