I Successfully Extracted the Spent Toilet Paper Roll from the Spindle
I suspect that most people, myself included, rarely ponder quality control at facilities which manufacture toilet paper. Being somewhat ignorant of this process, I cannot explain how the cardboard center of a toilet paper roll can be cut longer than normal. I came across one of these abberations, and it caused a brief moment of distress while attempting to change rolls in one of our bathrooms.
Fortunately, at the time, I was not in immediate need of toilet paper. This particular occasion was in between trips to the bathroom. I was changing the roll only because it was nearly spent, anticipating that I, or others in my family, may require more paper than was left on the roll during his or her next trip to the bathroom.
Upon trying to remove the nearly-spent roll, I discovered immediately that I was unable to remove it from the spindle because the cardboard center was longer than normal, obscuring access to the spindle below it. (As any experienced individual knows, most toilet paper spindles require you to compress one or both sides of the spindle in order to remove it.)
Several attempts to reach the spindle with sufficient force and leverage to remove it had failed, so a more creative solution was called for.
It occurred to me that the cardboard center could be easily removed by finding the corner of the twisted piece that makes up the center, and then pull it. Doing so causes the cardboard center to "unroll" into one long piece of cardboard, not unlike opening a Pillsbury roll.
The drawback to this approach was that there was still toilet paper left on the roll. At this point, I had to make a value judgement as to which was more important at that moment: wasting what little paper was left on the roll vs. being able to accomplish the task I had set out to do.
Boldly, I decided to remove the remaining toilet paper, only I folded it neatly and left it on top of the counter.
I then put my plan into action, which resulted in successful extraction of the toilet paper center from the spindle. I then put the new roll on the spindle and replaced it into the spindle holder, and the world of the Supreme Aglet is once again in perfect balance.
Fortunately, at the time, I was not in immediate need of toilet paper. This particular occasion was in between trips to the bathroom. I was changing the roll only because it was nearly spent, anticipating that I, or others in my family, may require more paper than was left on the roll during his or her next trip to the bathroom.
Upon trying to remove the nearly-spent roll, I discovered immediately that I was unable to remove it from the spindle because the cardboard center was longer than normal, obscuring access to the spindle below it. (As any experienced individual knows, most toilet paper spindles require you to compress one or both sides of the spindle in order to remove it.)
Several attempts to reach the spindle with sufficient force and leverage to remove it had failed, so a more creative solution was called for.
It occurred to me that the cardboard center could be easily removed by finding the corner of the twisted piece that makes up the center, and then pull it. Doing so causes the cardboard center to "unroll" into one long piece of cardboard, not unlike opening a Pillsbury roll.
The drawback to this approach was that there was still toilet paper left on the roll. At this point, I had to make a value judgement as to which was more important at that moment: wasting what little paper was left on the roll vs. being able to accomplish the task I had set out to do.
Boldly, I decided to remove the remaining toilet paper, only I folded it neatly and left it on top of the counter.
I then put my plan into action, which resulted in successful extraction of the toilet paper center from the spindle. I then put the new roll on the spindle and replaced it into the spindle holder, and the world of the Supreme Aglet is once again in perfect balance.
posted by The Supreme Aglet at 9:03 AM
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