FWIW, Kleenex tissues CAN be used for toilet paper

[Roland99]

Just don’t get the cheap, scratchy kind

Even napkins or paper towels, if need be

And, if totally a necessary, a CVS receipt could handle a family of 4 for a week!


EDIT: OMG. I hope like hell no one is going for a colonoscopy soon!!

[Ilsa]

1. May not be good for septic systems, though.

Might want to tear them up a bit.

[Roland99]

5. True. Duly noted.

[htuttle]

6. Don't flush them

Put them in a bin next to the pot. Much of the developing world works that way, since their sewer systems are crap.

And yes, it will smell. So empty it regularly.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

19. You mean the receipts?

[cwydro]

26. One can always use a trash can by the toilet if this ridiculousness become necessary.

Why people are so crazy about TP is hilarious to me.

Take a damn shower.

[Turin_C3PO]

2. Lol it must take ten trees

to make one CVS receipt.

[Funtatlaguy]

3. My Dad only bought Charmin. Wouldn't scrimp on his ass.

[Roland99]

7. My wife won't let me get anything but Angel Soft

[nilram]

29. I buy Scotts, one step above sandpaper.

Handy when I’m out of 360-grit in the shop. It’s not like I want any guests to stay for long.

[phylny]

40. I used to buy Scott's because

my kids never changed the rolls. Scott’s has 1000 sheets. Now I use Charmin mega something or other. I use many fewer sheets because they are so thick.

[htuttle]

4. I have enough junk mail to bridge the gap

Especially those coupon-filled, little newspaper-looking mailers. Good for 3-5 days apiece.

[woodsprite]

8. My friend and I said if it got bad,

We could use our scrapbooking paper, but we’d have to be careful to not get paper cuts.

[Kaleva]

9. For those who want to go old school, snow works very well.

[sinkingfeeling]

10. Save those magazines.

[pwb]

11. I think the ancients used sponges and cloth.

Rinsing after use. We can all live without toilet paper if we have water. Wash up..

[GreenPartyVoter]

16. Our Moms kept vinegar filled diaper pails and washed w hot water. I have pile of

old tee shirts torn up and ready to go.

[pwb]

18. We are all set on this issue.

Peace.

[eilen]

33. That is my strategy.

I went to 3 stores today looking for TP and they were all out (Wegmans, and 2 different BJ's Wholesale Warehouses. Finally found some at Staples. When they run out, if I still can't find any, I am going the old Tshirt and diaper pail route.

[redstateblues]

35. corn cobs for our rural friends

[A HERETIC I AM]

12. OK, this made me.....

[we can do it]

13. I am in the morning.

[Grokenstein]

14. Shit then shower.

Haven't used TP in years now, but also haven't had to crap while out and about, at work or play. The human body likes a schedule, so I only dump outside of regular morning intervals when I've eaten something horrible. Shake off the klingons, flush it away, then hop in the shower and turn your handheld shower-head into a bidet. (YES, I clean the shower-head and tub very regularly. NO, I'm NOT suggesting anyone actually crap in the tub or jam the shower-head up their arse. Yes, I've had that exact discussion before.)

[A HERETIC I AM]

20. EXACTLY!

Fucking precisely

Wash your asshole after you take a dump. Seems kind of like a rather simple concept.

[cwydro]

25. I'm one of those who's as regular as a clock.

Coffee, toast, bathroom, shower.

Simple.

[A HERETIC I AM]

34. My work schedule has completely screwed that for me.

When I work a dependable, daily schedule, I’m just like you. But I’ve been doing a lot of rotating start times, so I’ll sleep till 4 in the afternoon to start work at 6 or 8 and do that for a week, then the cycle flips and I’ll have a 5 AM wake up and be “normal”, as the case may be.

Right now I am in the process of trying to flip my circadian rhythm because my next on duty time is 3 Am Saturday. My last off duty was 3 AM yesterday.

I’ll work the 3 AM to 3 PM deal for 5 days, then who knows!?!

But yeah, nothing like being predictable.


OK...that’s enough. I’ve devolved to talking about when I poop and that means I’m WAAAAAY too old.

!!

[cwydro]

46. Ive been through that, and you are so right.

I HATE a change of schedule. I’m retired, but recently decided to get a part-time job.

I have changed my sleep schedule just to handle those tow days a week lol. But I have a choice. I know that when you don’t that’s awful.

Wipes are a good thing!

[central scrutinizer]

47. Here in Japan

The toilet is high tech. When you open the door, the lid automatically opens. When you sit on the throne, it starts to warm up. Then there are three settings for the warm water bidet. One especially for women. You rock back and forth to get full coverage. I love it.

[OnDoutside]

15. If you can't spend good money on your own ass, what can you spend it on ?

[A HERETIC I AM]

21. ....

[Docreed2003]

17. Kinda makes you miss the old Sears and Roebucks catalog

[SWBTATTReg]

22. This is gross. I heard even leaves can be used (and were used in the past)...I don't know if ...

is true (leaves) but I guess the pioneers had to use something. I guess that they were smart enough not to use poison ivy?

[WePurrsevere]

30. Actually I was taught that eons ago, I think in Girl Scouts

My husband was taught it in Boy Scounts. It's a survivalist thing and yes, "leaves of 3 leave them be" is a VERY smart rule to follow.

[A HERETIC I AM]

36. One person used poison ivy leaves once.

ONCE.

[SWBTATTReg]

37. Ha ha heh ha...yeah, really. Ha ha heh...

[standingtall]

44. Yep it's true and occossinally people still use them

especially if their on a camping trip. I had to use them a few times when I was a child.

[cwydro]

23. Do people not already know this?

In my long life, many years of camping. I can assure you that I’ve used every available leaf, paper towel, Kleenex, napkin, etc...for that purpose.

[GoCubsGo]

24. For the hell of it, I checked to see if my shower hose reaches the toilet.

It does. Instant bidet! I have a sufficient supply of TP, but I ever get desperate...

One can get a bidet kit for under fifty bucks, btw. They look fairly easy to install.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

27. I use thick paper towels for hankies.

I keep some my purse and coat pockets.

[PCIntern]

28. The CVS reference was funny

Thanks!!

😁

[IcyPeas]

31. Dont forget newspapers

[dewsgirl]

32. LoL😂 CVS man those things are a mile long.

[Buns_of_Fire]

38. Bidets are good. $50 bidet kits are good. TP savings are good. The cleanliness is good.

However, a blast of 50-degree water on my bunghole at six in the morning is NOT good.

[Freddie]

39. My daughter just got a case of Bounty from amazon

It’ll do when the TP is gone.

[standingtall]

41. If you can find some dry leaves in the woods they'll work too

not poison Ivy ones though.

[JCMach1]

42. No, it will clog plumbing

[Talitha]

43. Speaking of CVS -

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!

[JCMach1]

45. Go to home store and buy a heavy duty kitchen sprayer

Attach it to your toilet water supply.

Not rocket science, but super clean hiney and in the process join the rest of the civilized world that washes their a$$

[NBachers]

48. Here's an easy solution: