i just wanted to share my good news.
i just registered for my degree, i start in oct, im so excited..
congrats free2think
I received my degree this year, just an Associates for now. I still want to pursue further education, just no time now. Study hard, manage your time wisely, keep the partying to a minimum (but don't neglect your social life)...and it will pay off.
SnakesInTheTower (of the "better to be educated than to be a lifelong window washer" Sheep Class)
he was giving the part about giving your riches to jehovah the watchtower.
you could tell there was a conflict going on in his head, while he was giving it.
you know he probaly has an idea that "jehovah provides things, so don't worry about it" .
CL:
I have never seen a church go over how the older ones can leave their estate to them when they die. Problem is, it still seems to work. We had a few die and leave a bundle to the cong
your ("your" being used only in the geographic sense) congo just got a remodel with the works....all because one old sister left them a bunch of money...and you know what? they got an another check recently that they did not even know was coming from the estate....no loan for them........yet they dont share that money with any of the other congos as per her wishes.
SnakesInTheTower (of the "grrrrrrrrrrr " Sheep Class)
ok so this was told to the entire congregation by the circuit overseer.
"the society knows the tract work brings hardly any new disciples in.
we get a few good experiences out of it and a few start studies and attend a few meetings.
OM:
"rolling their eyes" when they saw the cover of the "THE END OF FALSE RELIGION IS NEAR" tract. (The one with the lightning bolt from God on the cover.)
Yep, that was my reaction when I first seen that tract. (the last tract work I was involved in before starting my fade). I would go to the door and (heaven forbid someone actually answered) hand the tract to the householder back cover up (the side with all the "good news", not the crazy cartoonish lightning bolts.) Not once did I read a scripture.
I was still an elder then. I often assigned myself to car groups of 3 or 5 publishers so that I could "sacrifice" to be odd man and offer to work alone. I also offered to drive...allowing me to keep moving the car yet another block so the friends would not have to "walk so far" and keep the A/C or heat going for them (. ....and allowing me to be at less doors and to do phantom door bell rings and light knocks, quickly and quietly leaving a tract in the door and leave before someone came to the door. (quite unlike what I do for a living, where I nearly knock down the door trying to get the householder to answer the door ).
good times, good times (NOT)
SnakesInTheTower (of the "still knocking on doors, just not for the Borg" Sheep Class)
ok, the lemonade thread has prompted me to ask does anyone else have any clever and legal ways to pinch pennies, like the guy did with the lemonade?.
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any other things you have seen?
Ah...frugality...a favorite topic of mine. I am frugal but not to the point of being "cheap." I pay for good quality once rather than over and over for lesser quality.
Although I make very good money (on a commission only based job), I still find myself picking up aluminum cans (currently the recycler is paying $0.73 US per pound..which is about 2 ¢ per can.) as I walk to and from my car to customer's houses. I made an extra $15+ from Jan-July doing really nothing. Just kept a box in my trunk and threw the cans in there as I went. Transferred the cans to a bin in the garage when I got home. When I got to 2 bins, took them to the recycler on the way to another errand.
Some may say I waste money and gas by leaving my motor running (and keeping the doors locked while away for a few min) for 8 hours a day as I run my route, but I actually found I savedabout 4 mpg by not starting and stopping my car 50-60 times a day (and it has been easier on the starter as well). Maybe my next car should be a hybrid, then the electric motor would take over when stopped.
Other money saving tips. Keeping the shades closed in the house during the summer. I also left the plastic up over the windows on the inside (from the winter) behind the blinds to keep the cool air in and hot air out. (The plastic is barely noticable, but I am not trying to impress Martha Stewart with my design sense...probably why I am still single. ). Using ceiling fans and floor fans instead of A/C. The hottest it has been in the house is 84 ° F..usually stays about 79 ° F without A/C. My A/C usage has been minimal except for the current and recent hotspells where it has been 95-105 ° F here.
Using a faucet mounted Brita ™ water filter and filling a reusable thermos for work instead of buying expensive bottled water (thus not contributing yet more plastic to the landfills, another pet peeve of mine). Making my own tea at home instead of paying $2/cup at the local cafe.
Paying someone to do a monthly cleaning of the house so I can go to work instead and make even more filthy money. (Of course, I still do the daily cleaning). Not buying multiple types of specialized chemical cleaning products that are ineffective. Using cotton cloths rather than paper towels whenever possible.
Am I saving money? I am paying $1,500 a month toward my credit cards, which will be paid off by this time next year. What do you think?
SnakesInTheTower (of the "pinching nickles so hard the buffalo roars" Sheep Class)
ok so this was told to the entire congregation by the circuit overseer.
"the society knows the tract work brings hardly any new disciples in.
we get a few good experiences out of it and a few start studies and attend a few meetings.
5go:
I caught the CO lying about tract work in my Congragation. I have not turned in any hour or placements yet we had 100% particpation in my hall.
No, I am sure it was 100%. The secretary just took out your card temporarily during the CO visit to pump the %. The % will be back in the 70-80% range again after he leaves.
I used to do the opposite. As secretary, I would drag out inactive publishers' cards out and put them in the file for the CO to find. Help him see how many used to be there and get the elders a good talkin' to. Not that it did any real long-term good.
SnakesInTheTower (of the "truth in reporting" Sheep Class)
i had my tms tonight.
for those who don't know me, i no longer believe, but have only just begun my slow fade.. the meeting was unbearable.
first there was the brother who happily pointed out that i'd missed two meetings recently and that he was keeping track.
orgull:
he was keeping track
Ask Brother Meeting Tally Guy if he wants the "4 - 1 - 1". When he asks what the "information" is...tell him to look up at "1 Thessalonians 4:11". Maybe he will get the point.
If not, give him the SV (Snakes Version) of the scripture: "Mind your own fu*king business, as$hole"
SnakesInTheTower (of the "making it my aim to live quietly" Sheep .... Class)
PS...oh, and keep up the good work on the fade, working on my own version now.
I miss DOS.
I still have an excellent computer based (vs their newer web based) Juno software (Juno 5.0 from 2006). Thank goodness they are still supporting it, I hate using the web based version. The software pops up a red flag on the mail box on the tool bar. Also a tone goes off and the minimized window flashes in the tool bar if Juno is open but not the current window. I have yahoo also but dont use it as my primary email. Mostly use it as a catch all for junk mail and email newsletters I sign up for.
SnakesInTheTower (of the "KING of dead threads" Sheep Class)
empty!
lol.
i'm trying to make some "sleepy time" tea to help me sleep but i am physically tired that mentally i can't think properly.
keyser soze:
I stuck my cup in the microwave once. I was still wearing it at the time.
OMG that is so damn funny....and NOT a graphic picture I wanted in my head before bedtime..... Snakes () PS...anyone else noticing a slow down of the system? I noticed it when the little sheep and its companions took forever to load. I have a high speed connection not having issues.
are they all their cracked up to be?
we are completly remodeling our house, and when i build my shop, we are thinking of putting one of these in.
i just want to see what people think of them.
dont have one (because I rent not own right now) but I have researched them. Upfront costs are higher, but overall utility costs are much lower because you are not using electric/gas to keep a tank of unneeded hot water hot all the time....and you dont have to worry about running out of hot water half way though your morning shower (esp good if there are lots of people in the house). Also takes up less room. There are cons, but these can be overcome fairly easily. Used widely in Europe and Japan...more now in new construction and retrofits in the US
Here is one link to some general useful information on these: http://www.chilipepperapp.com/tankless.htm
There is also a more detailed article on about.com about them: http://homerepair.about.com/od/plumbingrepair/ss/tankless_hwh.htm
Hope this info helps....
Snakes ()
somehow, i wound up at a local baptist church.
folks were friendly and welcoming, the hyms made musical and verbal sense (mostly, one was about praising his name but never actually used a name except lord)) and the public talk (umm sermon) was taken from luke 13-34 inclusive.
there was no jumping to unconnected verses and no buzz words instead of logic.
...yep, I drove right past it...while I was out working making lots and lots of filthy money.
Actually, my (?) congo is meeting in another KH while ours (?) undergoes major renovation. I happened to go right past where they are meeting at the timethey are meeting today..... hmmmm, car steering wheel seemed to be possessed, it refused to make a left turn into the parking lot. damnedest thing......
And the less I go, the less I want to go. Even when I do go, I dont want to. I figure I can bail a little while longer until they get back to the newly refurbished KH then go again...then fade again....back and forth at my leisure.
Snakes (.....)
