-
Pumper214 ha iniziato il topic Tip-over prank injures man nel forum Portable Toilets in the News 3 mesi, 1 settimana fa
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!
-
Pumper214 ha iniziato il topic Port-a-Potty category on Jeopardy nel forum Portable Toilets Go Hollywood 3 mesi, 3 settimane fa
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
-
Pumper214 ha iniziato il topic Pro golfer's wife drops car keys in porta-potty nel forum Portable Toilets in the News 7 mesi, 3 settimane fa
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.
-
Pumper214 ha iniziato il topic From human waste to fertilizer nel forum Portable Toilets in the News 1 anno, 3 mesi fa
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…[Leggi tutto]
-
Pumper214 ha iniziato il topic Porta-potty version of “Mile High Club” nel forum Fun & Entertainment 1 anno, 9 mesi fa
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?
-
Pumper214 ha iniziato il topic Weaponized portable toilet nel forum Portable Toilets in the News 2 anni, 5 mesi fa
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?
-
Pumper214 ha iniziato il topic Portable Toilets = $$$ nel forum Portable Toilets in the News 2 anni, 6 mesi fa
An industry-related story that caught my eye:
Portable Toilet Empire Is So Valuable a PE Firm Is Paying $4 Billion to Keep It
-
Pumper214 ha iniziato il topic Article about unit shortage nel forum Portable Toilets in the News 2 anni, 11 mesi fa
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…[Leggi tutto]
-
Pumper214 ha iniziato il topic Covid keeping pumpers busy nel forum Portable Toilets in the News 3 anni, 6 mesi fa
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.
-
Pumper214 ha iniziato il topic Porta-Potty feature in The New Yorker nel forum Portable Toilets in the News 3 anni, 7 mesi fa
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.
-
Pumper214 ha iniziato il topic Fanciest porta-potty ever nel forum Show Us Your Stuff 4 anni, 7 mesi fa
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.
-
Pumper214 ha iniziato il topic Another story about the homeless nel forum Portable Toilets in the News 4 anni, 10 mesi fa
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…[Leggi tutto]
-
Pumper214 ha iniziato il topic Put the lid down nel forum Portable Toilets in the News 5 anni fa
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.
-
Pumper214 ha risposto al topic Routing software nel forum Trucks, Equipment & Tech 6 anni, 2 mesi fa
We use route optix and haven’t had any issues.
-
Pumper214 ha risposto al topic Parts Inventory nel forum Operational Improvement 6 anni, 3 mesi fa
You might want to consider some seats too.
-
Pumper214 ha risposto al topic Best material for truck tank nel forum Trucks, Equipment & Tech 6 anni, 3 mesi fa
I prefer stainless steel. It’s more durable and will last longer.
-
Pumper214 ha risposto al topic Advertising? nel forum Sales & Marketing 6 anni, 3 mesi fa
I sent postcards to all the local construction companies. Worked pretty well.
-
Pumper214 ha risposto al topic How many porta-johns do I need? nel forum Business Startup 6 anni, 4 mesi fa
Depends on your service area. Maybe 20.
-
Pumper214 ha iniziato il topic How did you get into the business? nel forum General Discussion 6 anni, 4 mesi fa
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.