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Finland March 2020, "No we'll NOT run out of toilet paper." Finald August 2022, "We're RUNNING OUT of toilet paper."

August 2022:

AW Journal (Archived): Finland warns of toilet paper shortage.

The Finnish company Metsä Tissue, one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of sanitary and hygiene products, has announced the threat of a shortage of toilet paper due to the energy crisis. The company announced this in a press release published on Friday, August 26.

“In recent weeks, Metsä Tissue has been forced to reduce production for several days at its factories in Zilina (Slovakia) and Kreuzau (Germany) due to high electricity prices,” the report says.

March 2020:

Forest.fi (Archived): Five facts about toilet paper – no, we’ll not run out of it.

If ever anything is certain, it is that stockpiling toilet paper in Finland or in most other Western countries is pointless. There will not be a shortage of toilet paper.

Two mills in Finland make tissue paper: the Metsä Tissue mill in Mänttä and the Essity mill in Nokia. Both are producing toilet paper at full capacity. Maintenance shutdowns at many mills have also been postponed until later.

A story at Europe Says (Archived) simply states, "Finnish firm warns of toilet paper shortage as energy costs wipe out production." That firm is...you guessed it, Metsä Tissue who, as we can see from above, in the span of a little over two years said, "There will be no toilet paper shortage," to, "There's a toilet paper shortage." 

The comments at the Europe Says story are interesting.

Here's a select few, hit the link for the rest:

ShortRound89 says:
August 26, 2022 at 6:28 pm

Water is the way.

Key_Proposal_1715 says:
August 26, 2022 at 5:08 pm

About time people stop using paper and use water instead
^ [Water...until water restrictions hit, which is already happening. - DD]

asdwarrior2 says:
August 26, 2022 at 7:53 pm

Time to learn to wash your ass and have a dedicated ass towel
^ [A "dedicated ass towel." Yeah, that sounds sanitary. No pathogenic issues there! - DD]

TP Shortages! Coming soon to the U.S., only a matter of time. Either real or because of panic/hoarding buying. Biden has his diaper stash and a Caregiver who changes it and wipes his butt so he doesn't care. He's unaware of this TP existential threat as he is everything else.

Heck, with all the money we'll be making under Biden's YUGE tax cut for the middle class, we'll all be able to afford our own Groom of The Stool!  

I'll pass and take a different path to being rich and influential.

 

* This story may be dated as the Draft version of this was written before my taking a week off from updating.

Germany faces TP shortage.

ScoopTrade: Germany faces toilet paper shortage due to soaring gas prices.

RT: Germans warned of toilet paper shortage.

Alahed News: Germans Warned of Toilet Paper Shortage.

The crisis on the European gas market could lead to reduced production of toilet paper in Germany, according to Martin Krengel, chairman of the nation’s paper industry association, Die Papierindustrie.

“We are particularly dependent on gas for the production of tissue paper. Without it, we will no longer be able to provide security of supply,” Krengel said in a statement published on Thursday.

According to data provided by Die Papierindustrie, each German citizen uses an average of 134 rolls of toilet paper per year. “In the current energy crisis, our top priority is to provide people with this important commodity,” Krengel stressed.

Last month, the Bavarian Paper Association warned that operating paper plants may become unprofitable if they are forced to work at reduced capacity due to natural gas shortages.

Public panic and frenzy - what's up?

MSN (AP): Panic grocery buying slows; iPhone sales plummeted in March.

Miami Herald: Grocery shelves will be sparse for awhile, but panic buying isn’t to blame, experts say.

Citizen Tribune: Panic buying slows, grocery chain CEO says.

WWNY-TV: Freezer frenzy: local store can’t keep up with demand for appliance.

VT Digger: Guns and ammo in high demand as coronavirus cases increase.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (via Archive): During COVID-related gun-buying frenzy, many are first-time owners.

Steve Smith You Tube: Adolf Hitler cancels the War To Confiscate All German Toilet Paper during Corona Virus.

Advisory: Adult language subtitles. (I think that's a first; an advisory based on subtitles):

How are things where you live? Are the store shelves being restocked a bit quicker? What's still hard to find? (Any type of hand sanitizer here). Are you seeing more and more people wearing masks? (I am, and far too many are just covering their mouth. I guess whatever makes you feel safe). Have you noticed if your local hospitals appear busy? Drop a comment.
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MSN (AP) Archived
Miami Herald Archived
Citizen Tribune Archived
WWNY-TV Archived 
VT Digger Archived

Now They're Coming For Our Toilet Paper.

Digital Journal: Disruption has finally come to the toilet paper market.

... the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) issued a report titled “The Issue With Tissue." The whole point was to give leading brands of toilet paper a sustainability grade and make people aware it does come from trees - lots of tree [sic].
[.]
... there is a whole other group of consumers who are turning up their collective noses at buying "recycled brands," igniting a demand for "virgin" toilet paper.
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The whole point of this toilet paper revolution we are going through is to acknowledge that there is a better way to live sustainably and be environmentally conscious. In place of cutting down any more trees, we now have a choice of using three types of Toilet paper - 100 percent bamboo, as Tushy sells, toilet paper made from a mix of bamboo and sugar cane fibers, or TP made from 100 percent recycled paper[.]

MSN: Amazon shoppers buy a lot of toilet paper and potato chips.

Is there an environmental-friendly link between the two?

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Digital Journal story Archived
MSN story Archived

Are you Evacuating Properly?

Have we been doing it incorrectly all these years? The Week:

...the Squatty Potty, a transportable plastic step that sits at the base of the toilet, elevating the user’s legs into a more squat-like position, to provide “the best poop of your life, guaranteed”, according to its US-based makers.

I'll wait for the deluxe version that's in the works.

Flush...

Spread toilet paper on toilet seat before sitting

Toilet paper is also used for spreading on seat before sitting.

Because if it were not for Wikipedia, the above would never occur to you.

Ever.