So, first I make a call... then I pick up the phone.
No, no, no... that's not it....
First I pick up the phone, then I make a resurvation, then I make a call.
No, no, no... that's not it....
Damnit... where's my KM I need to look this up!
More KM convention instruction gems! (KM Feb 04)
by ozziepost 56 Replies latest jw friends
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gumby
They used to control the food we ate also at assemblies. Hogies, burrito's, fruit bowls, cheese danishes, orange juice or soda pop. After they realised the assembly halls smelt like open sewers after lunchtime from all that healthy food .......and lost their asses in revenue from people hoarding food......they allowed us to eat our own food of our own choosing.
What I want to know is.....does the society PROFIT in any way from the motels they arrange for the publishers? If not......why do they BOTHER? I can't see the society arranging for motel accomodations unless there is something in it for them. Anybody know the answer?
Gumby
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GermanXJW
Some years ago I chatted with the Secretary of the congregation and he told me that he would get a lower price if he negotiated with the hotels directly. It was not really a bargain to do it via the WTS-list. He then told me that he was convinced that the Society has some gain and somehow supports the travelling of people from Bethel or other higher ranks with this money.
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cyber-sista
don't know what happened to my post last night, but it was in total agreement with Bluesbrother's comment:
God , that brings back painful memories of having to stretch these boring articles intoa meaninful 20 minute discussion on a Thursday night. "Assembly reminders" were the worst .
One of the last comments I ever made was on a Thurs night during one of those mind numbing 15-20 minutes talks. This gem was on "keeping our kingdom hall clean". Everything that was said about this subject could have been said in about a minute and a half, but the elder had to drag it out for the whole duration and it was difficult for him and the audience, but guess this could be a part of the whole endurance thing that all JWs must suffer.
The talk was about as interesting as a piece of damp kleenex, but we trudged on, as we were all taught to endure to the end. The audience sat there in their usual trancelike thurs night state, brought on by a long hard day at work or in service, a rushed meal if you had time to eat at all, showering and dressing up, driving over to the KH and then finally sitting for a couple of hours listening to someone drone on about nothing. The elder was asking for some comments about bathroom cleaning. A hush went through the hall and we all sat there in suspended animation. Suddenly I was struck with an inspiration!!! I had read an article somewhere about bathroom cleaning and it mentioned that the most overlooked, but sometimes the dirtiest part of the bathroom is the toilet flushing handle. My hand shot up and I gave my comment sounding very scientific. It was brilliant--I felt proud--the elder nodded his head with approval and others in the audience seemed very impressed that I had known such a profound factoid. It was indeed the most interesting comment during that whole talk--probably during the whole meeting. When I thought about this later I thought, my god what in the world have I come to?
I think this was the last comment I ever made at a KH. This occured in the the final part of my kingdumb daze...
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Farkel
blondie,
ROFLMAO!
Those instructions sound like the WTS is giving an orientation talk to bunch of long-term felons about to released back into society!
Then again, maybe they are....
Farkel
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heathen
LMAO @ Farkel . You hit the nail on the head with that one .
I really like this one here--- This would give the impression of the tailgate parties that are common at sporting events---- OMG I think jesus was the first christian to have a tailgater . They might actually look like they are enjoying themselves and be good association but damn those sports freaks .
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blondie
No tailgate parties but JWs with mucho bucks can bring their big RVs and set them up and eat inside with their select friends. I have even seen them set up tables outside their RVs and eat. At one convention site, the facility had outside picnic tables. These were taken in and stored by the JW convention administration. They didn't want the rank and file eating outside. The R&F brought blankets to eat on outside and they had an announcement that all eating should be inside the building. We went out and ate in our van wondering if that would be the next rule, "no eating in vans during the lunch break."
Blondie
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gumby
He then told me that he was convinced that the Society has some gain and somehow supports the travelling of people from Bethel or other higher ranks with this money
Thanks for the info. GermanJW.
I'll bet there is a lot more as to WHY the society bothers to get involved with assembly accomodations.
Gumby
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NeonMadman
And if you wanted to attend an assembly somewhere else you were discouraged because you wee told that only enough food and supplies were planned for a certain number to attend that convention and it would throw everything off!
I heard that advice lots of times, and it always made me scratch my head. If all the people in area "A" were supposed to go to convention "A", and all the people in area "B" were supposed to go to convention "B", was it really going to throw things into a tizzy if I - one person - went to a different location? And wasn't it likely that there were about as many people in area "A" who wanted to go to convention "B" as there were people in area "B" who wanted to go to convention "A"? Wouldn't the crossover in both directions simply tend to make the numbers balance out anyway? There were conventions of 5,000-10,000 people or more, how the heck tightly did they have the supplies controlled? Most of the time they ran out of stuff anyway!
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minimus
"Lift up the phone and make a call". If you have to have this S P E L L E D out for you, you must be stupid. I mean, think about it! "How do I get a reservation, brothers?"......."Well, the first thing you must do, according to the Society, is lift up the phone. Then you must make a call while the phone is lifted. If you have a rotary dial phone you must take a finger and put it in the round hole that corresponds to the numbers until you complete the call that is made. If you have a push button phone just use a finger and lightly push the designated number until another person answers on the other line.".......