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  Tech49...Experiences

  by Tech49 in

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  so given the amount of focus on things that we can be angry or upset about, or how we have been wronged or abused.... i thought it was time for a bit of a change.. how about sharing some fun experiences?!!

  ok, i will start.

  i promised, in my opening post the other day, that i would share some that have happened over the years.

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  Dagney

  I used to live in a BIG city with about a dozen KHs. A friend of mine was looking for her sister who has mental issues/schizophrenia and was on and off the streets in my area. For a time we heard she was studying and attending one of the halls. My friend had a contact in the hall who I guess was looking after the less fortunate in the congregation. One time my friend specifically thank her for her efforts in looking after her sister and others less fortunate. The sister said:

  "Well, we gotta a whole row of em."
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  The Night Stalker, dead at 53.

  by Glander in

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  richard ramirez died in prison of "natural causes".. those of us living in southern california in the 80's will never forget the unbelievable series of night time break-ins, raping and murdering his victims, starting with his first murder of a 79 woman followed by raping her body.. he was sentenced to death.

  25 years later he dies of nat.

  causes under the free medical care provided by the taxpayers he terrorized.. .

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  The whole city was on edge before they caught that nutcase. He died 30 years too late in my book.
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  Former Long Time Elder, New Member

  by James Jackson in

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  i have served 20 years as an elder, 5 years as an ms. was on the district committee in 2010, held various positions on the district , circuit, and rbc level.

  probably been on more than 100 judicial committees and even an appeals committee.

  was the coordinator in our congregation and deleted because adult child was df ( i kicked him out at the time of his wrongdoing, but that wasn't enough for thr brothers).

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  Dagney

  Hi James! Welcome and wish you strength and peace on your journey. The cost is dear, but the freedom is worth it.
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  Anyone from Chicago or surrounding area?

  by I Made Jehovah Sad in

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  looking for some apostate friends to hang with!!

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  Dagney

  Welcome to the board IMJS!!

  (Your name made me smile...that was one of the angles my mother used on me to try to save me...I didn't want to make Jehovah sad did I? Bless her.)
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  Help me in my quest to free my sister

  by Ed Daly in

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  hi there everyone, looking for some advice on helping my sister who is studying the bible with a jehovahs witnesses to escape.

  shes been studying for over a year now and attends meetings occasionally.

  i have been looking for a way to help her for a while now and the answer fell into my lap last week, during her study last week she mentioned that her son was going to a birthday party.

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  Dagney

  Hi Ed,

  Keep on the subject of the child. As mentioned, "If JW's can get so upset over children's birthday parties...what else?" We'll tell you.

  If the son EVER wants to:

  join a club, play a sport, go to college, go to dances, (among many things) it will be looked upon in the same manner. They are needless rules to keep control of the congregation. But it will strangle the life out of a childhood.

  Make sure she understands this...the birthday conversation is JUST the beginning. Seriously.
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  My Grammy passed away this morning...

  by diana netherton in

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  peacefully after a short bout with leukemia.

  she was 88 years old and the foundation of my life.

  she will be sadly missed by me and everyone whose lives she has touched.. .

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  Dagney

  So sorry for your loss.
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  GAME OF THRONES (Season 3)

  by SophieG in

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  ok i cannot believe that no one has mentioned this series.

  does anyone watch?

  did you see sundays masterpiece and have you read the books?

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  Dagney

  That was a helluva wedding!!! Yikes!!!!
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  Bibles out of stock

  by turtleturtle in

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  so i txt my in law who works at the printing facility in the us regarding why there were no bibles in so many congregations.

  they never answered for either text.

  i would say someting is going on with the nwt..

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  Dagney

  Maybe they are removing the name "Jehovah" the thousands of times it's been inserted erroneously.
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  As Tears Go By, then and now

  by designs in

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  one of the first songs mick jagger and keith richards wrote was recorded by then girlfriend of mick, marianne faithful, in 1964.. nearly 50 years later the rolling stones bring back a chestnut with taylor swift on their concert tour in chicago.

  enjoy.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhuqud7zzyg.

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  Dagney

  Love Marianne. Thanks d.
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  Gifts for C.O.'s and D.O.'s

  by sosoconfused in

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  does anyone else find it funny that the circuit overseers and district overseers go to a new congregation every week, have all their bills paid and then for some odd reason the elders always find a way to give them extra money.

  on top of that there are atleast 10 families in every hall that give them a green handshake.

  then the people who give them expensive gifts (i am ashamed to say i participated in this) like watches etc... yet these guys still act like they are giving up so much.... .

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  Dagney

  Alonzo and Jewel Hawkins were serving in a hall I moved into. Most people liked them a lot. Me not so much. He wouldn't start the meeting until everybody moved forward to fill all the seats in the front. I knew what he was getting at, but many people like me had worked all day, barely made it to the meeting, and didn't like being talked to like we were 3 years old.

  There were a few professional musicians in our hall who contributed songs in the song book. Perhaps Alonzo collaborated on that song.

  Back to the OT. I figured most CO's in metropolitan areas at least will bank $20K or so in untaxed gift income per year. That is on top of the car, housing and other freebies they receive.

  It's a nice gig if you can get it...except not a great retirement plan.