You can buy my 2007 issue if you like... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Barbara Richmond" <piano57 at comcast.net> To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org> Received: 6/8/2008 10:55:47 AM Subject: Re: To shred or not to shred? >Hmm, I use it quite frequently and write little notes in it or other phone numbers, >etc. I wouldn't mind purchasing one, though. This discussion probably belongs on >ptg-l. >Barbara > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Porritt, David > To: Pianotech List > Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 11:10 AM > Subject: RE: To shred or not to shred? > I agree, Paul. I have not opened one for several years. I can find things so much >more quickly on the web page and I think all the information in the book is there. I >know there are advertisements in there so I don't know if the directory is a >monetary profit or a loss. I know I personally wouldn't miss it. > > Not only for the carbon footprint, and misuse of our trees, I tend to scan >everything and keep the information that way. Receipts I scan and attach them to >the relevant entries in Quicken. Society talks about becoming paperless but >lawyers, banks and the government keep cranking it out. I have stopped getting >hard copies of my bank statements, credit card statements etc. Where I work paper >memos are nearly a thing of the past as everything comes by email. > > dave > > > David M. Porritt, RPT > dporritt at smu.edu > > From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf >Of paul bruesch > Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 10:21 AM > To: Pianotech List > Subject: Re: To shred or not to shred? > > I shred my bills (usually after paying), credit card solicitations, anything I print but >don't use that has a client's name/addr/phone, but I'm not going to overload my >shredder (much less take the time) to shred the PTG directory... but I did consider it. > I'm not so concerned with identity theft, per se, from the PTG directory as I am >about it being a resource for spam e-mailers and snail-mailers, but I don't think that >THEY go thru our trash the way ID thieves do. There isn't any information that's >especially useful to ID thieves. > I do remove the spiral because I'm not sure if it's recyclable. Actually, that's about >the only time I open it... when I'm prepping it to recycle after the new one arrives. >What year is this?? In the Internet age, I think it's a big waste of paper and all the >associated resources that go along with paper production. I'd be all for abolishing it >in favor of an online version... most (all?) of the info is online already. I'm sure there >are techs that are still without Internet access... possibly a scaled-down version >could be made available to them... maybe on phonebook-like paper... and/or make it >a purchase option. > Paul Bruesch > Stillwater, MN
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