EMI Industries Blog

Written by Kevin Stubbs, Director of Metal Manufacturing, EMI Industries 

It was a blustery day along the Gasparilla Parade route. The air was fresh, the sun was hot, and the men on the truck were thirsty. They started drinking like fish in water. The parade started and the men on the fire truck were having a jolly old time tossing the beads to the crowd along Bayshore Blvd. Then all of a sudden the mood on the truck changed, the men became very quiet and the need for more beverages came to a complete halt. "What should we do?" asked one to another. 

No one wanted to talk - they had to pee! They could not wait for the parade to end. Upon approaching the end of the parade route they asked themselves, "What can we do to make the next parade a more enjoyable experience?" One man exclaimed, "We have to put an out house on this truck or were all going to die!" So, as they pondered, one of them said, "Hey, there is a custom S/S manu­facturer in the area that just might be able to help us out with this problem."

The fire truck was delivered to the EMI Clearwater location and the troubled men from the fire truck explained the situation, and with the experience in the shop, all was resolved.  They got their outhouse! 

The next parade was a much more enjoyable experience and everyone  was very happy with the outcome.