My family is down to 2 spare rolls of TP. So I went looking yesterday and there is no TP on the shelves. While I was at Menards they did have 12 pack rolls of Paper Towels. So I thought what the heck. Paper is paper, so I bought a pack. Today I used my Japanese pull saw to cut one roll in half. It works, but it will be a last resort since the Paper Towels are much coarser than TP. But, I do have an option.
Two limit paper products at local grocery. Signs EVERYWHERE. Losers still loading their carts up and standing in line. No toilet paper to be found. Spoke with my neighbor a moment ago, and he tells me to go early in the morning. I am up at 4:30 am, and now I need to get tp for the family as coffee brews.
In line? I spent just over three hours grocery shopping! One hour attempting to gather what is needed, and two hours in line waiting on checkout. Ridiculous, but I am so thankful for the staff. They are really working hard to keep things rolling, and can only imagine how difficult it is at this moment of panic.
No just same lame Panic Buying for any storm but nationwide w/ Fueled by MSM saying BS and trying to attack Trump.
Last week some vendors @ local flea market have jack price of several things gone from many stores.
I had a hard time buying even High $ P100 w/ carbon mask. Needed one for car paint and Roundup because weeds are already a problem here.
------------------ Dr. Ian Malcolm: Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should. (Jurassic Park)
My family is down to 2 spare rolls of TP. So I went looking yesterday and there is no TP on the shelves. While I was at Menards they did have 12 pack rolls of Paper Towels. So I thought what the heck. Paper is paper, so I bought a pack. Today I used my Japanese pull saw to cut one roll in half. It works, but it will be a last resort since the Paper Towels are much coarser than TP. But, I do have an option.
I'll sell ya some. $5 a roll and you pay the shipping.
Actually, you don't have 2 rolls of TP. You have 4 rolls. Just separate the plys......
I just returned from the local Walmart. I went there for printer paper (for the office printer ).
It was business as usual. The parking lot seemed fuller than usual but inside there were no crowds, no sense of urgency. No masks, rubbing alcohol, hand sanitizer, or toilet paper on the shelves of course, but everything else looked to be in normal supply. Everyone was doing what looked like everyday shopping with maybe a few extra bulk items of course.
There were a few 8 packs of individual size bottled water still left on the shelves. Yeah, I bought a few.
I hear GM is offering 48 month low interest payments on new pickups if ya use 2 cases of toilet paper as a down payment. Dodge on the other hand, is offering 2 cases of toilet paper to customers as an incentive to buy one of their trucks.
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While I DO NOT want to contribute to the insanity of this panic buying, I was reminded by my wife that STAPLES office supply stores stock bottled water, toilet paper, etc.
My daughter and her family were out of TP and couldn't find any anywhere.
She took our advice and went to STAPLES and called back to report that they had plenty of "moon tape" and that she stocked up enough for 2-3 months.
Its bad, not horrible and we can order things we need online. But the sheep, they have no idea what to do.
Lisa was at the store yesterday teaching people how to make peanut butter, bread and pasta. How you can get the noodles and bouillon cubes or powder to make soup. She said people were just standing looking at displays of water that were empty but boxes of water on the floor were untouched. Empty egg displays but freezers full of eggs right next to it that had plenty of eggs.
Finally they have started to ration and only let people buy one or two items to stop the hoarders.
I was beginning to learn about prepping for hurricanes, but got away from it the last time we moved. Then we had Hurricane Michael, and I still didn't start over. And now, well, I'm really wishing I had not put it off. No issues yet, however... knock on wood.
