Restroom Trailer Tips & Education

If you think porta potties are only used for one purpose, think again!Professional sports teams have utilized the portable restroom trailers for drills during practice. Bizarre, right?!? It is said that the Patriots came up with this outlandish training method in 1994 to help their tight ends with their eye-hand coordination, as well as concentration when receiving the ball amidst the many distractions.A couple of years ago however, the Chiefs adopted the eccentric training technique to use for their players. What they did was have one player sit inside on the portable toilet and have another player outside holding the door closed. Then the coach would throw the ball and the player holding the door would swing it open at the last minute so that they player inside would have to quickly focus, get his hands up, and catch the ball before it hit him.I admit, it does sound strange…but it’s a creative way of teaching and learning. No longer is the portable potty only good for one function!Hmmm, what else can we come up with...

We’ve all done it at one time or another…dropped something in the portable potty! The question is, who has actually fished it out? Thankfully, I have not dropped anything in there that has been of value so I’ve left it. I don’t think I could bring myself to dig it out, so I have made a rule for myself: what drops in the porta potty, stays in the porta potty…no matter what! I have heard horror stories of keys, cell phones, watches, wallets and other things falling into the portable toilet. Unfortunately for some of the “victims”, they had to find a way to get their belongings out. I have heard of sticks, hangers, bubble gum, even bare hands being used to try to dig out the item. It might not be so bad if there wasn’t a huge drop, such a large basin, or rotting waste piled high. Somehow, dropping something in a regular toilet doesn’t seem quite as traumatic. If there’s no other  option, such as an indoor restroom or a portable restroom trailer where you can place your valuable items safely on a shelf or hang your bag on a hook, next time you go into a porta potty make sure to keep them out of range of the big bad basin. You’ll be a lot happier!

If you think having a portable restroom trailer at your party is extravagant, take a look at this video of celebrity trailers!abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/lavish-celebrity-trailers-smith-simon-cowell-asthon-kutcher-14931631These are not just restroom trailers; they are million dollar estates on 18 wheels! They’re multi-level, ultra luxurious homes (and offices) away from home. These mobile estates, as they’re called, include multiple full bathrooms with steam showers, bedrooms, play areas for the kiddos, theaters, flat screen TVs, electronic control panels, and much, much more. You can customize it with whatever you want…for a price that is. Celebs like Simon Cowell, Will Smith, J Lo, and Ben Stiller all have one, customized to their liking. It seems that this is the new “competitive trend” amongst Hollywood celebrities…to see who has the biggest and baddest mobile estate.Even though the majority of the population probably won’t be living in one of those mobile estates anytime soon, look on the bright side…at least the portable restrooms are easy to relocate and fit just about anywhere!

I had the opportunity to attend a swim meet last weekend. It was loads of fun! People were everywhere…swimmers, parents, volunteers, and vendors. The atmosphere was relaxed, yet competitive. I think the Olympic spirit had overtaken the swimmers and was present in all! Each team had their own “home base” where the coaches were, and they had separate lanes in another pool for warm-ups. The swimmers also had their own locker rooms and bathrooms, separate from the rest of us. At first, I thought that having our own restrooms would be great since no little wet bodies would be running in and out, making it messy and slippery. But once I saw what we were working with, I was sorely disappointed! There were only two toilets in our restrooms. There was no air circulation, or paper towels, or soap. The toilets were stained and dirty, the sinks barely had any water flow, and you were hardly visible in the mirror. Yuck! Unfortunately, since it was so hot and humid, it was impossible to stop drinking water, which ultimately meant more visits to the bathroom. When it was over and we were on our way out, I noticed a familiar looking trailer over on the other side of the property. It was locked up. As we passed by, I slowed down to get a better look, and to my horror it was a portable restroom trailer that wasn’t being used! I couldn’t help but wonder why in the world they didn’t move the portable restroom trailer so that the guests could use it?!? I’m sure the portable restroom trailer would have won the gold for “best bathroom”!

The 2012 Olympics are upon us! Tonight is the opening ceremony which will mark the beginning of days of fierce competition for hundreds of athletes. They will be proudly representing their country, working hard to make a spot for their homeland in the book of medal winners. The games will culminate with the closing ceremony on Sunday, August 12.The Olympics are the pinnacle of years, even lifetimes, of training. These elite athletes have gone through agony developing their bodies into machines for a chance to prove they are the best in the world. Within minutes, even seconds in some events, the world knows who the gold medal winner is. A lifetime of hopes and dreams are made or lost in a few moments.Even though the games are held in London this year, we’re hoping that the city made preparations for enough portable restroom trailers. For the next two weeks, London will be inundated with hundreds of thousands of guests. And with all that’s going on at different venues, we’re guessing the more portable restroom trailers that are located around the city, the better. Restroom trailers are an easy option for this type of event since they can be relocated and are generally very appreciated by the guests.Will you be heading to London for the Olympic experience, or will you just experience the games from the comfort of your own living room?

I had an unappealing but very common experience at the beach last weekend. As I’m sure most of you have done, we brought our food and drinks with us so that we could play a little, eat a little, play a little, etc. Well, eventually after all that eating and drinking, nature began to call. I’m not a big fan of using the ocean as my “outlet” (speaking for myself only), and I was determined to avoid the public beach bathrooms. Knowing that they are always stinky, dirty, germy, and hot, I decided that not eating or drinking would help my efforts to stay out of there. But I was so hot that I needed to keep drinking water. Unfortunately, nature won the battle. So as I headed up to the bathroom, I envisioned and hoped that someone had just come through to clean it, knowing full well that was just a fantasy. As I opened the door, I immediately got a whiff of the stench and a rush of the stale hot air. Gross! I held my breath, went in carefully so as not to touch more than I needed to, did what I had to do, rinsed my hands because there was no soap, and ran out before I passed out. I “washed” my hands in the ocean, thinking that maybe the salt would kill some of the germs I had acquired. What a miserable experience! Never had I wished for a portable restroom trailer at the beach more than I did that day. I would have welcomed the experience of a clean, refreshing, pleasant smelling portable restroom trailer with fresh water and soap. A restroom trailer would have been a little piece of Heaven that day! Tell us your experience if you’ve had one like that…we can’t wait to hear!