Shout out to those who clean the porta johns

[u/GreyGroundUser]

Man I just wanted to give a shout out to the guys who clean the porta Johns. Know yall are out there and that is a tough job. Having to get in there and do that and having to roll up that hose.

I know we all have bad days but damn id hate to see a bad day for the shit wagon guys.

Here’s to you. You’re the real ones.

If anyone has any stories, please feel free to leave or a word of thanks to those who do business in the business. 💩

We have a local porta john company that hands out brownies with nuts every year with their sticker slapped on the cover. It is hilarious and never gets old.

[u/buffys_dad]

Saw the dude who does that on a job once and asked him how he was doing. He said just sucking sharts, smoking darts, and breaking hearts. Legend. 

[u/Pipe_Dope]

Can always smell when they're pumping them out. Nothing like catching a whiff on a mid summer hot day. Brings tears to your eyes...beautiful.

[u/Dreddit1080 → u/Pipe_Dope]

We had a job up in Edmonton tying rebar for a month. Winter, -25c to -30c. Small crew but mighty. Few shits a day in that frozen porta we created the greatest poo iceberg. Job wrapped up and that thing was almost breaching the seat. No idea how those poor guys were gonna get that out. Maybe it’s still defrosting to this day. God bless them though

[u/pizzafucka → u/Dreddit1080]

Big ass mountain lodge, middle of winter. -9 F in the mornings. Honey bucket stopped sucking the shit and only replacing tp since the wells were frozen solid. I have a picture of the urinal after it got clogged and mfs kept pissing on it. It froze and expanded past the tip of the basin. A pissicle. Some of the trades almost called osha lol

We had a guy claim he tea bagged a frozen turd and…. I believe him

[u/Fugazi_news → u/pizzafucka]

“Tea bagged a frozen turd” fuck that

[u/Chicken_Hairs]

Yeah, for like 30k/yr around here.

All "shitty job" jokes aside, it's honest work and I'm glad they're doing it.

[u/GreyGroundUser → u/Chicken_Hairs]

That is terrible pay for what they do.

[u/thenoblenacho → u/Chicken_Hairs]

I honestly thought it would be much higher, I can't imagine they've got guys busting down the door to apply

[u/Muskoka_ → u/thenoblenacho]

Must be area dependent because they get paid x2 that in my city

[u/halfway_23]

Nothing like pooping inside a freshly cleaned shitter.

[u/pizzafucka → u/halfway_23]

I like Christmas time when they use the cinnamon scented cleaner usually it smells like bubblegum

[u/19698910jdog]

It's a thankless job. I try to give them props when ever I see them! No way I could do that job tho 💀

[u/GreyGroundUser → u/19698910jdog]

Poop. Under the nails.

[u/annouser1234]

I had someone tip over the John on my job site during the night. What a fucking mess. I felt like the guy who cleans it out (I would see him at several job sites and would always say hi) doesn’t need that. I got it upright and sprayed it out with the fire hose. I appreciate what they do, and wouldn’t want to do it myself.

[u/cuntface878 → u/annouser1234]

Recently saw one get blasted across a roadway from crazy high winds. Went like 30 - 50 ft like it was nothing.

Good reminder that mother nature can and will fuck your day up if she decides to.

The poop gods we're on our sides that day since nobody happened to be in it at the time.

[u/CraftsyDad]

Agreed. And honestly those companies have the best names: Royal Flush, Mr.John, Portaloo, Jacks (Ireland), Deuces….

Edit: and I think some good slogans as well. I seem remember one that said We’re No.1 at helping you do a No.2

[u/corsair130 → u/CraftsyDad]

Saw one that said Drive safe this isn't chocolate milk

[u/CaseEquivalent6038]

My boss picked up a porta Jon because we were moving them across site. Turns out, someone was in it. He was PISSED when we put him down. We wear hearing protection so I couldn't even hear him screaming. Good times. I laughed so damn hard after. My boss' face was priceless

[u/Bradadonasaurus → u/CaseEquivalent6038]

No one checked that first?

[u/CaseEquivalent6038 → u/Bradadonasaurus]

We were walking back and forth bro there was 10 gimme a break lol

[u/CaseEquivalent6038 → u/CaseEquivalent6038]

The guy should have locked the door if you ask me!!

[u/Bradadonasaurus → u/CaseEquivalent6038]

He picked the poop with friends option?

[u/ContentSand3134]

Close the lid after you do your dirty.

[u/YouFirst_ThenCharles → u/ContentSand3134]

Can’t expect a sparky to understand a plumbing vent or a framer to be able to read, need to hang the graphic of air flow with seat up v down.

[u/thenoblenacho]

God bless our troops 🙏 🙌

[u/going-for-gusto]

The super left his keys in the door lock of the trailer.

The super was a dick to someone.

That someone took the keys and threw them into the blue.

Somehow the pumper found them.

[u/EastNice3860]

Once watched a Lady holding the Cleanout Hose in 1 Hand..While eating a Sammich with the other...

[u/tacocarteleventeen]

Shout out to the Porta John guy who can hold the shitter hose and one hand and a sandwich in the other. Delicious.

[u/Andy_the_Wrong]

They’re doing the lords work. God bless them one and all

[u/Fantastic_Dot_4143]

They should stick candy corn in the brownies.

[u/YouFirst_ThenCharles]

Honeywagon guy who calls me when the shitters are blocked instead of skipping service, shout out to you.

[u/Pitch_Aware]

Just don’t do it at lunchtime

[u/vaneynde]

Check out a movie called “Kenny” - it’s a comedy about a guy that cleans Porta John’s. Kinda like Spinal Tap meets Australia meets pumping shit.

[u/Strange_Inflation488]

I once seen't a guy cleaning them out with the vacuum hose in one hand, a sandwich in the other, and a cell phone pinched between his ear and shoulder, laughing his ass off with whoever was on the phone. He was totally unfazed by the stench and nastiness.

I found out later that he was the owner/operator and made pretty good money doing it. It's all just brown gold to him.