I've become an expert in emergency visits to porta potties over the past 8 months, I'm on Ozempic, and wow, you never know when your next BM is coming. I'm sad to report that the cleanest porta potty in all of Connecticut has disappeared.

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If you're on one of the diabetes/weight loss drugs Ozempic, Wegovy, or Mounjaro, like I am, you realize quickly that you can't trust your farts anymore. These drugs numb your entire digestive system, and at any moment the mood can strike. Sometimes in awful places, like Northwest Connecticut, where gas stations and convenience stores are not on every corner. Any wrong move can result in disaster.

While picking up my wife from her job in Washington Depot, I discovered a hidden gem - the most pristine porta potty that I ever did see. It was located near a beautiful new mural on Bee Brook Road (Rt 47) in Washington Depot. The awful news, it's gone, but the mural looks beautiful -

Photo by Mrs. Large
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I have had to stop into 4-5 portable bathrooms, and I can say without question that the worst I've had to endure was at Rogers Park in Danbury. The two porta potties by the playground and tennis courts were almost indescribably horrific on a recent visit. Here's a photo of them on a better day earlier this Summer from Google.

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All time worst porta potty in Connecticut? It's a tie between the Fairfield rest stop on 95 Northbound, and the porta potty in Union on 84 Westbound. Those were the worst I've ever seen.

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