About the snake avatar/alias. First, the snake in the tower has a double meaning. Who is the snake in the tower? The GB or me? Depends on your point of view. We KNOW there are lots of snakes in the WT and especially in the local congos. Of course, if THEY knew an active dub was on this board, then guess who they would say the snake would be?...yep,,,me. (plus they would $heet their pants right before they convened an emergency JC meeting .)
Second, Google is great. I found a nice creepy snake picture for my avatar. If it has a chilling effect, even better. However, my personality is really completely UNsnake like. I don't hide in the grass waiting to bite someone (like the elders do when they are ready to sink their fangs into your ankle to d/a or d/f you). UNlike a snake, I am completely upfront with people...which is why some of the friends love me (esp. the old timers) and why others fear me because I challenge the old boy network (my old BOE especially). If I let you know me as a person, you would find me kind but quiet. I prefered to stay in the background and help as I could. But pi$$ me off? Then I can be VERY snakelike. At least I got out of that particular congo.
bummer that I was tired and mistyped sankes instead of snakes. I wondered if it can be fixed by a mod? I did not want to sign on to a new account to fix it. Took me years just to finally lose enough paranoia not to get caught being on an APOSTATE site (ha ha) and start posting.
Someone wanted more info about the story..... a little at a time. Just say for now I cant rock the boat too much. Miss too many meetings, set off alarm bells. Surprised the lack of showing of for Door-to-door hasn't set off the alarms. Gotta give the PO and other elders in the new congo credit...they never say "where have you been?",... they always just say "good to see you:.... WHAT? not going to stick your nose in my business? What a relief. I wonder how long that will last.
Enough for now... more tidbits will come in random replies to your posts. Maybe more on a longer and newer thread later.
SnakesInTheTower (of the Lazy Sheep Class)