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Pumper214 a commencé le sujet Tip-over prank injures man dans le forum Portable Toilets in the News il y a 2 mois et 3 semaines
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 a commencé le sujet Port-a-Potty category on Jeopardy dans le forum Portable Toilets Go Hollywood il y a 3 mois et 1 semaine
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 a commencé le sujet Pro golfer's wife drops car keys in porta-potty dans le forum Portable Toilets in the News il y a 7 mois et 1 semaine
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 a commencé le sujet From human waste to fertilizer dans le forum Portable Toilets in the News il y a 1 an et 2 mois
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…En afficher davantage
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Pumper214 a commencé le sujet Porta-potty version of “Mile High Club” dans le forum Fun & Entertainment il y a 1 an et 8 mois
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 a commencé le sujet Weaponized portable toilet dans le forum Portable Toilets in the News il y a 2 ans et 4 mois
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 a commencé le sujet Portable Toilets = $$$ dans le forum Portable Toilets in the News il y a 2 ans et 5 mois
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 a commencé le sujet Article about unit shortage dans le forum Portable Toilets in the News il y a 2 ans et 11 mois
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…En afficher davantage
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Pumper214 a commencé le sujet Covid keeping pumpers busy dans le forum Portable Toilets in the News il y a 3 ans et 5 mois
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 a commencé le sujet Porta-Potty feature in The New Yorker dans le forum Portable Toilets in the News il y a 3 ans et 7 mois
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 a commencé le sujet Fanciest porta-potty ever dans le forum Show Us Your Stuff il y a 4 ans et 7 mois
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 a commencé le sujet Another story about the homeless dans le forum Portable Toilets in the News il y a 4 ans et 10 mois
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…En afficher davantage
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Pumper214 a commencé le sujet Put the lid down dans le forum Portable Toilets in the News il y a 5 ans
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 a répondu au sujet Routing software dans le forum Trucks, Equipment & Tech il y a 6 ans et 2 mois
We use route optix and haven’t had any issues.
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Pumper214 a répondu au sujet Parts Inventory dans le forum Operational Improvement il y a 6 ans et 2 mois
You might want to consider some seats too.
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Pumper214 a répondu au sujet Best material for truck tank dans le forum Trucks, Equipment & Tech il y a 6 ans et 3 mois
I prefer stainless steel. It’s more durable and will last longer.
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Pumper214 a répondu au sujet Advertising? dans le forum Sales & Marketing il y a 6 ans et 3 mois
I sent postcards to all the local construction companies. Worked pretty well.
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Pumper214 a répondu au sujet How many porta-johns do I need? dans le forum Business Startup il y a 6 ans et 3 mois
Depends on your service area. Maybe 20.
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Pumper214 a commencé le sujet How did you get into the business? dans le forum General Discussion il y a 6 ans et 3 mois
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.