Toilet paper hoarding

[Spendulus]

In the past the big question was, "How am I going to make my $million?"

Now the additional question is, "And where am I going to find any toilet paper to buy?"

You are experiencing what my country did about 5~7 years ago, of course it was laughed off by foreigners. See who is laughing now.

Get that soap while you still can... Saving water isn't a bad idea if you think there will be shortages (we have). Maybe buy and install a few tanks if you don't have.

Fact: Humanity only started using toilet paper around 1920, exactly a century ago, when Americans introduced it as "medicated paper" or such.

The history of the toilet (Water closet?) is also interesting, its on youtube. Very british.

There's a new currency here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q981ano2Xg

[Meowth05]

Damn that is a hard times for you now, this crisis is maing sure that everyone is showing their characters. People are good until there will be survival. I hope you guys are doing okay.

[KingScorpio]

no one in the west wipes with the hands, there are bidets, or shower hoes/pipes. using your hand would be degrading.

In the west of what? Usually the West means the USA or Western Europe.

Actually, using the hand is what God wants. After all, He GAVE you your hands for free. If you don't use them, you are dishonoring God.

wiping your ass with the hands is something for arabs that life in the desert, in europe india, and china there are everywhere plants and vegetation and also water (all cities built on rivers) you can use as emergency toilet paper.

and people can keep their hand clean,

thank God i have not been born as an arab living in the desert, must be really disgusting to life as an arab beduin.

i bet this video wouldnt be disgusting for an arab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd4YQ_D1SB0

[BADecker]

no one in the west wipes with the hands, there are bidets, or shower hoes/pipes. using your hand would be degrading.

In the west of what? Usually the West means the USA or Western Europe.

Actually, using the hand is what God wants. After all, He GAVE you your hands for free. If you don't use them, you are dishonoring God.

wiping your ass with the hands is something for arabs that life in the desert, in europe india, and china there are everywhere plants and vegetation and also water (all cities built on rivers) you can use as emergency toilet paper.

and people can keep their hand clean,

thank God i have not been born as an arab living in the desert, must be really disgusting to life as an arab beduin.

i bet this video wouldnt be disgusting for an arab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd4YQ_D1SB0

In the wetter lands, there are all kinds of plants that people can use. Think of the corn cobs used in America before there were Sears catalogs... and before TP.

In dry lands, washing the hands with sand is way more practical than using plants, which often can't be found.

[ChiBitCTy]

My grocery store still has no toilet paper.  I went out and bought a couple packs, the usual amount I buy when I run out, but regretting not getting another.  I am not however talking about hoarding toilet paper.  If you're one of the people who did, then take a look at the mirror and you'll see one selfish son of a bitch.  I really need a bidet !

edit: went back to my grocery store today and still not toilet paper.  Went to several CVS and Walgreens stores around me and still couldn't find and toilet paper.  I'm afraid that before long, I'll be forced to use tissues..or.....

[suchmoon]

Someone dropped two phone books (I didn't realize they still make those things) on my doorstep a couple of months ago. They're printed on something closely resembling "commercial" (extremely thin) TP.

[bones261]

Well, at least plumbers have job security and I would suspect are doing brisk business with all of the replacements people are using to wipe their ass. Only problem is that I am sure plumbers would have difficulty obtaining PPE.

[BADecker]

Someone dropped two phone books (I didn't realize they still make those things) on my doorstep a couple of months ago. They're printed on something closely resembling "commercial" (extremely thin) TP.

You realize, don't you, that using phone book, or Sears catalog pages, might cause ink and other paper chemicals to be absorbed into you system, right? And what are these chemicals going to do to reduce your immune strength to fight Coronavirus?

I wonder if Mike Adams, the Health ranger, at https://www.naturalnews.com/, has thought to check out how much stuff is absorbed when you wipe. I mean, it might be that CV was designed by its creators to absorb TP chemicals which will ruin the immune system, making CV more toxic and deadly than ever!

[KingScorpio]

you shower you butt bei either removing the head of your shower

(A)

or you use a special bidet solution

(B)

or a bidet in the first place

(C)
or you join the sick and disgusting rednecks with their 1 toiletpaper roll a year solution

(D) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mclrqUCpoE

or islamic fundamentalists that use their left hand

(E)

i persnally recommend option (A) its cheapest and you live even cleaner than with toilet paper
and its not as digusting as muslim solutions with the left hand....

[BADecker]

^^^ Right!

And don't wear pants any more.



Only wear skirts.



Or maybe kilts.



So that you don't have to go through the problem of undressing every time you want to use the commode.



Especially in a public restroom.



 

[KingScorpio]

^^^ Right!

And don't wear pants any more.



Only wear skirts.



Or maybe kilts.



So that you don't have to go through the problem of undressing every time you want to use the commode.



Especially in a public restroom.



 

there is no problem with wetness if you use a bidet or a shower, also not if you don't wear underpants.

[sirazimuth]

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Actually, using the hand is what God wants. After all, He GAVE you your hands for free. If you don't use them, you are dishonoring God.

So...here we are having an intelligent toilet paper shortage discussion and somehow you manage to involve your imaginary sky fairy friend nonsense...who da thunk?

[Artemis3]

Well, it is said that in ancient Rome, the civilized way was to share the sponge in the public restroom. Of course they were natural sponges...

The Japanese are so used to the bidet, that most of their modern toilets have the feature integrated (often controlled by a digital panel). They have a sort of "portable" version that you can use attaching any plastic bottle filled with water (especially when they travel to western countries); its quite cheap and should be available in Chinese shops. You just attach it to a plastic bottle and squeeze the water out. Of course you could just use a watering spray (with the stream mode), or toy water gun...

They say necessity is the mother of invention... Also i was told on irc years ago that a muslim invented (hard) soap. Indeed, be more worried about water and soap than paper.

[KingScorpio]

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Actually, using the hand is what God wants. After all, He GAVE you your hands for free. If you don't use them, you are dishonoring God.

So...here we are having an intelligent toilet paper shortage discussion and somehow you manage to involve your imaginary sky fairy friend nonsense...who da thunk?

it is not imaginary, but god is remarkably cruel in the deserts middle east.

PS: god is also cruel sooner or later to those that ignore him

[xhomerx10]

Well, at least plumbers have job security and I would suspect are doing brisk business with all of the replacements people are using to wipe their ass. Only problem is that I am sure plumbers would have difficulty obtaining PPE.

 Plumbers probably have a natural immunity to everything based on their work environment.

[JollyGood]

That is the one I just do not understand because even though things like rice, pasta, tins of various foods, biscuits, cereal and hand sanitisers might be considered essentials in times of panic-buying - just exactly how did toilet paper (toilet roll) achieve such high demand?

Boy, I didn't realize that toilet paper is such a coveted item. Tried to order some this weekend with my grocery store delivery, no dice. Waited to get some today, store shelf empty. Called one store, nope. Called another store, got lucky. However, I only bought one package of 12. The clerk asked me if I wanted more. I hope that I didn't make a crucial error. Although, I am sure cloth rags and frequent showers will work. Or is running water going to be in short supply soon, too? How long, exactly, are people expecting to be holed up? We only have like 33 presumptive cases in the state that I am in at the moment, and I live in a rather large state.(area wise)

[BADecker]

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Actually, using the hand is what God wants. After all, He GAVE you your hands for free. If you don't use them, you are dishonoring God.

So...here we are having an intelligent toilet paper shortage discussion and somehow you manage to involve your imaginary sky fairy friend nonsense...who da thunk?

it is not imaginary, but god is remarkably cruel in the deserts middle east.

PS: god is also cruel sooner or later to those that ignore him

Actually, God manages everything on Earth with love, even the minds and souls of people. He is trying to keep people alive and in good shape. But when they won't accept Him, when they reject Him Who keeps them alive, he is caught in a great big quandary: give the people what they need (even though they are ignorant about what they need), or give them what they are asking for... to be separate from God (even though they often don't know the ways they are asking this).

I mean, if your son or daughter asks for the keys to the car, but then despises you, calls you bad, doesn't obey you, treats you mean, talks bad about you to others, makes friends with your worst enemy, etc., how much of it do you take? God takes it all, but finally lets people go like they are asking. Since they can't live without Him, they die... often in great torment, because they push themselves away from His saving hand.

[bones261]

Actually, God manages everything on Earth with love, even the minds and souls of people. He is trying to keep people alive and in good shape. But when they won't accept Him, when they reject Him Who keeps them alive, he is caught in a great big quandary: give the people what they need (even though they are ignorant about what they need), or give them what they are asking for... to be separate from God (even though they often don't know the ways they are asking this).

I mean, if your son or daughter asks for the keys to the car, but then despises you, calls you bad, doesn't obey you, treats you mean, talks bad about you to others, makes friends with your worst enemy, etc., how much of it do you take? God takes it all, but finally lets people go like they are asking. Since they can't live without Him, they die... often in great torment, because they push themselves away from His saving hand.

So it's my fault if I don't have enough toilet paper or am one of the unlucky ones who eventually die from Covid? LOL. It appears that you need to read the whole book of Job again before you spout off this nonsense. Furthermore, you need to reread the parable of the protocol son. Seems like the protocol son got the royal treatment and Job had to go through all sorts of trials and tribulations before eventually being rewarded for his loyalty. I am assuming that you are Christian. Time for you to brush up. It would be a shame for an agnostic to destroy your arguments using your own material.

[BADecker]

Actually, God manages everything on Earth with love, even the minds and souls of people. He is trying to keep people alive and in good shape. But when they won't accept Him, when they reject Him Who keeps them alive, he is caught in a great big quandary: give the people what they need (even though they are ignorant about what they need), or give them what they are asking for... to be separate from God (even though they often don't know the ways they are asking this).

I mean, if your son or daughter asks for the keys to the car, but then despises you, calls you bad, doesn't obey you, treats you mean, talks bad about you to others, makes friends with your worst enemy, etc., how much of it do you take? God takes it all, but finally lets people go like they are asking. Since they can't live without Him, they die... often in great torment, because they push themselves away from His saving hand.

So it's my fault if I don't have enough toilet paper or am one of the unlucky ones who eventually die from Covid? LOL. It appears that you need to read the whole book of Job again before you spout off this nonsense. Furthermore, you need to reread the parable of the protocol son. Seems like the protocol son got the royal treatment and Job had to go through all sorts of trials and tribulations before eventually being rewarded for his loyalty. I am assuming that you are Christian. Time for you to brush up. It would be a shame for an agnostic to destroy your arguments using your own material.

Yep. Pretty much it's your fault. But if you had not heard of God, it might not be your fault except a little.

The prodigal son returned to his father. Did you return to God?

The joy of the prodigal is in his father's home. Are you calling from Heaven?

Yes, it would be a shame for an agnostic, etc. That's why we all need to remain alert... so that we can show them the error of their ways.

What does it matter to me if you jokers believe in God and are saved or not? I mean, Jesus saved me, and because He asks, I express. But why would I personally care about you? Oh, sure, love. But here's my selfish reason. Eternity is a long, long time. And I need all of you that I can get to be there with us just to keep us from becoming bored (of course, that's the negative way to look at it; but we are still on Earth where negative things exist.).

[bones261]

Yep. Pretty much it's your fault. But if you had not heard of God, it might not be your fault except a little.

The prodigal son returned to his father. Did you return to God?

The joy of the prodigal is in his father's home. Are you calling from Heaven?

Yes, it would be a shame for an agnostic, etc. That's why we all need to remain alert... so that we can show them the error of their ways.

What does it matter to me if you jokers believe in God and are saved or not? I mean, Jesus saved me, and because He asks, I express. But why would I personally care about you? Oh, sure, love. But here's my selfish reason. Eternity is a long, long time. And I need all of you that I can get to be there with us just to keep us from becoming bored (of course, that's the negative way to look at it; but we are still on Earth where negative things exist.).

You are worried about being bored in Heaven?    Furthermore, bad things happen to good people. There are lots of Christian martyrs that met horrible deaths. Also, I am sure there are many devout Christians in the world today that are simply having to go without toilet paper. Furthermore, I am sure there are quite a few devout Christians who have succumbed to Covid-19, and even though they were devout for 80+ years, they still had to endure a good deal of suffering before getting to rest in peace.
I advise that you stop blaming people for experiencing hardship for circumstances beyond their control and insinuating that somehow your God is punishing them. Life is hard, and most of us suffer to some extent. This includes, your savior, Jesus.