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In reply to the discussion: Finally.....lots of toilet paper on shelf [View all]Jamastiene
(38,187 posts)and attempt to give it an extra layer of protection from moisture or anything else that might get to it. With how I am right now, though, mentally, I might make a shrine of it.
I did already have one 12 pack of Cottonelle, early on, when the hoarding started and it became impossible to find brand names any more. I have been using that very sparingly in between trying to get through the bamboo TP I was able to find. The bamboo TP makes the roughest of leaves look like a reasonable alternative worth the effort to try. I did discover that I like Charmin, when I found the tiniest little 4 pack of Charmin at a convenience store. I haven't been able to get any of that since. If it's back in stock and I ever get through this bamboo TP, I'm going to try Charmin again if I can find it next time. Otherwise, Cottonelle or Angel Soft would be a godsend. I even found myself cussing at people on Ebay for selling single rolls of Scott, opened, for $10 plus $10 shipping. I used to hate Scott TP.
Anyone notice themselves looking at multiple rolls of TP like shrines that you want to protect? I'm wondering if I am the only one with some kind of leftover mental thing going on. I can't be the only one, right? I hope not. I hope it is not only me. I hope I get through it soon. I hope it becomes available again and I am able to get through it.
I have had that one 12 pack pack of Cottonelle double boxed but with the box flaps open in such I way that I can see it. It is sitting right in the center of my kitchen so I can see it every time I walk through. I am down to about 5 rolls of it now. I have taken a roll at the time from it instead of stacking them all on the back of the toilet tank like I used to. Now is no time for a mishap that might send it tumbling into the bowl. I may never do that again, to store the rest of a multi-pack of TP. Gold in plain old dirt was literally easier to find these last few months. It's a new hobby.
It's like I don't want anything to happen to the TP. I find myself protective of it. It is now like a treasured member of the family. I keep picturing my living room remodeled with a bronze sculpture of 3 or 4 rolls of TP sitting on a coffee table. That would have been such a silly idea before Covid-19. Now? I'm tempted to try to make one when I remodel my living room.
Who knew TP would become so important so fast? I joked about starting a religion based on TP and having a building shaped like a roll of it, but now I'm almost serious and wondering if there are government grants available.