Normally, we all know if we run short on something we can just jump in the car or cart and run to the store and it will be there. But now, we are being told not to go out any more than absolutely necessary. So I think in the beginning of this people wanted to stock up for a few weeks, more than they normally do. Take that times a few tens of thousands of homes here and it adds up pretty quickly. And of course now the shelves are empty quite often so we get all we can when we can which just perpetuates the issue. And as someone else pointed out, supply chains are getting strained due to the virus and stay at home orders. So I am not convinced there as many people hoarding as we may think. BTW, I found a janitorial supply shop online (Simply Supplies by Gilchrist & Soames | Simply Supplies Home ) who just delivered a case of 80 rolls of TP to me. We are distributing to as many as we can now. But there are ways to get what you need.