Well, it happened. I was wondering if it would! I had a voice mail message today inviting me to the memorial. But it was not from anyone at the KH I last attended. It was from the widow of a JW friend of mine who died last year. He knew and she knows I don't go to meetings anymore, but I never went into detail about why. I really haven't had contact with them for a number of years. Anyhow, she gave me the times and places since there are now 3 congs. meeting in the KH. This was the KH I attended before 1997. Knowing her, this call was sincere and from her heart. She has called me three times since his death last year and I did talk to her once, but only about how her husband was the only JW I could rant to. He was disgusted about things too but stayed loyal to it all. Then when I checked my caller ID, there was a number I didn't recognize. Looked like a mobile phone number with no name attached and no message left on voice mail. I have a feeling it was from the PO of the last cong. I went to. A few years ago he would catch me off guard by calling and I would answer all my calls. That was before I got caller ID. Once the caller ID was installed and I knew who was calling, his number was always blocked and I didn't know who it was, but when I answered...............BOOM......it was him. So then I used the feature that gave the announcement that I will not accept blocked calls and that put an end to him or whoever calls with a blocked number. He didn't have the nerve to call with his name and number showing. It has been a year since he called (the week of memorial) ...probably from another phone that isn't blocked. And in the past two weeks, I had three other calls from unknown numbers with no message left. HMMMMMMMMMMMMM! What really gets me is........Why would an "outstanding" JW have his phone number blocked? For the simple reason to catch his fellow dubs, or in my case a faded dub off guard? Or does he have something else to hide? HappyDad
Memorial and caller ID
by HappyDad 5 Replies latest jw friends
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TheListener
If he does telephone witnessing from home he wouldn't want to get annoying people calling him back.
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freedom96
Sometimes peoples phones are blocked and they don't even realize it, and then they don't find the time to fix it.
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mustang
Caller ID is a great step forward; Blocking isn?t.
I've always felt that "Blocking" shows criminal intent. I HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW WHO IS CALLING ME. That right is more important than someone's allusion to a right to trick me. Anyone calling another individual loses and should expect to lose all "expectation of privacy".
Yes, the "sneak attack" fits the JW Modus Operandi to a tee.
Mustang
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hillbilly
Strange... My phone rang and the ID came up Kingdom Hall so I let it ring. Just last night , matter of fact.
My son called back (he was in a sporting mood). ED X picked up "no we didnt call, wanna talk to your mom?" Phone goes to his mom "good to hear from you..." Of course my son asked both of them who/why/ called and got stupid answers.
Putz'es, one and all
~Hill
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mustang
Strange... My phone rang and the ID came up Kingdom Hall so I let it ring.
ROFLMAO!!!
Mustang