We’re celebrating Christmas in February right here at Pumper.com.
This photo was sent in by Brenda Stepule, of Stepule’s Sanitation Service, Inc., Glastonbury, Conn., in response to a column I wrote about decorating pumping rigs for the holidays.
Alaskan company Peninsula Pumping, featured in the November issue of Pumper, received a lot of good public relations for their Christmas display of a lighted vacuum truck. So Peninsula owner Sean Cude and I issued a challenge to other pumpers to show off their own decorated work vehicles.
Stepule’s took up the challenge, and as Brenda wrote, they were glad they took the time to light up one of their trucks over the holidays.
“We were inspired to spread holiday cheer in our town too,” Brenda said. “Decorating the truck was a challenge, but once we displayed it downtown several nights during the holiday season, we realized it was so worth it to see all the smiles! People loved it. They took pictures and stopped to talk to our guys about it. And a picture was sent into our local newspaper too.”
As Brenda explained, “We parked the truck at a local busy shopping plaza. And we drove it home or back to the shop each night and a couple times it was driven home with all the lights on! Lots of people saw it then, too (going by their homes). We used a generator for the electricity.
Did you decorate your service truck for the holidays? If so, tell me your story at editor@pumper.com. And don’t forget to send a photo!
