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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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.…
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…
Sixteen years hauling portable toilets, you see some things. The best was a three-day music festival, hot as hell, three hundred people, all…