Reminds me.  Must destroy some old 5.5" disks as soon as the paperwork
comes back from that department.  I enjoy using the large paper cutter to
slice them into smaller bits.

Please be careful when hunting in Silicon Valley.  I have high tech
relatives out there and another set heading that way.

Another idea comes to mind for hard drive destruction.  How about using the
jaws of life - a Hurst Tool?  Good for prying, and in reverse, good for
compacting.  Your local fire academy should have some handy.  Then the
melting can take place during/just prior to fire suppression practice!
That's what probaby happedned to my old Toyota that I donated to them.
Once way to make sure it did not get back into circulation without getting
properly re-titled (a growing records management issue) as can happen to
cars donated to charities that will not take title in their name prior to
auction or sale to a wholesaler.

And of course thanks to all those past, present, and future, members of the
USMC.  I Enjoyed taking one of my cousins, a former Marine, to the USMC
Memorial recently, when he was in town visiting.  In addition to the
history and honor there, the site offers a wonderful view across the
Potomac River, of our Nation's Capital and our Nation's Capitol.
Unfortunately you can't quite see the National Archives from there.

Heading home soon and then to an ARMA Chapter Meeting. Enjoy the day.  Tod

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On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 11:43:27 -0800, Sharon Burnett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Seems that Nevada would be a safe, controlled environment. Hard drives
>generally require more moisture to reproduce at a rate that would be
>difficult to maintain. However, they also fear high temperatures and tend
tohide in and around rocks. They prefer drawers and cardboard containers.
>Generally we find them here in storage closets or hiding in old warehouse
>conference rooms. They often form symbiotic relationships with CDs and 5
>1/2" floppy disks. Hard drives seem to enjoy being located by attorneys,
>although they can occasionally be shy around records managers - especially
>skeet-shooting records managers.
>
>Sharon Burnett
>Seattle Washington USA
>
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