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Revelation......$150 toilet paper
Aha!
I was clearly and poignantly reminded just what this pastime is all about. Wife leaves for the office this morning and says, "By the way, I think we're almost out of TP on the boat. Pick some up as you're running around today, OK?" "Sure, no problem." My schedule took me past a local grocery. "I'll just buzz in and pick up a few rolls of cheapie single ply. You won't catch me paying $3 a roll for TP simply because somebody labeled it "marine." That store, and the next I checked, didn't have any single ply in stock. All of the TP manufactuers are marketing pillowy multi-ply TP that will pamper the butt, but won't disintegrate quickly enough to be practical for marine use. "OK, so I'll just go over to the big box marine store and hope nobody sees me suckering for the marine TP." Of course, once through the door, there were a few other things I absolutely had to have. Four new 5/8 mooring lines, 15' each, to re- rig our covered slip. Ka-ching. Oh, and the bilge sock looked like it was ready to change- Ka-ching. Better not forget the toilet paper, three four packs of single ply should easily last through our long summer cruise and into the fall. Ka-ching. Up to the head of the slaughter chute I wander, wondering what my little shopping expedition was going to cost. "With tax, that comes to $151, sir." Yowzers. On the way out the door, a buck and a half lighter, I noticed a very non-pc paper sign hanging from the TP display. It read "Doesn't she deserve 2-ply?" and was in a position calculated to call attention to the more expensive, 2-ply marine TP. Heck, if I thought she "deserved" 2-ply, I would have bought the TP at the grocer's and saved most of the hundred and fifty bucks. :-) ***************** A few years after we bought our boat, I happened across her former owner. He was out of boating entirely. I asked, "Do you miss it?" "Sometimes," he admitted. "But when I really need a boating fix I just pull into the parking lot at the nearest marine supply store, open the front door of the place, and toss in two or three hundred-dollar bills. That's pretty close to the boat ownership experience, as far as I'm concerned." |
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Revelation......$150 toilet paper
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message oups.com... Aha! I was clearly and poignantly reminded just what this pastime is all about. Wife leaves for the office this morning and says, "By the way, I think we're almost out of TP on the boat. Pick some up as you're running around today, OK?" "Sure, no problem." My schedule took me past a local grocery. "I'll just buzz in and pick up a few rolls of cheapie single ply. You won't catch me paying $3 a roll for TP simply because somebody labeled it "marine." That store, and the next I checked, didn't have any single ply in stock. All of the TP manufactuers are marketing pillowy multi-ply TP that will pamper the butt, but won't disintegrate quickly enough to be practical for marine use. "OK, so I'll just go over to the big box marine store and hope nobody sees me suckering for the marine TP." Of course, once through the door, there were a few other things I absolutely had to have. Four new 5/8 mooring lines, 15' each, to re- rig our covered slip. Ka-ching. Oh, and the bilge sock looked like it was ready to change- Ka-ching. Better not forget the toilet paper, three four packs of single ply should easily last through our long summer cruise and into the fall. Ka-ching. Up to the head of the slaughter chute I wander, wondering what my little shopping expedition was going to cost. "With tax, that comes to $151, sir." Yowzers. On the way out the door, a buck and a half lighter, I noticed a very non-pc paper sign hanging from the TP display. It read "Doesn't she deserve 2-ply?" and was in a position calculated to call attention to the more expensive, 2-ply marine TP. Heck, if I thought she "deserved" 2-ply, I would have bought the TP at the grocer's and saved most of the hundred and fifty bucks. :-) You need more self control Chuck..........and you need to cut down on the food intake based on your demand for TP. ;-) |
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Revelation......$150 toilet paper
On Aug 3, 3:53 pm, Chuck Gould wrote:
Aha! I was clearly and poignantly reminded just what this pastime is all about. Wife leaves for the office this morning and says, "By the way, I think we're almost out of TP on the boat. Pick some up as you're running around today, OK?" "Sure, no problem." My schedule took me past a local grocery. "I'll just buzz in and pick up a few rolls of cheapie single ply. You won't catch me paying $3 a roll for TP simply because somebody labeled it "marine." That store, and the next I checked, didn't have any single ply in stock. All of the TP manufactuers are marketing pillowy multi-ply TP that will pamper the butt, but won't disintegrate quickly enough to be practical for marine use. "OK, so I'll just go over to the big box marine store and hope nobody sees me suckering for the marine TP." Of course, once through the door, there were a few other things I absolutely had to have. Four new 5/8 mooring lines, 15' each, to re- rig our covered slip. Ka-ching. Oh, and the bilge sock looked like it was ready to change- Ka-ching. Better not forget the toilet paper, three four packs of single ply should easily last through our long summer cruise and into the fall. Ka-ching. Up to the head of the slaughter chute I wander, wondering what my little shopping expedition was going to cost. "With tax, that comes to $151, sir." Yowzers. On the way out the door, a buck and a half lighter, I noticed a very non-pc paper sign hanging from the TP display. It read "Doesn't she deserve 2-ply?" and was in a position calculated to call attention to the more expensive, 2-ply marine TP. Heck, if I thought she "deserved" 2-ply, I would have bought the TP at the grocer's and saved most of the hundred and fifty bucks. :-) ***************** A few years after we bought our boat, I happened across her former owner. He was out of boating entirely. I asked, "Do you miss it?" "Sometimes," he admitted. "But when I really need a boating fix I just pull into the parking lot at the nearest marine supply store, open the front door of the place, and toss in two or three hundred-dollar bills. That's pretty close to the boat ownership experience, as far as I'm concerned." Chuck, a roll of this will cure all your problems. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTvjRyv0c5M |
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Revelation......$150 toilet paper
Chuck Gould wrote:
Aha! I was clearly and poignantly reminded just what this pastime is all about. Wife leaves for the office this morning and says, "By the way, I think we're almost out of TP on the boat. Pick some up as you're running around today, OK?" "Sure, no problem." My schedule took me past a local grocery. "I'll just buzz in and pick up a few rolls of cheapie single ply. You won't catch me paying $3 a roll for TP simply because somebody labeled it "marine." That store, and the next I checked, didn't have any single ply in stock. All of the TP manufactuers are marketing pillowy multi-ply TP that will pamper the butt, but won't disintegrate quickly enough to be practical for marine use. "OK, so I'll just go over to the big box marine store and hope nobody sees me suckering for the marine TP." Of course, once through the door, there were a few other things I absolutely had to have. Four new 5/8 mooring lines, 15' each, to re- rig our covered slip. Ka-ching. Oh, and the bilge sock looked like it was ready to change- Ka-ching. Better not forget the toilet paper, three four packs of single ply should easily last through our long summer cruise and into the fall. Ka-ching. Up to the head of the slaughter chute I wander, wondering what my little shopping expedition was going to cost. "With tax, that comes to $151, sir." Yowzers. On the way out the door, a buck and a half lighter, I noticed a very non-pc paper sign hanging from the TP display. It read "Doesn't she deserve 2-ply?" and was in a position calculated to call attention to the more expensive, 2-ply marine TP. Heck, if I thought she "deserved" 2-ply, I would have bought the TP at the grocer's and saved most of the hundred and fifty bucks. :-) ***************** A few years after we bought our boat, I happened across her former owner. He was out of boating entirely. I asked, "Do you miss it?" "Sometimes," he admitted. "But when I really need a boating fix I just pull into the parking lot at the nearest marine supply store, open the front door of the place, and toss in two or three hundred-dollar bills. That's pretty close to the boat ownership experience, as far as I'm concerned." You should see if you can find Scotts TP they still make a single ply. Comes in a 1000 sheet roll. Jim -- |
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