I think people have their priorities wrong hoarding toilet paper. I can wash a face cloth but

[TeamPooka]

I can't make acetaminophen.
Hoard Drugs you may really need.
But toilet paper?
There are a lot of work arounds.
Shoot break out the kid's Super Soakers for a hand held bidet.
You may need your spouse's help but you will also find out if he/she still really loves you.

[lunatica]

1. Oh, I don't know about that

[canetoad]

4. That's funny nt

[Laffy Kat]

2. I honestly believe there's something Freudian about the phenomenon.

The lack of control we're all feeling that manifests itself into our primal potty training memories. It's us wanting to re-claim that control. Does anyone else see this connection? Of course, I could be full of shit myself.

[canetoad]

3. I do

The final vestige of civilization depends on having little squares of soft paper to wipe your arse.

[meadowlander]

5. Do you want to be washing face cloths and squatting over a Super Soaker

when you have a 103 degree fever, chills, body aches and a wracking cough?

I don't.

If there was ever a time to indulge in the little creature comforts this is it.

All of the energy you spend doing four loads of laundry a day or disinfecting whatever you're using to wash yourself is energy that you're not going to spend fighting off the infection.

When you're stressed out by a major disaster, you need to simplify your shit as much as possible. This is not the time to be learning new skills or upending your routines. It's a time to cut the non-essential corners and focus on relaxing and keeping your strength up.

So buy triple ply, scrap the diet, binge watch a comedy show you've been meaning to catch up on, eat off paper plates, let the grass grow.

Whatever gets you through the next couple months, baby.

[Sea Turtle]

6. I am with you!

I have a very robust supply of toilet paper, cheese puffs, and dark chocolate. My mother is elderly and at risk. I have stocked up on everything so that if need be, we could remain at home for a few months. I always keep extra provisions on hand and rotate them. I also keep enough to share with others who haven’t prepared.

I tend to catch most everything going around. If I continued to about my business as usual, I would likely be a super-spreader who would myself get better.

[Kaleva]

8. That's why I started teaching myself new routines in January.

Disinfecting high touch items in the home every morning, using the hand sanitizer that I keep in the car after I leave a place, replacing dishcloths and hand towels daily and such.

I had already taught myself to wash my hands properly back when I became a foster parent and I recall that it took awhile so that I do so without having to remind myself.

[central scrutinizer]

7. Meanwhile in Japan

The toilet is cutting edge high tech. When you open the door, the light comes on and the lid automatically goes up. When you sit on the seat, it starts to warm up. There are three different heated bidet levels including one just for women that rinses the front area as well. Three different flush levels to use no more water than needed. There are slip on sandals dedicated to each toilet waiting just inside the door. You slip them on and do not allow your feet to touch the floor. After you’re done, you slip them off and leave them at the threshold for the next user and step outside the room to wash your hands.

[logosoco]

9. They have taken the expression "when the shit hits the fan" literally.

I have a bidet (a cheap one from Amazon that was easy to install and has changed my life dramatically!) so I hope more folks are going to that with seeing all of this toilet paper hoarding.