bof wrote:

In message , The Natural
Philosopher writes

I have vivid childhood memories of ice inside the bathroom window, and
a teaspoon of hot water in a cast iron bath, and maybe a paraffin
heater to dry yourself by and set light to the towel on.


I remember exactly the same things, can still smell the paraffin heater
thinking about it . . . and of course there was the putting of salt in
the toilet to unfreeze it.

We never stooped that low fortunately.