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  I had cataract surgery on Feb 12

  by Lady Lee in

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  i cannot believe the difference in my vision.

  even with glasses my vision in the left eye was poor.

  but i can now read a 12 font fairly clearly without the glasses.

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  Good for you. And you didn't have to wait for the new system to restore your vision!
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  What JW catch phrase DRIVES YOU NUTS!!!!

  by megaflower in

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  "we should be mindful".

  grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

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  AWOL..when the chairman said you may remain standing for the accounts report, did you ever see anyone actually take the option to sit? None for me.

  It's the privilege of the Xxxxxx group to clean the Kingdom Hall...

  ...can you reach out for more service privileges and join the list of auxiliary pioneers...and attend the pioneer meeting during the CO's visit next month?
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  What JW catch phrase DRIVES YOU NUTS!!!!

  by megaflower in

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  "we should be mindful".

  grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

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  At conventions, when there is no opening prayer for the afternoon session and the song is over, the chairman would say "you may be seated" as if the audience couldn't figure it out on its own...still some idiots would wait for the cue to sit...

  Being met in the parking lot by attendants too young to drive holding an orange stick to point in the direction you are already heading...

  ...the slave knows exactly what we needed, a spiritual feast at an appropriate time.

  ...it's time to turn in your report

  ...this month we had a deficit of $.....and a balance of $.....
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  kindness of Jw's

  by d in

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  we got a call from a jehovah witness and they were willing to help shovel our drive way.

  i find it strange how these jw's take an interest in our welfare.where as others could care less.

  so i realize not all jw's are bad.if only more of them take a geuine interest in others they would not be so bad.

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  I'm an ex JW and I cleared my neighbour's driveway while they were at work...I have a blower and they don't...must not be as bad as my JW brothers say I am.
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  We are in for a blizzard!

  by coffee_black in

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  the winter storm watch has just been upgraded to a blizzard watch.

  from where i sit, just outside of boston, it looks like up to 2 feet of snow from friday to saturday with high winds that will make travel very difficult if not impossible.. .

  coffee .

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  We are getting it here in the Toronto area...schools and some businesses are closed. They say it will be the biggest snow storm of the last 5 years. I hope I can get my snowblower going after not using it for so long...

  I love those days where everything stops...When I lived in Montreal we had a huge storm in March 1971 and the snow completely covered the parked cars...all you could see were their antennas sticking out over the snow. Snowmobiles were used for emergencies...Life stopped for 3 days with no work, meetings or service...the city was silent and peaceful. My brothers and I got dressed warmly and made our way to the park, walking between snow drifts that were as tall as us...
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  I didn't expect to be here at age 49. Here as in my employment

  by wha happened? in

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  it's been a terrible economy these last few years.

  i had a very successful loan brokerage and watched that crash and burn in 2011. i went back to my previous firm in the computer industry that was struggling after i left.

  it seemed like a good match.

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  Hey Wha Happened...hang in there buddy! I went throught the same thing when I was 54...after 28 years with the same employer. What help me get by was an extensive network of contacts and people I dealt with. You sound like someone who knows his way around people and I am convinced that in a short time you will find your true vocation. Just one word of caution: I read that you are dealing with some family problems...please don't let this monopolize all of your attention...just focus on what you need to do next to find a position that will truly make you happy. Good luck man!
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  Canada To Let Quebec Go?

  by metatron in

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  http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/28/us-secession-idusbre90r15n20130128.

  ok, not yet....... but this could be a move in that direction.. things are gonna get weird.. metatron.

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  Satanus...not at all. I just asked the question because bad repercusions or acts of vandalisme for flying our Canadian flag in Quebec are pretty rare and I would expect the same in Ontario. I agree with you with the ligitimacy of having the Canadian flag in Quebec and it is visible in all Federal Government agencies. This is only my opinion: unlike the rest of Canada it seems that fewer people fly a flag in Quebec...with the exception of people who are engaged seperatists...Here in Ontario I see a lot more Canadian flags
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  Canada To Let Quebec Go?

  by metatron in

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  http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/28/us-secession-idusbre90r15n20130128.

  ok, not yet....... but this could be a move in that direction.. things are gonna get weird.. metatron.

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  Satanus, I wonder what would happen if I flew my blue Fleur de lys flag...or worse my Montreal Canadiens flag in the heart Maple Leaf Nation!
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  Canada To Let Quebec Go?

  by metatron in

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  http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/28/us-secession-idusbre90r15n20130128.

  ok, not yet....... but this could be a move in that direction.. things are gonna get weird.. metatron.

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  Mamochan13,

  I believe French Quebecers don't really care whether the rest of Canada speaks French or not. All they care about is to live in a province (or country) that reflect their culture, language and where they feel they belong. I recall a time when the majority of immigrants arriving in Quebec would send their kids to English schools. Without language laws it would have just been a question of time for Francophones to become a small minority within Quebec and like other Francophone communities in the rest of Canada they would have to struggle to maintain their identity.

  Today I have come to understand this better than ever. I have now lived in Ontario for well over a decade and I have built a great life here with no plan to return to Quebec when I retire. Still, I miss being in Quebec and I fear my French Canadian heritage will soon vanish within my own family...my grand-children are being raised in Ontario and they don't speak French...their mother tongue is English and sending them to French-emersion schools is no garantee they will embrace our French Canadian cuture.

  2006 Stats Can states that 9.4% of Canadian Anglophones claim being able to hold a conversation in French. Nearly 90% of Francophones living outside Quebec speak English. Many of my English speaking friends in Ontario tell me they took a couple of year of French in school, but all they retained is "je suis Bruce" and "où sont les toilettes"...not having a need or the opportunity to use French explains why they forgot it or wouldn't put in the effort to learn. As for Francophones living outside of Quebec, they are exposed to the English language on a daily basis which explains that almost everyone is biligual.

  In Quebec 68.9% of Anglophones can hold a conversation in French and 35.8% of the Francophones claim they can speak English. As you can see there is a much higher percentage of bilingual people in Quebec although the only official language in Quebec is French...Many francophones realize they need to learn English in order to communicate with the rest of North America. Like in Ontario, French students study English and the opportunity and need to use it is greater since they are surrounded by Anglophones. Some Francophones, like many other Canadians don't see the need or simply don't want to learn a second language...and this is their right.
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  Canada To Let Quebec Go?

  by metatron in

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  http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/28/us-secession-idusbre90r15n20130128.

  ok, not yet....... but this could be a move in that direction.. things are gonna get weird.. metatron.

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  Lady Lee,

  I read that Quebec is a dictatorship, that the people are kept under control and that nothing is unique in their culture. I also read the Quebec French language and culture is a far cry from France. And worse of all I read that the French people should accept the very same conditions that "forced" you out of Quebec so English people can feel at home...

  I chose to live in Ontario and I leave my culture at the door when I leave home because I have to speak English at work, speak with my English neighbors, shop in English, go to the English doctor...call the English police...I don't feel my human rights have been violated nor do I want to leave Ontario. So I learned to speak English...If I decided to live in Italy, I would learn Italian...So if one wants to live in Quebec, wouldn't make sense to learn to speak French?