 psafuxPremium,VIP join:2005-11-10 kudos:2 | reply to StuartMW
Re: Amazing what you can find on eBay said by StuartMW:* uses a strong magnet on the magstripe of old CC's etc then cuts them into small pieces.
Hah, I send credit cards through the shredder twice (second time in an envelope since they are bits) and dispose of them in different trash cans. Some of it goes out to the curb one week and the rest another week. No real schedule, just whenever I realize "hey I still need to throw this out". |
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 StuartMWWho Is John Galt?Premium join:2000-08-06 Galt's Gulch kudos:2 Reviews:
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| said by psafux:Hah, I send credit cards through the shredder twice...
Well you're not paranoid when they really are out to get you 
PS: Good idea. Thanks for the tip. -- Don't feed trolls--it only makes them grow! |
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 psafuxPremium,VIP join:2005-11-10 kudos:2 | and just to clarify, the envelopes are not ones that I paid for. Bill & credit card offer envelopes work great for holding smaller things to shred. I keep a stack of them at my desk for a variety of purposes - quick notes, shredding fodder, etc. |
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 StuartMWWho Is John Galt?Premium join:2000-08-06 Galt's Gulch kudos:2 | Ohh, I forgot one 
* I scratch (badly) and/or melt data CD/DVD's before I discard them. -- Don't feed trolls--it only makes them grow! |
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 psafuxPremium,VIP join:2005-11-10 kudos:2 | my shredder has a cd/dvd spot. Can't do much with quarter inch disc diamonds last I checked. |
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 StuartMWWho Is John Galt?Premium join:2000-08-06 Galt's Gulch kudos:2 | I need to buy a new shredder... (have a cheapie) -- Don't feed trolls--it only makes them grow! |
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 psafuxPremium,VIP join:2005-11-10 kudos:2 | love mine, it is used almost every day. My daughter loves to help shred stuff too though I need to make sure she doesn't grab random things that need not be shredded. I got it for christmas two years ago and it's taken a lickin'. |
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 DustynPremium join:2003-02-26 Ontario, CAN kudos:10 | reply to psafux psafux Hah, I send credit cards through the shredder twice (second time in an envelope since they are bits) and dispose of them in different trash cans. Some of it goes out to the curb one week and the rest another week. No real schedule, just whenever I realize "hey I still need to throw this out". This seems rather excessive... Any quality cross cut shredder (Level 3 or 4) would do the job destroying any sensitive data without having to separate waste into different trash bags. -- Remember that cool hidden "Graffiti Wall" here on BBR? After the name change I became the "owner", so to speak as it became: Dustyn's Wall »[Serious] RIP
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 psafuxPremium,VIP join:2005-11-10 kudos:2 | said by Dustyn:This seems rather excessive... Assuredly |
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 AOD join:2008-01-24 Toronto, ON kudos:1 | reply to StuartMW said by StuartMW:said by psafux:Hah, I send credit cards through the shredder twice...
Well you're not paranoid when they really are out to get you  PS: Good idea. Thanks for the tip. Only the paranoid survive. |
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 Subaru1-3-2-4Premium join:2001-05-31 Greenwich, CT | reply to psafux said by psafux:said by StuartMW:* uses a strong magnet on the magstripe of old CC's etc then cuts them into small pieces.
Hah, I send credit cards through the shredder twice (second time in an envelope since they are bits) and dispose of them in different trash cans. Some of it goes out to the curb one week and the rest another week. No real schedule, just whenever I realize "hey I still need to throw this out". When I have bad hard drives I open the top I put a torch to it until it glows I may smash the platter so it bends or throw ice water on the glowing platter then smash it so it shatters. -- It's NOT Ni-kon It's NE-KON!
LG is NOT Lifes Good It's Lucky Goldstar!
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 FronkmanAn Apple a day keeps the doctor awayPremium join:2003-06-23 Saint Louis, MO | reply to StuartMW said by StuartMW:Ohh, I forgot one 
* I scratch (badly) and/or melt data CD/DVD's before I discard them. yikes! i hope you do that in a well-ventilated area, all kinds of toxic stuff is released when you melt plastic.. -- Everyone should own a Mac! Go Bucks! |
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 StuartMWWho Is John Galt?Premium join:2000-08-06 Galt's Gulch kudos:2 Reviews:
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| said by Fronkman:i hope you do that in a well-ventilated area, all kinds of toxic stuff is released when you melt plastic..
I only melt disc's enough to distort them. -- Don't feed trolls--it only makes them grow! |
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 tmh @verizon.net | reply to StuartMW said by StuartMW:Ohh, I forgot one 
* I scratch (badly) and/or melt data CD/DVD's before I discard them. 20 secs in a microwave totally disables them. The metallic layer gets broken up into a spiderweb network of burnt lines.
Doesn't seem to hurt the microwave either. |
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 rcdaileyDragoonflyPremium join:2005-03-29 Rialto, CA | Shred those CD/DVD's. There are shredders (I have one) that will do this nicely. -- It is easier for a camel to put on a bikini than an old man to thread a needle. |
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