The J is now charging to dump....those pots...
RV'ers and those with porta potties
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Jack_Berry
Moderator Emeritus
how much? its gonna come outta gracies allowance.
I don't know, but I have a $5.00 off e-coupon on my card..
Humble2drive
Expert Expediter
Seems like a crappy thing to do.
Hey, I like your organ donor line!
I take back all of those things I said behind your back.
Seems like a crappy thing to do.
Hey, I like your organ donor line!
I take back all of those things I said behind your back.
Thank you..I was a blood donor till the BP went up and took meds...I miss giving blood...
So do I. I used to give blood every 56 days. The Red Cross had a blood donor sight at NSA headquarters. They would call me a week in advance with an appointment time. Then LAWYERS got involved.
It seems that since I lived in England in the mid '70's and early '80's and was there during one of their "Mad Cow Disease" periods that I was not able to donate any more. Neither was my wife or either of my sons. That is despite the fact that in the years since I had returned I had donated the better part of 8 gallons with no problems. SO, they lost another 10 gallon man. They close the blood site not long after. Seems that too many of us had been in "Mad Cow" areas and they were not able to get enough "safe" donors to justify the site any longer.
Jack_Berry
Moderator Emeritus
cleaned ours. gag
bubblehead
Veteran Expediter
We were charged $5 for the dump and they will not allow fuel credits for RV dump like showers. I too will take mine to the bathroom for dumping. Seems like the "J" is doing everything they can to hurt their business.
We will also be dragging ours into the restroom to dump.
I wonder though how many more people are going to just use the parking lot?
I watched a guy yesterday morning dump a gallon jug in the grass at the TA.
I wonder though how many more people are going to just use the parking lot?
I watched a guy yesterday morning dump a gallon jug in the grass at the TA.
well the Perrysberg J hasn't changed yet..the one in Walton Ky does however...
I, for one am glad to see the RV'ers paying...they fuel, cook their own meals crowd up the parking lot and don't really contribute...at least we have an alternative way to dump...
If they can afford a 300,000 dollar MH they afford the 5 bucks...
I, for one am glad to see the RV'ers paying...they fuel, cook their own meals crowd up the parking lot and don't really contribute...at least we have an alternative way to dump...
If they can afford a 300,000 dollar MH they afford the 5 bucks...
Freightdawg
Expert Expediter
More like the cost of doing your business!
That type of service is getting very expensive to provide with new EPA laws etc. It is not free by any means. It would be nice if there were more places to empty bottles/toilets etc. A small part of the problem with dumping is that there are not good places. Carrying it in is the best option, providing they don't get the idea to stop you from doing that.
greg334
Veteran Expediter
Sorry but some of you guys are not getting this at all.
The cost?
There isn't a cost because it is hooked up to the same system as their toilets. There is an up front cost involved that is part of building the place.
The maintenance at most of them is ignored, a lot of them don't have caps or the caps are messed up where you can't put a hose down them. The water supplies don't work but they do over at some of the fuel isles.
I had one manager tell me it isn't his job to maintain them, it stinks.
I don't buy any of their excuses for a second. They make enough money on other things to offset the cost of a hole in the ground to dump poop in.
The soda and water seem to be 20% more than the food stores which may be 40% above cost at those stores to begin with. Then the snacks are usually higher even when they are on sale. Then there is the fuel which they already make more than 15 to 18 cents a gallon on. Charging for dumping poop is a reach.
Dumping it on the ground?
Not an option.
It isn't a gallon of pee but 4 to 5 gallons of black water with all the nasty smells along with it. I can't dump 5 gallons anywhere except in an RV dump or toilet, which I will do the latter with all the smell and mess.
The cost?
There isn't a cost because it is hooked up to the same system as their toilets. There is an up front cost involved that is part of building the place.
The maintenance at most of them is ignored, a lot of them don't have caps or the caps are messed up where you can't put a hose down them. The water supplies don't work but they do over at some of the fuel isles.
I had one manager tell me it isn't his job to maintain them, it stinks.
I don't buy any of their excuses for a second. They make enough money on other things to offset the cost of a hole in the ground to dump poop in.
The soda and water seem to be 20% more than the food stores which may be 40% above cost at those stores to begin with. Then the snacks are usually higher even when they are on sale. Then there is the fuel which they already make more than 15 to 18 cents a gallon on. Charging for dumping poop is a reach.
Dumping it on the ground?
Not an option.
It isn't a gallon of pee but 4 to 5 gallons of black water with all the nasty smells along with it. I can't dump 5 gallons anywhere except in an RV dump or toilet, which I will do the latter with all the smell and mess.
I believe the cassette in our truck is similar to those used in many expediter trucks, regardless of sleeper brand. For those who don't know, a cassette is a device that connects to the toilet built into a truck or to a porta-pody that is carried inside the truck. It collects what the drivers use the toilet to get rid of.
For times when dump stations are unavailable I have a piece of luggage on wheels that is large enough to house the cassette. It is duffel bag on a wheeled frame with an extendable handle.
It works well when we need to tote the cassette into the shower to dump it into the toilet there. It draws no attention or negative feedback at all.
It came in especially handy once in California when we were in a high-rent area such that a four-star hotel would be looked down upon by everyone who frequented the five star hotels there.
Needing to dump the cassette, I waited until a quiet part of the night, put on my church clothes (blazer, polo shirt, khaki slacks) and strolled into the Hilton with my "baggage" in tow. I had the public bathroom to myself that time of night and was able to service the cassette with ease. The cassette was favorably impressed but I was careful to not repeat the routine lest the cassette get spoiled.
Some people down the cassette and say a full-fledged RV tank is better. I disagree. We are expediters, not RV'ers. We drive to and layover in places RV'ers don't even dream of. A cassette provides mobility and flexibility that a built-in tank cannot.
For times when dump stations are unavailable I have a piece of luggage on wheels that is large enough to house the cassette. It is duffel bag on a wheeled frame with an extendable handle.
It works well when we need to tote the cassette into the shower to dump it into the toilet there. It draws no attention or negative feedback at all.
It came in especially handy once in California when we were in a high-rent area such that a four-star hotel would be looked down upon by everyone who frequented the five star hotels there.
Needing to dump the cassette, I waited until a quiet part of the night, put on my church clothes (blazer, polo shirt, khaki slacks) and strolled into the Hilton with my "baggage" in tow. I had the public bathroom to myself that time of night and was able to service the cassette with ease. The cassette was favorably impressed but I was careful to not repeat the routine lest the cassette get spoiled.
Some people down the cassette and say a full-fledged RV tank is better. I disagree. We are expediters, not RV'ers. We drive to and layover in places RV'ers don't even dream of. A cassette provides mobility and flexibility that a built-in tank cannot.
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this ain't a free society..they the J provides a service and should be compensated....we don't haul freight for free even though we have a box to do so....
gee you guys want everything and expect freebies..why? U R not special...get over yourselves...
gee you guys want everything and expect freebies..why? U R not special...get over yourselves...
OH YEAH!! I am a "layout hunter" that makes ME special!!
You could become "special" too. It would take a TON of training but I am confident that we could "fix" you and make YOU special too!!
OH YEAH!! I am a "layout hunter" that makes ME special!!
there goes that Fedex attitude again...sheesh...*L*
Just because we buy our fuel there some expect freebies should be provided?
We buy groceries do any stores give us showers or free services in return? but some expect TS's to do so...it is a user pay system, the very same capitolist system you guys so taunt as the greatest thing ever....so PAY for it...