Pardon Me but…

I’m a little (?!) perplexed (!?)  by the current obsession with the lack of bathrooms in Old Buildings.

It’s Not Difficult. 

Wiki : Close Stool

 

Or if you want to be Fancy. Chaise Percée

Peasants like me know it as a gazunder.

To get even more basic –

Wiki : Groom of the Stool

 

P.S. I love this wiki article. It features Henry Rich, Lord Holland.

Someone will understand that reference :o)

What I am saying is – in the old days, before sophisticated sewer systems and flushing loos –  people were responsible for their own shit.

Yes?