Posts by Scully

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What would you do?

by KariOtt in

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i went to my 1st apointment with my surgeon today.

my scheduled apointment was at 10:30am.

my primary care doctor made the apointment over a week ago.

Scully

It's deplorable to be made to wait for an appointment.

I recently went to a specialist - my appointment was made in June and I was to be seen at 3:20 pm on a Friday in September; I wasn't seen until almost 6 pm. By the time I was finished with the doctor, the support staff had already left for the day. The doc was supposed to schedule me for a chest x-ray and abdominal ultrasound, and she told me the radiology department would contact me on Monday with my appointment times for the x-ray and ultrasound.

By the following Thursday, I hadn't been contacted with appointment times, so I called the hospital myself and tried to figure out when I was supposed to show up. Turned out there were no requisitions posted in the computer by the doctor. So I had to call the office and leave a message with her nurse and let her know the situation. It took her almost 2 weeks to get back to me, and assure me that the tests had now been ordered and I should be hearing from them within the week to book the appointments. That was 3 weeks ago. So I have to get back on the phone tomorrow and find out what happened with the requisitions again, and see if I can find out when I'm supposed to go for these tests.

Do you want to know what absolutely kills me about this? This institution is where I work. This kind of bungling is a professional embarrassment. Nobody should have to wait three hours to be seen by a physician when they've waited months for their appointment already. You do all the right things - you confirm your appointment, clear your calendar so you can actually go to the appointment, and then they can't even see you at the time you're scheduled. If I showed up 3 hours late to an appointment, they would charge me $75 for being late... because THEIR time is valuable. But can I charge them $75 for the 3 hours I waited or for the 3 hours' worth of parking I had to pay? (yup! I have to pay to park at my place of employment!) or for the wild goose chase I've been on trying to get my follow up done before my next appointment in February? Not on your frikkin' life.

I think I may need to write to the CEO to voice my frustrations. Not that it will do any good; hell, maybe I'll end up having to look for a new job.

As far as your situtation - there's no excuse for being made to wait 90 minutes for a 10:30 am appointment, whether they are "squeezing you in" or not. That's just nuts. Hopefully the next experience will go more smoothly - and I hope you have a receipt for the payment you made today that you're applying to the next appointment.

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2013 JW-Wimp Mobile!

by Atlantis in

the jw-wimp-mobile!

this is how they are doing it in mexico..........atlantis

Scully

Next week, on "Pimp My Ride": We take a humble white van and put a freakin' halo on it - now it sells Bibles and $h!t, for free!!

White vans around here are suspicious. They're usually linked to attempted child abductions and sexual assaults.

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BEST OF TOPICS CLEANED OUT

by blondie in

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can we start over with new topics such as practical ones about how to format on jwn and posting problems and solutions.. historical posts such as those on rutherford and russell?.

doctrinal adjustments/changes.

reference sources.

Scully

If we did have a specific FAQ section, with forum navigation and post formatting tips, it might be great to have that in a highly visible place, such as just below the username - PM box - logout area at the top of the page. This would make it accessible to visitors as well as signed-in members. A Terms of Service link would be helpful too, similarly placed.

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Do you make your own soup?

by compound complex in

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greetings, soup lovers:.

i have a huge kitchen at my disposal (not my own); vegetables, cans of this and that and spices are scattered about, prepared to go into a cauldron of minestrone i started a few days ago.

i'm preparing ahead so as to freeze the leftovers to heat up later at home over my hotplate.. nothing like a 6-burner gas range to simmer over!.

Scully

I made an absolutely gorgeous spicy Thai chicken soup last weekend. It was relatively simple to make, and so beautifully fragrant. Even Mr Scully, who is somewhat of a fussy eater, enjoyed it and said I should make it again.

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BLOOD POLICY__Just good manners? Yes! To be "socially acceptable."

by Terry in

is there anybody harder to deal with than hardcore and old-fashioned persons confirmed in their own ways?.

even though these people know times, customs and laws have passed them by and younger folk don't think and act the old ways --they hold the old views, prejudices and disproved stereotypes as absolutely correct anyway!.

think about how stubborn people can be and how impossible it is to get along with them--especially if you cross them, offend them or incite them unnecessarily!.

Scully

I thought a Nazarite had to grow hair and NEVER allow it to be cut. Not sure what you are talking about. (Numbers 6)

There were some Nazirites who were lifelong Nazirites, and they never allowed their hair to be cut or their head to be shaved (like Samson for instance). But they could also take a vow for temporary service (a bargaining chip of sorts), hopeful for a good outcome in war or the birth of a healthy child, after which they could cut their hair. (Kind of like a playoff beard, I guess...)

However, if a Nazirite broke his vow, he would be required to shave his head as a sign of his humiliation, and this was the example used by Reza Aslan regarding Paul - he went to the Gentiles to preach the Jesus story and in the process diluted the pure message by sharing it with unworthy Greeks and Romans, whose aim was to rule over the Jews in Jewish territory.

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BLOOD POLICY__Just good manners? Yes! To be "socially acceptable."

by Terry in

is there anybody harder to deal with than hardcore and old-fashioned persons confirmed in their own ways?.

even though these people know times, customs and laws have passed them by and younger folk don't think and act the old ways --they hold the old views, prejudices and disproved stereotypes as absolutely correct anyway!.

think about how stubborn people can be and how impossible it is to get along with them--especially if you cross them, offend them or incite them unnecessarily!.

Scully

Hi Terry,

I just finished listening to Zealot, by Reza Aslan. He comments on this passage as well.

His take on Paul's ministry was that James, who was Jesus' brother, had a huge problem with Paul for taking Jesus' teachings to the Gentiles. James was the head of the Jesus Movement in Jerusalem, and as the brother of Jesus, was in a far better position than Paul to know what Jesus' thoughts on matters would have been. Bottom line, though, was that Jesus was a Jew, and his message was intended for the 'lost sheep of the house of Israel', not the Gentiles. James considered Paul to be an APOSTATE, and subjected him to the humiliation of shaving his head in a Nazirite ritual in the temple (Acts 21:20-25).

As a matter of fact, he claims that 2 John is also referring to Paul, when describing the antichrist, because Paul was preaching a message that appealed to Hellenistic sensibilities over the Jews, who were the actual intended recipients of Jesus' gospel.

7 many deceivers have gone forth into the world, persons not confessing Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist.

8 Look out for yourselves, that YOU do not lose the things we have worked to produce, but that YOU may obtain a full reward. 9 Everyone that pushes ahead and does not remain in the teaching of the Christ does not have God. He that does remain in this teaching is the one that has both the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to YOU and does not bring this teaching, never receive him into YOUR homes or say a greeting to him. 11 For he that says a greeting to him is a sharer in his wicked works. ~ 2 John 7-11

So here, John was actually instructing Christians of Jewish origin to shun Paul and anyone following him, considering Pauline Christians to be "deceivers" and of the "antichrist".

All I could think when I heard this was "WWWWOOOOOOOoooowwww"

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Is Jesus dying really more important than his resurrection?

by Band on the Run in

i was reading about khs on wikipedia and i noticed a link for the memorial of jesus' death.

why would any christian religion celebrate his death and not his resurrection.

a man dying is fairly common.

Scully

With the JWs, it isn't Jesus' Resurrection™ that is important - it's the Sacrificial Death™ that's the ticket, because this is what they believe to be the only acceptable means of atonement for the Perfect Human Life™ that Adam lost when he Sinned™ in the Garden of Eden™.

The Resurrection™ story just kind of reinforces the idea that Jesus was the correct choice of sacrifice.

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My mom wants me to disassociate myself from her on facebook if

by JWdaughter in

my mom sent me a email telling me that if i want to put any of that (non jw/non christian) religious stuff on my facebook then i should unfriend her.

i didn't respond directly.

i did take the email, remove id'ing aspects and ask my facebook friends to tell me what they thought of the request.

Scully

Tell her that facebook has the option to "hide" posts that she finds offensive, no matter who posts them.

I do it all the time. There's only so much religious claptrap a person can take. I don't have to confront the person, hurt their feelings, offend them or make them feel that they have to censor themselves for my benefit. Everybody wins.

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So I got engaged...

by frogonmytoe in

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...to my boyfriend, we're going to have one of those weddings ('gay' weddings to the straights).. although my jw family know i'm gay, and not going to meetings, only one of my sisters has sussed the situation.

but i think after 3 years it's about time i told them.

especially if sometime in the future i'll turn up with a (gay) wedding ring.

Scully

frogonmytoe,

Congratulations! I hope you and your loved one have many wonderful years together.

turtleturtle,

What consenting adults do in the privacy of their bedroom is none of your effing business.

So, you find "sodomy" disgusting?

Guess what, I find judgemental bigotry disgusting.

Here's a thought: Maybe you don't find it "romantic" because you're doing it wrong.

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Stuff That Could Get You Put In An Asylum

by metatron in

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http://dangerousminds.net/comments/list_of_reasons_for_admission_to_an_insane_asylum.

masturbation for 30 years?

sorry, i'd lost count.

Scully

Salvation Army?? Really??