Got that jam cleared, so the shredder is working. Here's how i did it.

And, boy oh boy, it was that plastic coated paper you get with advertisement mailings.  The mess contained fragments of a busy bank statement and atleast one credit card billing.  Anyway, per google, some months back, i learned that regular vegetable oil can be used to lube a shredder.  So, i poured a bit onto the piled up jam, and proceeded to dig it out with what i had on hand: a letter opener and a screwdriver.  Took about two hours.

And yeah, pulled the plug, first off.  We don't have a warranty on the thing, otherwise, would have called for service.  So, all done - till next time :/