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csziggy

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114. After Hurricane Michael went through Mexico Beach

Thu Mar 5, 2020, 09:41 AM

Mar 2020

Ninety miles west of here, parts of Tallahassee had no power for days. Same for when Hermione came through here. That affected water and sewer services.

If power systems are affected because critical workers are ill, then everything else is shut down.

We save up gallon milk and distilled water jugs before hurricane season, wash them out and fill the freezer. They are a convenient size and free. If a storm is expected to come at all close, we also fill the refrigerator with water jugs, the more cold mass the better. And we will have cold water to drink if needed.

I mentioned in another reply that I fill a muck bucket with water in the bathroom to flush the toilet. Unless the power is out for a long time, that works just fine.

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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