Reblogged from Jim Webster as Tallis Steelyard:
It is a question that may need to be asked. Should night-soil collectors seek to rise above their station? I only ask because of the sad case of Jaysen. He was a night-soil collector and the son of a long line of night-soil collectors. He owned two horses and a cart and even employed a man or two to assist him when trade was busy. He had a good steady round, emptying pail privies on a regular basis, indeed some particularly sensitive houses paid him to collect daily.
Yet where most night-soil men live for the day when their sense of smell dies completely, Jaysen wanted more. Initially he was cautious, he merely branched out into emptying earth closets. It has to be admitted that those citizens of Port Naain who have pleasant grounds around their house often yearn for the rustic simplicity of the earth closet tucked discreetly at the bottom of the garden. Indeed for a household with a number of staff ‘living in’ it is a sensible option. So Jaysen decided that he would take on another cart and a man and test the market.
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Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
you don’t have to dig far to find stories like these 😉
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Especially if Darran is doing the digging 😉
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Yes it’s entirely possible to wield a spade with too much enthusiasm 🙂
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I could use his help round here 😉
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Every body needs a Darran, it’s easier to supervise them than it is to do the work 🙂
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Wonder if he can put up fences? 🙂
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I suspect that Darran’s of this world can do most things, provided they’ve got somebody watching to keep them right 🙂
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That’s my speciality 😉
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Always stick to what you’re good at 🙂
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🙂
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