No More Sitting On The Throne Down Under?

The mysterious case of Australia's lack of loo paper.

First off, I have to confess that when Bob and I read about this particular dilemma affecting our Australian friends, we rushed out to get our spare pack of loo rolls. Rationing said paper could prove rather interesting in many a household...more importantly, how to police or enforce it?

It sounds so funny to read that Aussies had a run on loo paper when faced with the threat of corona virus and I must say, a bit of a mystery too. Especially since they do produce toilet paper down under. The last thing I would think of when faced with a quarantine situation would be toilet paper. Books, wine and vittles would take precedence...

Would be interesting to find out what started out this loo-roll stampede. Me thinks there might have been the odd fake news on social media...now of course the jokes are endless and quite funny.

Apart from anything else we do tend to forget that our modern version of a toilet roll, complete with the cushy sense of comfort many layers provide, is a fairly new invention. Many times it was cheaper to use old newspaper, cut into little squares. Efficient perhaps but soft not so much...one Australian newspaper, NT News actually included eight pages of blank newspaper in their edition, to help their readers out! Marvelous idea...

For the next few weeks many of us will face new challenges, shortages and trials which even though they might not be pleasant, we will get through and survive possibly even thrive. It might center us back to what is really important in our lives and uncouple us from the addiction of meaningless consumption, which after all isn't the source of happiness...

Biggi