Ok, what is wrong with people! Hoarding toilet paper...

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by vztrt

Your linking a private company website and its the government's fault?

Maybe use Google and add Queensland government?

http://conditions.health.qld.gov.au/...el-coronavirus

as stated i no longer watch . 9 news etc
i will rely on our government , for news . okay ..fairyland ...ya make me laugh a bit...
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our Gov never lies to us ..,. when has Gov lied ta us


your CALL,,,

all news links to any news . eg. 9 news , abc etc . etc on this forum . should be banned . or at least be flagged , as false ..

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by Tonz

only a holdin would die like that.

Looks like it shat itself

Must be 3 ply...

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[.:4:.]

Originally Posted by GO FURTHER

If you are going to hord... At least haul it in a Ford.

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Thats the classic 5 stud, yeah they'll fit. 5 x 114.3 on a car with 5 x 120 stud pattern, the blunt force to fit the rims should have said something... Same thing happened to my brother when he had his kingswood. It had a commodore efi 5L box and wheels. Kingswood diff and hubs. The stud pattern is only off my not much at all, but it was the previous owner who put the wheels on. It went ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, then a rear wheel overtook the car.
Anyrate, speaking with a client today, her work has put in measures. She was surprised that after an email was sent out about general hygene the amount of people who didnt know its recomended to wash your hands before and after eating. And some were even new to the whole washing your hands after going to the toilet even if your hands appear clean. Did these people grow up in caves and raised by Neanderthals?

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by Hippy

as stated i no longer watch . 9 news etc
i will rely on our government , for news . okay ..fairyland ...ya make me laugh a bit...
.
our Gov never lies to us ..,. when has Gov lied ta us


your CALL,,,

all news links to any news . eg. 9 news , abc etc . etc on this forum . should be banned . or at least be flagged , as false ..

Cool story bro.

[CyberWasp]

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by vztrt

Cool story bro.

no probs ,, neat eh.. Sis ..

[XByoot]

Sums it up in my book..caution naughty words are used just to warn anyone who’s a little delicate

https://youtu.be/Hks6Nq7g6P4

[aussiblue]

Why:

1. Hoarding supplies of toilet paper and other commodities gives people a sense of control in what for many are very stressful and uncertain times per:


https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/9...cy-coronavirus

“People have established certain norms and practices in their everyday life with regards to how much they need to maintain their preferred lifestyle,” Tan explained. “And two basic categories of items they need in their everyday life relate to consumption (food) and personal hygiene (toilet paper and tissue paper).”

A psychological theory suggests that stockpiling gives people a sense of control during a public health crisis where they are, for the most part, helpless. It seems like the bigger the item, the greater the sense of control. And the sheer bulkiness of toilet roll packets makes them one of the most popular items to hoard. Making big purchases, literally, during a big crisis is our coping mechanism for dealing with something we have very little control over.

2. In January the press were advising that in the case of a pandemic some everyday commodities like toilet paper and canned food would in short supply.

3. Governments, including the WA Government (e.g. " householders must be prepared for a two-week stay at home https://www.watoday.com.au/national/...12-p549f0.html ), are telling us we have enough essentials to last two weeks in case we get quarantined at home.

4. People keep asking each other (often light heartedly) if they have secured ample supplies of toilet paper and this together with social media and news commentary on the issue is increasing anxiety about the likelihood of shortages and encouraged hoarding.

5. Even "preppers" with years of supplies packed away are out buying more rather than using the stocks they have put away e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEvdTraPYWk And while "preppers" or "survivalists" will ague they are not hoarders and are acting perfectly rationally, the evidence is that they most have some level of anxiety, insecurity and paranoia issues (they will argue these are rational feeling and perhaps they are right) that encourage this behaviour.

[GO FURTHER]

Sign of the times...

It used to be toys and teddy bears.

[|||]

no one wants to die with a dirty bottom

[MITCHAY]

Went down to Woolies today to do what I thought would be an ordinary shop because apart from the bog roll I have not had issue with anything else. Holy **** have we hit peek stupidity.

What was amazing was seeing the staff picking all the online orders they had. Stacked higher than me where usually not many at all.

Almost zero rice and chicken, no tissues (I actually need some), no bog roll, no paper towel.

Man I would be in a bad spot because I refilled the bog roll the week before this panic buying started and bought a 24pk which should hopefully get me through but I'm being much more tight **** with it now

Rationing bog roll, who the **** would of thought we could get to this

[danzvtil]

People are just fkn stupid. I’m at my clients house today, her daughter in law pulls up
“Oh hiiiiiii, have you seeeeen? All the shops are out of paracetamol!”
“ yeah, it’s crazy hey”
I kid you not, she turns around and pulls 3 FULL SHOPPING BAGS out of her car of paracetamol and nurofen. She has 2 kids. I felt like hitting her with my rake, how do people not see they are contributing to the problem, those with the most prizes wins.

[XByoot]

Originally Posted by danzvtil

People are just fkn stupid. I’m at my clients house today, her daughter in law pulls up
“Oh hiiiiiii, have you seeeeen? All the shops are out of paracetamol!”
“ yeah, it’s crazy hey”
I kid you not, she turns around and pulls 3 FULL SHOPPING BAGS out of her car of paracetamol and nurofen. She has 2 kids. I felt like hitting her with my rake, how do people not see they are contributing to the problem, those with the most prizes wins.

Don’t waste a good rake like that mate. People never cease to disappoint . She would be one of thousands of course. Then they will complain when they can’t refund it all when it’s all settled down!

[GasoLane]

All the mad shoppers should just sit down, read a good book and....

[Citroënbender]

I once had to do a quantity surveying short course as part of another qualification. The methodology suited my way of thinking about material expenses; reinforced it.

People would do well to consider their normal and worst-case scenarios for toilet paper usage using a QS type of calculation. I suspect though, the hoarders would aggressively rebut a logical evaluation with illogical counter-claims.

[marty351]

My local IGA... Serviettes and paper towels.
No more asswipes.

[GO FURTHER]

On a lighter note with all the doom and gloom...

A Covid-19 song and toilet paper.

[Citroënbender]

I’d buy him a beer! Well done!

[Tickford.]

Originally Posted by GO FURTHER

On a lighter note with all the doom and gloom...

A Covid-19 song and toilet paper.

There's been a few good ones over the last few weeks. That one was posted March 10.

This is also pretty good. Same song used. Posted Feb 25.




And this. A parody to Torn by Natalie Imbruglia. Posted 09 Feb.

[Franco Cozzo]

I've been seeing the footage of the chaos at the shops over poo tickets, modern day gladiators! We could monetise this, set up people to come in and try snatch the toilet paper out of desperate shoppers hands and turn it into a TV 'reality' show.

[marty351]

How many people will learn how to fold instead of scrunch?

[Tickford.]

Originally Posted by franco cozzo

We could monetise this, set up people to come in and try snatch the toilet paper out of desperate shoppers hands and turn it into a tv 'reality' show.

Aaand now, the main event of today's Poo Eff Ceeee...

[XByoot]

Bum fodder is the next bitcoin..get in early

[.:4:.]

Originally Posted by Tickford.

Aaand now, the main event of today's Poo Eff Ceeee...

2 contestants, 1 roll. Fight to the death. 2 enter, 1 leaves.

[DOC]

Strong rumours now that schools may go into lockdown for 2 weeks and we all might be confined to homes, it just gets better by the minute, toilet paper is the last thing to worry about, as we speak shops are now being raided and plundered big time.

[Rallye Sport]

We've been told to stop shaking hands due to the coronavirus.
I'm not shaking hands due to the lack of toilet paper.

[Tonz]

was in local woolies buying 10litre water as I do every week.

dropkick walks in with trolley of TP and asks for a refund. shop manager refuses (quietly) shopper thinks throwing a hissy fit will work....bad mistake, customers waiting all jeer the shopper and being a smallish town a lot of shoppers knew him as well, calling him personally all sorts of names.
Dont think the manager has received so much praise in a long time

[danzvtil]

Originally Posted by Tonz

was in local woolies buying 10litre water as I do every week.

dropkick walks in with trolley of TP and asks for a refund. shop manager refuses (quietly) shopper thinks throwing a hissy fit will work....bad mistake, customers waiting all jeer the shopper and being a smallish town a lot of shoppers knew him as well, calling him personally all sorts of names.
Dont think the manager has received so much praise in a long time

How tight do you have to be to take a non perishable back to the supermarket for a refund. Sounds like someone got swept up in the excitement of buying.

[Franco Cozzo]

Local shops out here in Boganistan are effected by the panic buyers, there's low to no essentials at the local shops.

I thought in our isolated hick village we'd be right but the locals have bought into the hysteria.

[Syndrome]

I just returned from the local shopping center and was surprised to see so many shelves empty. This is a just an overblown scare and people are losing it. Imagine what will happen when a real crisis occurs.