What's the funniest porta potty story from your years on the job?
Sixteen years hauling portable toilets, you see some things. The best was a three-day music festival, hot as hell, three hundred people, all…
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Priya N. replied
Questions tagged “Etiquette”
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What's the one thing you always check on a porta potty before using it?
After nine years driving a vacuum truck and a lifetime of using these things at county fairs and construction sites, I have a set routine before I…
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Luis A. replied
Porta potty etiquette: what do drivers wish every user knew?
I run a ranch and have dealt with portable toilets for seasonal crews and hunting camps for years. My driver makes a 40-mile trip each way to service…
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What's the proper etiquette for using a shared jobsite porta potty?
I'm new to a framing crew of 30 guys on a six-month build. We have two standard units on site. The service truck can pull right up to them on the…
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Why do festival porta potties always run out of toilet paper by evening?
I've been going to the same local music festival for years and always noticed the same thing: by Saturday evening, every single standard portable…
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Luis A. replied
Porta potty, porta john, portaloo, port-o-let: all the names for the same thing, by region
I am a general superintendent for a commercial GC in the Midwest. I have ordered portable toilets for jobs from Ohio to Missouri to the Dakotas. I…
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Priya N. replied
Why is the toilet called the john, and where did porta john and porta potty come from? ✓ Solved
The term 'john' for a toilet is a slang term that likely comes from the name John Harington, an English courtier who invented one of the first flush…
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Deb K. replied
How do you tell party guests to use the porta potty and not the house bathroom?
We're hosting a housewarming for about 60 people in our backyard. Our house only has one working bathroom, and we know it'll get overwhelmed. We're…
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Owen G. replied
Is a boat porta potty the same thing as a rental porta potty?
I run a ranch with seasonal crews and a guest cabin, so I've rented plenty of standard portable toilets and a few ADA-compliant units over the years.…
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Deb K. replied
What is a porta potty, exactly, and what is the difference from a porta john or portable toilet? ✓ Solved
A porta potty, porta john and portable toilet are three names for the same thing. These terms describe a self-contained, non-sewered sanitation unit.…
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Jules T. replied