And here we have a picture of the new experimental ecological products ...
Posted on 12/06/2017 10:41:50 AM PST by rhett october
A Cuban state media outlet confirmed last week that the nation’s capital, Havana, is suffering significant shortages of toilet paper. While the absence of common goods in the communist nation is not uncommon, such acknowledgment of a problem is rare. The state newspaper Juventud Rebelde (“Rebellious Youth”) reported on Wednesday that toilet paper had “disappeared” from stores in Havana, announcing that the government’s state-run producer of toilet paper had acquired new machinery to generate toilet paper.
“They are not the super-machines, but they have an elevated technology level,” toilet paper engineer Manolo González García told the newspaper. One advantage of the new machines, he explains, is that they can simultaneously churn out two types of toilet paper rolls: a high-quality one for tourists, and an “ecological” one to sell to Cuban citizens.
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And here we have a picture of the new experimental ecological products ...
He would take a wide assortment of consumer goods to trade. Clothes, toilet seats, toilet paper, and bicycles were most prized.
So what was the going rate in trade for a fiancee?
Socialists measure success by the price of toilet paper.
I remember the stories coming out about the availability of groceries in stores in the Soviet Union, especially the availability of toilet paper. Soon after that, Reagan said, "Tear down this wall".
When you run a toilet as big as Cuba, TP is critical infrastructure.
I once worked with a guy who got his bride out of a catalog. I didn’t know him well but he must have been a real freak. The girl left him and moved back to Russia.
We were in Havana in July. They had already run out of toilet seats. We were told to bring our own toilet paper. I guess communism only works until you run out of someone else’s toilet paper.
Hilariously translated "rebellious youth."
Communism, desperately trying to stay relevant in one of the handful of countries where it hasn't been put out of its misery yet.
Ship them some TIME magazines.
That is a really crappy/messy situation!
So, are they out of TP because of lack of production or growth in the ‘causative product’, as produced by the communist Castro regime?
I remember as a kid visiting my Aunt Anna and Uncle Nick before they had indoor plumbing. They lived out on a farm. Their ground water sat on a salt dome so taking a drink from the faucet was like opening your mouth when you were at the ocean. In their outhouse they used Sears catalogs. Had a pile of them for “just in case.”
Supposedly, this wretched commie country has the best medical care in this hemisphere!
I’ll trade them some for some fresh Cuban cigars.
Something’s gonna hit the fan...
What about cigar wrappers?
“He would take a wide assortment of consumer goods to trade. Clothes, toilet seats, toilet paper, and bicycles were most prized. “
In the 80’s we use to go to Montego Bay for the Reggae Sunsplash festival. We traded jeans and toothpaste for hotel rooms, food and booze.
Former National Felon League, Colin K. should go over and help his beloved commies in Cuba.
He could take the unused NFL pro football tickets over to use as toilet paper! That should last the Cubans a year or so.
A bona fide offer of marriage, legal entry to Canada, and "permanent resident" status when you get there. And, it is not that easy to get the permanent resident status for a Cuban bride.
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