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Pumper214 hat das Thema Tip-over prank injures man im Forum Portable Toilets in the News eröffnet vor 2 Monaten, 3 Wochen
Denver man injured in port-a-potty prank
No one in the industry likes having their units tipped over. And obviously as this story shows, it’s dangerous to the person inside the unit as well. Come on people. Stop tipping over porta-potties!
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Pumper214 hat das Thema Port-a-Potty category on Jeopardy im Forum Portable Toilets Go Hollywood eröffnet vor 3 Monaten, 1 Woche
I saw this on the PTN Facebook group and wanted to share it here. There was a whole category about port-a-potties on Jeopardy that talked about different company names. Fun way to get publicity! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1620530944861861/permalink/3637099639871638/?mibextid=W9rl1R
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Pumper214 hat das Thema Pro golfer's wife drops car keys in porta-potty im Forum Portable Toilets in the News eröffnet vor 7 Monaten, 1 Woche
Robert Damron’s PGA Tour Champions debut included hilarious porta-potty incident
Talk about a memorable day on the course. He might not be leaving his wife in charge of the keys anymore.
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Pumper214 hat das Thema From human waste to fertilizer im Forum Portable Toilets in the News eröffnet vor 1 Jahr, 2 Monaten
Came across an article about a porta-potty company in Vermont taking the contents from their units and having it processed into fertilizer. It’s an interesting concept. I wonder if it will take off or not.
A Startup Is Turning Porta-Potties Into Sources of Fertilizer – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-25/a-startup-is-turning-porta-p…[Weiterlesen]
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Pumper214 hat das Thema Porta-potty version of “Mile High Club” im Forum Fun & Entertainment eröffnet vor 1 Jahr, 8 Monaten
This article gave me a good laugh. https://ruinmyweek.com/reddit/askreddit/port-a-potty-mile-high-club/. Anyone else have a good name for it?
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Pumper214 hat das Thema Weaponized portable toilet im Forum Portable Toilets in the News eröffnet vor 2 Jahren, 4 Monaten
This story is something else. Developer threatened to dump port-a-potty in kids’ NYC community garden: suit. Anyone ever have the contents of one of your units used as a weapon?
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Pumper214 hat das Thema Portable Toilets = $$$ im Forum Portable Toilets in the News eröffnet vor 2 Jahren, 5 Monaten
An industry-related story that caught my eye:
Portable Toilet Empire Is So Valuable a PE Firm Is Paying $4 Billion to Keep It
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Pumper214 hat das Thema Article about unit shortage im Forum Portable Toilets in the News eröffnet vor 2 Jahren, 11 Monaten
We all know that units are in short supply pretty much everywhere. This article is about how the shortage is impacting Maine. https://www.pressherald.com/2021/05/24/porta-potties-in-short-supply-as-outdoor-events-make-rebound-in-maine/ It’s great that business is so good but it’s also putting a lot of people in tough positions. Let’s hope the…[Weiterlesen]
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Pumper214 hat das Thema Covid keeping pumpers busy im Forum Portable Toilets in the News eröffnet vor 3 Jahren, 5 Monaten
COVID-19 means more business for septic companies
A few articles like this have been written. This pandemic stuff sucks but at least people in our industry are staying busy for the most part. If it changes anybody’s mind about the importance of the work we do that’s a bonus.
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Pumper214 hat das Thema Porta-Potty feature in The New Yorker im Forum Portable Toilets in the News eröffnet vor 3 Jahren, 7 Monaten
Check out this article. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/09/14/covid-silver-lining-the-porta-potty-boom. That’s some good publicity for that business and for the industry in general. I guess it just takes a pandemic for people to appreciate the real value portable sanitation workers provide to society.
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Pumper214 hat das Thema Fanciest porta-potty ever im Forum Show Us Your Stuff eröffnet vor 4 Jahren, 7 Monaten
https://www.reddit.com/r/Unexpected/comments/atv6pa/construction_site_toilet/
This isn’t my unit, but I thought it was worth sharing. Those construction workers had a luxurious setup for sure lol.
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Pumper214 hat das Thema Another story about the homeless im Forum Portable Toilets in the News eröffnet vor 4 Jahren, 10 Monaten
There’s been a lot of these stories. Cities need toilets for homeless people to use to keep the streets clean. But the cost holds things up. What’s anyone else think about this? I’m sure lots of businesses would like the payday of renting units to cities, but you also have to think about vandalism and graffiti… not to mention the government…[Weiterlesen]
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Pumper214 hat das Thema Put the lid down im Forum Portable Toilets in the News eröffnet vor 5 Jahren
Not just something your wife or girlfriend says. Pumpers say it too. Seriously though, the advice in this article works- https://qz.com/quartzy/1592197/how-to-use-a-port-a-potty-correctly/. But good luck getting people to actually do it. The image in the article made me laugh.
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Pumper214 antwortete zum Thema Routing software im Forum Trucks, Equipment & Tech vor 6 Jahren, 2 Monaten
We use route optix and haven’t had any issues.
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Pumper214 antwortete zum Thema Parts Inventory im Forum Operational Improvement vor 6 Jahren, 2 Monaten
You might want to consider some seats too.
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Pumper214 antwortete zum Thema Best material for truck tank im Forum Trucks, Equipment & Tech vor 6 Jahren, 3 Monaten
I prefer stainless steel. It’s more durable and will last longer.
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Pumper214 antwortete zum Thema Advertising? im Forum Sales & Marketing vor 6 Jahren, 3 Monaten
I sent postcards to all the local construction companies. Worked pretty well.
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Pumper214 antwortete zum Thema How many porta-johns do I need? im Forum Business Startup vor 6 Jahren, 3 Monaten
Depends on your service area. Maybe 20.
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Pumper214 hat das Thema How did you get into the business? im Forum General Discussion eröffnet vor 6 Jahren, 3 Monaten
Just curious about how the rest of you got into this business. For me, it was because of my dad. I used to work for him and then took over when he retired.