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I have accumulated 15 gallons of tightly packed shredded financial records - my wife deecided to clean out her Real Estate record accumulation which had to be shredded before disposing of it/them. I could try to burn the shredded paper in our fireplace, or maybe wet it and compact it into "bricks" and then burn them after they dired out. What other innovative ideas do folks here have?
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I have accumulated 15 gallons of tightly packed shredded financial records - my wife deecided to clean out her Real Estate record accumulation which had to be shredded before disposing of it/them. I could try to burn the shredded paper in our fireplace, or maybe wet it and compact it into "bricks" and then burn them after they dired out. What other innovative ideas do folks here have? Put it out for paper recycling. -- Dan Espen |
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On 1/27/2014 11:08 AM, Tony Hwang wrote:
wrote: I have accumulated 15 gallons of tightly packed shredded financial records - my wife deecided to clean out her Real Estate record accumulation which had to be shredded before disposing of it/them. I could try to burn the shredded paper in our fireplace, or maybe wet it and compact it into "bricks" and then burn them after they dired out. What other innovative ideas do folks here have? Hi, You don't have recycle bin? In my city every household has 2 or 3 bins supplied by the city. Black for real garbage for land fill, blue for recyclables, green for organic matters to be recycled. My house has only black and blue. I just put them in blue bin. My FP is NG burning. When we purchased our present home, with large yard and garden plot, our son purchased a compost bin for me. All my vegetable scraps go in it, along with some leaves, grass and straw. With a good sized veggie garden, I've learned to re-use a lot of stuff. Grass clippings are superb mulch on garden and beds. Slats from junk mini-blinds make great markers for garden plants. Empty 2L bottles make good mini-greenhouses for new plants when cold weather threatens. My neighbor has three huge maple trees, and I conscripted most of his leaves to use for mulch on my flower beds; free fertilizer. |
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On Monday, January 27, 2014 10:46:33 AM UTC-5, wrote:
I have accumulated 15 gallons of tightly packed shredded financial records Spend a few years putting them back together. Great therapy. |
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"IGot2P" wrote in message ... Just curious, in what state must real estate records be shredded? After the required period I simply put them in the recycle bin as is. Heck, selling price, etc. are probably probably public records anyway. Yes, I was a broker. Most real estate records seem to be public record in NC. You can get on line and look the up. Some records require that you make a trip to where the records are kept to make it more diffuicult for just anyone to look at them. I think the people that really have a daily need to can still get a special password to look at them on line. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com |
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The reason that I shredded the records was that there was a lot of financial information, and huge quantities of names and phone numbers and financial info associated with those names and my wife didn't think she wanted any of tha info made public, even after the fact.
I loved the idea of reading the typewrite ribbons to see what had been typed. I remember those typewriters, and I wish i had thought of it way back when. It could have made for some interesting blackmailg. We have paper recycling, but I just was wondering if anyone here had some creative ideas. I am not into papier machie, but I was hoping I would get some burst of brilliance from one of our posters. |
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" wrote: I have accumulated 15 gallons of tightly packed shredded financial records - my wife deecided to clean out her Real Estate record accumulation which had to be shredded before disposing of it/them. I could try to burn the shredded paper in our fireplace, or maybe wet it and compact it into "bricks" and then burn them after they dired out. What other innovative ideas do folks here have? compost it or use it for mulch |
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On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 07:46:33 -0800 (PST), "
wrote: What other innovative ideas do folks here have? Put in your compost pile? |
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wrote in message ... I have accumulated 15 gallons of tightly packed shredded financial records - my wife deecided to clean out her Real Estate record accumulation which had to be shredded before disposing of it/them. I could try to burn the shredded paper in our fireplace, or maybe wet it and compact it into "bricks" and then burn them after they dired out. What other innovative ideas do folks here have? -- Make bricks--take them to the shooting range. |
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Soak them in detergent and make fire starter logs.
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On 1/27/2014 2:20 PM, wrote:
We have paper recycling, but I just was wondering if anyone here had some creative ideas. I am not into papier machie, but I was hoping I would get some burst of brilliance from one of our posters. Mold it into the shape of a guide dog, so you can get it on the air plane. Fly to Toronto, and take a tour of the CN tower. From the upper deck, shred the dog and sprinkle the records onto Toronto,eh? -- .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
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On 1/27/2014 10:44 AM, Norminn wrote:
On 1/27/2014 10:46 AM, wrote: I have accumulated 15 gallons of tightly packed shredded financial records - my wife deecided to clean out her Real Estate record accumulation which had to be shredded before disposing of it/them. I could try to burn the shredded paper in our fireplace, or maybe wet it and compact it into "bricks" and then burn them after they dired out. What other innovative ideas do folks here have? Take it to recycling center (they don't collect it at the curb?) or wet it down and use it for mulch. If used for mulch, cover with normal bark or shredded wood/leaves mulch. The problem with using some printed paper for mulch is that the ink could be toxic. ^_^ TDD |
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On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 11:45:34 -0600, The Daring Dufas
wrote: On 1/27/2014 10:44 AM, Norminn wrote: On 1/27/2014 10:46 AM, wrote: I have accumulated 15 gallons of tightly packed shredded financial records - my wife deecided to clean out her Real Estate record accumulation which had to be shredded before disposing of it/them. I could try to burn the shredded paper in our fireplace, or maybe wet it and compact it into "bricks" and then burn them after they dired out. What other innovative ideas do folks here have? Take it to recycling center (they don't collect it at the curb?) or wet it down and use it for mulch. If used for mulch, cover with normal bark or shredded wood/leaves mulch. The problem with using some printed paper for mulch is that the ink could be toxic. ^_^ TDD I believe the type of ink used was changed long ago and not toxic now. Not sure about fancy magazines. |
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On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:42:46 -0600, G. Morgan
wrote: Let the garbage man take it? -- No ****..... It amazes me why anyone would even waste their time to post this...... |
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On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:27:30 -0600, wrote:
On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:42:46 -0600, G. Morgan wrote: Let the garbage man take it? -- No ****..... It amazes me why anyone would even waste their time to post this...... And just how many wasted postings have you made here Home Guy / House Man; with your constant nym-shifting? Eh? Oh Kanada... |
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Norminn posted for all of us...
And I know how to SNIP My neighbor has three huge maple trees, and I conscripted most of his leaves to use for mulch on my flower beds; free fertilizer. My friend wanted leaves for mulch. I said come over and rake up as many as you want. I saw his eyes glaze over with "rake". Never did show up. -- Tekkie |
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On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 20:05:16 -0500, Tekkie®
wrote: My friend wanted leaves for mulch. I said come over and rake up as many as you want. I saw his eyes glaze over with "rake". Never did show up. Not a very good friend, right? |
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Oren posted for all of us...
And I know how to SNIP On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 20:05:16 -0500, Tekkie® wrote: My friend wanted leaves for mulch. I said come over and rake up as many as you want. I saw his eyes glaze over with "rake". Never did show up. Not a very good friend, right? Not for raking but sometimes he was the goto guy! hehe -- Tekkie |
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On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 08:51:18 -0800 (PST), Thomas
wrote: On Monday, January 27, 2014 10:46:33 AM UTC-5, wrote: I have accumulated 15 gallons of tightly packed shredded financial records Spend a few years putting them back together. Great therapy. If he uses them for mulch, the bugs and worms will be able to read them. They have lots of spare time. |
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On Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:54:19 -0500, "Ralph Mowery"
wrote: "IGot2P" wrote in message ... Just curious, in what state must real estate records be shredded? After the required period I simply put them in the recycle bin as is. Heck, selling price, etc. are probably probably public records anyway. Yes, I was a broker. Most real estate records seem to be public record in NC. You can get on line and look the up. Some records require that you make a trip to where the records are kept to make it more diffuicult for just anyone to look at them. I used to like going to the County Clerk's office, but now, there is no point. There is no more to see there than there is at home. In fact all they do is let you sit at a terminal. So it's not so much fun anymore but it sure is convenient. I think the people that really have a daily need to can still get a special password to look at them on line. Maybe so in your case. |
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On Monday, January 27, 2014 9:46:33 AM UTC-6, wrote:
I have accumulated 15 gallons of tightly packed shredded financial records - my wife deecided to clean out her Real Estate record accumulation which had to be shredded before disposing of it/them. I could try to burn the shredded paper in our fireplace, or maybe wet it and compact it into "bricks" and then burn them after they dired out. What other innovative ideas do folks here have? I gave up on composting, my compost pile is 120 feet away from the house at my back property line, and with 24" of snow on the ground between the house and the pile, I just put it in with the rest of the paper recyling in the recycle bin, I did check with out recycling office to see that they would take shredded paper mixed in with all the other recyclables in the same bin(any paper, any metal, and plastics 1-5). |
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"BurfordTJustice" wrote in message ... wrote in message ... I have accumulated 15 gallons of tightly packed shredded financial records - my wife deecided to clean out her Real Estate record accumulation which had to be shredded before disposing of it/them. I could try to burn the shredded paper in our fireplace, or maybe wet it and compact it into "bricks" and then burn them after they dired out. What other innovative ideas do folks here have? -- Make bricks--take them to the shooting range. I like that idea. Make them about 10 x 10 and one inch thick. Will try that out for target practice. WW |
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On 2/2/2014 11:32 PM, WW wrote:
"BurfordTJustice" wrote in message ... wrote in message ... I have accumulated 15 gallons of tightly packed shredded financial records - my wife deecided to clean out her Real Estate record accumulation which had to be shredded before disposing of it/them. I could try to burn the shredded paper in our fireplace, or maybe wet it and compact it into "bricks" and then burn them after they dired out. What other innovative ideas do folks here have? With that much shred paper, would make a heck of a smoky fire in shred form. But that could be good, if you were trying to drive bees away from a next. Maybe donate the shred to a bee hive place? -- .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
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