A bethelites RULES to room with him

by What-A-Coincidence 22 Replies latest jw friends

  • Woofer
    Woofer

    I think convicts have more freedom then Bethelites!!!!!!!!!

  • StillGroggy
    StillGroggy

    This bethelite really pissed me off at my convention. I was taking notes on my PDA like I always do and he says to me with this cheesy grin "If we were at bethel they would say "No electronic notetaking", I said "We're not at bethel" and continued taking notes.

    Bethelites, can't live with them, can't be aware of the society's "banned list of entertainment" without em.

    - SG

  • daniel-p
    daniel-p

    Great stuff, WAC. What a lot of JW's don't know is how institutionalized Bethel makes a person over a period of many years. This list sounds like it came from a guy who went to Bethel when he was 19, and has been there for about 15 years or so. These guys are a dime a dozen there. Most of em are all elders and/or Bethel elders and have some higher position in their department, so they have respect, but they go through roomates real fast. No one can put up with them, so they get the new-boys, but as soon as the newboy makes a friend, he's out of there. So the older Bethelite keeps getting these young kids and keeps having to lay the rules down in order to maintain his little realm of order. Absolutely pathetic... it brings back memories....

  • under_believer
    under_believer

    Well, #1 is a legitimate complaint, though it shouldn't be left up to this person to communicate it. He should be handled as a person with special needs and assigned by their rooming department accordingly. I see that more as a failure of infrastructure than a personality problem with this guy.

    #2 and #5 are common sense roommate rules--have you ever had roommates? It only makes sense that people do their share of keeping the place clean and orderly, and not too noisy. Though again, it shouldn't be up to this guy to state those rules--in an institutionalized environment like Bethel, they should just be THE RULES for everyone.

    #3, #4, and #6 are actively offensive, though, especially #4. He gets the kitchen, and not the other guy? Whatever. Territorial pissing display, is what that is. Those really DO display an offensive personality defect.

  • snarf
    snarf

    I can understand wanting to keep the room clean, uncluttered and presentable, but to put restrictions on time in bathrrom and phone use? If no one esle needs to use those, just common courtesy would apply. Also, how can he deny a needed area, the kitchenette? Maybe he should take the other room. Who's to say a new roommate can't use it especially if he needs it for medical reasons, special diet, meds, etc.. He obviously has health issues from rule #1. Not a very loving arrangement.

  • darth frosty
    darth frosty

    Ahh yes the bethel room mate. I had some from hell and I knew of a lot who should go to hell. I remember this one cat who always wore a sweater, I mean it could be 100 degree's outside and this guy was chilly. I had a room mate that took it upon himself to give me extra lecture when I would come back from the new bethelite lecture. I always say looking back I should have kicked his ass and came home. If your going to go, go with a smile.

  • daniel-p
    daniel-p
    I remember this one cat who always wore a sweater, I mean it could be 100 degree's outside and this guy was chilly.

    I had a roomate at Wallkill who was like that. He had the heater on everyday as soon as he would get home, no matter what the tempurature was outside. In the winter, he would have it on full blast. Just the thought of coolness was actively ofensive to him or something.

  • seattleniceguy
    seattleniceguy
    Toilet flushed completely.

    Has this guy had a problem with half-flushes or something?

    SNG

  • compound complex
    compound complex

    Dear Friends,

    Brother Knorr informed us that our own roommate could be bad association. He made it very clear that we should request a change of roommate (forget name of dept. run by G. Couch [Bethel Home? Homeland Security?]). I had seven roommates. Though marginally related, he also stated that wearing flared pants (by brothers) would be allowed only in one's own room or the adjoining hallway. One of my boldly-defiant roomies swaggered all the way to the factory---117 Adams St.---in sailor's bellbottoms. He was way before his time. I didn't request a new roommate.

    Yours truly,

    CoCo

  • SirNose586
    SirNose586

    Except for rule #1, I think I'd be breaking every one ASAP just to ruffle his feathers. Maybe this is the list from Brother Pharisee?

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