Toilet paper is in short supply.

I write post-apocalyptic novels so, sure, I stock up on food and other supplies. But that’s not the only reason. On the farm where I live with my wife, there are times we can’t get to a store. I mean that literally. There have been floods and snowstorms that have kept us from traveling. Also, we occasionally lose power. Usually, it is just for a few hours, but once we lost electricity for four days.

With disaster on my mind and living in a rural area, it seems prudent to have supplies stockpiled. We use a simple system. During normal times, if we need one, we often buy two. Over time we build our stockpile. 

I don’t usually think of us as preppers, just people well prepared for country living. That is until the recent run on toilet paper and other items. After watching a news story about the bare shelves in various stores, I turned to my wife and asked, “Do we have enough toilet paper?”

She turned to me with an incredulous look, “Of course.”

Later that day I checked our pantry and storeroom. Looking at the supplies of toilet paper and more, I relaxed. I guess we are preppers.

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