Scrub-A-Dub-Dub

by new light 14 Replies latest jw experiences

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  bebu

  It used to baffle me when people would say that doing all that cleaning was "preparing" us for turning the earth into a paradise.

  This makes too much perverted sense.

  One of the most confounding things I have ever read about the WT's "good news" is that after God brings hell to earth, the happy surviving dubs get to whip out the mops and brooms. And hope they have a lot of hydrogen peroxide to get out those stubborn blood stains everywhere.

  Maybe that's why they also encourage all those housecleaning and window-washing careers.

  bebu
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  Maverick

  I used to clean after the Assemblies until one time this old Elder got real nasty and pushy and told me I could not leave until the whole kitchen floor was mopped! I was thinking, what the heck is this? I am a volunteer! Don't order me to do anything. I was a good dud so I quietly put the mop away and slipped out the door!( As opposed to shoving the mop up this guys rectum!) Never felt like volunteering again. And whenever the Bros tried to put the touch on me I told them I had a assignment.....(To get on down the road)! Maverick
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  seeitallclearlynow

  Hi New Light, yes, I remember....

  When my kids were little, their Dad always had to arrive early and he always left late, so we might as well clean, with so many hours to kill. And there was a benefit, at least at the summer outdoor conventions - we always had great seats. I did feel like a creep for having such cool seats while others sweltered in the heat, but I didn't want to cook my kids either.

  I'd say I cleaned at about 50% of all assemblies and conventions I ever attended. Always felt like a louse if I didn't do it, and for the most part it was fairly easy most of the time. Just long hours though. The cleaning was more interesting than most of the talks, and I definitely preferred cleaning over the food service - to me, that was much worse.
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  new light

  This may betray my humble JW roots (never in administration) but one year as a teen I served with my dad on "puke patrol" as we called it. That's right, on call for emergency cleaning. Yeah, we unclogged a few toilets that day, but we still had less sh*t on our hands than the poor clods in the auditorium!
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  desib77

  The funny thing is that during the assemblies I would have loved to have been cleaning (sometimes I did with my mom) as long as it was during the talks. I remember always asking if I could go with her to help......of course, wouldn't any kid?

  As for KH cleaning I did my fair share of that also. They used to have all of the kids clean the metal part of the seats.........yipee...fun, fun...

  Desi