[GtrsRGr8]

Regarding the OED . . . .

It's probably going on the burn pile in my back yard at the edge of the woods back there, tomorrow.

I genuinely hate to dispose of books, but this one is an albatross around my neck. It's too old, it takes up too much shelf space, and the local library or charities probably don't want it (I might call the library first, just to be sure).

Something that you might find interesting--it is very difficult to burn a book using ordinary means. The cover, and the first few and last few pages will probably burn up easily, but the inside will still be in great shape. With the monstrous size that the two volumes are, I'll probably still have them on the burn pile when they come to take me away . . . .