oh, hi... i only exist when you need something

chickpea

i am not a real fan of becoming a fan on all the facebook groups that seem
to come around, but this one, named in the subject line, caught my eye and
made me laugh because it is verbatim the line my hub and i used to say when
a JW would call who had 1) never called before but suddenly wanted/needed to
borrow/use/sell something or 2) has the pattern of being a repeat of #1

funny thing? now that i am on the "outs" with the congro, i haven't gotten
any of that type of call in better than a year... the last one was a JW who
had moved house and wanted to use our commercial rug cleaner rather
than rent one....

anyone ringing you just to use you or your stuff these days?

Elsewhere

Holy crap! Where'd you go?

Heaven

oh, hi... i only exist when you need something

chickpea... I see you're acquainted with my older brother.

chigaimasmaro

Sure, i get those calls all the time since I do networking as my job. Last december when i was terribly sick, i didnt get ONE phone call asking how i was doing. However, i got six calls , four text messages, and e-mail asking for computer help. Even though people outside of the organization will do this kind of stuff, its just amazing how FREELY people do it INSIDE the organization, and if you say no, you're not being "Christian".

UnConfused

Chiga - say no, cause it's taking up too much of your personal study and meditation time. Except of course when it's one of the cooler more fun members of the cong, then swear them to secrecy.

dissed

I had a JW borrow my very nice Battery Charger when I was inactive.

When I needed it back, he said it was his, knew what store he bought it from, and could even prove it with a receipt. Even my wife's recollection meant nothing to him. He refused to not only give it back, but not let me borrow my own charger. (Was afraid I'd keep it) Proof of the receipt never came as well as my charger.

Telling a friend, an Elder how he keeps borrowed things, he promptly got up and said he was going over to his house to get back his welder before 'it' became his. He got it back, but the inactive one, never got his charger.

chickpea

@dissed.... what a TOTAL sac, eh!?

i learned this one from my FIL: ALWAYS prominently mark your property with your name....
coolers, tools, sleeping bags... you name it, it is branded.... plus i keep a sort of "sign out sheet"....

chigaimasmaro

unconfused - that's a great idea! I'll definitely use that on the next phone call.

oh, hi... i only exist when you need something

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