At one time, the JW's took the phonographs from door-door; they also would use a printed message/sermon and hand this to the "householder" to read. And then we had to learn those awful sermons and sit through the tedium @ the TMS.
But times change and so do methods and the reactions to those methods.
Fast forward to 2015. We find that Bro. Fred Steadfast, great-grandson of the founder of the WTS, is out in FS. He stops his Hovercraft Micro-Van on a street corner in a residential neighborhood. He goes around to the back and opens the combination tailgate/liftgate/hatch-back and lowers the no longer shiny Robo-JW Model "Tormentor 1914" to the pavement.
Bro. Steadfast gives the Robo-JW a quick "checklist review" and notes that there is another dog-bite scratch that he has overlooked. He quickly applies a camouflage applique to cover it and it looks "good as new".
The Robo-JW's Oil is OK and the Battery is on Full Charge status, so Bro. Fred then plugs in a "Territory Card" and the latest "Offer Sermon-Cards" into the SmartCard reader and presses the Reset/Update button. A whirring sound occurs and a red status telltale goes green, signaling the Robo-JW is "armed".
Bro. Steadfast almost forgets to insert a matching "Territory Card" into the SmartCard reader of his Brooklyn-issue "Model 1975 Exterminator" JW Briefcase.
Bro. Steadfast holds his wristwatch PDA over to the Optical Reader Port of the Robo-JW and presses the "Launch" button on the Robo-JW. The invisible IR handshake crosses from the Robo-JW to Bro. Steadfast's PDA and starts his "FS Stopwatch" simultaneously with the "FS Counter" in the Robo-JW's instruments. With more whirring the Robo-JW lurches to a start and the tracked crawler wheels start forward motion.
As Robo-JW trundles off in search of a door, Bro. Steadfast picks up his Brooklyn-issue Model 1975 Exterminator JW Briefcase. He quickly punches what seems to be decorative stud on the overly large clasp of the briefcase. A panel rotates away revealing a small keyboard like array of buttons. Bro. Steadfast quickly punches the "Status" Button and a part of the leatherette upholstery flashes colors and becomes a LCD Display Panel. There is a plan view of the neighborhood, read off the "Territory Card". The track of the Robo-JW is highlighted and Fred Steadfast notes that the Robo-JW is approaching the first door, without incident.
After several minutes, the LCD Panel divides into several windows and a Field Service form appears. Bro. Fred smiles satisfaction as he notes the FS time accumulating. He notes that a "NH" is logged and that the Rob-JW is moving again. As the Robo-JW continues and starts towards the next door, a red flashing
"DNC" with a "Goat logo" appears on the screen. Bro. Fred shakes his head and observes the Robo-JW backtrack and head for the next door.
Bro. Fred's stomach is growling so he revives himself from his reverie and punches the "Overview" button on the "Model 1975 Exterminator" JW Briefcase.
Several icons appear on the Territory Card display's map; he quickly selects the blue coffee cup icon and notes the direction to a nearby Dunkin' Donuts. It is walking distance, so Bro. Fred heads along to get a cup of coffee. If the Robo-JW meets up with anything that his Advanced Level TMS programming can't handle, Bro. Fred knows that he will be automatically paged or that the Robo-JW will "return to base" and meet him back at the Hovercar.
TO BE CONTINUED (I think)
PS's:
"Tormentor 1914" was pure providence: I originally typed in Terminator and misspelled it. The spell checker did the rest :)
And any resemblance to anyone, living or dead is purely coincidental.
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