Snailmail Security
The shred box is my snailmail security mechanism. Sending me a letter gets it to the postal system mail box out by the road in front of my house. There, I look it over for significance and should it fail that connotation it is tossed unopened into a box I got from Office Despot for that purpose. |
My criteria for getting opened are by and large a business connection between the sender and I. If someone hangs a note on my door it goes straight into the box. If the communication has a "bulk mail" appearance it goes straight into the box. If the thing is not an active bill that I await each month or from some insurance company or mortgage refinance concern it likely goes straight into the box.
In other words, the vast bulk of that which I receive in the US Mail goes straight into the shred box unopened. I have been told that this is shameful and I should pay more attention to my personal affairs. My reply to this is "I do" and "I am".
Taking care of business implies some level of existing business. Nothing that goes into the box is relevant to anything I have going on at any business level and I'm not one to quibble over much otherwise.
That's why I have the box.