On 07/03/2020 14:58, Jim Stewart wrote:
On 07/03/2020 14:53, Brian Reay wrote:
On 07/03/2020 14:21, michael adams wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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Â*Â* michael adams mjadams25@ukonline wrote:
Under the right circumstances and if things really go belly up, toilet
paper could well be set to become the world's dominant currency. That
and hand cream. Rolls of bog paper could be selling on eBay for
100's of
pounds,

Remember the great bog roll crisis of the late 60s or early 70s?

Mate of mine had a small firm specialising in importing/exporting
antiques. At the time certain English furniture was in fashion in
Italy.
Had a large van full to deliver there, to a dealer. Always on the
lookout
for a return load, he filled it with bog rolls. Made a fortune.

Do you remember Ruby Wax ?

She was that (very annoying to some people ) American comedian/enne
(she still writes mental health books), who was on the TV a lot
in the 90's. She did a documentary "Wax goes to Russia" or someething.
This was after Macdonalds but before Gorby's fall - where she arrived
at Moscow airport customs with a suitcase full of toilet rolls.


Certainly in (at least some of) the former 'bits' which made up the
USSR, things like toilet rolls were often in short supply- I know
someone who used to travel to various former bits.

Likewise, having met people from the former East Germany and Poland
who experienced communist rule, shortages of things we take not only
for granted but probably consider essentials (even if they aren't)
were the norm. People would learn that a stock of, perhaps, mens
shirts was due and would queue up for ages. On getting to the point of
sale, all the shirts would be one size and colour was an example I was
told.

Perhaps this explains why there weren't people trying to 'climb' over
the Berlin Wall West to East.




they made the best solyanka ....worth climbing the wall for.....


Can't say I've tried it. It sounds interesting. The recipe reminds me of
another I've seen (I like soups) but I can't think what it was called-
it was also described as 'everything but the kitchen sink', which the
recipe of for solyanka was I've just found.

I may well try making some.