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stevel
02-13-2005, 05:16 PM
do you?

VTECaddict
02-13-2005, 05:30 PM
always. i dont want my personal info to get into the wrong hands, so i want to make it as hard as possible for others to steal my info. who knows who may be digging into your trash...:eek:

call me paranoid, but better safe than sorry. :D

Dave
02-13-2005, 11:52 PM
bought a shredder about 2 years ago. use it all the time.

anysia
02-18-2005, 11:49 AM
shred or rip to shreds... one or the other. (hey my shredder has an attitude and sometimes it's easier to just rip it up myself! :lmao: )

Inspector1
02-18-2005, 02:16 PM
Originally posted by Dave
bought a shredder about 2 years ago. use it all the time.
Thats about how long mine seem to last 2-3 years on my 3rd one now.

I1:)

RTexasF
02-18-2005, 05:47 PM
Both shred and burn. The BBQ pit is closer than the shredder.
:D

Coil99
02-20-2005, 09:50 AM
Shredding everything in sight over here.

princess
02-20-2005, 11:37 AM
We used to burn, but changed to pellet fireplace....so now we do neither. I do tear things up...sometimes.....:(

Coil99
02-21-2005, 11:19 AM
Originally posted by princess
We used to burn, but changed to pellet fireplace....so now we do neither. I do tear things up...sometimes.....:(


If'n you can't burn or shred, try using it as torlet paper. That'll keep the thieves away.

princess
02-21-2005, 12:03 PM
:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :thmsup:
I bet it WOULD work!!

stiller fan
02-21-2005, 01:25 PM
you'd be surprised what people would do for personal info though.... :eek: :)

princess
02-23-2005, 12:15 PM
Found this in an article online:

The most frequently cited sources of identity theft:

* Lost or stolen wallet: 29 percent
* Fraud that occurs during an in-store or telephone transaction: 12.9 percent
* Corrupt employees: 9 percent
* Stolen mail: 8 percent
* Spyware on the computer: 5 percent
* Sifting through garbage: 2.6 percent
* Computer viruses: 2.2 percent
* "Phishing" through fraudulent e-mail: 1.7 percent