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GulfCoast66

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70. Before my response, I have to preface it. About my wife...

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 01:06 AM

Mar 2020

Who is smarter than me, makes more money and is a better manager than me and looks much better than me. We’ve been together for 33 years.

But she somehow finds a way to use 1/3 of a roll a day. She insists we keep 3 twelve packs in waiting at all times.

Just reporting the facts from my home.

We recycle, eat local, try to keep our waist at a minimum. But all that goes out the window with TP. Obviously, she does not read DU!

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Question: Why are people stocking up on toilet paper? [View all] Blueplanet Mar 2020 OP

You are kidding, right? unc70 Mar 2020 #1

I think people are just stocking up on necessities so Lisa0825 Mar 2020 #2

I got some Ensure for my dad if he is in lockdown in his nursing applegrove Mar 2020 #10

I always get mine at Costco and was a couple weeks out from needing more. It's eastern Washington brewens Mar 2020 #38

Our costco was out of all t.p. and paper towels. nt Ilsa Mar 2020 #60

I went monday. I'm in a town of 50,000, in an area just big enough to have a Costco. brewens Mar 2020 #61

Costo by Tacoma was MFM008 Mar 2020 #115

One 12 pk last more than a couple weeks. Don't know why people need 4 or 5 or 6. LizBeth Mar 2020 #78

I suspect you don't take Metformin. With that, eating is a trigger for a lot of us each time we eat. Shrike47 Mar 2020 #87

Wrong place LizBeth Mar 2020 #90

If you're quarantined for a month or so you might need some. blm Mar 2020 #3

Good point blm Blueplanet Mar 2020 #14

Well, I got me my Charmin. 3Hotdogs Mar 2020 #20

I have a small house with not much storage space. tanyev Mar 2020 #50

If you and your family members need to be quarantined, it's best to stock up oregonjen Mar 2020 #4

I have been trying to figure it out ... CatMor Mar 2020 #5

Treat this like a natural disaster (e.g. hurricane) unc70 Mar 2020 #26

Apparently a lot of the paper products sold here are produced in China dflprincess Mar 2020 #63

Both Charmin TP and Bounty paper towels ... CatMor Mar 2020 #66

In case we self quaranteen for a month like they did in parts of China. applegrove Mar 2020 #6

as things go Skittles Mar 2020 #7

I have to put this here 2naSalit Mar 2020 #65

There are no phone books any more redstateblues Mar 2020 #8

Or Sears catalogs. Lochloosa Mar 2020 #15

I don't think that's what the Sears catalog in the outhouse was for. 3Hotdogs Mar 2020 #23

In my younger days that's what the catalog was for blueinredohio Mar 2020 #51

My stepfather tells me it was. That and corn cobs. underpants Mar 2020 #129

unless you're talking about Sears catalogs Nature Man Mar 2020 #121

Probably had to change the paper stock after complaints from Gymmy Swaggart. 3Hotdogs Mar 2020 #138

I have no intention of collecting dried leaves in the yard. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #79

:) As least you have some. Many millions of subdivisions Hortensis Mar 2020 #100

It's interesting you mention that... EarthFirst Mar 2020 #101

If we're sequestered in our homes for weeks at a time Dagstead Bumwood Mar 2020 #9

Ha! Blueplanet Mar 2020 #18

lol! eleny Mar 2020 #35

This makes sense for those who breath through their ass Jersey Devil Mar 2020 #11

Any port in a storm Goonch Mar 2020 #12

I hope that's 95N toilet paper. (nt) klook Mar 2020 #37

! montana_hazeleyes Mar 2020 #95

There seems to be a certain belief about Covid-19. Frasier Balzov Mar 2020 #13

I wondered about that Blueplanet Mar 2020 #16

It has been seen in a small percentage of those with CV. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #45

Well in Hawai'i where the tv news was posted from here, mahina Mar 2020 #17

I think I would use Kleenex, napkins, or paper towels Tipperary Mar 2020 #30

You know why they buy water bottles? at140 Mar 2020 #36

Gotta ask, what the hell could someone say in a thread about toilet paper rzemanfl Mar 2020 #19

It was rather graphic about tp unc70 Mar 2020 #31

Oh. Thanks. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #32

Because this is the one thing that you will run out of - that will make you leave your house jpak Mar 2020 #21

Wouldn't you run out of food first? dem4decades Mar 2020 #56

I think I'd run out of food first DesertRat Mar 2020 #128

something is scaring the shit out of them? NRaleighLiberal Mar 2020 #22

Bottled water has to be the dumbest item in the hoarders lot. roamer65 Mar 2020 #24

I was at a Costco the other day, and people's carts were brimming over with plastic water bottles! klook Mar 2020 #40

Well . . . Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #74

Huh! The things you learn here. Hortensis Mar 2020 #102

I'm on a private well csziggy Mar 2020 #96

When we had flooding mercuryblues Mar 2020 #104

Yes, and I can see if the power is off due to lack of workers csziggy Mar 2020 #113

Ok, makes sense. klook Mar 2020 #105

After Hurricane Michael went through Mexico Beach csziggy Mar 2020 #114

:) Except for the smart and expensive part about Hortensis Mar 2020 #106

For flushing the toilet I fill one of my garden bins csziggy Mar 2020 #112

My big regret in building our house was not adding a propane Hortensis Mar 2020 #124

There are two kinds of LED lights to consider csziggy Mar 2020 #136

Oh, fantastic, thanks! I'm going shopping right now. Hortensis Mar 2020 #137

Then, there's leaves. Just make sure you know what poison ivy looks likee. 3Hotdogs Mar 2020 #25

Not running out while you're sick and miserable is fairly important. TygrBright Mar 2020 #27

It assuages one of our most basic-level fears, dealing with bodily waste. That, along with chia Mar 2020 #28

I got a bidet and it does the job kimbutgar Mar 2020 #29

Interesting, thanks! How do you connect water supply? at140 Mar 2020 #41

They have ones that just connect to the water line going into the toilet. Luciferous Mar 2020 #43

Got it, thanks!! at140 Mar 2020 #44

You can also get "travel bidets" jmbar2 Mar 2020 #54

LMAO used those for 20 years at140 Mar 2020 #64

You're kidding jmbar2 Mar 2020 #89

I have used water for 20 years and paper for 50 years at140 Mar 2020 #107

It took me awhile to realize that jmbar2 Mar 2020 #123

You are a smart individual.. at140 Mar 2020 #125

Wow. I never knew. I put one in my Amazon shopping cart for future consideration. Hekate Mar 2020 #86

Stick with the new... jmbar2 Mar 2020 #88

Does it warm the water? Buns_of_Fire Mar 2020 #97

When you run out of Kleenex. Hoyt Mar 2020 #33

Duh..when scared one shits in the pants? j/k at140 Mar 2020 #34

I ordered two toilet mounted bidets which ought to greatly cut down on the TP used. Kaleva Mar 2020 #39

My people.... Happy Hoosier Mar 2020 #42

It's what you do when shit be getting real... Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author Wounded Bear Mar 2020 #47

It's not just TP. GP6971 Mar 2020 #48

Out of all canned vegetables Blueplanet Mar 2020 #49

Spam.. .ugh. haven't tasted it since I was a kid. Can still imagine the taste and consistency Demovictory9 Mar 2020 #55

I understand all of that except radical noodle Mar 2020 #80

Rice would last for years but is almost always used up Hortensis Mar 2020 #109

Are you geographically near any of the cases? rainin Mar 2020 #84

Because Americans don't have bidets. TeamPooka Mar 2020 #52

Expecting the squirts? BusyBeingBest Mar 2020 #53

People in small towns also have to prepare for possible supply interruptions jmbar2 Mar 2020 #57

To wipe up tRump's bullshit off everything across America. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #58

Preppers use it as legal tender. They barter with it. nt Ilsa Mar 2020 #59

Bwah! Got singles for a five? VOX Mar 2020 #71

Charmin is the premium paper! nt Ilsa Mar 2020 #99

Every time we get a prediction for a couple inches of snow people go out and doc03 Mar 2020 #62

Lol, War of the Worlds with toilet paper. Hortensis Mar 2020 #110

So they don't have to leave their homes multiple times. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #67

That's my reason. There may be a period of time in particular hard-hit areas when going wiggs Mar 2020 #127

I have always firmly believed, Bayard Mar 2020 #68

I agree, at least as to the TP - Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #75

Same here. A must-have that'll never go to waste. Hortensis Mar 2020 #111

+1. It's not like it goes bad and when you need it you need it. meadowlander Mar 2020 #83

I went to Trader Joe's on Monday stopwastingmymoney Mar 2020 #69

Before my response, I have to preface it. About my wife... GulfCoast66 Mar 2020 #70

You must use Charmin Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #76

I mean if you go out in the woods... jcgoldie Mar 2020 #72

Everyone should get a bidet Dem2 Mar 2020 #73

They even clean out the depends.... Historic NY Mar 2020 #77

Newspaper can work in a pinch. snort Mar 2020 #81

I was in Costco yesterday in the Bay Area and EVERYONE was buying toilet paper DonaldsRump Mar 2020 #82

Yeah craziness, but if you really need some and Costco is out, Big Lots and Meijers each had plenty Captain Zero Mar 2020 #130

Absolutely right...think a little outside of the box DonaldsRump Mar 2020 #135

Whatever you would do for an impending natural disaster, do now? Quarantine without notice... Hekate Mar 2020 #85

Everyone I know will not be quarantined at the same time. I will promise them, and they can promise LizBeth Mar 2020 #91

People with the virus must have their house papered to warn others. Kablooie Mar 2020 #92

u.uuu.u. nomorethoughts78 Mar 2020 #93

This message was self-deleted by its author rampartc Mar 2020 #118

Interesting first post brokephibroke Mar 2020 #120

a juror does not see the posters id or post count rampartc Mar 2020 #122

What does that mean? (n/t) PJMcK Mar 2020 #119

If people are preparing for a colonoscopy nitpicker Mar 2020 #94

Great thread! Very entertaining and informative !!! PCIntern Mar 2020 #98

i asked that too!!!!! and I live at ground zero for this virus....i watched the news and saw all the samnsara Mar 2020 #103

future weeks long or months long quarantine is real possibility, unless you have beachbumbob Mar 2020 #108

Because they're full of sh*t cbdo2007 Mar 2020 #116

My SIL, a Physicians Assistant, asks the same question... brooklynite Mar 2020 #117

To blow their noses Ferrets are Cool Mar 2020 #126

Had some good hearty laughs here Blueplanet Mar 2020 #131

Reading this thread has been informative and given me some good chuckles. llmart Mar 2020 #132

It has a long shelf life customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #133

Because the general populace is ignorant titaniumsalute Mar 2020 #134