Posted on 09/01/2014 1:05:38 AM PDT by Olog-hai
A message Japan began delivering Monday is a bit unusual, but true enough: Don’t wait until it’s too late to think about toilet paper.
The government and paper companies kicked off a “Let’s stockpile toilet paper!” campaign to mark Disaster Prevention Day, warning of a possible crisis because nearly half of the supply comes from one of Japan’s most earthquake-prone areas.
Officials said people immediately think of food and water as emergency supplies, but easily forget toilet paper, and get desperate when it’s too late. …
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Wow, hoarding toilet paper is greedy and a really crappy thing to do...
This will never be a problem in moslem countries.
I always think I have enough TP, but with three teens and a wife in the house I’m not so sure. Every once in awhile I have to grab an old roll from up in the attic. But then it’s to Costco and grab two of their 48 roll bags.
They have nothing else to worry about?
Don’t forget a few hundred paper plates, in case the water is off during the emergency; don’t want to waste ypour stockpiled water on doing dishes.
Better build an emergency outhouse, too, to use that stockpiled toilet paper, again to save the stockpiled water. Disguise it as a garden shed, so the snoopy neighbors don’t complain to the authorities. Of course, you’ll need a couple of bags of lime, but since lime is used in gardens, it’s a natural fit in the disguise. Neighbors won’t notice whether it’s quick or slaked lime.
Also, during a power outage, instead of fruitlessly turning the electric blanket control to higher setting, put a couple of extra electric blankets on the bed!
I can give many more useful tips, because I used to work for the government, and I still want to help!
My Dad was in the Army in Korea during the war. He sez from his experience while being there that there is no such animal as "Having enough toilet paper"...
I wonder what their slogan will be? I’ll start: “Don’t get caught with your pants down.”
They have their own campaign. “Let’s stockpile left hands!”
This has nothing to do with earthquakes. This is about Fukushima.
After they come out of the toilet, they resume rolling falafel balls. Think about that the next time you feel like eating some food from a moslem run food truck or restaurant.
An earthquake off the coast of the Touhoku region caused the tsunami that hit Fukushima. Also, it is mentioned in the article that most of Japan’s toilet paper factories are in earthquake-prone regions.
Sheryl Crow hoards toilet paper by buying a single roll.
Send them US dollars. They will be worth less than toilet paper by the time Obama is done with the economy.
Considering the size of the shoe boxes the Japaneses live in there’s no room to stockpile TP...
In case disaster strikes, they can always subscribe to the New York Times.
If they run out of toilet paper, a good idea is to use egg roll wrappers and when used in the place of toilet paper, send them to Michelle Obama in the White House.
That ought to be just about as tasty as her school lunches.
I don’t know about Japan, but I live a mile from a Sam’s Club, and they ALWAYS have a HUGE AMOUNT of toilet paper. So I’ll deal with stocking up after the event.
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