Posted on 09/01/2014 11:10:44 AM PDT by blam
MARI YAMAGUCHI
Associated Press
TOKYO (AP) -- 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.
"After running out of toilet paper, people start using tissue, and that could clog up precious workable toilets," said Toshiyuki Hashimoto, an industry ministry official in charge of paper products.
As part of the campaign, makers are offering a tightly rolled, 150-meter- (490-foot-) long, single-layer toilet paper that lasts more than twice as long as a regular roll.
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There are more adult diapers being sold in Japan these days than baby diapers.
The population is aging rapidly and the population is declining because young people are having way fewer children.
“Rolls out” ... I see what they did there ;-)
I could really get in to this.
#WatchYourBottomLine
are they becoming Venezuela?
Yep, and all because of all of the sick minded environmentalists who have shut every thing down in this country, in this case the saw mills, manufacturing plants, etc.
In my mind I will smear it in their faces every time I use toilet paper.
Don’t they have Costco?
“As part of the campaign, makers are offering a tightly rolled, 150-meter- (490-foot-) long, single-layer toilet paper that lasts more than twice as long as a regular roll.”
...and has the texture and absorbency of wax paper.
a local market is selling....wheat straw...toilet paper for 9 bucks a four pack...
no doubt made in japan....
Uh-oh ... maybe going to war with China?
Sounds about as user-friendly as a belt sander.
I see a market for organic corn cobs.
“Don’t they have Costco?”
I willed my Costco toilet paper to my heirs. My descendants will not need any for most of their lives.
A bucket of pine cones would work too. Toss them out the window and let squirrels haul them off(or the neighbor’s dog).
That would knock the bitter clingers off.
Not to get too graphic, but I remember some celebrity telling us to use only one square sheet of toilet paper each time, and this would help the environment. I forget her name, but her message was that we all use too much toilet paper. But sometimes the clean up job might need more than a square.........
Combine this message with hussein doing an about face on prepping a couple days ago.
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