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W EEKLY EDITION SEPT 13, 2017 Joke of the Week So the nicest, most upbeat portable sanitation technician in the world wins a contest. All his pals at the company are thrilled for him, and his boss gives him time off. After work he rushes to tell his best friend, the not - so - upbeat barber. "I'm going to Rome!" he says excitedly. "I'm going to fly on Al Italia and I even get to see the Pope!" The barber says, "You'll have a lousy time - even worse than pumping toilets. Rome is a dirty, crowded city, Al Italia is a horrible airline and you will probably be a half - mile from the Pope behind a million other peopl e." So the service tech takes the trip and returns to tell his friend all about it. "You were wrong!" he says. "Rome is a beautiful city, Al Italia is a great airline, and I even got to meet the Pope in person. I was introduced to him and he held out hi s hand and I went up and kissed his ring." "Really?" said the barber. "What did he say?" "He said, "You do blessed work my son. Portable sanitation is a godly business. But I must ask you: Where'd you get the crummy haircut?" Sewage in the Sand A unique look at the portable toilets at Burning Man It seems odd that the portable restroom operators servicing the units at the Burning Man gathering would be deemed " the real unsung heroes" of the event, and yet, it's almost obvious that they should be. A recent article covering Burning Man, which is a gathering at a temporary "city" built in the desert that doubles as a unique art festival, highlighted the portable restrooms used at the event, stating how " we curse the foul boxes, and yet w hat would we do without them? " Natalie Minor, who helps manage the " porta potty situation " at Burning Man explained how anything that is not human waste or single ply toilet paper has to be retrieved by hand from the t oilet. This includes everything from " feminine products to cigarette but t s to baby wipes. " Interestingly, she listed a few of the other unique items they ' ve found in the Burning Man u nits, ran ging from " a full roast chicken, a watermelon, firecrackers, a full mattress, suitcases, aluminum cans, and entire bags of trash. " One group at Burning Man, who call themselves the " Porta Potty Project, " decorate the toilets with " Poop - etry, " or rhymes and riddles, educating attendees on acceptable porta - potty protocol. Other groups even bring the party to the potty, hanging out i n the larger, ADA units. T he se unit s in particular are used repeatedly for Burning Man each year and are the last thing to leave the festival grounds one month after the event, making sure volunt eers and workers who have to tear down and clean up " have a place to ' go ' . " While we ' re used to portable units being mentioned at such festivals, it is not often that the toilets are seen in such high regard that they have their own decorating commit tee . READ THE STORY © Portable Sanitation Ass ociation International (PSAI) • 2626 E 82 n d Street, Suite 175 • Bloomi ngton, MN 55425 www.psai.org • 952 - 854 - 8 300