Would You Go Outside To Go Poo?

You wake up in the middle of the night. Your stomach starts to hurt. It is time. Your body is sending you a signal that it needs to expel the hamburger you ate for dinner. You rise out of bed, and you head towards the bathroom to do your business. Have you ever had a experience such as this before? Then you know that indoor plumbing is the greatest invention in the history of mankind.
Indoor Plumbing is so integrated with our everyday life that we take it for granted. We expect that clean water will flow when we turn on the tap. We expect that the mini whirlpool in our bathrooms will take away that smelly stuff at the press of a switch. We expect to take hot showers everyday. This was not possible just 150 years back. People had to physically bring water from or go to the local well or river to do everything, such as cooking, laundry, and washing. About the bathroom, people had what they called "outhouses". This is where people would go to excrete. If a person living 200 years ago had to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, he or she would have had to get out of bed, put on clothing, and walk to the outhouse. These are just the obvious applications. Would high rise buildings be possible without indoor plumbing? People at a height of just four or five stories would experience extreme discomfort going up and down the stairs, even if they had the use of elevators. Now think of people at 50 stories. There is no need for words.
It is clear that life would not be the same, and in fact be a lot worse without indoor plumbing. There is no question. I would not be able to stand life without it.