Thank you thank you THANK YOU!!!motskyroonmatick wrote:Well done! Well said! Wohoo!TomServo wrote:all good advice! In case you missed it...2002? the porta pottie people near gave up on us..were pyramids of shit sticking above the toilet seats. We do have plenty of Porta Potties, but in a drunken stupor...or just realizing you woke up in a desert...can be too far for the job at hand.VeganChoirGirl wrote: Ok, my take on the portos:
From what I understand from Robbidobbs we have about 1000, give or take a few, porto potties in BRC. They are pumped often, so until the very end of the week when the population is really exploding, they are pretty decent.
(baring of course, some sparkle pony who took too many substances and literally shits on every wall and surface in the porto...)
Where ever you camp you should be relatively close to a bank of portos. I think they are super smelly, so I would advise camping AWAY from them. A block up or down and upwind is the best.
I TOTALLY agree that a pee bottle and a pee funnel (if you are a lady) are SUPER necissary. The pStyle is the best one BY FAR. CFM, Stitch, and I will sing their praises far and wide!! They have been discontinued, but if you get your butt in gear you should be able to snag one from myworldhut.com.
A few rules for news about using the potties:
This is not a rave, this is not a carnival, BRC is your HOME for the week. SO, PLEASE sit your donkey DOWN on the seat every time you use it. I know its scary, but these portos CAN remain clean ALL WEEK if we treat them with respect. Carry leave no trace into every part of your week. If you refuse to sit, please bring some kind of sanitary wipe to clean off the seat and then HAUL IT AWAY WITH YOU!
Do not put anything but single ply tp and bodily fluids in the portos. If you ACCIDENTALLY drop a flashlight in or a camera or whatever, don't go fishing for them (that's a huge hazardous waste pile, you will likely get VERY sick), leave a note WELL SECURED to the back of the porto in question letting the pump trucks know that there is something that SHOULD NOT BE IN THE POTTY. If you see the trucks coming, simply wait and let them know. They can then correctly remove the waste and not harm their trucks.
Do not dispose of excess grey water in the portos. That is NOT supposed to be in there. Remember, if it doesn't come from your body it doesn't belong in the potty.
Do not SCRATCH things into the surfaces of the portos. I have been told that writing on the walls on the inside of the portos brings great amusement to the people that clean them, just do it with marker, DON"T scratch it in. Then they have to sand down the surface and that shortens the life of the porto.
Finally, adopt a porto with the people you are camping near. Make sure it's stocked, check it out, clean it up, and help keep the people of BRC shitting in style.
Hope that is helpful!
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Baby wipes and tampons in the portapotties(JOTS) is the biggest problem for the guys servicing the portapotties. It messes up their processing equipment and makes their job harder They end up with a 30 yard dumpster full of very nasty baby wipes and tampons by the end of the event. Taking a zip lock baggy with you to the JOTS and packing it out when you leave is the thing to do. Double bag it if it makes you feel better.
Hoverers! Plant it! If you can't plant it then at least put the seat up and then back down. Use good technique too so you are not wandering all over the place. Grab the handle on the door(after being sure to lock it) or god forbid put a hand on one of the walls(they get sprayed down with disinfectant every 6 hours as they are serviced in the day time). As a normal user of the toilet seat I really dislike having to clean up after some hoverer and then have a seat thinking.... Their piss is on my ass--their piss is on my ass--their piss is on my ass. Yuck!
Oh and if you come upon a portapotty that is zip tied shut before after or during the event...Use one that is not zip tied shut. It is shut for a reason. Before and after the event it is to limit the number of potties that have to be serviced. During the event it is because there is something in the tank that the normal service truck can not deal with. It is locked so the problem does not get worse and can be dealt with quickly when the service guys return. Don't remove zip ties because you feel it is the right thing to do. The JOTS guys will do it at the appropriate time.
The guys at JOTS camp really appreciate what a good job we participants do with the portapotties. They say it gets better every year and that the baby wipes are now the biggest thing we need to focus on. They say the only people that treat the potties better are construction workers. I think that is fantastic. It is a true testament of the good job done in getting the word out to all the participants. Way to go Burners and way to go Robbidobbs!
Spread the word about excremental correctness at the burn.
Loving YOU Motsky!
And thank you Veganchoirgirl for your missive.
This is that important!
We have got to STOP THE HORROR!
We are so much better than this.
Show JotS just how much you love them.
We KNOW the drill, our job is now to spread the word of Excremental Correctness, like Motsky said. There continues to be major problem with baby-wipes and other assorted bullshit in the JotS. Please, do your part.
We give a shit, this IS our home.
Camping next to the pottie-bank is nice actually - just ask The Pottie Pigs. They set up a concierge table every year, because it's a great way to meet pretty girls. No really, that's their gimmick. There is a pottie-bank with YOUR name on it. Adopt a Pottie - it's a sure fire way to participate in one of the most crucial voluntary projects on the Playa.
If you do end up in line of site of a pottie-bank, I will cheerfully solicit your help in distributing tp at night. BEE A POTTIE-FRIEND, baybee.
I gift you a package of tp daily, then and around dusk, just schwing by the units and gift them out.
Pee-Funnel Camp will gladly proffer their wares. With a twist-top bottle, you can take care of midnight piddle sessions. THE BOMB I tell ya.
You can improve the lives of so many of your loved ones out there.
Thank you for participating.
Stay regular,
RobbiDobbs
Chief Poopervisor of the Pottie-Project
Director: Dept of Excremental Correctness
BTW: I LOVE the fake potties on open playa. See All About Participating on the Pottie-Project thread for more details.
