As I mentioned on Monday, I am holding an "open forum" to hear from you, our readers. I want to know what you think of our blog, what you would like to read about and what you would like us to change. Today is the last day to send in your emails, so please do! You can email us at sales@aroyalflush.com.
7/29/09
New Trend in Races
I recently saw this article online:
If you are looking to do this at your next race, let us know. We offer portable toilets made from 35-40% post consumer recycled plastic, 100% recycled toilet paper and our delivery trucks are all low emission trucks. Go Green today, with A Royal Flush!
Beach to Beacon 10K goes green
The 10th annual Beach to Beacon 10K, Maine's largest road race, will take place this weekend on Saturday August 1st.
Although runners can no longer register for the popular event, there are other opportunities for participation including volunteering and cheering on the sidelines.
Founded by the winner of the first women's Olympic marathon, the 6.2-mile race begins near Crescent Beach in Cape Elizabeth and ends at Portland Head Light, one of Maine's most visited lighthouses.
Six thousand runners participated in the race last year, with more than ten thousand spectators, making it the largest race in the state to date. This year, race organizers have introduced a new element to the even by going green. In addition to the standard recycling and trash pick-up, the portable toilets will be eco-friendly, participants can bring shoes to reuse, and there is a ride-sharing program, so take advantage of it and enjoy the race!
If you are looking to do this at your next race, let us know. We offer portable toilets made from 35-40% post consumer recycled plastic, 100% recycled toilet paper and our delivery trucks are all low emission trucks. Go Green today, with A Royal Flush!
7/27/09
Blog Updates
The purpose of this blog has always been to inform our customers about our company and industry. In an effect to continue those practices, I am hoping to hear from all of you. Please let me know what you would like to read about on our blog. Any ideas you have, feel free to email them to me at sales@aroyalflush.com. I look forward to hearing from you.
7/24/09
Can You Believe It?
Summer is more than half over and August is right around the corner. This is the time to place your orders for:
- Fall Events
- Soccer and Football games and tournaments
- Road Races
- Charity Walks
- Etc.
7/22/09
Free Food
This has absolutely nothing to do with our business, but there are so many of these going on right now, that I had to mention it.
I found this site online, that tells you every restaurant that is having a "Free Food" day. Unfortunately, we missed Starbucks free pastry day, which was yesterday but look at what is coming up:
July 24 & 31: Free Mars Chocolate Bar- every Friday at 9am, click here for yours
July 26: Free Mocha Mondays at McDonalds – Every Monday from 7am-7pm til 8/3
July 29: Free Iced FruTea at Arbys– Different time every Wednesday until 8/26
Here is the website, where you can find other great free things. Be sure to enjoy them!
I found this site online, that tells you every restaurant that is having a "Free Food" day. Unfortunately, we missed Starbucks free pastry day, which was yesterday but look at what is coming up:
July 24 & 31: Free Mars Chocolate Bar- every Friday at 9am, click here for yours
July 26: Free Mocha Mondays at McDonalds – Every Monday from 7am-7pm til 8/3
July 29:
Here is the website, where you can find other great free things. Be sure to enjoy them!
7/20/09
Technical Difficulties
We seem to be having some technical difficulties today at A Royal Flush, so I won't be able to post anything. But be sure to check back on Wednesday for a new article! Have a great day!
7/17/09
7/15/09
This is one insane story! And a little weird!
Police Taser portable toilet picture taker
Stan Maddux
From The News-Dispatch
LA PORTE - Police at the Polish Festival here Tasered a man who opened the doors of portable toilets being used by women, apparently to take their pictures with his cell-phone camera.
Nathan Wiberg, 35, Long Beach, Calif., was arrested on charges of public intoxication and resisting law enforcement.
According to La Porte police, Sgt. Paul Brettin, working security Friday night at the annual festival, observed Wiberg near the portable toilets as the festival was ending. Wiberg swung the door wide open on an unlocked toilet, police said.
Inside was a female yelling at Wiberg as she was reaching to grab the door, then hold it shut.
Brettin said the man was able to force open the door just enough to reach through with one of his hands that was holding the cell phone camera.
Brettin said the man's friends rushed over to grab him.
"One person in his group told him that he was sick and they were pulling him back," Brettin said.
When he swung the door open on a second port-a-potty used by another female, Brettin said, police tried grabbing him and he fled toward the main gate. He threw a punch at one of the police officers and was taken to the ground. Brettin said Wiberg put up a struggle and after he refused orders to calm down was Tasered.
When asked if Wiberg took any pictures, Brettin said he didn't think so.
Stan Maddux
From The News-Dispatch
LA PORTE - Police at the Polish Festival here Tasered a man who opened the doors of portable toilets being used by women, apparently to take their pictures with his cell-phone camera.
Nathan Wiberg, 35, Long Beach, Calif., was arrested on charges of public intoxication and resisting law enforcement.
According to La Porte police, Sgt. Paul Brettin, working security Friday night at the annual festival, observed Wiberg near the portable toilets as the festival was ending. Wiberg swung the door wide open on an unlocked toilet, police said.
Inside was a female yelling at Wiberg as she was reaching to grab the door, then hold it shut.
Brettin said the man was able to force open the door just enough to reach through with one of his hands that was holding the cell phone camera.
Brettin said the man's friends rushed over to grab him.
"One person in his group told him that he was sick and they were pulling him back," Brettin said.
When he swung the door open on a second port-a-potty used by another female, Brettin said, police tried grabbing him and he fled toward the main gate. He threw a punch at one of the police officers and was taken to the ground. Brettin said Wiberg put up a struggle and after he refused orders to calm down was Tasered.
When asked if Wiberg took any pictures, Brettin said he didn't think so.
7/13/09
New Website
I am apparently behind in my news. The Sanitation Journal, now known as the Sanitation Sentinel, has launched a new website.
Visit it here.
Visit it here.
7/10/09
Fun Summertime Facts
~ Sharks are one of the oldest living creatures in the sea. There is evidence that the shark species has been around for more than 400 million years. Current sharks are much smaller than those from dinosaur times. The sharks that lived in the dino-age were up to 80 feet long, where today’s largest shark, the Great White, grows to lengths of only 25 feet.
~ Mosquitoes are insects that have been around for 30 million years. They have chemical sensors that can detect mammals from 100 feet away; they have heat sensors to detect warm-blooded creatures; and they have visual sensors that detect movement and contrast in colors. The first activity of an adult mosquito is to mate. The females lay their eggs and then live from days to months afterward. The male mosquito dies within days after mating.
~ Watermelon is actually a VEGETABLE! It is from the botanical family Cucurbitaceae and is most closely related to cucumbers, pumpkins and squash. The watermelon is composed of 92% water and early explorers often used hollowed out watermelons as canteens.
~ In 1905, an 11-year-old boy named Frank Epperson invented the first Popsicle. He created it completely by accident. Frank accidentally left a mixture of powdered soda and water, with a stirring stick, on his porch. He awoke the next morning and found a frozen pop! He first named his frozen pop an "Epsicle", but when he got older his kids asked for "Pop’s" sicle and the new name was born. Popsicles are more popular than ever today, with Cherry being the number one favorite flavor.
~ The average American eats around 5 1/2 gallons of ice cream a year, more than any other nationality. The late President Reagan declared July National Ice Cream month. It is also the month the most ice cream is sold.
~ The first "bathing suits" for women were introduced in the early 1800’s. At that time it was still considered improper for skin to be any color but creamy white. The first "suits" were composed of long sleeved bathing dresses with woolen bloomers underneath to weight the dress down. The only "swimming" a woman did at that time was to jump waves at the edge of the water and dip her feet, and occasionally legs, into the water.
~ The Frisbee was originally designed as a tin pie plate in the 1870’s. It was a marketing scheme to encourage homemakers to see the name "Frisbee" on the pie tin and think how much easier it would be to buy a pie instead of making one. Eventually, Mr. Frisbee’s pies were sold all over Connecticut. In the 1940’s, Yale students began tossing the pie tins to one another in a game of catch. The game caught on throughout the campus. About 10 years later, the president of Wham-O saw the pie-tin tossing fun at Yale. He saw this as a toy he could easily market. There were issues with the tin, so the plastic disc was born. Because of the craze of UFOs during this time, the plastic disc quickly became known as a "flying saucer".
Have a great weekend!!
7/8/09
4th of July Fireworks
Fireworks used to blow up portable toilet at Diversey Harbor
July 3, 2009
A police Bomb and Arson unit is investigating an early Friday incident in which fireworks were apparently used to blow up a portable toilet at Diversey Harbor.
Concerned citizens notified police of the explosion after hearing loud noises and a series of car alarms going off in the 2800 block of North Lake Shore Drive about 3 a.m., according to police News Affairs Officer Robert Perez.
A "Port-A-Potty" was damaged by some kind of "unknown explosive device," Perez said. There were no reports of injuries and only the portable toilet was damaged following the explosion.
A Town Hall District lieutenant said the explosion was believed to have been caused by some type of fireworks and said the incident appeared to have been a prank.
A police Bomb and Arson unit was notified of the explosion Friday morning and remained at the scene investigating.
Police were investigating the incident as criminal damage to property but did not have an offender in custody Friday morning.
7/6/09
7/3/09
7/1/09
July Winners
The winners of our July Baseball drawing are:
Dolly McNichol of Delaware County Solid Waste Authority
Essie Kelly of Verdi Construction
John Pedersen of A.P. Construction
Congratulations!
Dolly McNichol of Delaware County Solid Waste Authority
Essie Kelly of Verdi Construction
John Pedersen of A.P. Construction
Congratulations!
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