PortaPotty Was Vandalized!
@JamesHxstatic (29233)
Eugene, Oregon
March 23, 2023 4:01pm CST
That is not the most tasteful title I have ever used, but it's true. My daughter has this hundred year old plus house in Portland (needed a lot of repairs when she bought it).
She decided to remodel its one and only bathroom. She got some bids, picked out new tub, new toilet, tub surround, light fixture, sink, etc, hired a contractor and they began work last week.
They began by demolishing the bathroom, so the contractor had a portable toilet in a little enclosure delivered. It sits in front of the house nearly on the street. My daughter goes to a friend's house to shower.
On Wednesday, she had to go to her office. While she was gone, the PortaPotty was tagged (with paint) on both sides. she had a lock on it, but the vandal pried the handle mechanism off anway, so the lock was useless. The interior got messed up too.
She was able to get the company to come out, clean & repair it, but feels very nervous about going out there after dark. I advised her to take a big knife along.
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This will go on until next week sometime before they finish work.
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This will go on until next week sometime before they finish work.13 people like this
11 responses
@Chellezhere (5363)
• United States
23 Mar 23
I'm sorry to hear that happened at your daughter's property. You know, when my grandmother was a child, they had a chamber pot in the house to use after dark and when the weather was inclement.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
23 Mar 23
@Fleura I would certainly do that if going out was dangerous.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
23 Mar 23
I wonder what they expected to find inside the potty? Breaking into it seems weird to me.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
23 Mar 23
@JamesHxstatic With free bathrooms in gas stations and grocery stores? And to break into it is just strange.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
23 Mar 23
@DaddyEvil There are so many homeless people roaming the streets, that free toilet use is hard to find. I agree, the guy must be a nutcase.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
23 Mar 23
Maybe they wanted to use it? It was weird though. Broad daylight too.
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@LadyDuck (457249)
• Switzerland
24 Mar 23
@JamesHxstatic I know it's not exactly what we prefer, but better than to take risks.
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@RasmaSandra (73201)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Mar 23
Sorry to hear that happened. Is there no place to put a Porta Toilet say behind the house near the back door, so it is not on by the street?
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Mar 23
The way her house sits, there is nowhere else to put it but right next to the sidewalk in front.
The people she talked to about repair said it happens often in her neighbor hood.
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@RasmaSandra (73201)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Mar 23
@JamesHxstatic then I wish her the best of luck until her bathroom is fixed
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Mar 23
@RasmaSandra Thanks, she is getting tired of going to a friend's house to shower.
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@Fleura (29097)
• United Kingdom
23 Mar 23
@JamesHxstatic That doesn't make any sense : (
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
23 Mar 23
@Fleura She is home today. I hope nothing happens. People in Portland have little faith in the police.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
23 Mar 23
No idea. I guess he wanted to use it? Maybe a homeless guy?
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
23 Mar 23
I know. I wish she would consider one.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 Mar 23
@RubyHawk So do I, but I texted her that she needed one and she ignored it.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
25 Mar 23
@JamesHxstatic I think she’d be safer.
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@RebeccasFarm (86485)
• United States
24 Mar 23
Gosh this is terrible..what is up with these criminals.
@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
23 Mar 23
So do I, but it will be at least another week I suspect.
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@aninditasen (15719)
• Raurkela, India
24 Mar 23
That's really sad that your daughter had to face such a problem.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Mar 23
Thank you, it got repaired and no one bothered it overnight.
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@JamesHxstatic (29233)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 Mar 23
Yes it does, was not well built. I tried to warn her about it when she bought it.
