Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Mar 31^st, 2021 at 7:30am:

   so rude..

I have never horded anything in my life....how dare you make an insinuate like that! unless you have proof of me claiming such a thing I would like you to withdraw that extra nasty comment.

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Mar 31^st, 2021 at 7:30am:


Hey Shyte Stain I mentioned(not bragging) that I didn't have to buy toilet paper during original lockdowns because I have been buying toilet paper in bulk(1 or 2 boxes) through wholesalers for years. So had plenty to see me through & I also gave some to my childrens families.

I never participated in any of the panic buying then or now.

Does that satisfy your sanctimonious curiosity?

issuevoter wrote on Mar 31^st, 2021 at 7:06am:


I still don't get the panic buying phenomenon.

What the hell is wrong with these people?

Whenever there's a lockdown, Coles & Woolies remain open and everybody is free to go shopping as normal.

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Mar 31^st, 2021 at 9:48am:


Please do.

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Mar 31^st, 2021 at 9:51am:


Can't argue with that.

cods wrote on Mar 31^st, 2021 at 8:20am:


I didnt say you hoarded - i said you didnt care about anyone else.

Spot

My theory is that it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy
People think there will be shortages so they panic buy and that causes shortages

Sophia wrote on Mar 31^st, 2021 at 1:11pm:




Indeed, we're also seeing many people walk away from a potential solution to the apocalypse out of irrational fear.

All those who are afraid of the vaccination, leaving themselves and their families, workplaces etc more vulnerable.

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Mar 31^st, 2021 at 2:30pm:


Pastafarian,
why did you change your name?

Sophia wrote on Mar 31^st, 2021 at 2:53pm:


I buy up to two packs of 24 x 600 mL bottles of water during my grocery shop. The water coming out of the tap is too dirty or chemical to drink. A few months ago, I wanted to use the tap water and double filter the water in my filter jugs before drinking. However, after drinking double filtered water, even that was not enough. So, I had to flush the filter jugs with already filtered water.

The_Barnacle wrote on Mar 31^st, 2021 at 12:42pm:


During cyclones, we had a situation where Rockhampton would be cut off from the north, south and west. The flooding, which we seem to have missed this year, would lead people having to buy up whatever is left. If people can't get to work before the flooding hits, they will likely have trouble getting supplies or have no other choice but to get supplies. And if the supplies are not getting through, the groceries are not going to last long on the shelves.

Last year, the covid-free region of CQ saw shelves one-third empty. Some shelves were very empty. I had not seen shelves any more bare of goods since the 1991 flood when we had no supplies trucked in for about a week.

There is a lot of trust issues when people panic buy. I bought an 8-pack of toilet paper rolls for myself (living by myself) to use over a number of months. It takes me about 5 weeks to get through a toilet roll. Only March last year, after the panic buy did I buy my previous 8-pack of toilet rolls. Back when I was living with my parents... 20 years ago, we had a family of 5 go through a roll of toilet paper per week. So, unless there is a family of 8 with bowel problems needing to go more than twice a day, I see no reason why anyone has to buy more than 48 rolls of toilet paper per fortnight.

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Mar 31^st, 2021 at 12:25pm:

 

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you would be the last person on here to point fingers at others.....

I guess this is the best a little person like you has got!

Can have water in a rainwater tank.

A fairly long time anyway—months.

my personal feeling is that its highly likely that a foreign power/hacker will close down the electricity grid in the near future.

no food.
no petrol
no internet
no hot and cold running water
no sewage system.

i think the cities will descend into chaos quite quickly, with no refrigeration and no electric lighting at night.

makes me glad i'm rural and self sufficient

aquascoot wrote on Mar 31^st, 2021 at 5:05pm:


It would have to be an inside job. If you wanted to hack into the computer systems of Australian utilities, it would take someone leaving a security breach in the network. And then you would have to get through all sorts of systems undetected and make sure that the system could not be repaired or replaced within hours.

UnSubRocky wrote on Mar 31^st, 2021 at 5:56pm:



probably not.

i listened to a good podcast with mike baker (ex cia) and joe rogan and he said the cia were fairly sure both the russians and the chinese would have that capability.

not just to shut it down but to shut it down for a good period of time (weeks).

he also said the USA would have the capability to do the same to them 

hopefully you are right unsub

cods wrote on Mar 31^st, 2021 at 4:22pm:


Running out of your tap?

You know where that water comes from?
A big dam/catchment area where it’s like a still lake out in the open air,  volume percentage depends on climate (rain or drought conditions).
And... you would be surprised what dead animals are cleared away from time to time from the outgoing grids, yes that same water that goes to your tap water.

I’ve been on tank water all my life, it’s a concrete water tank in the ground... catchment from rain on our roof.
Gutters are cleaned regularly.
The water is beautiful, cool and clear.
We’ve have visitors over the years that love it.
We have a pump that has a standby generator when we have power outage. Last power blackout lasted 3 days.
Kept our water pump going, fridge running, some lights and TV with 2 generators.

Gnads wrote on Apr 1^st, 2021 at 7:21am:


That really triggered you huh. Well I said i didnt know who it was!

Spot

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Mar 31^st, 2021 at 3:26pm:


No doubt about it .... a real clever dick.

cods wrote on Mar 31^st, 2021 at 4:22pm:


As long as it's screened to prevent contamination tank water stays drinkable for a very long time.

aquascoot wrote on Mar 31^st, 2021 at 5:05pm:


And they'll come out to rural areas looking to plunder your self sufficiency.

Gnads wrote on Apr 1^st, 2021 at 7:44am:


Unsub uses both sides of the paper!

aquascoot wrote on Mar 31^st, 2021 at 5:05pm:


Actually, that would probably be the main thing to cause chaos from what I've seen when Telstra, Optus or one of the other telcos have a "minor outage" and most of the population almost go insane when they can't use TwitFace even for a few hours.

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Apr 1^st, 2021 at 8:58am:


No 2nd prizes

Gnads wrote on Apr 1^st, 2021 at 7:51am:


I have been drinking tank water for almost  6 years now ( I have no town water) and it is much cleaner and tastes better than mains water. One thing we noticed on first moving here was that things washed in  the dishwasher came out much cleaner and shinier than they had in the city. Also, my home brewed beer tastes better.

Oh and the spiel given about fluoridated water is for good for your teeth?
As my hubby and I have been brought up country on rain water, at our age now, never had fluoride (or avoided it as much as possible) we both have all our teeth. Just saying.

Sophia wrote on Apr 1^st, 2021 at 12:23pm:




https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/dental-care-f...

Neferti wrote on Apr 1^st, 2021 at 2:25pm:


Collected from the roof, via the gutters and a downpipe into the tank. There is a simple mesh filter on top of the tank, which is sealed off except for the downpipe opening.  There is pump to the house which operates whenever a tap is turned on.

The pickup for the pump is about 40cm above the bottom of the tank, so any sediment will sink to the bottom  and not be pumped into the house. The water is absolutely crystal clear.

Gnads wrote on Apr 1^st, 2021 at 7:44am:


I use 3 sheets of toilet paper per wipe. Normally, it is 3 sheets folded over twice. Then it is another 3 sheets, same folding for the sake of making sure. And if the end of the bowel movement seems like I have a Klingon situation, I firstly use flushable wet wipes. Then I double wipe with toilet paper. The issue of skid marks is not a problem for me as I usually shower not long after a bowel movement at home.

Six sheets per 180 sheet rolls mean that I can make the toilet roll last at least 30 days. That is assuming that I go every day once a day.

Neferti wrote on Apr 1^st, 2021 at 2:25pm:


You need to ask? And why would that be a problem?

Gnads wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2021 at 7:43am:


I use one flushable wet wipes per bowel movement, if I think that the toilet paper is not going to be sufficient on its own. I live alone and probably do one bowel movement per day. If one sheet of flushable wipes cannot break down in 48 hours, then perhaps we should rethink using toilet paper. Whilst I say that flushable wipes take longer to break down than toilet paper, the fact that I can easily rip the flushable wipes getting them out of the package seems to give me the idea that the wipes would still break down at (or even before) the treatment works.

It is either one flushable wipe and a towel off with toilet paper. Or I would be wiping my arse 6 times over just to make sure. Else toilet paper is sufficient.

rhino wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2021 at 11:58pm:


They do that in Japan. Even Sumo wrestlers post-retirement are supposed to regain a healthy weight.

After seeing how busy it was at Belmont Forum and our local IGA today I was wondering if we were having another Covid lockdown here in Perth that I hadn't heard about yet.

The shops were only closed for one day yesterday (Good Friday) and even then the local IGA's and petrol stations, etc. were still open.

Don't know how people today would have managed to survive during Easter decades ago when the shops would have been closed Good Friday, open for half a day Saturday (maybe) then closed again until Tuesday morning.

Would probably seem like the end of the world for most of them. 

Brush twice a day—my dentist.

Prime Minister for Canyons wrote on Apr 3^rd, 2021 at 5:46pm:


Not with toothpaste that contains fluoride.
There are alternates to choose from.

Oh great. Four-day weekend for this Christmas. As it was also for last year's.