OT: Have you noticed......

GloryDawg

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With all the advancement in technology and everything that makes life easier toilet paper has remained the same. Sure, we have flushable butt wipes now, but the basic concept has not changed.
 
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SchrodingersDawg

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I beg to differ

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DawgInThe256

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Random old silly joke from my childhood

A kid noticed in the outhouse that there was a pile of red and white corncobs. He asked his dad what the red corncobs were for, and his dad said wiping your butt. He asked what the white corncobs were for, and his dad replied "Those are for checking"
 
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patdog

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even if they say septic safe? I do have two solids tanks in front of my pump tank, so maybe I'm OK...
Rule of thumb. Only things you flush down a toilet are pee, poop, and toilet paper. You may be fine flushing "flushable" wipes. Or you may be calling a plumber. The non-flushable ones are much better anyway. Just use those and throw them in the trash.
 
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karlchilders.sixpack

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Random old silly joke from my childhood

A kid noticed in the outhouse that there was a pile of red and white corncobs. He asked his dad what the red corncobs were for, and his dad said wiping your butt. He asked what the white corncobs were for, and his dad replied "Those are for checking"
What do you mean, joke?
 
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ronpolk

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There is definitely good and bad toilet paper though. During the toilet paper shortage during covid (which is the oddest panic buy I’ve ever seen), I was forced to buy some stuff that was so terrible we still have rolls of it floating around my house.
 
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ZombieKissinger

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I actually met a guy not long ago who is big in the paper goods private label world, and he lectured for an hour and a half on toilet paper. He argues is changes a lot on a cycle of about two years
 

Trojanbulldog19

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There is definitely good and bad toilet paper though. During the toilet paper shortage during covid (which is the oddest panic buy I’ve ever seen), I was forced to buy some stuff that was so terrible we still have rolls of it floating around my house.
Well the strike fear hoarding caused a shortage of the good stuff around here again
 

ronpolk

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Well the strike fear hoarding caused a shortage of the good stuff around here again
Yeah, I noticed that… it just reinforced my belief that social media has ruined society beyond repair.

I’m not saying that I don’t appreciate toilet paper, but in a situation where items really become scarce, toilet paper is very low on things to hoard. Feels more like a nice to have that a must have.
 
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Trojanbulldog19

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Yeah, I noticed that… it just reinforced my belief that social media has ruined society beyond repair.

I’m not saying that I don’t appreciate toilet paper, but in a situation where items really become scarce, toilet paper is very low on things to hoard. Feels more like a nice to have that a must have.
Yeah don't understand some of that stuff if made here in the us. Just not made to be sold out that quickly in supply chain.

we got down low and just ordered some other brand on Amazon. It suits me fine but I know the wife doesn't like to use anything but charmin. If I can use the John Wayne TP at work then I can use just about anything.
 
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BCruz

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Yeah, if you get your septic tank pumped out they will show you all the floating ‘flushable wipes’ that don’t decompose
 

MSUDOG24

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There is definitely good and bad toilet paper though. During the toilet paper shortage during covid (which is the oddest panic buy I’ve ever seen), I was forced to buy some stuff that was so terrible we still have rolls of it floating around my house.
What the heck, we stink (football I should say) and nothing better than a good TP thread so I'll weigh in.

I used to work for a company that was big in the paper products business so was interested in what caused all of that. Read a few articles and it seems the instant shift from the demand balance of commercial and residential to nearly 100% residential completely wrecked the supply chain. Big machines and I mean really big machines make and pack that stuff and don't turn on a dime. The size and buying scale of this country still amazes me.

That said and looking back, dare I say there was some "funny" stuff during that early who knows what's going on, what's to come time but the great TP chase was up there. Great reminder of "first world problems". Took pictures of my finds to share with my buddies around the country and what they were finding.
4/5/2020 - buy what you can find and drink
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4/18 - look what I stumbled on
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5/18 - hit the mother load
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