Is this weird?

So I have a co-worker who whenever the TP roll gets down to like 1/4 roll left, he takes it off, puts a new one on the dispenser, and then sets the 1/4 roll ON TOP OF the new roll.

So now you can't use the dispenser, you have to take the old (Still perfectly good) roll off and use it by hand.


I know, in the grand scheme of things it's not a big deal to grab the roll and dispense it by hand, but why not just replace the roll when it's gone?! There's always a new roll or two sitting on the top of the tank so you're not gonna' get caught without one.

It's just one of those "WTF, Why?!" things that makes me wonder what the reasoning behind it is.
Can anyone tell me anything resembling a good reason for this?

The only thing I can think of is that he was beaten with a partial roll of TP as a child and has a deep seated phobia now.

Am I an inconsiderate asshole, or is this kinda strange?

(Side note - Sometimes I take the full one off and put the partial one back on there just to mess with them)

 

Meh, that's what I do at home.

 

No, makes no sense. And they didn't even put the new one on right either.
The only "reason" people ever replace the TP prematurely at work is because they're taking the quarter roll home.

 

Yeah, but why?

 

I'd be happy if the other shifts in my station would do this! They will just leave the dispenser empty or very nearly empty and not get a replacement at least staged.

 

What's the reason though? Maybe it's genius and I'm missing something.

 

I like to get that new roll on when I notice the old roll is dwindling. Otherwise, I'm likely to reach for the TP only to find out there's just three or four squares left. I'd rather be ahead of the game than get caught with my pants down. (Pun intended)

 

He probably wears a mask while he's driving by himself too.

 

Rolling from underneath? I know, don't get me started.

 

I think they should switch to a bidet and a forced air dryer

 

They missed the hole

 

I can't see any good reason for it.

 

Okay I get that... Foresight, preparedness and all that.

But that's the thing, the extra rolls are on the tank right behind the user, literally the same distance away as the dispenser.

 

My work restrooms have this.

 

Ahhh, well the janky ass dispenser is kinda' half broken so I'm not holding that one against anyone.

 

I do this at home & use the old one by hand. If it annoys you, put the old one back & see what happens.

 

I take these and place them in a drawer in our office, goes a long way for people blowing their nose, and the phones don't stop ringing

 

Well my guess is I'd probably get shot. You know, since I'd have to have come to AZ and broken in to take a crap in your house and all. That'd be weird on so many more levels than just fixing your strange potty habits.

 

The only thing that I can think of is this…
life is like a roll of toilet paper…
the shorter it gets
the faster it goes

 

Just glad to see there is toilet paper

 

Is your co worker female or have feminine tendencies?

 

He is probably a survivalist. This is how we think.

 

Survivalists don't need toilet paper.

 

You think of ways to intentionally do mundane tasks less efficiently?

 

Hide the full size rolls & hang one of these.

 

I keep a bucket of pine cones and flat stones next to the can as a just in case - leftovers from the great TP Shortage. My wife doesn’t think it’s very funny…

 

Really there is no other possible explanation.

 

I could see how muggles see it that way. A great deal of what we do is a backlash against the fragility of the current system, which is often a result of its obsession with efficiency over resilience.

We have some core beliefs that we live by, which I think apply to your TP situation.

"Two is one, and one is none".....Without a backup, you don't have anything.

"You have, what you have".....Never count on getting anything more, than what you actually have at the moment.