Toilet paper war heats up with TP training camp
By Lisa Crane
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HEFLIN, Alabama (WVTM) — he small East Alabama town of Heflin in Cleburne County is getting national attention these days because of a war of ‘wads’.
We’re talking T-P. Toilet paper, my friends.
It started when Cleburne County High School seniors rolled the police department as a homecoming prank. Now the whole community has caught the T-P bug in a battle that will run through Halloween.
The streets of Heflin are littered with toilet paper along with many homes and businesses. It’s a homecoming tradition that grew into something much bigger.
Heflin Police Chief Ross McGlaughn said, “I put a little cheeky post on Facebook and it kind of went viral. It went all across the United States. So after that, we just kind of went back and forth and it seemed like the whole country started paying attention to it.”
Paying attention and paying for toilet paper. It seems people from all over want to fund the war effort.
Cleburne County High School senior Adriana Garner said, “We had so many toilet papers like donated. My friend Brycen said we just got some from Arkansas, actually. And he also said some people from Alaska have contacted us and donated money. So they were from Nebraska.”
Now the high school seniors are getting some help from the OG seniors. Residents at Carillon Oaks Assisted Living gave them a crash course in the art of T-Ping.
Resident Mile Greene said, “Rolling houses, it’s all in the technique you know, the technique. That’ll do it, you know? And if you can do it with both hands. Good luck!”
They learned the best way to hold a roll to get the longest unbroken paper trail. They practiced staying stealthy, trying to walk across bubble wrap without popping the bubbles. And they even got some advice on T-P brands.
Greene added, “It kind of depends on what you want. If you want finesse, go with Charmin, if you just don’t really care. Go to Walmart.”
The battle has even spawned a fundraising effort for a local church youth group. They’ve started a rapid response group that will come clean up your T-P’ed home or business for a small fee. The money raised will fund a church youth trip.
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