Prepping
dilemma: What happens when the toilet paper runs out?
No,
this is NOT a joke. If we are truly planning for a long term event,
we need to face this fact: toilet paper is not a renewable resource
and will eventually run out.
Yikes!
Since
I am not one who sees a global or economic collapse, or an EMP or
natural /manmade disaster as the end of the world so much as merely a
step back in time when men were men and toilet paper was
non-existent, the logical question is “What will we do without
toilet paper?”
Everyone
has heard about dried corncobs (ouch) and old Sears’ catalogs
(rubbing the page together will soften it a bit; glossy paper doesn’t
work so well). The Indians and pioneers used leaves (do you recognize
poison ivy (double ouch). A REAL emergency without toilet paper might
require – a some culture already know – the use of a bare hand
(let's here it for the fist-bump or head-butt).
Are
you old enough to remember wrapping your babies bums in cloth diapers
and having the Diaper Man drop off a clean stack at your door? I
remember what it was like to run to the commode, ready to release,
only to find a soiled diaper floating in there, staring up at me.
Grrrrrr.
When
it comes to Toilet Paper Prepping, I've seen many options I like but
this one I like best: I suggest we revert to using cloths, but not as
diapers. After using the cloth, simply soak it in a lidded can filled
with bleach. After wringing the cloths and disposing of the dirty
water, wash, hang dry and re-use. The key is to start NOW by saving
old socks, t-shirt, wash cloths, maybe even cutting them into 5x7
squares. I prefer white but you may even use colors for different
family members. Have fun with it! This is something a family can do
together ahead of time and hope they'll never do it at all! (Yes, I'm
laughing, too, as I write. But no one will be laughing if/when we
actualy have to resort to this drastic action. Better now than later!
That's why it's called “Prepping” - as in PREPARING).
In
all seriousness, as a “Disaster Pastor” - a Chaplain with the
Austin Disaster Relief Network (ADRN) who was deployed to West, Texas after the explosion and Moore, Oklahoma's tornado – I cannot forget the
tearfilled eyes of Heads of Household who couldn't forgive themselves
for the way they let down all those whose lives they were in charge
of but for whom they simply hadn't prepared for disaster.
Are
YOU a ready Christian?
Let
me know if I can help you.
Every
blessing,
Michael
Tummillo
Founder,
The Chrch @ Work
miketummillo@me.com
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