Logic attack: Large storms cause damage to public infrastructures.. and flooding... Floods very often cause sewers to backup as the water table rises above the sewer lines and the result is.. YOUR TOILET BACKS UP...
Question: You live in a typical suburban home with 3 toilets.. all are backed up and due to flooding.. will NOT flush... What good does the closet full of toilet paper do you? On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > yeah, but vanloads? Closets full? Mindless lemmings. They vote (J). > I can understand a female picking up one package. but vanloads? that is > nuts. > > Randy Bennell via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> October 5, 2016 at 11:57 AM >> >> >> I suspect the simple answer is that most folks have no idea of the >> quantity in inventory at home, so when faced with a situation where they >> may need "emergency" supplies, and are standing in a store trying to >> decide what they should buy, TP comes to mind and they justify it by >> thinking that it won't matter if they already have lots of it. It is >> relatively cheap and will ultimately be used so it cannot be a bad idea to >> make certain one has lots of it. >> >> RB >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> Curley McLain <mailto:126die...@gmail.com> >> October 5, 2016 at 9:28 AM >> Dunno. I never could figger that out. When there is a big blizzard >> predicted, people go out and buy vanloads of TP. It must be built into the >> female psyche somehow. If there is a weather threat, buy all the TP you >> can. >> >> One possible explanation might be related to the 70s. After the oel >> companies successfully created a "oel shortage" and managed to almost >> double the price of Benzin, the paper companies decided to create a TP >> shortage. Like trained lemmings, as soon as they announced that TP might >> be in short supply, people went out and cleared the shelves of TP. That >> was the first time I remember hoarding TP. Before that, the snears >> catalog or a corn cob worked. >> >> Ever since that time, the lemmings will go out and buy 5-10 years worth >> of TP at any major storm prediction. I have no idea what they do with all >> of it. >> >> Mitch Haley via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> October 5, 2016 at 8:45 AM >> >> What's with the TP? >> I buy twelve packs of "mega rolls" (supposedly equal to 48 normal rolls). >> When I'm down to half a pack I start looking for a sale. If I'm afraid >> the roads >> will be closed for a week, I make sure I've got a week's worth of food and >> generator gas for the furnace/refrigerator/well pump. >> >> Mitch. >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> Meade Dillon via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> October 5, 2016 at 7:48 AM >> Stocked up on TP and seltzer water (stores were devoid of "flat" water) so >> we're going to hunker down and wait it out. Unless we don't. >> >> Forecast has improved a bit overnight, looks like the odds of hurricane >> force winds are between 10-20% over the next five days, according to NOAA. >> Odds of tropical storm force winds are 50-60%. Hurricane arrival pushed >> back from Friday evening to Saturday morn. >> >> Meanwhile, all schools / offices / etc are closed today, including my work >> location, so we will probably spend the day (and the next and the next) >> prepping for winds and rain, moving some stuff inside and securing the >> furniture on the back porch. Good excuse to test run the generator for a >> bit, maybe purchase some extension cords. I'm also thinking about getting >> a new burner for our gas grill and putting that back into operation, in >> case we need to cook during an extended power outage. >> >> >> ------------- >> Max >> Charleston SC >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> Scott Ritchey via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> October 5, 2016 at 12:27 AM >> That's why you run from the water and hide from the wind. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
