When shredding documents, DO NOT do this!

[martint235]

Unless the shredder has been specifically designed AND labelled as suitable for such tasks, I wouldn't advise shredding CDs with sensitive data in them. Not that I've tried. Or subsequently told people at work to try it.....

 

[snorri]

bucket of warm water ..............No electricity wasted GC

Have we thought this through?

 

[Linford]

Friend unwittingly left their shredder on auto a couple of years ago, and their persian cat decided to jump up and lie down on it...the thing fired up after a bit and dragged the poor moggy into it.
They had to take the entangled moggy and shredder to the vets where it was dismantled, and the moggy was stitched up...it was nasty as it went straight through the skin it dragged through.

 

[Spinney]

urgh!
And poor moggy!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Been having my annual clear-out of bank statements and other such documents worthy of the shredder. It is (was!!) a home shredder from office world or some such place. It was starting to struggle with the shredding, even just 3 sheets at a time with the bin empty, so I thought I would give it a helping hand by squirting some GT85 onto the blades, while they were turning of course to get better coverage.

Seems like this is not a clever thing to do, as my shredder exploded in a ball of flames . I got away with singed trousers and eyebrows, luckily I was wearing glasses. Got a wee bit of a fright at the time, but was lucky not to cause more damage. The shredder is now only fit for the skip. Oooops; lesson learned .

Cool! I might just have to (carefully) try that purely for the fun of it!!

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Have we thought this through?

But of course! Aside from the fact I use gas to heat the water, I use grey water, i.e. water from the bath I've just had or a basin of water after having done the dishes.

GC

 

[Smurfy]

see you should just cut out the shredder and buy an incinerator (a metal dustbin with holes in) and burn all your sensitive docs.
heck buy a chiminea and you can use them as kindling.

I hate those things. Where I used to live some people bought one, then sat up half the night on a weekend kippering themselves and the general environs. In the summer you want windows open, but it's not much fun waking up with a throat that feels like someone attacked it with a file because you breathed all their smoke without knowing while asleep.

 

[Melonfish]

i only burn dry wood in mine, usually i use pinecones and a touch of paper for kindling, there's a few wood burning stoves my way so people don't mind the smell, i actually love it. my fave is burning peat.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

i only burn dry wood in mine, usually i use pinecones and a touch of paper for kindling, there's a few wood burning stoves my way so people don't mind the smell, i actually love it. my fave is burning peat.

I use wood and peat in my stove too. When it comes time to give the glass a clean I just want to lick it, it smells of Laphroaig!

GC

 

[Arch]

I heard a story of a someone working late in an office, coming across a senior manager standing by the shredder looking bemused, with a piece of paper in one hand. He asked if he could help at all, and the manager said "Oh yes, I can't get this to work, and this is a very important document..." So the chap turned the machine on, and started to feed the paper into it, just as the manager said ".. and I need three copies."

 

[Fnaar]

Anyone ever tried putting shreddies through one?

 

[sickboyblue]

Use a proper shredder.

 

[vernon]

And apparently there are some idiots about who try to clear jammed shredders using sharp kitchen knives, while the shredders are still switched on!

(Allegedly ... )

I knew an idiot who tried to retrieve some toast from an electric toaster with a knife while the elements were live.

No names, no pack drill.

 

[Spinney]

I knew an idiot who tried to retrieve some toast from an electric toaster with a knife while the elements were live.

No names, no pack drill.

I always turn toasters off before poking a knife in...and then tripping all the cutouts in the bunkhouse when trying to toast the next bit of bread because someone had damaged one of the elements in the toaster...and the owners weren't in and we didn't know where the circuit breakers were...

 

[swansonj]

Been having my annual clear-out of bank statements and other such documents worthy of the shredder. It is (was!!) a home shredder from office world or some such place. It was starting to struggle with the shredding, even just 3 sheets at a time with the bin empty, so I thought I would give it a helping hand by squirting some GT85 onto the blades, while they were turning of course to get better coverage.

Seems like this is not a clever thing to do, as my shredder exploded in a ball of flames . I got away with singed trousers and eyebrows, luckily I was wearing glasses. Got a wee bit of a fright at the time, but was lucky not to cause more damage. The shredder is now only fit for the skip. Oooops; lesson learned .

But was it worth it in return for the 22 "likes" that telling us about it earned you?