[mountainmist]

Anybody here seen any suggestions on the amounts of paper products we should have stockpiled in case there is an outbreak of human-2-human avian flu?

One time last year, I read that you should make positive that you have straws on hand, in case you have a very ill family member who cannot be hospitalized.

AND plenty of disposable plates/dinnerware in case water utilities have problems operating, or if there is no available hot water for washing.

I have no idea how to calculate suitable amounts of paper products to have on hand - and I'm not certain how to rotate some of them - for instance, we never use any paper plates or paper cups or napkins.

And I suppose that it should be stored in the basement, because a huge quantity would be subject to dry rot in the attic or the garage rafters.

Yesterday I read an article which briefly mentioned that emergency workers should have three months of food stored for their families.... which got me back to wondering about kleenex and paper towels and toilet paper and paper plates, and garbage bags and and and and, it's tiring to think about....