# Truck full of toilet paper crashes and catches on fire **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 1, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-full-of-toilet-paper-crashes-and-catches-on-fire/850813 "2020-04-01T16:26:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-full-of-toilet-paper-crashes-and-catches-on-fire/850813/1 "2020-04-01T16:26:20Z")
> **[18-Wheeler Crashes, Scatters Toilet Paper Across I-20 in Hutchins](https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/traffic/18-wheeler-crashes-scatters-toilet-paper-across-i-20-in-hutchins/2343228/)** > > Toilet paper was left scattered across a North Texas highway early Wednesday morning after an 18-wheeler driver fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed, authorities say. You know, just a couple of months ago this would have just been a minor crash that no one who didn’t have to drive in that area would have cared about. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-full-of-toilet-paper-crashes-and-catches-on-fire/850813/2 "2020-04-01T16:33:42Z")
It’s as depressing as the scene in _Lucifer’s Hammer_ where the truck full of beef jerky (desperately needed by the food-strapped survivors) burns. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-full-of-toilet-paper-crashes-and-catches-on-fire/850813/3 "2020-04-01T16:34:48Z")
Those were industrial-sized rolls for public toilets and wouldn’t fit in your little household spindle, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-full-of-toilet-paper-crashes-and-catches-on-fire/850813/4 "2020-04-01T16:34:55Z")
How many drivers braved the flames to rescue the TP? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-full-of-toilet-paper-crashes-and-catches-on-fire/850813/5 "2020-04-01T16:37:44Z")
How many public toilets are still in significant use, anyway? Around here, the redistribution of toilet-use from business areas to residential areas is significant enough that it’s threatening to overwhelm parts of the sewer systems. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-full-of-toilet-paper-crashes-and-catches-on-fire/850813/6 "2020-04-01T16:38:44Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Those were industrial-sized rolls for public toilets and wouldn’t fit in your little household spindle, anyway. Would they fit in my bathroom though? I’m not concerned about the esthetics in a pinch. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-full-of-toilet-paper-crashes-and-catches-on-fire/850813/7 "2020-04-01T16:39:42Z")
Oh, the humanity! ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-full-of-toilet-paper-crashes-and-catches-on-fire/850813/8 "2020-04-01T16:59:13Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > How many public toilets are still in significant use, anyway? > > Around here, the redistribution of toilet-use from business areas to residential areas is significant enough that it’s threatening to overwhelm parts of the sewer systems. Now I wonder why we haven’t seen janitorial suppliers pivot to selling TP directly to the public rather than to institutions, like how some restaurants have been selling ingredients to individuals rather than prepared meals. I suppose a major part of is is that those companies aren’t set up to handle individual transactions like that. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-full-of-toilet-paper-crashes-and-catches-on-fire/850813/9 "2020-04-01T17:00:23Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > [18-Wheeler Crashes, Scatters Toilet Paper Across I-20 in Hutchins – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth](https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/traffic/18-wheeler-crashes-scatters-toilet-paper-across-i-20-in-hutchins/2343228/) > > You know, just a couple of months ago this would have just been a minor crash that no one who didn’t have to drive in that area would have cared about. I got Firefox warning me that it was a skeevy site, and do I really want to visit? When I clicked through, I got this: > [@](#): > > Access Denied > You don’t have permission to access “/L/16382/527846/5m/www.nbcdfw.com/news/traffic/18-wheeler-crashes-scatters-toilet-paper-across-i-20-in-hutchins/2343228/” on this server. It must be paper view. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-full-of-toilet-paper-crashes-and-catches-on-fire/850813/10 "2020-04-01T17:09:43Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I got Firefox warning me that it was a skeevy site, and do I really want to visit? When I clicked through, I got this: > > It must be paper view. When I Googled truck crash toilet paper that was the first site the search returned and it loaded just fine. Go figure… If the truck had run off the highway into a swamp, the Brits would say it got bogged down. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-full-of-toilet-paper-crashes-and-catches-on-fire/850813/11 "2020-04-01T17:19:45Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I got Firefox warning me that it was a skeevy site, and do I really want to visit? . That’s odd, because I’m on firefox and it’s not a problem for me? It’s a local nbc affiliate station for me, but here’s another link: > **[18-wheeler carrying toilet paper crashes in Dallas](https://www.fox6now.com/news/18-wheeler-carrying-toilet-paper-crashes-in-dallas)** > > Articles and videos about 18-wheeler carrying toilet paper crashes in Dallas on FOX6 News Milwaukee | Wisconsin & Local Milwaukee News WITI. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-full-of-toilet-paper-crashes-and-catches-on-fire/850813/12 "2020-04-01T17:36:45Z")
A real bummer. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-full-of-toilet-paper-crashes-and-catches-on-fire/850813/13 "2020-04-01T19:00:13Z")
Let’s all just put this behind us. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-full-of-toilet-paper-crashes-and-catches-on-fire/850813/14 "2020-04-01T19:16:01Z")
Whole shipment wiped out. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-full-of-toilet-paper-crashes-and-catches-on-fire/850813/15 "2020-04-01T19:38:38Z")
The dog survived! ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-full-of-toilet-paper-crashes-and-catches-on-fire/850813/16 "2020-04-01T20:16:47Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > A real bummer. > [@QuickSilver](#): > > Let’s all just put this behind us. > [@Gatopescado](#): > > Whole shipment wiped out. _sniff_ I love you guys! ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-full-of-toilet-paper-crashes-and-catches-on-fire/850813/17 "2020-04-01T20:25:28Z")
As if this was an accident. In reality, this is an insidious plot by super-villainess Anis Buttfinger who seeks to destroy world stocks of toilet paper so the value of her own holdings increases by manyfold. Only quick action by an agent of Her Majesty’s Secret Intelligence Service can avert a Chinese-made nuclear device from being detonated in the warehouse vault of Proctor & Gamble, wiping out the free world’s reserves of this critical commodity. “Man has climbed Mount Everest, gone to the bottom of the ocean. He’s fired rockets at the Moon, split the atom, achieved miracles in every field of human endeavor… except crime!” Stranger ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-full-of-toilet-paper-crashes-and-catches-on-fire/850813/18 "2020-04-01T20:51:29Z")
Is that the guy who has all those beautiful naked women painted brown? ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-full-of-toilet-paper-crashes-and-catches-on-fire/850813/19 "2020-04-01T21:13:03Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I got Firefox warning me that it was a skeevy site, and do I really want to visit? When I clicked through, I got this: > > It must be paper view. > [@Chefguy](#): > > A real bummer. > [@Gatopescado](#): > > Whole shipment wiped out. Hey! We’re on a roll here! (gets coat) j ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-full-of-toilet-paper-crashes-and-catches-on-fire/850813/20 "2020-04-01T21:14:17Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > How many public toilets are still in significant use, anyway? > > Around here, the redistribution of toilet-use from business areas to residential areas is significant enough that it’s threatening to overwhelm parts of the sewer systems. I thought it was because too many people seem to think that wiping your butt with something means it’s become flushable, and they’re flushing paper towels, “flushable” wipes (which really aren’t), and even disposable diapers, sanitary napkins, and even cut-up clothing. :smack: This happened in my town a couple weeks ago. In this case, the cargo was saturated in a rainstorm. > **[Truck Hauling Toilet Paper Smashes Through Davenport Bridge](https://97x.com/truck-eating-bridge-strikes-again-3/)** > > The Truck Eating Bridge was really hungry today. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truck-full-of-toilet-paper-crashes-and-catches-on-fire/850813.md?page=2)