12-11-2011, 05:51 PM
Lived on Oahu in 1973-1976 ,this is all true !!
"During the oil embargo situation of the mid-1970’s, Hawaii went into widespread pandemonium. Since all of Hawaii’s sources are being shipped from 6,000 miles away to the state, the shipping “interruption” caused a huge disturbance to Hawaii’s people. Lines in the local gas stations were ridiculously long, and were known to become violent from impatience and misunderstanding. The store shelves were lacking in many areas, but the paper product department was getting the worst end of the deal. The toilet paper had to be rationed out once a new shipment came in, one roll per person only. The end result: store managers sent in desperate orders for bulk supplies, giving every consumer a chance to buy his or her share of necessary toilet paper in volume. Then, the remaining rolls were available to the less “frantic”.
The rumors were the worst.There were news reports that Japanese tourists were making leis out of rolls of TP to smuggle them out of the state.
"During the oil embargo situation of the mid-1970’s, Hawaii went into widespread pandemonium. Since all of Hawaii’s sources are being shipped from 6,000 miles away to the state, the shipping “interruption” caused a huge disturbance to Hawaii’s people. Lines in the local gas stations were ridiculously long, and were known to become violent from impatience and misunderstanding. The store shelves were lacking in many areas, but the paper product department was getting the worst end of the deal. The toilet paper had to be rationed out once a new shipment came in, one roll per person only. The end result: store managers sent in desperate orders for bulk supplies, giving every consumer a chance to buy his or her share of necessary toilet paper in volume. Then, the remaining rolls were available to the less “frantic”.
The rumors were the worst.There were news reports that Japanese tourists were making leis out of rolls of TP to smuggle them out of the state.