Do You Remember 2 Years Ago?

    This time two years ago, San Antonio, Tx, along with other parts of Texas, was hit with an intense winter storm. The last time San Antonio saw snow like that was back on January 12, 1985 with a record breaking 13.5 inches of snow. After that fact, 'snovid' didn't seem that bad, except for the hours, days, and weeks with no electricity or plumbing for most!

    San Antonio received between three to four inches of snow the first night, with some areas receiving as much as six inches of snow. As snow melts, it forms ice, causing hazardous conditions that left a lot of people stranded or shut in their homes out of fear of being stranded.  Temperatures remained in the 20's days after the two days of snow and the freezing conditions continued. Texas was definitely not prepared for the fierce snowstorm that shook us. 

    We managed to weather the storm and come through strong, but across all of San Antonio, and other parts of Texas, were still dealing with power outages, water that had yet to be restored in homes and buildings, food shortages due to trucks with store stocks not able to drive on the highways, homes that suffered busted pipes and flooding inside the dwellings and businesses. It was a tough time for so many people post the storm.

    We have yet to experience those conditions this year and we are not complaining. However, it's always great to have a reminder how to better prepare for the next winter storm, here are some tips that you can follow:

• Seek shelter immediately.
• Make sure that you have an adequate amount of water at home, just in case pipes freeze or burst.
• Purchase non perishable items (peanut butter, jelly ,crackers, bread, chips, etc.)
• Make sure to charge all electrical items that can be of use to you in case the power goes out. 
• Gather towels and blankets to ensure that you and your family are warm. 
• Make sure that you have flashlights, First Aid kits, AM/FM radio.
• Stay in place (stick to one room, to ensure that everyone stays together and warm.)
• If your pipes do burst, 2PIAP is only a call away, 210-951-5151

Are You Ready to Rodeo?

 

       February is an exciting time for the city of San Antonio when the rodeo makes its way through. It brings great entertainment, with excellent shopping, real cowboys and fun foods! There's fun for all ages and even a carnival set up. You can find all of this in the Freeman Coliseum and AT&T parking lot.

    It's a fun experience if you have never been and if you have, it's always fun to return. With your attendance to different rodeo events, you are supporting different causes and scholarships that the rodeo helps to sponsor. The American agricultural industry depends on the continued success of education and the SA Stock Show and Rodeo supports Texas youth by providing a venue for their agricultural and livestock projects to encourage 4-H and FFA students to continue their interests in college. Since 1984, the SA-Rodeo has been able to provide over $243 million in scholarships, and those funds continue to grow every year with the event. Most of the vendors that have booths for shopping are those of the farming or hand making products community. With every purchase you're helping the agricultural economy and small businesses. At one point some of these vendors were also scholarship recipients. 

    The San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo is an amazing event for so many reasons and gives back to the community, so don't miss out on the two week long event from February 9-26. We almost forgot to mention that your most trusted potty slanging 2 Pees In A Pot will also be in attendance with our Elite Trailer to have your behind covered!

Ready to Flush 2022

      We can't believe it either. Another year is about to pass us by and no better thing to do than celebrate! San Antonio has a lot of events in and around the city that are adult only or family friendly. We took the time to list a few but for a bigger list of fun, check out sanantoniothingstodo.com.   

• New Year’s Eve at Howl at the Moon San Antonio! Their packages offer you and your friends everything you need to kiss 2022 goodbye and start the New Year having a blast. On New Year's Eve starting at 7 pm until 2 am Sunday, you can celebrate with different packages to suit your party style starting at only $40!
• Six Flags Fiesta Texas will be doing a New Year's Eve fireworks show at 9 pm to help celebrate. This will be a great night out for the whole family. If you are not a season pass holder, tickets start at just $44.99 a person.
• The Leon Valley Public Library will be hosting a couple of hours of daytime fun catered to the kids. There will be games, crafts and juice to toast at noon. The best part is the event is free and will be from 10 am until 12:30 pm on Saturday, December 31.

    There will be so many more events throughout the city, we hope you have a fun and safe celebration and we will be with you in the new year of 2023. Our resolution is to continue providing you with the same friendly dumpster rental service in town!

Franchise Opportunities

     2 Pees In A Pot is a family owned portable toilet business ready to expand across the nation. We are looking for individuals with a great work ethic, business oriented, and ready to make an impact for the ones and twos in your community. If you think you have what it takes to venture out and run your own business, apply here to get started today!

Hard Freeze Protection

 

    As much as we love renting our portable toilets to homeowners, it is unfortunate to find out a potty is needed because of busted pipes. Pipes are prone to cracking during hard freezes and with Winter in full swing, it's only a matter of time before we get a freeze blowing in. Below are some tips to help prepare your home.

•     Opening your cabinets where there are faucets is very helpful to keep your pipes warm. Also, allow the faucets to drip water so there's a continuing flow through the pipes to avoid it freezing over.
• Disconnect any water hoses from their faucets on the outside of the home and cover the faucet with rags, towels, plastic foam, etc. to keep them protected from the freeze. You can also add pipe insulation to protect the pipe going to the faucet.
• If your home's foundation has any vents, cover those up to keep the cold air out.

    If you do experience frozen pipes, leave the water spout open and wait for them to thaw. If there is access to the pipes, you can apply low heat to help defrost them. If your pipe happens to break or crack, turn the main water valve off and call a plumber. Don't forget to call us too if it's an unfortunate long time fix. We're always here to help.