JohnTalk | Pumper214 | Activity https://www.johntalk.com/members/pumper214/activity/ Activity feed for Pumper214. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:04:38 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 326792c9f49e14a61b192a299db92a49 Pumper214 started the topic Tip-over prank injures man in the forum Portable Toilets in the News https://www.johntalk.com/forums/topic/tip-over-prank-injures-man/ Mon, 05 Feb 2024 17:56:56 -0500 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!

]]> 4bd28dd6c19ad1b0b3c9cfa9dd82ce82 Pumper214 started the topic Port-a-Potty category on Jeopardy in the forum Portable Toilets Go Hollywood https://www.johntalk.com/forums/topic/port-a-potty-category-on-jeopardy/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 21:48:38 -0500 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

]]> 3029b5bdb9ae5e0351f66fa960a0c06f Pumper214 started the topic Pro golfer's wife drops car keys in porta-potty in the forum Portable Toilets in the News https://www.johntalk.com/forums/topic/pro-golfers-wife-drops-car-keys-in-porta-potty/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 12:36:19 -0500 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.

]]> 149ee32a227685bd6ae8214642e68418 Pumper214 started the topic From human waste to fertilizer in the forum Portable Toilets in the News https://www.johntalk.com/forums/topic/from-human-waste-to-fertilizer/ Thu, 02 Feb 2023 21:36:57 -0500 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…[Read more]

]]> 2369a71b6e5bb7e5e1f093564562615e Pumper214 started the topic Porta-potty version of “Mile High Club” in the forum Fun & Entertainment https://www.johntalk.com/forums/topic/porta-potty-version-of-mile-high-club/ Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:18:42 -0500 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?

]]> 1cb5a702c722116243d42424c80c601b Pumper214 started the topic Weaponized portable toilet in the forum Portable Toilets in the News https://www.johntalk.com/forums/topic/weaponized-portable-toilet/ Wed, 01 Dec 2021 21:04:37 -0500 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?

]]> c7ad027f998030ea49d8ec7670ff99d9 Pumper214 started the topic Portable Toilets = $$$ in the forum Portable Toilets in the News https://www.johntalk.com/forums/topic/portable-toilets/ Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:09:25 -0500 An industry-related story that caught my eye:

Portable Toilet Empire Is So Valuable a PE Firm Is Paying $4 Billion to Keep It

]]> e70fb5e94928d3ff17f29345d83ac0bd Pumper214 started the topic Article about unit shortage in the forum Portable Toilets in the News https://www.johntalk.com/forums/topic/article-about-unit-shortage/ Fri, 28 May 2021 12:56:55 -0500 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…[Read more]

]]> 802e10a470794cc128c8e3f029ac928d Pumper214 started the topic Covid keeping pumpers busy in the forum Portable Toilets in the News https://www.johntalk.com/forums/topic/covid-keeping-pumpers-busy/ Wed, 04 Nov 2020 14:50:27 -0500 COVID-19 means more business for septic companies

covid pumpers

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.

]]> 8be5a880c7848a7b46e1df9308c39e87 Pumper214 started the topic Porta-Potty feature in The New Yorker in the forum Portable Toilets in the News https://www.johntalk.com/forums/topic/porta-potty-feature-in-the-new-yorker/ Mon, 21 Sep 2020 13:49:07 -0500 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.

porta-potty boom

]]> ce75b4eba660a41953eca60a050c2a05 Pumper214 started the topic Fanciest porta-potty ever in the forum Show Us Your Stuff https://www.johntalk.com/forums/topic/fanciest-porta-potty-ever/ Thu, 26 Sep 2019 20:35:59 -0500 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.

]]> c7de1d973800ddd6b1b75beac4da88b4 Pumper214 started the topic Another story about the homeless in the forum Portable Toilets in the News https://www.johntalk.com/forums/topic/another-story-about-the-homeless/ Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:53:10 -0500 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…[Read more]

]]> 526f6ff6cc505fca4b0a56c34c7c5275 Pumper214 started the topic Put the lid down in the forum Portable Toilets in the News https://www.johntalk.com/forums/topic/put-the-lid-down/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 18:26:51 -0500 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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]]> 674820a00bda98d0f6de680030f6306a Pumper214 replied to the topic Routing software in the forum Trucks, Equipment & Tech https://www.johntalk.com/forums/topic/routing-software/#post-3770 Mon, 19 Feb 2018 16:57:37 -0500 We use route optix and haven’t had any issues.

]]> e0fbbd86c0c7da5a5e9310fee02f032a Pumper214 replied to the topic Parts Inventory in the forum Operational Improvement https://www.johntalk.com/forums/topic/parts-inventory/#post-3733 Wed, 07 Feb 2018 22:49:05 -0500 You might want to consider some seats too.

]]> c93102db1c1ff9c0c4e4b52d3472ceb9 Pumper214 replied to the topic Best material for truck tank in the forum Trucks, Equipment & Tech https://www.johntalk.com/forums/topic/best-material-for-truck-tank/#post-3685 Thu, 18 Jan 2018 16:14:39 -0500 I prefer stainless steel. It’s more durable and will last longer.

]]> 037b7dde550ed8cb8613b9bb75185ca7 Pumper214 replied to the topic Advertising? in the forum Sales & Marketing https://www.johntalk.com/forums/topic/advertising/#post-3682 Tue, 16 Jan 2018 20:16:56 -0500 I sent postcards to all the local construction companies. Worked pretty well.

]]> 4a37e7db74c5014aab90adb5e849341c Pumper214 replied to the topic How many porta-johns do I need? in the forum Business Startup https://www.johntalk.com/forums/topic/how-many-porta-johns-do-i-need/#post-3662 Tue, 09 Jan 2018 21:52:01 -0500 Depends on your service area. Maybe 20.

]]> d74b670bbd928375fdf1062809d6e8dc Pumper214 started the topic How did you get into the business? in the forum General Discussion https://www.johntalk.com/forums/topic/how-did-you-get-into-the-business/ Thu, 04 Jan 2018 22:21:40 -0500 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.

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