Per Old Git's suggestion, I am partially "outing" myself here.

Still being a bit cryptic though. You gotta put the puzzle pieces together.

Hey guys!

Are you here?

:)

-- FM/MM (scipublic@aol.com), January 05, 2000

Answers

Diane,

You are BAD, girl!

I talked to your mom today and you were out earning big bucks for somebody. Shame on you! How could you abandon the "cause" for such a capitalist venture? :)

It's gonna be more than a couple of weeks.

However. . . we are nearly ready to roll.

Blessings.

:)

-- FM/MM (scipublic@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

Diane,

I'm trying to figure out how this (to once again borrow an expression from "Dirt Road" over at Debunky) "freaking" forum works!

Why is it that EVERYTHING I post, becomes the FIRST answer?

ARRRRGHHH!

Thanks in advance for your help.

:)

-- FM/MM (scipublic@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

Knew that.

;-D

I do want a copy of the book. Need to wait a couple weeks though, FM.

What the heck are you doing up this late?

Diane

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), January 05, 2000.

Hi, I'm present.........lindasue1@earthlink.net

-- Linda Hitchings (lindasue1@earthlink.net), January 05, 2000.

I'm here......where's the punchbowl?

-- Bokonon (bok0non@my-Deja.com), January 05, 2000.

So cool FM, now I'll probably buy a copy. ;-)

-- Deborah (infowars@yahoo.com), January 05, 2000.

Ummm......I think I'm lost. I thought this was the Y2K honey storage area.....

-- Satanta [The White Bear] (EventHoriz@n.com), January 05, 2000.

Hey...count me here. No Bok, it's the toilet bowl we're looking for. ;^)

-- TM (mercier7@pdnt.com), January 05, 2000.

As long as there is a toilet bowl then I don't have to worry about stepping in anything, right?

Hi FM/MM :-)

Mike

=====================================================================

-- Mike Taylor (mtdesign3@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

Hi the explanation is on the "HELP!" thread.

And we REALLY missed you at AA in Oct (or whenever that was)

Chuck

-- Chuck, a night driver (rienzoo@en.com), January 05, 2000.

What are the TP Chronicles...though I can guess.

Am I a member in good standing...well at least I am still standing...or since this is the TP chronicles, perhaps I should be sitting?

Ynott

-- Ynott (Ynott@incorruptible.com), January 05, 2000.

Happy to be here with plenty of TP material! We deserve to have a TP roll here because we are so "squeezeably soft"

-- churchorganist (swedishmusic@webtv.net), January 05, 2000.

Taz reporting in complete with 30 cases of TP for the cause!

-- Taz (Tassi123@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

Hi, I'm here, not sure what this is about, but have a closet of tp for the cause. Maybe I better go back and catch up on the threads. Tiara

-- Tiara (sorceress5@hotmail.com), January 05, 2000.

Hey,

Anybody need a 50 lb bucket of Cranberry Beans? ;)

Will

-- Will Huett (willhuett@usa.net), January 05, 2000.

I will be here, watching from my little hole, as usual.... but still must be very very careful. I am still worried about all those brooms, traps, and awful housecats...

But I am here, and if you watch very closely, every once in awhile, you might see me pop out of my little hole. It is very well stocked with TP, by the way, and will be for quite a long time.

just a little housemouse here....

-- JGJ (housemouse@nevermind.now), January 05, 2000.

I'm here, (pant, pant) just finished rearranging my packages of TP. All lined up with the beans and rice now. Candles, (check) matches, (check). Garden supplies, oh yes. Only 4 days, glad I gottem. Virlie

-- Virlie (MstMtnRain@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

What's this? Toilet paper? Yes, we have some. Libby here reporting for the toilet papering squad...

-- Libby Alexander (libbyalex@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

FM,

Aha! I had my s'picions from the start...

Nice to know that my 'keen powers of deduction' were working. : )

Now, what's this all about?

-- Wilferd (WilferdW@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

This will be fun. Chuck whatya think of the new FCC rules?

-- RickJohn (rickjohn1@yahoo.com), January 05, 2000.

Two pallets, reporting for booty duty.

Ye Gods,

-- Pinkrock (aphotonboy@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

Yo! Ciao! Present! Here!

-- Billy Boy (Rakkasan101st@Aol.com), January 05, 2000.

Present, with 60 Cleveland phone books! LOL

-- Powder (Powder47keg@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

Well I'm FAR from abandoning TB2000, but I thought I'd say hi. I only bought about 50 rolls of TP myself.

John Ludi, TP challenged.

-- Ludi (ludi@rollin.com), January 05, 2000.

Over 500 rolls here....I can't even see the beans.

-- LM (latemarch@usa.net), January 05, 2000.

Nice to see y'all!

Anybody seen Uncle Deedah?

:)

-- FM/MM (vidprof@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

Your luck has ran out, I'm here too, complete with 480 rolls of TP (unused so far). Are we having a potty party?

FM,

Let me guess; You are really Tom Brokaw in drag. Right?

S.O.B.

-- sweetolebob (buffgun@hotmail.com), January 05, 2000.

Need a recipe for rice and beans and spam and flour and sugar and dried fruit and beef jerky and powdered milk and cereal and oatmeal and corn and .........................etc.

don

-- don (mrmtgman@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

Deviled SPAM

1 can of SPAM grated, 4 TBS mayo, 2 TBS sweet pickle relish, 1/4 cup chopped onions, 1/4 cup chopped walnuts. Mix all together and serve on toasted sourdough bread or with crackers.

Toilet paper is one thing we can't live without--1,500 rolls.

Bardou here

-- bardou (bardou@baloney.com), January 05, 2000.

is there an expiration date on TP? i'd like to join the fun, but only if my TP is compliant. it's white and unscented so far.

my well deserved y2k nerous breakdown is ebbing.

-- Rose (only rose please) (r.1@juno.com), January 05, 2000.

Them greenspun forums are spreading like rings on a pond.

Reporting as Ordered!

-- Helium (Heliumavid@yahoo.com), January 05, 2000.

I think we just collected our best new war story!

Go here (it's hilarious!)

Germade

:)

-- FM/MM (.scipublic@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

I think I will have to mobilize my tp stash. Basement for summer and attic for winter. Wouldn't want to have stash meet flood/leaks in basement we sometimes get from winter melt. Boy wouldn't that be a disaster! Conversely, wouldn't want a fire hazard in the attic in summer.

-- marsh (armstrng@sisqtel.net), January 05, 2000.

I'm now a refugee with a couple of homes... please don't mind if I park myself here as well... :o)

It's a shame what's happening over on the "other" board...

FR

-- Forum Refugee (formerly Forum Regular) (Here@TP.comx), January 05, 2000.

Hi, I'm here, too. Getting woozy from Y2k withdrawal.....

-- brubert (brubert@sugarpie.com), January 05, 2000.

Well- I'm here too. Actually- I'm at the library.

-- farmer (hillsidefarm@drbs.com), January 05, 2000.

i come seeking closure. i was mostly a lurker at TB2000, and i was a late GI, but i did prep seriously for y2k, and i'm still sorting things out. the TB2000 forums added fuel to the the already raging fire of my internet addiction, so perhaps i can address that on this forum, which seems to have far fewer threads so far. any advice from you fellow internet addicts would be appreciated. i'm a professional editor of medical and academic books, so if we need to work out any grammatical kinks for the TP chronicles, i'm here to help!

-- nance (nancyw@mailcity.com), January 05, 2000.

Suggestions for topics are welcome. I'm starting to post categories today.

Thanks to Diane Squire and Rick Cowles, I'm starting to get the hang of being a "sysop" on this forum, and I am most definitely interested in the input of professional reviewers before I put the revised chapters online!

Welcome all! So nice to see some familiar handles!

:)

-- FM/MM (.scipublic@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

present with about 300 rolls.

btw- did I mention that for XMAS, I gave a family friend ,(who was not allowed to prep ANYTHING- per her husband,) one of those huge bulk packs of Northern Tissue,

I got her husband a couple of dried corn cobs.

-- plonk! (realaddress@hotmail.com), January 05, 2000.

LOL plonk!!!

I'm here, TB2000 was my very first BB, and Boks Monkey House was my very first chat room. I have 'typed' with some truly wonderful and inspiring people (and most have me ROTFLMAO).

Looking forward!!!

-- (karlacalif@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

Hi,

We're still here, ready as we'll ever be with 240+ rolls and 13 boxes of Ridex!

Still can't quite shake the 'urge' to go buy more... this addiction is going to take a lot more than just 12 steps! ;)

-- Arewyn (artemis31@email.msn.com), January 05, 2000.

One thousand rolls of "John Wayne" TP.....it doesn't take any crap off anybody. I bought it cheap because it is "cheap" and I'll sell it cheap at the swaps.

Just remember that oats always cost more before they have been through the horse. My TP had already been thru the horse.

And then again I might sell it as very fine sand paper.

-- tc (trashcan-man@webtv.net), January 05, 2000.

Can I join ?? Only bought 36 rolls

-- I 'm a Kittian but (formerly a griffen @ globalnet co.uk), January 05, 2000.

Guess if we're going to debrief, it's good to do it in a place equipped with lots of TP. Count me in.

-- Faith Weaver (suzsolutions@yahoo.com), January 05, 2000.

Y'all inspired me. I went and counted. 306 rolls. There may be some more stuffed back in the closet that I can't see. Course while I was counting, spouse called and said "watcha doin'?" How often in this life do you get to respond -- "inventorying our toilet paper!"?

-- Libby Alexander (libbyalex@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

Family Borzel checking in!

The rollover went wonderfully in our winterwoods retreat. Back at work now...went to IT manager and yelled "I want to lodge a COMPLAINT! My computer works!"

Good to see you all are safe and well!

-- (Kurt.Borzel@gems8.gov.bc.ca), January 05, 2000.

Here and already working on My new book 1000 ways to cook with Spam. :-)

-- && (&&@&&.&), January 05, 2000.

....just 365 rolls here....i forgot to include Feb 29...so i'll barely get thru the year...*sigh*...

-- clover (clover_1@hotmail.com), January 05, 2000.

I'm here too. Lets Party!!--Dory

-- dory (crtwheel@eburg.com), January 05, 2000.

I'm here....so long as I don't have to potty train anyone.

-- justme (justme@myhouse.com), January 05, 2000.

Wildweasel checking in. 640 rolls at the ready; a 50/50 mix of the squishy soft stuff for the womenfolk and mil-spec, 1000-sheet per roll, 400-grit Scott for the tough guys.

WW

-- Wildweasel (vtmldm@epix.net), January 05, 2000.

But,...but....officer, Iwas invited! No, really. I was just looking in the window to see who was already here, before goin' in.

NO, I didn't know it was the "ladies" room!

-- Lon Frank (lgal@exp.net), January 05, 2000.

200 rolls, give or take ten..some of them are jumbo size.

-- silver ion (ag3@interlog.com), January 05, 2000.

If rolled out end to end, I wonder what planet (or galaxy) all this tp would reach?

Where is Carl Sagan when you really need him?

-- (planetof@theapes.com), January 05, 2000.

Present and papered.

-- dozerdoctor (dozerdoc@yahoo.com), January 05, 2000.

My heart is warming big time.

So nice to see you all here.

Anybody care to "round up the stragglers," and invite some refugees from some of the OTHER forums?

Hee!

:)

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

Present! (after months of lurking)

As for how much TP I have, let's just say that the R-value of the insulation in my attic has increased dramatically in the past year!

Boy am I grateful to get to count rolls and sheets with you guys over the Internet instead of keeping touch by way of carrier pigeon!!

Linda

-- newbiebutnodummy (Linda@home.com), January 05, 2000.

Here! But I don't quite follow what's happening. And I'm not sure I even qualify as a veteran, anyway. But it sounds like fun.

-- eve (123@4567.com), January 05, 2000.

ROTFLMAO!! How Great the technology we have been given!! I have experienced the catalog paper on bottom, many moons (:-p) ago! Did not want to go back, as long as I could prepare and postpone!I think I have 400 rolls, I haven't been so diligent as Taz to take inventory! Don't guess I would make a good store manager.

-- Vote Taz for (inventory@manager.com), January 05, 2000.

Smokey here,finaly lost AOL con. after downL. 5.0 on the 31 dec.

-- Smokey (Smokey1057@roman.net), January 05, 2000.

Y'all are RANK amateurs when it comes to TP acquisition: 40 cases of 45 rolls (2 ply, 500 sheets/roll)= 1800 rolls. Allowing for an average of 6 sheets per 'incident' [G}, this anticipates a maximum 'coverage' of 150,000 'events'.

Keep in mind I was prepping for a maximum 'load' of 5 women (3 over the age of 65), 4 men, and 4 children.

: )

-- Wilferd (WilferdW@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

Hyah kids hyah hyah. *twang*

Where are you posting your chapters? I've done a lot of technical editing for Que and Fawcette (as well as having one programming book and scads of articles published), so I'll be glad to scrutinize your manuscript for... coding errors. [g]

-- Ron Schwarz (rs@clubvb.com.delete.this), January 05, 2000.

I only bought one roll.

For emergencies.

See, we're tough here in Texas. We just use leaves, corncobs, and cactus.

-Greybear

-- Got Anonymity?

-- Greybear (greybear@home.com), January 05, 2000.

Had to build new closet just for TP storage. Wife was more worried about her feminine pads. Frankly, so was I. Still ended up with about 480 rolls.

-- Lobo (atthelair@yahoo.com), January 05, 2000.

Good heavens, Greybear!

I gotta get back to work (or at least to sleep, since I was up 'til 4 A.M today trying to figure out how to get this dang forum organized--and I am STILL trying to figure out the rest of the forum categories, which CANNOT be changed once I commit them to "print," as they say...

All I have to say to you at this particular moment is this:

"Can you spare a square?"

ROTFLMAO! Yep. Classic quote from YOU, my friend!

:)

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

P.S. Greybear, and others:

Anonymity is ALWAYS assured, at least on THIS forum, and especially with regard to your "handles."

With regard to the book, "Off the record" is in my blood.

Explanation:

I was trained in the journalistic tradition that if something was revealed to me "off the record," and I reported a story based upon that information, and I was hauled into court later by attorneys who wanted me to reveal my sources, I had to be willing to go to jail, rather than reveal my sources.

Last time I checked, that was in the United States Constitution.

Those who know me, understand why.

In the meantime,

Fear not!

:)

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), January 05, 2000.

I only have one case of TP - I figured with big problems, I'd be more concerned about heat; and with few/little problems, I could get more. Can I come aboard anyway?

-- Tricia the Canuck (jayles@telusplanet.net), January 05, 2000.

I haven't been able to contribute much to the TB2000 Forum, for reasons known to a few here. However...would being the proud owner of 288 rolls of Cottonelle double rolls, and get ready...

204 rolls of Charmin Plus with Unscented Natural Aloe , earn me a place in this august community?

It was for my wife and son, by special request, you see...

-- Spindoc' (spindoc_99_2000@yahoo.com), January 06, 2000.

By the looks of postings, I guess I'm double-ply impaired, but present and accounted for.

-- Lisa (lisadawn@yahoo.com), January 06, 2000.

Actually, some of my paper products are still in the trunk of MY CAR!

Lordy, lordy. Go blame those Amercian Red Cross people! Do they not DESERVE all of this blame after having posted their advisory in December of 1998?!?

We all know the American Red Cross is an "alarmist organization," do we not? Hee.

:)

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), January 06, 2000.

96 rolls to start, but I'm using them. Down to 85. I am *never* buying a single roll again. I've been lurking for awhile but if my browser posts this message I'll be back.

-- cynthia (cabeal@efn.org), January 06, 2000.

Reporting in from the hide-away in the currently frigid high Rockies.

210 rolls safely tucked away, another 384 being delivered Friday - along with a few other goodies. For future use, of course! :-)

Now, what else do we need for this porta-party ????

-- hiding in plain (sight@edge of.nowhere), January 06, 2000.

Here I am too.

In Northern Ireland (where I come from) they're called "Bog Rolls" (for the simple reason that "the toilet" is referred to as "the bog"!)

In Denmark (where I live) people are much more polite: they say (literally) "May I borrow your toilet?" when they want to go to the bog.

If you wish to borrow my toilet, feel free, I have lots of Y2K- compliant bog rolls therein.

-- Risteard Mac Thomais (uachtaran@ireland.com), January 06, 2000.

Reporting in after many months of lurking, laughing and loving this crowd! TP fills the attic, the garage, the closets and the pantry! Every nook and cranny has a roll. Life is good!

Grace

-- gracie (grace17@pacbell.net), January 06, 2000.

Here!

Get Homer here and you will have something "going on"

-- Hatti (klavine@tco.com), January 06, 2000.

Hi FM,

Always been 'out', (some say to lunch...)

Reporting in after digging the winter potatoes. Got 20kgs for each kg of seed!

Bought a lifestyle which I am keeping. Got planting an olive grove (peace) and a vineyard (Bacchus beware) on the agenda..

Got a quiet Xmas and New Year which was my wish.

Wishing you all a mild winter in the northern region from our warm New Zealand summer...

-- Bob Barbour (gotalife@ps.gen.nz), January 06, 2000.

LOL! LOL! LOL!

You guys are a SINCERE piece of work!!!!

What a great way to start the day, especially after literally sleeping at my keyboard for most of the night. (I think I finally figured out--after Gawd knows how many years on this planet--how horses managed to sleep standing up!)

Ah, but I ramble. . .

Somebody go get Homer!

In the meantime, one MORE time,

Welcome aboard!

LOL!

:)

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), January 06, 2000.

Deb M. reporting in...

-- Deb M. (vmcclell@columbus.rr.com), January 06, 2000.

Debi from Virginia made it here....another JIT job too! :)

-- Debi (LongTimeLurker@shy.com), January 06, 2000.

Okay, okay, allright.. I wanted to give up this kind of thing, but this kinda looks like fun. Maybe I'll just check in once a day.. Add another Ohioan to the roll call. Didn't count the rolls, but big stacks in 2 closets! Probably won't buy until 2002, sell your kleenex stock before it tanks!

-- cmd0903 (cmd0903@dontcall.com), January 06, 2000.

Been a daily Lurker since the end of '97... Sheesh... Hate to admit to only 75 rolls left.. Well, there _are_ only 2 of us.... (This thread is fun) :-) :-) :-)

-- Suzanne L (SuzanneL@webtv.net), January 06, 2000.

Still looken, 450 rolls, want to sell my non-hybrids...---...

-- Les (yoyo@tolate.com), January 06, 2000.

YO!

'Bout 400+ rolls in the white cushiony soft-stuff, and a few thousand corn cobs per the wife's hillbilly suggestion. Corn cobs BTW, are much easier to store and take up less room (this is her sales pitch).

Didn't know which was worse, the embarrassment of having a shed full of poop paper, or a barn full of shucked corn cobs. Difficult to explain to any inquiring minds.

Found out however that it is perfectly acceptable in this part of Kentucky to have corn cob on hand for those explosive bowel moments after a night of feasting on beans and jerky!

Thinking of you Greybear......I raise a cob in honor of your chili.

-- INVAR (gundark@sw.net), January 06, 2000.

I'll confess (and bet!) that no one has over 2500 rolls of the "good stuff". My family of 5 will never have to buy TP again!!!

-- don (mrmtgman@aol.com), January 06, 2000.

God! I feel soooo inadequate with a mere 155 rolls. But it's the good stuff.

-- (rcarver@inacom.com), January 06, 2000.

Someone told me to report here, so ... reporting.

Only about 200 rolls of TP and no corn cobs.

Like someone above, busy rearranging preps. Using a few things, but mostly figuring out how to rotate and do this on a long term basis.

I'd like to have a constant 3 month supply, but will settle for no less than a months worth of everything, more for some basics.

Daughter #2 gets the "storage room", so have to figure out how to make the basement work depite all the moisture --- past posts are still helpful.

Still not "settled-down". Maybe in spring.

-- Jon Johnson (narnia4@usa.net), January 06, 2000.

here, 700 rolls or so (why count?)

-- mushroom (mushroom_bs_too_long@yahoo.com), January 06, 2000.

Here and accounted for along with TP located ALL over the property, including the garage!!!!!!! Sister was in from California and wanted to Mudwrestle here with King of Spain....never did find the thread again, to see if he responded...still lol....BTW, sister wants to know what I am to do with the $500 worth of canned food in basement???LOL..I have the 'needy' 21 year old out of house, he comes to devour the tuna....Chuck,,,,I went to Marc's today and didnt buy one CAN of anything.....My hubby is sooo proud of me.....Love ya all.

-- consumer (shh@aol.com), January 06, 2000.

Only 86 rolls but they are double-size. Does that count?

-- Evelyn (equus@barn.now), January 06, 2000.

After being a long-time lurker at Scary Gary's site, I stumbled across TB2000 only a couple of weeks ago. Now that things are really starting to get interesting, I don't want to be left behind! I only have about 130 rolls; I feel soooooo inadequate. Hope you'll let me in anyhoo.

Jimmy

-- Jimmy Splinters (inthe@dark.com), January 06, 2000.

Welcome aboard, you stragglers! LOL!

Hey anybody remember the "Tom's Take" essay that scared the you know what out of us?

Well, there's a new Tom Benjamin essay y'all might want to take a gander at.

Link to New Tom Benjamin essay

:)

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), January 06, 2000.

Here, operating on a JIT basis with respect to TP. Glad to see this wild assortment of people attempting to stay in touch.

-- Thinman (thinman38@hotmail.com), January 06, 2000.

TP........? plenty

-- kevin (innxxs@yahoo.com), January 06, 2000.

Howdy all!

I'm guessing about 300 rolls, but I never got past the case of Vdoak, uh, vodka to find out! Oh well, guess I'll just drink the toilet paper and wipe my... wait a ... dohgsdjgqjd[fjsd [zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

-- ariZONEa (passed_out@the.floor), January 06, 2000.

OK, I'm late but I'm here. Haven't counted my rolls but I think I have enough for a while.

-- Margaret J (janssm@aol.com), January 06, 2000.

Present and accounted for.

Only not 6hours a day like last 10 months. Back to biz. anybody need intl. long distance?? or Intl. callback service???

gotta make up for taking off 10 months. :->

-- d......... (dciinc@aol.com), January 06, 2000.

Our TP Ark is in the garage (16 ft. boat filled with huge plain brown boxes of TP reaching to the ceiling). Didn't think we would be doing any boating after the rollover. Didn't want to alert the neighbors to where they could find Mr. Whipple either.

-- Lurkess (Lurkess@Lurking.Net), January 06, 2000.

I've been a daily Lurker in TB2000 since July. I've got 72 rolls of Charmin and only Charmin. Anything less than Charmin is uncivilized.

-- Scottsworth (NewEnglander@Ct.com), January 06, 2000.

Shoot! I thought I was the TP Queen, but it looks like WilferdW has me beat by a couple hundred rolls. Mine's hiding in the woods in a sheepherder's shack "behind a tree". I hope we don't have a California wildfire to "smoke it out". Since KOS never asked me to mudwrestle and WilferdW has more TP, can I be Queen of Chocolate Chips with 100 plus pounds?

-- Sharon L (sharonl@volcano.net), January 06, 2000.

I'm in a panic - just counted my TP and I am short about 3 cases (72 rolls)....now that puts me short....must be in the garage, or shop, or barn, no maybe the sauna house, the well house, the chicken barn, the cowshed, no there is no room in there with all the other goodies. Aha - found it, it's in the sunroom - have to move it to make room for the tomato plants soon.

This survivalism thing is tiring!!!...but I'm here for the duration.

-- Laurane (familyties@rttinc.com), January 06, 2000.

Over 200 rolls. About 1 year supply for my family.

-- Mr. pinochle (pinochledd@aol.com), January 06, 2000.

Have been lurking behind my TP for months but am now present and accounted for with a measly 150+ rolls (rice on the other hand is another matter...)

What fun!

-- I'm (peeringout@nothing.much), January 06, 2000.

I'm present. About 100+/- rolls in closet.

Presently lurking from the throne with my laptop. This thread is inspiring.

...arrrghh! Roll's out...I can't reach the closet and I'm alone!!

-- Chris (Catsy@pond.com), January 06, 2000.

Signing in for the TP castle we will build.

And from the TB 2000 archives!

 I possess more than 100,000 matches. Who else is guilty of Y2K prep overkill?

-- Brian (imager@home.com), January 06, 2000.

TP? That's nothing kids, you should see my collection of tampons!!! Ready to bleed for the cause till menopause :>) Superplus absorbency, of course. Yes, cassandra, mermaids menstruate...

-- Lorelei the Pagan (mermaid@rhineroc.com), January 06, 2000.

ewwwwwww....

-- ewwwww (ewwww@ewww.ewww), January 06, 2000.

OK, I'm here, but I don't know how I made it! I linked from the other forum. How do I find my way back?

-- margie mason (mar3mike@aol.com), January 06, 2000.

Duhhhhh!!! OK I made it on my own.

-- margie mason (mar3mike@aol.com), January 06, 2000.

LOL, Brian!

A true blast from the past! I LOVED that thread!

:)

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), January 06, 2000.

Must have about 600 rolls down in the bunker. My recycling program just got started. Looks like I'm going to have to work on it a bit.

-- Bunker Bob (down@in.the.bunker.com), January 06, 2000.

Uhhhh... (sheepish expression)

Found some more TP packs today, y'know, the 24 roll kind? Found 4 in the gun closet ???, 1 in the bottom of the linen closet, and 8 in the metal cabinet in the basement. Hubby is GREAT at finding places to store stuff... now if I could just get him to remember where stuff is stashed!

I love the "John Wayne" toilet paper description... is there one for the kind that leaves lint behind ...?

-- Arewyn (artemis31@email.msn.com), January 06, 2000.

I'm here, 144 double rolls and some old yellow pages books to use in a pinch.

-- Bill (sticky@2side.tape), January 06, 2000.

Only 48 rolls cause only one butt. The cat pinches better than me and hasn't asked. Still eligible?

-- Carlos (riffraff1@cybertime.net), January 06, 2000.

"Pinches?"

Whoo--well--I think I get the general idea!

Absolutely eligible!

:)

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), January 06, 2000.

Granny's here with enough TP to last for the rest of my life. I keep stumbling over boxes of stuff. I guess I will have to get organized and find places for some of it. I want to keep 6 months worth for whatever and use up the rest. The big problem I have is that each morning when I open up the newspaper, I look at all the ads first to check out the prices of tuna, beans, soup and TP. I got all excited on Wednesday when the local store had a sale on tuna for 3/$1. How do I break this stocking-up habit. Is there a program out there I can join? Where is Preppers Annon?

-- Homeschooling Grandma (mlaymon@glenn-co.k12.ca.us), January 07, 2000.

Here, present and accounted for, sir.

TP for a family of 4 for about one year...still, the other day at Alco, we saw some on sale and bought several packages. Do we have a habit? Saying I am addicted will be the first phase of my recovery. So hard to say it, though.

Anybody save newspapers over the last year? Last count I have three large moving boxes packed with newspapers. No corn cobs (just moved to the country three months ago), but lots of newspapers!

AZ Joe

-- AZ Joe (here@AZ.mountain.com), January 07, 2000.

I was reading down this thread and realized that if my house were to burn, there would likely be a rise in the planetary temperature for years to come.

Literally thousands of candles, 10-24 packs of TP and about 60 large Cleveland phone books, a case of book matches, 2 cases of strike- anywhere kitchen matches, motor oil, anti-freeze, gallons of lamp oils, gallons of cooking oil and shortening, dozens of propane cylinders, thousands upon thousands of rounds of ammunition, Coleman white gas... I could go on and on. I do have a couple fire extinguishers, but I don't know...

I better start building a place to store all this, well away from the house. Before I cause a global catastrophe! ;-)

-- Powder (Powder47keg@aol.com), January 07, 2000.

What I want to know is what happens to all of this toilet paper if it isn't used right away! Does it disintegrate? Does toilet paper have a shelf-life?

-- sweetpea (on@the.farm), January 07, 2000.

Aside: thought my 10 pounds of dried avocado was a box of extra cannisters for the gas masks. Thank goodness the TP is in see-thru packaging. Survived the root canal. Meandi (always a day [or more]) late it seems.

-- Meandi (Heretoo@SFhome.com), January 07, 2000.

Sweetpea......

Depends on the climate in your part of the world. Termites will come up through a cement slab to get at paper of any kind. They make little mud tunnels and then it's LUNCH!!!! Mice and rats are great too. They chew paper up and poke it inside their "mattress". For now, take care and watch out for the little critters out there.

-- SharonL (sharonl@volcano.net), January 07, 2000.

ACCCCCCCCKKKKKKKK!

I've been warned!

Thanks!

-- sweatpea (on@the.farm), January 07, 2000.

Eleven months of Charmin Ultra for this family of four. And a year's wortht of Branston Pickle, my favorite English condiment. Given that I hadn't put aside a year's worth of toasted cheese sandwiches to put it on, I was taking a gamble...

-- Firemouse (firemouse@fcmail.com), January 07, 2000.

Boy the last 2 years went fast. Checking the archives and found my 15 seconds of fame. Dinty Moore anyone.

Martin, Justin, Dan -- Thanks for the research -- I appreciate it! I'm adding a postscript to the article on my web site, which points to this thread.

Ed

-- Ed Yourdon (ed@yourdon.com), March 07, 1999.

-- Martin Thompson (Martin@aol.com), January 07, 2000.

Martin,

Huh?

-- Sweetpea (on@the.farm), January 07, 2000.

Reporting for duty with 1500 pressure canned meatballs, firestarters, $11,000 Generac back up system and a three hundred gallon "water crate". Oh yea, I can't forget the two year supply of powdered milk. Pudding, anyone?

-- lurking, as usual (lindagrog@aol.com), January 08, 2000.

TP is the SO's department, but I could guess around 40 rolls, more or less. But the single AA led flashlights make excellent holiday gifts for the DGI relatives :-)

-z

-- Zygote (zygote@zygote.zygote), January 08, 2000.

Been lurking daily since (best I can reckon) mid 1996. Enough Charmin to last the family half year if we're extravagant with it, longer if frugal.

However, not sure if the following falls into a "most ridiculous y2k purchase", "overkill" or "what in God's name was I thinking": I have 2 enormous, bulky, weighing several 100 lbs a piece, industrial bolts of white, stretchy, t-shirt quality 100% cotton measuring 92" in circumferance, 28" w, 34" h on heavyduty carboard spindles, estimated yardage 1,000 yds each (!), both purchased at auction last yr. for $10 total...which resemble 2 giant, mutant, rolls of toilet paper...and take up an incredible amount of cubic space in my library (which is floor to ceiling bookcases, room measures 25x20.) Books also purchased @auction, bought 123 cartons of library overstock, $15 per palletload, spent $75. Had 64 cartons left over, duplicates, sold all 64 cartons @yd. sale for $20 total...sadly, charities didn't want them (I really, really tried too)...joked if things got bad enough w/y2k we'd just burn the books to stay warm when we ran out of firewood.

Paging Old Git....any chance you could put a post up on "I bet you've got some white cotton fabric to use up?"

-- mellowdog (mellowdogusa@hotmail.com), January 08, 2000.

OOPS! That would be since mid 1998! Darn these contact lens!

-- mellowdog (mellowdogusa@hotmail.com), January 08, 2000.

I always like to wait until everyone's arrived then make a grand entrance ! Not really, I've had important documents to sign and heads of state to confer with--you know how it is. Suggestions on your fabric on the other thread, mellow. Maybe I'll have more after my umpty-umpth cup of coffee. Good to see everyone here and hope to be able to make a more interesting contribution when things settle down a bit and I have some more time. (After spring gardening chores?)

-- Old Git (anon@spamproblems.com), January 10, 2000.

I be here. Greatful to be so too. Missed you all, this is the best of the fun group, methinks. I still dont have a count on the rolls, not as many as you guys tho. Enough. Scotts tissue type too. Enterprise toilet paper (circles Uranus and wipes out Clingons ) Funny thing, guys, we're hjaving a winter storm. Wonder if I ought to go prepare for a 3 day Y2k?

-- Laura A (laadedah@aol.com), January 22, 2000.

Welcome aboard guys. Hope to see more of you as the "reminiscing" and mop up continues!

:)

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), January 22, 2000.

Yo! 'Airborne' in the house!

-- Billy Boy (Rakkasan101st@Aol.com), January 25, 2000.

Your Defeat is upon You, vile furless Apes!!!In the meantine, Count Me, The Great and all Powerful Squirrel King, as part of The Crew!!!

-- Billy Boy (Rakkasan101st@Aol.com), January 25, 2000.

Looks like I'm among the TP challenged: I only got 120 double rolls of Charmin.

How do I get a copy of the TP chronicles?

Sincerely, Stan Faryna

-- Stan Faryna (faryna@groupmail.com), January 26, 2000.

Hi Stan, and everyone else!

Send me an email (with a real email address) and I'll send you an update when it's ready to ship.

:)

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), January 27, 2000.

Hi all, just checking in.

Thanks MM/FM, for keeping me/us updated w/ passwords.

-- silver ion (ag3@interlog.com), January 29, 2000.

Are the doomers properly embarassed yet?

Ashamed to have associated with extremists like Maryann Micheals and Diane Squire?

Vindicated Regards,

-- Andy Ray (andyman633@hotmail.com), November 29, 2000.

Hi. Just reporting in as asked. Though I never posted in here but once or twice , I was a lurker and just found the place today after almost a year. Its nice to see all the people again. Its so strange to look back and remember the emotional roller coaster of last year. I guess I've been trying to block it all out. Its hard for me to believe that this time last year I was truly believing that the world as we know it would soon be possibly ending. Though I didnt invest big money in preps(couldnt afford to)my house was looking really junky with cans and boxes everywhere around November.My friends thought I was a bit loony and my mother told me that I must be going through the"change" and it was affecting my mind. My husband and I went out and charged all this stuff we couldnt afford at the last minute before Xmas,thinking it might be the last real normal Xmas we might be having in years. We are still paying for that and will be for quite some time. And last but not least, instead of going out on NewYears Eve and getting a big buzz on and singing karaoke, I spent the whole day and night filling up soda bottles with water and bleach while my kids and hubby just sat and rolled their eyeballs at me.(I procrastinate)I'm still glad that I did it all,but I'll have to say that 1999 was the strangest year of my life And I'm so happy to be back to my shallow ,technology driven,materialistic,chow down,worry free self.

-- Ramona Samanipour (Erica39@aol.com), November 30, 2000.

Greeting and Salutations:

Having gotten used to some egroups corresponding I goofed and responded directly to andyman the other day. So I though I'd stop in and say hello.

I'm not embarassed in the least. I advocated 'reasonable' preps and followed that advice. We stocked the Y2K pantry from the grocery store - off the shelf items that we'd normally eat. And with the exception of milk, meats and fresh veggies haven't had to buy much. Its been fun to go shopping and get change from a 20. And yes, we still have some TP left

Last week I use our organically grown garden herbs, onions, and garlic along with canned tomato paste to make sauce. Now, I'll admit its not quite as good as sauce made with our homegrown tomatoes but its not that far off.

And to tell the truth I'm feeling a little smug right now. As neighbors p and m about high fuel oil prices, I look out at the spare fuel oil tank I picked up for hauling last winter... Full and paid for. Along with 2 cords of fire wood I should have no problem keeping the chill off winter.

I fire up the generator the other day. Maybe we'll never have to use it but a few years back we had a winter storm that knocked us out for about 36 hours. Now its part or routine household maintenance - like cleaning the furnace filter...

Anyway life is good. It's been a while since I've hear from Grey Bear last but last I knew he was doing well.

Best of the holidays to all. In case you haven't heard, this political mess is Y2K failure - we are in the un-presidented position of suffering from electile disfuntion.

May your wood pile be stacked high.

jh

-- John Hebert (jt_hebert@hotmail.com), November 30, 2000.

Nice to see some folks checking in, and most happy to learn that many are doing well!

As you know by now, the board no longer needs a password. I don't think it's necessary anymore. Yeah, there will be flames, but nothing like last year, right?

I saw an interesting article the other day (a Y2k retrospective from a Christian perspective). It's not yet posted online, but should be within the next few days. The story is contained within the December 4, 2000 edition of "Credo.") Here's the URL:

http://www.credopub.com/index.html

I'm sure there will be many more of these articles in the next couple of months, and those of us who were quite "tuned in" last year at this time to this bizarre time in world history will no doubt be interested in reading every word.

Happy Holidays, and God Bless!

:)

-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), December 01, 2000.

Salutations to all my Friends!!! To you I offer the best of yuletide joy. Better that I was wrong and find myself yet again exploring the familiar paths of parenthood under the current guise of civilization rather than the possible outcome of Y2K. My Daughter Marissa Rene was born healthy, and happy in June of this year (B.S.!!! When she came out, she actually seemed a might peeved at the time, LOL) But either way, I realize, be it doomer, or debunker, we are ALL still here, and life continues. Lets rock on into the new year. Miss you all greatly. I hope that this year is as noneventful as the last.

-- Billy-Boy (Rakkasan101st@aol.com), December 03, 2000.