Breaking news from Australia!
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382362)
Rockingham, Australia
March 4, 2020 5:16pm CST
Breaking news, breaking news!!
A semi-trailer caught fire on a major Brisbane bridge on the Gateway Motorway last night. What was it carrying? Toilet paper and paper towels!
Australians have been panic-buying toilet paper despite attempts by authorities to reassure people that they don’t need to. At the worst, Red Cross would assist affected people who might run out.
Stores generally do not stockpile bulky items like toilet paper but get fresh supplies every few days. It only needs a relatively few people to buy extra packets and suddenly the shelves are empty.
I have enough toilet paper but I’m a bit worried about our wine supplies. I think we’ll be all right. Wine is produced locally so we should be okay.
Do you have enough wine to see you through a fortnight’s isolation? And don’t take all this too seriously. It’s meant to make you smile.
The photo is of our own toilet roll. It doesn’t normally look like this. Vince must have been trying to impress me.
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9 responses
@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
5 Mar 20
In fact comparing to the toilet paper and food, the food shall be much more important. Sometimes I don't understand why people will feel so panic to the toilet paper. Perhaps some people really use a lot of toilet paper everyday? Actually the first news I learned about toilet paper panic is from Hong Kong. I go to the supermarket here and there are plenty of toilet paper with various kinds of brands. Hong Kong is so called as a Shopping Heaven, I don't think it is necessary to feel worried about toilet paper at present.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
5 Mar 20
@JudyEv Sometimes I wonder whether this is a kind of selling way. Such as spreading a rumor that the toilet paper will be run out, and then people will go to buy it and it can make others panic. Since everybody goes to buy the same product at the same time, this can be out of stock
In fact there is a funny news about it. There is a robbery who robbed the toilet paper rather than cash when the staff moved the toilet paper to the store I heard its value is about HKD2000
In fact there is a funny news about it. There is a robbery who robbed the toilet paper rather than cash when the staff moved the toilet paper to the store I heard its value is about HKD20001 person likes this
@Orson_Kart (8301)
• United Kingdom
6 Mar 20
I thought I had already posted on here as I remembered the reference to toilet paper, but no, it's a different one. I have to say, I think your posts are going down the pan. 
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@Orson_Kart (8301)
• United Kingdom
6 Mar 20
@JudyEv No, butt you could be accused of scraping the bottom.....of the barrel.
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@porwest (112864)
• United States
5 Mar 20
People are nuts with this thing. But hey, I am invested in some of the makers of said products, so I am happy to cash in on some of the madness. As for toilet paper...I think I have plenty. It would be a real crappy situation if I didn't. Too bad all this stuff had to go up in smoke.
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@JudyEv (382362)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Mar 20
It's just folded. Sometimes it's like that in hotels.
@wolfgirl569 (135910)
• Marion, Ohio
5 Mar 20
Same thing happening in many areas here from what I hear.
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