The Lighter Side of Building

Residential infill building in challenged or up and coming neighborhoods, has certain nuances that aren’t always for the weak hearted. I have learned over the past years that the permanency of job site materials, tools, and supplies can be fleeting. Without having to strain my brain more than I usually have too, I can recall at least seven separate instances of theft our company has experienced in the past three years. That, along with the fact that I also live in a challenged neighborhood and have experienced some theft of my personal property, has really helped to make me thankful for all the times that my property doesn’t get stolen! That may seem a little backwards, but I have tried the other disposition after theft instances, and that, frankly, is no fun.

You can probably imagine that I was not overly shocked to receive a call from the Carmel Police Department on Sunday June 28th. Apparently some watchful neighbors witnessed some perpetrators roll up on our job site in old town Carmel around midnight the evening before. They had one purpose, and that was to steal our portable toilet. Now I have heard of some crazy shenanigans before, but this was definitely a first for us. I was a little confused why someone would want our stinky job site toilet. However, I must say that this was the nicest toilet I have ever used or seen since the last time I visited the Speedway, so maybe that had something to do with it? I digress, anyway, I called the portable toilet company to inform them of their loss. I figured they would have been equally as shocked, but they brought me up to speed with their industry standards and expectations. Apparently, toilets are a hot ticket item around holiday party weekends, and they assured me that this was nothing to be upset over, and would bring a new toilet out right away. After all, once you have a full toilet in your yard for a week or two after the party, you are going to want to call the number on the unit and have them retrieve.

Well, I thought all of this was funny. I thought the whole situation even more funny, when I received a return call that day from the portable toilet company. By noon on Monday, they received a sheepish call from a fella who had too much to drink on Saturday evening, and thought a prank on his buddy was in order.

Nothing says “got cha”, like walking out of your front door and seeing a portable toilet on your porch. Cheers guys! Thanks for the laugh!