TOILET paper panic has reached fever proportions in the city of Redding in northern California, where officials have put out a call urging residents not to use old T-shirts in their ablutions.
The local wastewater authority confirmed it had responded to a "sewer backup from shredded T-shirts being used in place of toilet paper," warning that just because something will flush it doesn't mean it will make it through the system.
"Remember, if you use anything other than toilet paper, bag it, don't flush it," is the tagline, with the city even producing a special video - see pharmacydaily.com.au/videos.
And on the same topic, one of the many humorous takes on the situation has a video circulating on social media showing how to annoy your neighbours while in lockdown.
The suggested technique involves downloading images of stacks of toilet rolls, printing them out and sticking to the inside of a window, to simulate a giant stockpile of the precious toilet paper.
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