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I'm enjoying the shortages of TP and Hand Sanitizer
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2020 Mar 11, 4:13pm 7,285 views 55 comments
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HeadSet
2020 Apr 3, 8:25am
HeadSet
2020 Apr 3, 8:25am
Booger says
Hmm. Maybe that is why Delaware has relatively fewer CV-19 cases.
CBOEtrader saysBonus! Finally an excuse to smell like liquor while driving.
It's legal for passengers in your car to be drinking in Delaware.
Hmm. Maybe that is why Delaware has relatively fewer CV-19 cases.
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zzyzzx
2020 Apr 9, 10:50am
zzyzzx
2020 Apr 9, 10:50am
https://www.ksl.com/article/46739355/box-elder-plant-running-247-to-keep-up-with-toilet-paper-demand
Plant running 24/7 to keep up with toilet paper demand
BEAR RIVER CITY — Employees at the Procter & Gamble plant in Box Elder County are working around the clock to keep up with the push to get more toilet paper on shelves nationwide.
That means they’re having to keep a full regular staff while maintaining social distancing guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Human resources leader Tommy Montoya said it’s meant many changes, including only one chair per table in the break rooms and keeping everyone in one assigned station for their whole shift.
“We’ve implemented new beginning and end of shift sanitizing procedures, to make sure, you know, if teams come in and out, we’re not transferring anything from one team to another, and really making sure we’re protecting all our employees,” he said.
“We’ve also implemented temperature taking, at the beginning of the shift. Before you can be admitted to the site, you’ve got to go through a declaration to make sure that you’re not experiencing any symptoms. And if you are, we’ve got a medical process to take care of that.”
However, Montoya said workers have a pretty good idea of just how important this stuff is.
“I was talking with one of the employees last week, and he was telling me, ‘I never realized that working in toilet paper was going to be so socially respected,'” Montoya said. “But he was just like, ‘it gives me a lot of pride to know that people really do need and value the products that we provide.’ It’s been pretty neat to watch that.”
Because when the simple things in life disappear, we all gain a greater appreciation.
“Our priority is keeping our employees safe, while we can ensure we deliver the products that consumers depend on for their daily lives,” Montoya said.
Everything’s also disinfected between any shift changes. It’s a lot to put in place while maintaining a full staff here, but it’s also allowing employees here to continue to put food on the table.
“What we’ve seen is that when our employees are safe and they feel comfortable, they’ll rise to the task of meeting the increased demand,” Montoya said. “It’s pretty impressive to watch. We do believe that this time has caused all of society to pause and reflect and to think a little bit more. It is reassuring to know that in times like this, there are products, essential products on the way, that Charmin is on the way, and that our employees are able to help.”
Plant running 24/7 to keep up with toilet paper demand
BEAR RIVER CITY — Employees at the Procter & Gamble plant in Box Elder County are working around the clock to keep up with the push to get more toilet paper on shelves nationwide.
That means they’re having to keep a full regular staff while maintaining social distancing guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Human resources leader Tommy Montoya said it’s meant many changes, including only one chair per table in the break rooms and keeping everyone in one assigned station for their whole shift.
“We’ve implemented new beginning and end of shift sanitizing procedures, to make sure, you know, if teams come in and out, we’re not transferring anything from one team to another, and really making sure we’re protecting all our employees,” he said.
“We’ve also implemented temperature taking, at the beginning of the shift. Before you can be admitted to the site, you’ve got to go through a declaration to make sure that you’re not experiencing any symptoms. And if you are, we’ve got a medical process to take care of that.”
However, Montoya said workers have a pretty good idea of just how important this stuff is.
“I was talking with one of the employees last week, and he was telling me, ‘I never realized that working in toilet paper was going to be so socially respected,'” Montoya said. “But he was just like, ‘it gives me a lot of pride to know that people really do need and value the products that we provide.’ It’s been pretty neat to watch that.”
Because when the simple things in life disappear, we all gain a greater appreciation.
“Our priority is keeping our employees safe, while we can ensure we deliver the products that consumers depend on for their daily lives,” Montoya said.
Everything’s also disinfected between any shift changes. It’s a lot to put in place while maintaining a full staff here, but it’s also allowing employees here to continue to put food on the table.
“What we’ve seen is that when our employees are safe and they feel comfortable, they’ll rise to the task of meeting the increased demand,” Montoya said. “It’s pretty impressive to watch. We do believe that this time has caused all of society to pause and reflect and to think a little bit more. It is reassuring to know that in times like this, there are products, essential products on the way, that Charmin is on the way, and that our employees are able to help.”
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zzyzzx
2020 Apr 9, 10:56am
zzyzzx
2020 Apr 9, 10:56am
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/hoarding-not-the-only-reason-for-toilet-paper-shortage/
Hoarding not the only reason for toilet paper shortage
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As finding rolls of toilet paper becomes more like trying to find a diamond in the rough, it’s easy to blame the tissue shortage on hoarding or stocking up but wholesale suppliers say there is a lot more to it.
Rich Hebert is the CEO of Clean It Supply, a wholesaler for cleaning supplies. Hebert said tissue manufacturers have a priority hierarchy – Federal Emergency Management Agency and medical companies are at the top, with big box stores somewhere in the middle.
“Aside from consumers trying to stock up, the government and first responders are definitely taking far more than they were before,” Hebert said.
He said the U.S. relied on China and India for about 10% of its tissue supplies prior to the COVID-19 outbreak.
China stopped producing it as the country deals with the impact of the outbreak, which put a strain on the U.S. supply.
Americans aren’t going to the bathroom more than they used to, but the location likely has changed. On average, a person uses the restroom five times each day, and two or three of those times used to be at work or school. That’s as many as 15 times each week, which for a family of four, would be 60 more flushes at home each week.
Hebert has seen the impact in his company’s sales.
“Prior to this crisis, 80% of our sales were to businesses and 20% were to consumers, but in the last three weeks, that his flipped. We are now 80% to consumers and 20% to businesses,” he said.
Herbert added that he thinks the strain on the supply will last at least another three months.
Hoarding not the only reason for toilet paper shortage
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — As finding rolls of toilet paper becomes more like trying to find a diamond in the rough, it’s easy to blame the tissue shortage on hoarding or stocking up but wholesale suppliers say there is a lot more to it.
Rich Hebert is the CEO of Clean It Supply, a wholesaler for cleaning supplies. Hebert said tissue manufacturers have a priority hierarchy – Federal Emergency Management Agency and medical companies are at the top, with big box stores somewhere in the middle.
“Aside from consumers trying to stock up, the government and first responders are definitely taking far more than they were before,” Hebert said.
He said the U.S. relied on China and India for about 10% of its tissue supplies prior to the COVID-19 outbreak.
China stopped producing it as the country deals with the impact of the outbreak, which put a strain on the U.S. supply.
Americans aren’t going to the bathroom more than they used to, but the location likely has changed. On average, a person uses the restroom five times each day, and two or three of those times used to be at work or school. That’s as many as 15 times each week, which for a family of four, would be 60 more flushes at home each week.
Hebert has seen the impact in his company’s sales.
“Prior to this crisis, 80% of our sales were to businesses and 20% were to consumers, but in the last three weeks, that his flipped. We are now 80% to consumers and 20% to businesses,” he said.
Herbert added that he thinks the strain on the supply will last at least another three months.
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I witnessed the same nonsense after Hurricane Sandy. Everyone sitting around for 6 hours waiting for gas. Meanwhile, if they simply let the price rise to 5 dollars a gallon, I'm sure thousands of tanker trucks would have come over from Delaware and PA to sell. Instead...the state sat around without gas for 2 weeks.