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Pumper214 empezó el debate Tip-over prank injures man en el foro Portable Toilets in the News hace 3 meses, 1 semana
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 empezó el debate Port-a-Potty category on Jeopardy en el foro Portable Toilets Go Hollywood hace 3 meses, 3 semanas
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 empezó el debate Pro golfer's wife drops car keys in porta-potty en el foro Portable Toilets in the News hace 7 meses, 3 semanas
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 empezó el debate From human waste to fertilizer en el foro Portable Toilets in the News hace 1 año, 3 meses
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…[Leer más]
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Pumper214 empezó el debate Porta-potty version of “Mile High Club” en el foro Fun & Entertainment hace 1 año, 9 meses
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 empezó el debate Weaponized portable toilet en el foro Portable Toilets in the News hace 2 años, 5 meses
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 empezó el debate Portable Toilets = $$$ en el foro Portable Toilets in the News hace 2 años, 6 meses
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 empezó el debate Article about unit shortage en el foro Portable Toilets in the News hace 2 años, 11 meses
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…[Leer más]
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Pumper214 empezó el debate Covid keeping pumpers busy en el foro Portable Toilets in the News hace 3 años, 6 meses
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 empezó el debate Porta-Potty feature in The New Yorker en el foro Portable Toilets in the News hace 3 años, 7 meses
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 empezó el debate Fanciest porta-potty ever en el foro Show Us Your Stuff hace 4 años, 7 meses
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 empezó el debate Another story about the homeless en el foro Portable Toilets in the News hace 4 años, 10 meses
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…[Leer más]
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Pumper214 empezó el debate Put the lid down en el foro Portable Toilets in the News hace 5 años
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 ha respondido al debate Routing software en el foro Trucks, Equipment & Tech hace 6 años, 2 meses
We use route optix and haven’t had any issues.
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Pumper214 ha respondido al debate Parts Inventory en el foro Operational Improvement hace 6 años, 3 meses
You might want to consider some seats too.
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Pumper214 ha respondido al debate Best material for truck tank en el foro Trucks, Equipment & Tech hace 6 años, 3 meses
I prefer stainless steel. It’s more durable and will last longer.
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Pumper214 ha respondido al debate Advertising? en el foro Sales & Marketing hace 6 años, 3 meses
I sent postcards to all the local construction companies. Worked pretty well.
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Pumper214 ha respondido al debate How many porta-johns do I need? en el foro Business Startup hace 6 años, 4 meses
Depends on your service area. Maybe 20.
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Pumper214 empezó el debate How did you get into the business? en el foro General Discussion hace 6 años, 4 meses
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.