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OAITW r.2.0

(24,455 posts)
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 10:52 PM Nov 2020

Toilet Paper

I use < 1 roll a month of single ply TP. Sometimes, a little more...sometimes a little less. I have a 24 pack that my son bought me in the 1st TP crisis. Am I OK thru 2023? I do have organic material that could be utilized....if necessary.

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Toilet Paper (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 OP
Plenty @ the grocery store today! elleng Nov 2020 #1
I haven't calibrated my usage that precisely... Wounded Bear Nov 2020 #2
Being by myself....I have lots of time to contemplate these things.... OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #3
I live alone too, but some things I don't concentrate on... Wounded Bear Nov 2020 #5
with all the stolen ballots I have dweller Nov 2020 #4
Haaaaaaaaa!!! nt Ilsa Nov 2020 #6
Shhhhhh! Wounded Bear Nov 2020 #7
Thanks for that, dweller, I needed a good laugh! Jeebo Nov 2020 #9
Expect a visit from Trump lawyer, Rudy Gooliyahoo. oasis Nov 2020 #11
Oh, you bad...... OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #13
Not good enough for them....no Captcha before posting. Nevilledog Nov 2020 #15
you got my back dweller Nov 2020 #22
Always Nevilledog Nov 2020 #23
I've used a few rolls since March Dem2 Nov 2020 #8
I'm thinking at 1500 watt dryer would take care of any poops in, say, 15 minutes. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #14
lol Dem2 Nov 2020 #16
I don't get the TP hoarding. I happened to buy a 12 pack last week captain queeg Nov 2020 #10
I have a roll with dumps face on it. Waiting to use it in January for a "special" occasion texasfiddler Nov 2020 #12
Best to save that TP for special occasions. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #17
It's fun to sneak Trump TP into the bathrooms of Trumpsters when they're holding parties mtnsnake Nov 2020 #18
You must be a guy. No way a single roll of 1-ply can last us ladies... 3catwoman3 Nov 2020 #19
I am the practical sex. Use what you need, no more. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2020 #20
I read a thing about WWII rations one time. The Brits and the Nazis both liked our rations captain queeg Nov 2020 #21
I read an interesting piece last spring on the hows and whys of the TP Shortage A HERETIC I AM Nov 2020 #24

Wounded Bear

(58,647 posts)
2. I haven't calibrated my usage that precisely...
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 10:54 PM
Nov 2020


I do have 4 rolls of an open pack, plus two unopened 6-roll packs on the shelf. I figure roughly that I have a couple of months worth at least.

I good.

Jeebo

(2,023 posts)
9. Thanks for that, dweller, I needed a good laugh!
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 11:00 PM
Nov 2020

We Democrats do have a healthy sense of humor, something that our current soul-less president lacks.

-- Ron

OAITW r.2.0

(24,455 posts)
13. Oh, you bad......
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 11:03 PM
Nov 2020

but so good!

Careful! Your posting here could be used by Donald Trump at the Supreme Court as proof! - evidence of universal voter fraud!

Dem2

(8,168 posts)
8. I've used a few rolls since March
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 10:59 PM
Nov 2020

I use it to dry after my bidet is finished. Technically, I could use the air-dryer in it, but I prefer not to.

OAITW r.2.0

(24,455 posts)
14. I'm thinking at 1500 watt dryer would take care of any poops in, say, 15 minutes.
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 11:05 PM
Nov 2020

Then you have to chisel it off.....

captain queeg

(10,171 posts)
10. I don't get the TP hoarding. I happened to buy a 12 pack last week
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 11:00 PM
Nov 2020

Will certainly last me till 2021. I’m sure it’s not all Trumpers but I assume they are the worst. Maybe it’s all that greasy food and beer. We know they are full of shit but they must be producing a huge amount.

mtnsnake

(22,236 posts)
18. It's fun to sneak Trump TP into the bathrooms of Trumpsters when they're holding parties
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 11:17 PM
Nov 2020

like what I did at a party my wife and I were invited to go to last Christmas. My rolls were similar to the one pictured here.



OAITW r.2.0

(24,455 posts)
20. I am the practical sex. Use what you need, no more.
Tue Nov 17, 2020, 11:34 PM
Nov 2020

Last edited Wed Nov 18, 2020, 12:26 AM - Edit history (1)

Course, I am a guy, so no TP when peeing and my one ave poop a day is.....predictable. I am good with my TP usage. Should a TP shortage happen in 2022....I got the nature to back me up.

My tank just got pumped and, with just me, I'm good with 4+ years to my next pumping!

Ed note: Totally downhill, gravity feed, no pumps to push.

captain queeg

(10,171 posts)
21. I read a thing about WWII rations one time. The Brits and the Nazis both liked our rations
Wed Nov 18, 2020, 12:22 AM
Nov 2020

When they could get them. American rations came with 16 sheets of TP, the Brits only got 4. And ours came with cigarettes too.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,366 posts)
24. I read an interesting piece last spring on the hows and whys of the TP Shortage
Wed Nov 18, 2020, 01:33 AM
Nov 2020

The writer postulated that many millions of people use the toilet at work, particularly their bowel movements, and as such, they don't use as much TP when at home.

When the panic buying set in earlier this year, it was because people realized they were going to be at home and whole lot more and therefore not able to use the company can.

Also, the types of TP vary significantly between household/consumer style and commercial style. The type you see on large rolls in a public toilet is nothing like your quilted Charmin....AT ALL....and is in fact made on completely different machines by firms that don't typically make consumer grade toilet paper, OR in plants that do not have the proper equipment.

So basically what happened was, the makers of Charmin and Angel Soft and all the rest were inundated with demand beyond their capacity (hence the empty shelves), but if you wanted a large roll of the stuff your company puts in the mens and ladies rooms, there was no problem, you just needed to contact your friendly local industrial supply firm!

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