[Chief of the 60's]

A lot of runny noses

[Formulabruce]

I spoke with a major manufacturing rep in the paper industry tonight, in person. The supply line is very solid and he sees full re-supply in 2 weeks max outside of major metro areas where the hoarding might continue.
There has been arrests and refusal to sell TP on amazon and ebay due to the price gouging.
He mentioned the pasta sauce and Noodles and mac and cheese and soups are going the same way, but he said that is due to schools being closed.
Those too are an easy re supply.
There are folks with 10,000 bottles of santizer they cant sell on line now, that hoarded it.
In a month or 6 weeks, Sanitizer and TP will be back......

[Jerry H.]

Our Dollar General has been sold out for several days. The cashier said folks were now hoarding paper napkins!

[77 TRASHCAN]

LOL, now I can see the napkin thing! Folks sitting around the boob tube, hyperventilating, eating like a bunch of animal slobs, believing everything they hear.

There’s 365 plus scriptures in the Bible, that say “Do not be afraid!!!”

[salem1912]

My sons Wrangler was broken into the other nite. They rummaged though but didn't take anything which seem strange. We think they were looking for hand sanitizer.

[67drake]

A guy in line at my local supermarket had a bunch of rolls of TP. He said he lives in Iowa,and kept driving until he found a small town that still had some. I’m 50 miles from Iowa.

[77 TRASHCAN]

Originally Posted by 67drake

A guy in line at my local supermarket had a bunch of rolls of TP. He said he lives in Iowa,and kept driving until he found a small town that still had some. I’m 50 miles from Iowa.

There used to be a restaurant around there, called the Gobbler, obviously they served a lot of turkey. Ate there once when on a vacation trip as a kid, awesome food!!!

[Greg Reid]

Plumbers are going to make a killing in a few weeks when they start clearing all those paper towels and newspapers out of the toilets.

[400 4spd.]

I buy my paper products in bulk at Sam's Club. That's for the business and home. I figure I'm good for another 60 days.

[george kujanski]

I don’t get it either....went to the store to get milk today. Plenty of milk, no TP. I guess food is less important.

George

[moneypit]

Originally Posted by BOB VIDAN

Why are people hoarding toilet paper?????? Probably the only thing on the face of the earth without a shelf life or expiration date. So they can wipe when they pull their heads out?????????? Just askin.

One person coughs, 10 crap their pants!

[70 bird]

I work at a large power plant and I got a phone call this morning asking If I would like to volunteer to be locked-in for several weeks. I said no, the money is great but I do not want to live there. lol. Im surprised the plant wasn't locked down last week. I haven't heard anything tonight so its back to work tomorrow. Company keeps gambling, If that crap gets into the plant it would be a nightmare!

[455Grandville]

The market tomorrow is looking real bad despite what happened late Friday.

[64speed]

International paper said TP and other paper products will resume normal supply within two weeks

[Will]

Washington State has closed all restaurants and bars except for takeout and delivery. Most schools closed last week.

Meanwhile my girlfriend's teenage daughter refuses to stay home and is out running around. My girlfriend has some very high risk factors and I'm pretty worried about this situation.

[dataway]

Wife and I just cancelled our April-May trip to France and Italy. First time we ever had to do that. We'd go no problem, would love to see the cities deserted ... but all the restaurants and clubs being closed is a non-starter. Hotels in both locations refunded all of our pre-paid reservations no problem.

Now have to work on getting satisfaction from the Airlines. We would like to reschedule for end of Sept. .... depending on how things look by then.

[mgarblik]

Originally Posted by dataway

Wife and I just cancelled our April-May trip to France and Italy. First time we ever had to do that. We'd go no problem, would love to see the cities deserted ... but all the restaurants and clubs being closed is a non-starter. Hotels in both locations refunded all of our pre-paid reservations no problem.

Now have to work on getting satisfaction from the Airlines. We would like to reschedule for end of Sept. .... depending on how things look by then.

If your willing to reschedule and not insisting on a refund, they seem willing to work with you. Most are offering a travel credit for up to 1 year, few restrictions, no penalty.

[Will]

We had a 10 day trip to Costa Rica scheduled for 4/3-13. Just cancelled everything today. Airbnb refunded everything as did the rental agency. Had to file a request for refund with the airline so will see how that pans out.

If you know you will go later when this is over then maybe just let the airline give you credit for future tickets?

I'm likely to end up unemployed because of this so could really use the money back.

[dataway]

I'd be OK with a credit for a future flight long as they give us enough time to see how this shakes out.

These days I make the majority of my money tending bar three nights a week ... just waiting for the ax to fall on that. Lucky the wife has a good job in healthcare ... so she's unlikely to see a lay off

[Will]

Originally Posted by dataway

I'd be OK with a credit for a future flight long as they give us enough time to see how this shakes out.

These days I make the majority of my money tending bar three nights a week ... just waiting for the ax to fall on that. Lucky the wife has a good job in healthcare ... so she's unlikely to see a lay off

I'm a commercial electrician doing mostly maintenance and service work. With a giant portion of our potential customers closing up shop, I doubt I'll be working much longer.

Same situation with my girlfriend though - she's a senior admin at Harbor view, one of the very few level 1 trauma centers in the PNW. They're letting her work from home, but if her kid won't cooperate it may not make any difference.