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Pumper214 iniciou o tópico Tip-over prank injures man no fórum Portable Toilets in the News 2 meses, 3 semanas atrás
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 iniciou o tópico Port-a-Potty category on Jeopardy no fórum Portable Toilets Go Hollywood 3 meses, 1 semana atrás
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 iniciou o tópico Pro golfer's wife drops car keys in porta-potty no fórum Portable Toilets in the News 7 meses, 1 semana atrás
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 iniciou o tópico From human waste to fertilizer no fórum Portable Toilets in the News 1 ano, 2 meses atrás
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…[Leia mais]
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Pumper214 iniciou o tópico Porta-potty version of “Mile High Club” no fórum Fun & Entertainment 1 ano, 8 meses atrás
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 iniciou o tópico Weaponized portable toilet no fórum Portable Toilets in the News 2 anos, 4 meses atrás
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 iniciou o tópico Portable Toilets = $$$ no fórum Portable Toilets in the News 2 anos, 5 meses atrás
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 iniciou o tópico Article about unit shortage no fórum Portable Toilets in the News 2 anos, 11 meses atrás
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…[Leia mais]
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Pumper214 iniciou o tópico Covid keeping pumpers busy no fórum Portable Toilets in the News 3 anos, 5 meses atrás
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 iniciou o tópico Porta-Potty feature in The New Yorker no fórum Portable Toilets in the News 3 anos, 7 meses atrás
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 iniciou o tópico Fanciest porta-potty ever no fórum Show Us Your Stuff 4 anos, 7 meses atrás
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 iniciou o tópico Another story about the homeless no fórum Portable Toilets in the News 4 anos, 10 meses atrás
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…[Leia mais]
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Pumper214 iniciou o tópico Put the lid down no fórum Portable Toilets in the News 5 anos atrás
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 respondeu o tópico Routing software no fórum Trucks, Equipment & Tech 6 anos, 2 meses atrás
We use route optix and haven’t had any issues.
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Pumper214 respondeu o tópico Parts Inventory no fórum Operational Improvement 6 anos, 2 meses atrás
You might want to consider some seats too.
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Pumper214 respondeu o tópico Best material for truck tank no fórum Trucks, Equipment & Tech 6 anos, 3 meses atrás
I prefer stainless steel. It’s more durable and will last longer.
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Pumper214 respondeu o tópico Advertising? no fórum Sales & Marketing 6 anos, 3 meses atrás
I sent postcards to all the local construction companies. Worked pretty well.
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Pumper214 respondeu o tópico How many porta-johns do I need? no fórum Business Startup 6 anos, 3 meses atrás
Depends on your service area. Maybe 20.
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Pumper214 iniciou o tópico How did you get into the business? no fórum General Discussion 6 anos, 3 meses atrás
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.