Also, you should talk to my mom. Our conversation:
Me: Can I borrow your shredder Mom: It's terrible and slow. If you want to wait a few weeks you can just throw everything in the fire Me: Uh . . .
This is the woman who, about ten years ago, decided she didn't want to take the Christmas tree out so she and my sister and brother tried to cut it to pieces and burn in.
I'm still not sure how that is less work then taking it out.
Now she throws the tree out the window onto the dumpster below.
You're supposed to hang onto them for some period of time like you do with your yearly taxes. But lots of websites say different things... one year, 5-7 years, 10 years, forever. So I'm no help! Sorry.
I think I will shred. I mean, these are the blank checks- I'm holding onto the used ones because what if the dry cleaner has a dispute over the check I wrote for $8.50 in 2002? I mean, I need PROOF that I wrote the check and it was cashed!
But the empty ones shall be faced with a shreddy death. Godspeed, little checks.
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Date: 2008-09-06 03:39 am (UTC)I tried setting them on fire once, but that didn't work too well. I don't recommend.
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Date: 2008-09-06 09:15 pm (UTC)Also, you should talk to my mom. Our conversation:
Me: Can I borrow your shredder
Mom: It's terrible and slow. If you want to wait a few weeks you can just throw everything in the fire
Me: Uh . . .
This is the woman who, about ten years ago, decided she didn't want to take the Christmas tree out so she and my sister and brother tried to cut it to pieces and burn in.
I'm still not sure how that is less work then taking it out.
Now she throws the tree out the window onto the dumpster below.
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Date: 2008-09-06 05:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-06 09:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-06 01:34 pm (UTC)Other than that, yay to the shredding.
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Date: 2008-09-06 09:17 pm (UTC)But the empty ones shall be faced with a shreddy death. Godspeed, little checks.