I have learned today that, despite what you might think, using an aluminum propane camping grill is not a good option for disposing of a large stack of paper. What you will find is that:

– there is a LOT of smoke from said approach and your neighbors might be seen peering from afar at you
– you will severely warp the grill of said camping grill
– your clothes will smell like smoke and your teenage daughter and wife will complain that you stink
– you will have an appreciable mess to clean up from all of the half-burnt paper and ashes, which don’t simply disappear on their own
– you won’t actually be able to burn all of it anyway, just the outside edges of the papers and the bottom/top of the stack
– you will feel like a criminal, waiting to be caught, cringing at every siren that you hear

This much I know now.

I’m now trying the dump-the-stack-into-a-large-container-of-water-and-leave-it-for-a-week approach. I will report back with my results.

You are welcome for the knowledge.

=:P