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Yerusalyim

My lovely wife Liza and I had dinner with Waiting, her husband, and her son in Carabbas Italian Restraunt. They are a lovely couple and we REALLY enjoyed our time with them. Their son is an intelligent young man with a lot to say too. This is the first time I've had a chance to meet anyone else from the board. I hope everyone else I meet from here is as nice as they are. Board members who recieved honorable mention as we ate...COMF who is apparently younger than I imagined, Sam who lives near COMF, FRED HALL (who from the board could meet and not discuss that cool cat (meow Fred). and of course, Simon. Tina was also mentioned, along with Focus and Friday.

I look forward to meeting Waiting again, and to meeting more of ya'll.

Yeru

YERUSALYIM
"Vanity! It's my favorite sin!"
[Al Pacino as Satan, in "DEVIL'S ADVOCATE"]

larc

Yeru,

ApostaFests are wonderful events. I have attended a few, and I have to say, I have never met an apostate that I didn't like. I found them, without exception, to be intelligent, interesting, and well meaning people.

I am glad you had a good time.

COMF

I'm glad to know you enjoyed your visit as much as I did when waiting and hubby came to Dallas last year. I'm 48, and happy to learn at this age that it's considered young, at least in some conversational context. :)

Where are you, Yeru? (I should know this, but there are so many of you on the board...) Having met a few folks in person, I'd like to expand my horizons and meet a bunch more now.

Some for the glories of this world; and some
Sigh for the prophet's paradise to come;
Ah, take the cash, and let the credit go,
Nor heed the rumble of a distant drum!

Reborn2002

I am envious Yeru.

It sounds as though you had an absolutely wonderful time. I would cherish the opportunity to meet some of the posters on this site, but have not had the chance to do so as of yet.

I am happy you enjoyed yourself.

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Yerusalyim

Comf,

I live at Ft Jackson, SC. This is in the fine fair city of Columbia, SC (Much recovered from Sherman's March south during the Northern War of Aggression). I live about 45 minutes from where Waiting lives, and even have family in her fine city as well. Comf, for some reaqson I thought you were in your 60's and retired. SIlly me.

YERUSALYIM
"Vanity! It's my favorite sin!"
[Al Pacino as Satan, in "DEVIL'S ADVOCATE"]

waiting

Yeru is much cuter than his picture....trust me now that I've met him. Lisa's a "fallen away jw" - and flatly refused to meet us apostates at first. Then she found out that we were also fallen away jw's....and took the chance.

It was so much fun! My son, Aaron, joined us (I figured he would if I'd pay - college student). Aaron likes to meet others who've left the jw's because nobody else really understands what it's like. Nobody.

Yeru, it was interesting that after Aaron left, your wife decided to talk a bit about her upbringing....which is similar to mine. I had just wanted the conversation to go easy for her, and I was surprised, and happy, she brought it up.

People who've been abused in any way as a child have little company to talk with as jw's. We're supposed to be "happy people" and I was explicitely told by several PO's that "such talk wouldn't be upbuilding for our brothers and sisters, now would it?" Which means many of us suffer in silence.

I really enjoyed talking about "such things" with Lisa, and hope she makes some phone calls. It would be nice to meet her for lunch another time?

Tina was also mentioned, along with Focus and Friday.

Please let any and all know that we never said anything detrimental about anyone (ok...Focus can be a bit full of himself we concluded)). Because Lisa was wary of us.....we didn't want to stumble her out of "walking away."

Lots of things talked about, good food, good wine (for me), and good friends. What better way to spend an afternoon, eh?

waiting

patio34

It sounds like a perfectly delightful time. I'm glad you all got together. It adds depth to the board here for ones to personally meet and share their event with the rest of us.

It seems that since we're all veterans of the same war, we have a great deal more in common and enjoy socializing with each other more than a more generic group. We're more homogenous in that sense.

All intelligent people are confrontational.--HBO's Winston Churchill

Billygoat

I think it's awesome that you got to meet some people! I'm a firm believer that you cannot put much judgment on a person's posts. Meeting someone in person will completely change your outlook of them. For instance, I used to think COMF was a grumpy old curmudgeon in his 60's that I wouldn't like at all. (Back in November of last year, I was judging solely on his posts. I didn't think we would have much in common.) When I met him in person, my viewpoint completely changed. He is one of my faves now! In person, his ornery-ness and charm will completely win your heart! A total gentleman - even if he is an old curmudgeon. (((()))) Just kidding Fred!

Andi

Simon

Good to hear you had a nice time. It is nice meetnig people that you've only ever chatted to online. Good to put a face to a screen name and a voice to them.

We hope to meet more of you when we get the chance.

waiting

Oh, I think that the average poster's (if he's trying to portray himself with any amount of honesty) personality tends to come through the posts over the long haul.

Giving Comf (poor guy) as an example: I knew he was close to my age (I'm older), and after an evening with him.....I could see some of the same characteristics come through in his conversation that he showed in some of his posts. Obviously, positive trends.

Yeru was much like his posts - as was his previous description of his wife. I hadn't posted to Sam Beli before our meeting, but his posts & interests are definitely about the same in person as on the forum. Well, he laughs more in person - but tends to be straight forward, somewhat serious, intelligent to the point I actually said "huh?" a couple of times or more.

I think if we're trying to be here what we are in real life - it tends to show through - however, cannot show the fullness (or lack thereof) of our personality.

Guess the old saying "We are what we are" has some truth to it?

waiting

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