Who does these things?

Who actually orders a 3 course meal while companions order a starter and tap water, then suggests splitting the bill equally?

come on who does that?

Some of my work colleagues have to deal with dog poo and fly-tipping. Costs fortunes to sort out, even before getting into hazardous waste like asbestos and old fridges, etc. One colleague was hedge-strimming a few years ago and his strimmer hit a couple of dog-poo bags strung up in the hedge that he didn't spot, the contents went everywhere. Including into his mouth.

It's better not to bag it up and just leave it on the ground, rather than bag it and sling/tie up the bags in trees and hedges. I think the Forestry Commission are actually advising people to do this now (leave it unbagged as opposed to the vile alternative).

In-laws started dumping their rubbish over walls etc when bin charges first came in. Loads of people in their area still do it…

We bought a lot of toilet roll. I always buy it in bulk anyway. This household goes through a lot of it, and it’s cheaper to order in quantity.

Also, to a pp’s point, during Covid I would not have wanted the additional stress of worrying that children/teens, esp. one with ADHD, might not be ‘washing their arses’ and then their hands to a decent standard of hygiene every single time. I would have become worried about the state of our towels. Things were already tough at that time, and making sure we were well stocked up was an easy way to tick one thing off the list.

No-one bought all the toilet roll but lots of people bought an extra packet.

I stocked up on loo roll (through amazon, not tesco) when the lockdowns were in full swing in other countries and we were still in the "everyone is overreacting" stage. (To be fair, I generally have a stock of most things because we buy in bulk to save money, but we just bought a bit more)

Simple reason really, I wanted to be able to wipe my arse.

Never ran out. It was great. Also stocked up on pasta, flour and shelf stable stuff. I was one of those smug preppers 😏

Worked out really well because I was able to share with really vulnerable neighbours.

I think the demographic will be those that like the idea of a dog (insta-friendly frenchie) but without the reality of picking up poo.

@orangesandlemonssaythebellsofstclements

I was the same as Octavia during Brexit and Covid. But I have always kept a good stock of things like toilet rolls and tin food, et cetera. It was how I was brought up. I didn't panic buy, I just gradually accumulated a stock of things.

it meant that when supplies of things were very low, I could leave them to the people that needed them.

It has also meant I have been well stocked in times when I have needed things and been unable to get or cope with unloading a delivery.

I'm not hurting anybody, so I don't see the problem.

I do not understand at all the people who fling Dog poo bags up into trees. I mean who goes to the Trouble of bagging it, to throw it like that? I absolutely disagree with it, but I can at least understand why people don't pick it up.

People begging and hanging in trees need to follow it up there themselves!!!

A phantom pooer sometimes leaves a bag of dog poo in our hedge. I wonder if it's someone who thinks I don't pick up after my dog? We should really have a look at the CCTV when it happens.

I understand the etiquette is a penance poo bag if you forget your own, can’t find it on the way back.

Why ? What about people who didn’t have a car or enough money or room to stockpile ?

I bought a lot of toilet roll. In all honesty I got caught up in the drama. I didn’t go overboard on anything else do to with the pandemic. I think it was because it was so hard to get at the start that I got carried away if I was in the supermarket when it was delivered. It was like when I was a kid and tamagotchis had just come to the uk, felt like I’d got my hands on some exclusive item. I’m not normally a sheep at all!

There must be LOADS of people who ‘forget’ to pick up their poo bags on the way back. We minister be such a forgetful nation. Who knew!?!

Either that or they think they’ve distanced themselves from the poo and no one will know it’s them so what’s the harm?

I’m not a dog person at all.

I don't understand the disposing of poo bags. You have gone to the trouble of picking it up which is the worst bit and then chuck it so it's there for years.

The whole point of hanging poo bags on trees is to be able to easily see them on their way back from the walk isn’t it surely? Otherwise there would be millions upon millions of them hanging on trees now. I don’t have a dog but thought that was obvious.

You need to know their demographic!?

I think that most people who do fly-tipping (not @Gowlett's in-laws) are doing it because you get charged for bringing stuff to the tip in a van. They take money from people to clear their stuff, then dump it instead of paying the fees and pocket all the cash.

My friend bought absolutely tonnes of toilet rolls at the start of the pandemic.

Her rationale was that she needed supplies in case the government banned people from leaving their houses at all.
I pointed out that even in the 1000000:1 possibility that that did happen, you can very easily live without bog roll. Just give your arse a bloody wash.

We actually fell out about it, and we've not spoken since.

No to the poo bag.
Yes to the toilet roll mountain. However, I do buy massive amounts if toilet rolls at the best of times. Not sure why. It just pleases me .