Clear on the other side of Pennsylvania (Bucks County), I grew up in a fairly old house (1930s? 40s?) with a toilet in the basement out in the open like this, n

Clear on the other side of Pennsylvania (Bucks County), I grew up in a fairly old house (1930s? 40s?) with a toilet in the basement out in the open like this, next to the heating oil tank. Most strikingly it was up on a concrete pedestal, at least a foot high, I guess to raise it above the sewer line.