I have catalogs coming in by the truckload, it seems.

This year, I've started collecting them as they arrive, and once a week, I find out how to remove myself from each catalog's mailing list.

I've already noticed a slight decrease in volume since I started doing this at the beginning of October.

Krys Slovacek's last blog post..howdy, partner!

I love catalogs. Amost any kind. Each and every one has my own private wish list. I find that they make good reading in the bathroom. I save them too; not all, just the ones that I like or that I order from. The rest go to the garbage. and I do mean the garbage, no recycling. Why no recycle? Answer: 1) there are enough land fill sites in NY, where I live, to last for sensible land fill to last well over 100 years for all of America! 2) To recycle I must put the stuff in the correct bin, drag the bin down the hill to the end of the driveway, and then drag the bin back up the hill. My garbage goes down in a black, plastic bag and is not returnable to me, i.e. no trip back up the hill. 3) Because of the slowdown in the economy, many recyclers are bringing their excess recyclables to the land fill anyway. America can use only so many thousands of tons per day of used news print. The remainder is garbage.
Back to catalogs. The keepers are filed in an organizer. Each month as new ones arrive they replace the old ones; however, sometimes the old ones have items that are not in the the latest issue; will they still have it? Maybe or maybe not or maybe I can look else where. I put these old issues to save in a two drawer filing cabinet that I found on the curb. Works for me. Old catalogs from years ago have really interesting stuff like my J.C.Whitney or Sears Jeep Parts catalog from the 1960's. My only problem with catalogs is that there is too much repetition. Take the "Sportsman Guide" fot example. I do not need to be reminded by them every two weeks that they still have thousands of used Swiss Army bread bags to liquidate. One catalog twice a year is plenty for the "…Guide."

Maybe Krys can do an address change to me so Ican get the excess.

jk

jk, This is my first time, reading you colume. You are are very refreshing.
Thanx