Floaters, I love the name of this company!

I was on my way home the other day and was behind a sanitation truck, you know the vacuum trucks designed for pumping out the nasty byproducts our bodies generate from the septic systems as well as the portable toilets. I know this is not a topic most folks want to talk about - but you know me, I could not resist. This was the absolute cleanest truck of its nature I have ever seen in my life. It has been my experience that usually the trucks and the folks driving and operating them are dirty, smelly and have a certain look about them. That was not the case with this truck, I saw the driver as I passed and he did not have that look. Spic and Span, top to bottom and front to back – from a purely observational perspective it was a pleasant change from my normal expectations.

What was the most amusing to me was the fact that owner/owners of this outfit had a sense of humor about themselves. A sense of humor you might ask, how in the world did I come up with that from seeing a turd truck you might ask. Well it was not only the name of the company but the slogan they chose. Both are hilarious to me and when you work in that business I suspect a sense of humor is critical. So there I am driving along and laughing and trying to figure out how to get a picture of this. I did not have my Nikon that I usually keep in the car. I did not want this truck to get away from me with getting the shot. As dangerous as it was I pulled out my cell phone and got the camera application running and was able to snap a shot, while going around a bend at 35 miles an hour. I was not even sure that I got the shot until the next day when I was able to hook up the USB cord and pull the picture from my phone. No, I am not blue tooth enabled and sometimes struggle with the gadgets.

When I saw the picture I was impressed, not only with my ability to multitask while I was driving – something I bitch about when I see others doing it but I was also impressed with the capabilities of the phone in my camera. It takes pretty good pictures for a cheap cell phone. It is not even one of the fancy smart phones, it is a simple Motorola flip phone. It is not that I am not impressed with the new smart phones, they are the most impressive array of personal gadgets with functionality and form that rival anything invented to date. I just do not want to be quite that “connected”. I like to be “off grid” sometimes and I really do not care to know what everyone is doing every moment of their day, hell I do not even want to know what I am doing every moment of the day. I also do not care about work email after I leave work and while I am there, I would prefer to read my email on my 24” widescreen computer monitor and not some 2” gadget that will fit in the palm of my hand.

So, the name of the company tending the turd truck is “Floaters Portable Sanitation” and their motto is “You Float’m - We Tote’m”. Is that not the coolest name for a company in that business? I suspect some folks sensibilities are offended by that but, in my opinion, naming your company by that name shows you can make a bit of sport of yourself. (spoken like Carl from the movie Slingblade). I was so intrigued by the name that when I got home I looked to get a phone number and then, low and behold, I noticed they had a web site, http://www.floatersnow.com/ so I logged on to take a look. Wow, it was not what I expected, although after thinking about it I suppose I was expecting a dirty looking dingy site, kind of the expectation you would have of the trucks. I found their site well thought out with a good design and was easy to navigate.

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I then basically started laughing, at myself mainly. What in the heck was I doing, I have no responsibilities when I comes to waste removal, at home or work so why was I so intrigued by their business. After thinking about it I came back to how spotless the truck I saw was, I like to see people take pride in what they do, whatever it is, and the appearance of that truck screamed that they take pride in their operation. I suspect I will send a link to this blog to them when I am complete. I did investigate their site and learned quite a bit and feel that I am ready with information should the need ever arise. For example I read the following on their site. “Whether you’re planning an outdoor event or party, starting a remodeling project, or need portable toilet facilities at your business or construction site Floaters Portable Sanitation has the restroom rental that’s right for you. Based out of Jacksonville, Florida we are able to rent just the right item for you from a single port a toilet to a large A/C restroom trailer. We’ll even travel to your event in the greater Southeast United States!”

I also learned that their Portable Sanitation Services Include: • General Portable Toilet Rentals • Large Outdoor Event Portable Toilet Rentals • Construction and Sales Site Portable Toilet Rentals • Emergency and Disaster Port a Toilet Service • Holding Tank Rentals. That is an impressive list of services. I even found on their site that I could fill out an online port a toilet rental request. Talk about ease of use, these guys have got it going on. I also learned some things that I did not even know while on their site. Like the fact you can rent a luxury portable restroom trailer. They say, and I tend to believe them, that they can provide portable restroom trailers that are as comfortable and nice as the bathrooms in a home. They must have a large inventory because they boast that for large events such as concerts, outdoor parties, or business emergencies that they can have as many toilets or restroom trailers needed to support the crowd at hand. I learned they also handle all the items needed on a construction site as well, including the eye-wash stations. I just pray they are not recycling anything in that regard. They have 24x7 emergency service available and large holding tanks as well.

Seems that Floaters has every contingency covered, no matter what shitty job needs done, they will be there for ya. (sorry for that but I could not help myself) I guess I knew they were a top shelf operation from the moment I saw their truck, that first impression is so important. I have found that my first impressions are often very accurate and I got a good feeling about these guys and if I ever had the need for those services I would call them confidently. If you ever need those types of services call’m – and remember with a motto like “You Float’m - We Tote’m” how could they not be able to take care of all your needs. They are “Floaters Portable Sanitation” and can be reached at 904-751-2614

I got all that from a 20 second ride along side a spotless truck down by the stadium – whodathunkit?