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paper shredders

a few months ago, i purchased a paper shredder. plopped it down near my kitchen trash can, and have been using it almost daily since then. i still receive some bills/statements in the mail, for the purpose of having a few things that qualify as a proof of residency, if i ever needed to claim such, so those go into the shredder after a month. junk mail? into the shredder. endless credit card and personal loan offers? into the shredder. pay stubs and unneeded previous years tax documents? into the shredder. the list goes on.

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the unit itself is an hsm classic 104.3, made in germany, awesome quality. retail price was $400 or so when it was in production. the one i have, i found on ebay for $70 shipped under a different brand name (hsm is also an oem for some chain store brand product lines). once received, i tested it and seemed to operate fine, but i also took the head apart and cleaned out all the paper dust inside, as well as covering the entire shredder cutter block in a generous amount of lube. i'm looking forward to it shredding my documents for the next 10-20+ years.

personal nostalgia trip:

my dad was one of those guys who were into tech in the 80s/90s (you'll probably be seeing some form of this line a lot in the future). one of the things he kept up-to-date were paper shredders. every few years he'd purchase what was essentially the consumer/prosumer totl fellowes-branded shredder. a shredder was released that can shred credit cards? it was in his hands in short order. same goes with a shredder that can handle cds and floppy disks.

there would be days and/or nights where he'd be shredding a ton of stuff at once, work-related paperwork from the past year, piles of statements, etc. with my bedroom being next to his home office, i heard his shredder humming along and chewing the paper... a lot. i heard it so often that my brain ended up treating it like white noise, it used to put me to sleep. it was the saving grace during a few nights when 6-12 year old me was having trouble falling asleep-- just focus on the shredder humming through the floor and wall and i'd be asleep in no time. count the hums not the sheep.

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