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Originally posted by Voshterkoff:

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
We haven't really had runs on groceries around here yet, but apparently TP is going quickly?

My Costco sold a semi load of toilet paper in under two hours. Lots of things out of stock, selling more than the holiday season.

Well. I've been reusing TP for years......just have to figure out the chronic rash, so.............

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Originally posted by 46and2:


A reasoned response, Doc. Noted and thanks.

You bet. The flu vaccine in any given year is not without associated morbidity - by far the most common being soreness at the injection site for a day or two. And frank anaphylaxis has been reported as well (less common than many other vaccines - about 2 cases per million), which also may have been screenable.

But an honest epidemiologist would tell you, vaccination is not primarily for protection of individuals (although that is a pleasant side effect). It's for protection of the herd, and annually, combined with natural and acquired immunity, keeps the global death toll down to less than a million, usually a lot less.

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
Sears Catalogues and corn cobs were staples in most outhouses not that long ago.

Sear is out of business I think. Corn cobs take advance planing. Ya gotta plant the crop first.

Sears was the good old days when you waited for the catalog, and then the Christmas catalog. Rabbits require fastness (not fasting). I'm old and slow.

There was once a bar in California, Kentucky. Gawd was it a dump. But a convenient stopping point if you got thirsty or emptied the cooler. Heading for the toilet one of the regulars yelled "if you need TP, just use the clean side of some dirty ones. You couldn't flush because it tended to clog the plumbing. That was before modern hygiene. I even bought a hat from them to impress my friends. Some thought I was a commie supporter because all it had was a star (the bar was the Star Bar.)

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Originally posted by ergoproxy:
People are afraid of running out of tp. If the supply chain breaks, and tp is unavailable, what would you do without tp then? Flick the remnant shit off your cornhole? That would be messy especially with young kids. LOL

Yeah, BUT TP is made in the United States from pulp sourced from trees grown in the United States. The goods manufactured in foreign countries and namely China are the ones I'd be really worried about. IF you need a new phone or any other electronics (laptop, tablet, etc. etc.) I'd be buying that now, as even if this thing ends soon, nobody will have overflow and prices won't be sale prices on any of it.

Coronavirus screening trial planned by University of Leicester

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-en...cestershire-51678840

Researchers hope to trial low-cost face masks that can detect whether someone has infectious coronavirus before they display any symptoms.

Experts at the University of Leicester said if successful, the method could simplify large-scale screening for the virus and curb the spread of Covid-19.

The sampling masks will be adapted using 3D printed strips and can trap exhaled microbes in a 30-minute period.

Scientists claim the adapted masks could allow large groups to be checked at once, which could help curb the spread of the virus and avoid long stays in quarantine.

Mike Barer, professor of clinical microbiology at the university, said: "Coronavirus is spread from the mouth, throat and respiration system of infected individuals.

"This new approach is exciting because it could help us determine whether a person is infectious or not, even before symptoms of the virus have appeared.

"Measuring how much of the virus is breathed out by using the mask sampling approach will allow us to compare levels of the virus exhaled by different individuals, and could help us focus control efforts on preventing spread."

"The mask can easily be processed in any standard virus diagnostic laboratory," he added.

This hyped up by da media Corona Virus thing is getting out of hand. Freaking Costco in Hillsboro Sat at 9:30 AM opening must have had 100 people in line, until I got closer and saw at least another 100 in line with carts around da corner. WFT??

I hate crowds. It's why I have 8+ weeks of food supplies in my house - 6 months of TP (a giant costco TP pack in bulk lasts a long time for a single person). No FEMA lines for me - or course I'll be drafted for E-comm at the County EOC so I'll have no food problems.

I went in, loaded up my stuff, off to check out and WFT? It would have taken my 45+ minutes in lime to get out. Bleep it. Put it all back and went home. The parking lot was nearly full by 10:20 AM when I got out of there. Though they guaranteed and Earthquake for Sat evening and people were panic buying. Nuts.

Went to the Beaverton Costco after 5 PM - in and out in 20 minutes tops; less than 5 mins in line.

If da Corona Virus had a 60 pct mortality rate - fine. We'd all be quarantined / sheltering in place to 2 -3 weeks for da Virus to burn out.

We survived da Ice Age, we survived da Black Death, we won't survive da virus called Socialism (well, maybe well survive that too - I'm immune -at least from the extreme Socialism virus.)

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Originally posted by Wino:
I’m betting the virus will show up in Austin, TX sometime next month when we have a about 100,000 people fly in from all over the world. Roughly 25% come in from over 100 countries and pack themselves into conferences, parties, and concert venues for SXSW.

It’s being discussed a lot on roadie forums and related groups on the internet. We will see what they do. Several conferences and trade shows are being cancelled. I was supposed to fly to Houston this coming Thursday for a show that just cancelled today. Intel cancelled a big show and I think the Geneva car show cancelled as well.

For all the bad this media storm has been doing, it has at least done one small bit of good: It got my wife to pull her head out of the sand.

She went from the last several years of saying stuff like "Why do we need all this food and bottled water?" to now saying "Y'know, I'm glad we have all this food and bottled water... What else do you think we need?"


Similar to how when we first started dating it was "Why do you always have to carry a gun, knife, and flashlight?" to a bit later when it became "Can I borrow your knife?" or "You have your gun with you, right? Good."

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:

She went from the last several years of saying stuff like "Why do we have all this canned food and bottled water?" to now saying "Y'know, I'm glad we have this canned food and bottled water... What else do you think we need?"

Shit paper, apparently.

Or is "ass wipe" the industry term?

Nah, we have plenty of that. Our master bathroom toilet closet has a cabinet in it that will hold two full Sam's Club cases of Charmin. When it gets half empty, I buy another case to refill. So we always have at least 1 to 2 cases of TP on hand.

Same with stuff like dog food. I always keep a spare bag of dog food, plus the open one that we're currently feeding out of. When the first bag runs out and I open the second bag, I buy another, so always have 1 to 2 bags of dog food on hand.


Besides the "prep for disasters and supply interruptions" angle, I also just hate running out of important stuff like that. Because inevitably, it happens on some day when you're already slammed and have zero free time to run to the store to buy more. Having that spare cushion of whatever essential item means I can buy more on my own schedule, not "Oh crap, we're totally out and I have go buy some now".

Maybe stock up on sea shells.

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Originally posted by icom706:
Freaking Costco in Hillsboro Sat at 9:30 AM opening must have had 100 people in line, until I got closer and saw at least another 100 in line with carts around da corner. WFT??

Yup. Saw even longer lines at another Costco on TV "news" this evening. There was none of that around here up to at least Saturday, when we last went shopping. Now it looks like maybe the panic may be setting in.

Got a gas can needs fillin', but, other than that, I think we're set.

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
Nah, we have plenty of that. Our master bathroom toilet closet has a cabinet in it that will hold two full Sam's Club cases of Charmin. When it gets half empty, I buy another case to refill. So we always have at least 1 to 2 cases of TP on hand.

Same with stuff like dog food. I always keep a spare bag of dog food, plus the open one that we're currently feeding out of. When the first bag runs out and I open the second bag, I buy another, so always have 1 to 2 bags of dog food on hand.


Besides the "prep for disasters and supply interruptions" angle, I also just hate running out of important stuff like that. Because inevitably, it happens on some day when you're already slammed and have zero free time to run to the store to buy more. Having that spare cushion of whatever essential item means I can buy more on my own schedule, not "Oh crap, we're totally out and I have go buy some now".

Smart. I see it similar to never letting your car go below half a tank without filling it up.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:

She went from the last several years of saying stuff like "Why do we have all this canned food and bottled water?" to now saying "Y'know, I'm glad we have this canned food and bottled water... What else do you think we need?"

Shit paper, apparently.

Or is "ass wipe" the industry term?

I had a roommate who called it "shit tickets." I like that and use it from time to time.

All of you uncivilized savages complaining about toilet paper. If you’re a highly evolved individual such as myself, and the rest of the cream of society who insist upon nothing but total cleanliness, use bidets!

No seriously, it’s the best Amazon purchase I ever made. No TP or very little needed. Not only is it awesome, but it’s sort of a conversation starter when guests come over.

$60 on Amazon


https://www.amazon.com/Luxe-Bi...gads-lpcontext&psc=1

What about if you don't have hot water available nearby?

Are the cold-only models worth it too?

Our master bathroom has a toilet that is about 15 feet from the nearest hot water faucet, with an intervening wall.

From the series Supernatural: Dean who has time traveled and is in the future during the apocalypse talking to Chuck:




The Lame Stream Media's modus operandi has always been to create a panic and then report on the panic.

Yep, cold water bidets are even worth it. Like my girlfriend said when she wanted one installed: "when you come in from working in the yard, which is more effective on washing your hands; water and a towel or just a dry towel?"

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Originally posted by RogueJSK:

Similar to how when we first started dating it was "Why do you always have to carry a gun, knife, and flashlight?" to a bit later when it became "Can I borrow your knife?" or "You have your gun with you, right? Good."

My wife just puts her arm around my waist to check for the gun when she feels insecure. Mine started like that early on, but started to realize it was more fun to go where we wanted. Then we became old and stopped going to shaky places.

The knife thing is worse. She gets offended when I say "no". I've given her a bunch of different knives, but she feels its easier to just ask for mine. Then one day she asked for my knife and I complied. Then a half hour later I asked for it back. She didn't have it. So we went back to where she was using it. There it was, right where she left it. Like all husbands, I evolved. Domestic peace requires I give her the knife if she asks. But now I just stand with her while she misuses it. It kind of pisses her off, and that's good.

Then I have to resharpen it because of how she uses it. Or misuses it more likely.

Then the flashlight deal. Yes I have one. Its in my pocket, where I like it to be. She can use it I guess. But I'm real reluctant and want it right back. I'm not allowed t ask if she wants one of her own. She doesn't want to carry one, just to use it from time to time. Its a sorry subject.

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Originally posted by rburg:
She doesn't want to carry one, just to use it from time to time.

Yep. Been there, done that.

When she got into the habit of using my knife and flashlight regularly, I bought her a knife and light of her own. Which she promptly lost.

Back to borrowing mine.

We actually found the flashlight a few months ago, when she was cleaning out her closet and bagging up some stuff for donation to Goodwill. It had been missing for almost a decade.

The knife is still nowhere to be found.

Bidet / ugly American story:
When I was on extended vacation in Italy courtesy of Uncle Sugar, I had an apartment off base. In the bathroom across from the crapper was.... A strange sink. Very short with both hot and cold water taps on it. For several weeks I wondered what its purpose was. Then, while sitting on the crapper, I finally had an epiphany. It was a foot bath! After that, before I sat down on the crapper, I turned on the water in the little sink and put my feet in it. Best crapper experience ever and my feet were very clean. The Italians were on to something here! All was well until I mentioned my short sink experience to one of my friends. After he stopped laughing, he explained the short sinks true purpose and use.
I still miss the short sink!