Initially I used to tear them down all the time, but I prefer CRT monitors, more valuable material inside but I'll still do a TV here and there (have a few I gotta tear down held off to the side). As far as getting rid of the tubes, after I'm done stripping the yoke, degausing cable, wires, boards, etc from it I put the shell back together with the tube still in it and take it to Best Buy or the town facility to get rid of (mostly Best Buy).
Even though I've never gotten shocked tearing them down, I decided to stop playing with fire and made myself a home-made shorting probe using a piece of PVC pipe, a big flat-head screwdriver from Harbor Freight, wire with alligator clip and duct and electrical tape:
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