[Info-vax] [Totally OT] Covid-19, was: Re: Creating an open source version of VMS, was: Re: OpenVMS Hobbyist Notification

[Phillip Helbig undress to reply]

In article <r5ikp2$mub$1 at dont-email.me>, "Jay E. Morris"
<morrisj at epsilon3.com> writes: 

> https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/11/heres-why-people-are-panic-buying-and-stockpiling-toilet-paper.html

Essentially says that in panic one wants high volumes and value, and 
toilet paper is cheap and bulky.  I'm not convinced.

Much of it can be explained by the vicious circle, but why toilet paper 
in the first place?  There are other things which are cheap and bulky.