Watchtower move could ignite real estate boom.

by Blueblades 7 Replies latest jw friends

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  Blueblades

  A Watchtower spokesman told the Brooklyn Paper that it may soon be unloading some of its high end Brooklyn Heights real estate.They recently sold off a hulking 12 story building at 360 Furman St.for $200 million.They own some 29 properties ranging from Brownstones to apartment buildings.If these buildings did convert , it would be a tremendous boon to the real estate business in Brooklyn Heights.In the 60's Brownstones went for about $60,000, now they can fetch $2 to $3 million!

  I want my cut! 30 years of contributions to the Society should add up to millions for all of us who helped the Society pay for those properties.I know , I know, keep dreaming, they will never give you one cent.

  Blueblades
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  Poztate

  They own some 29 properties ranging from Brownstones to apartment buildings.If these buildings did convert it would mean a windfall profit

  OK, OK that wasn't quite the real quote.I can however imagine the WT moving from NYC and relocating to someplace else.I know Pattison has been mentioned but I was thinking how much nicer it would be if they moved to someplace else like MAUI. When SATAN attacks look how much farther away from everything that is.It would give "god's people " a lot more time to prepare for persecution .When babylon the great is falling they can still have a little quality time before god destroys 99.9 of the world's population.
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  DevonMcBride

  I'm sure the local Governement in Brooklyn Heights is thrilled to see the WT go. Those buildings will now be taxable.

  Devon
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  Mary

  Bludeblades said: I want my cut! 30 years of contributions to the Society should add up to millions for all of us who helped the Society pay for those properties.I know , I know, keep dreaming, they will never give you one cent.

  Whaddya mean they'll never give you anything?? They've given you the promise that Arma-gettin is right around the corner! They've given you the hope of living forever under their dictator-like control!! They've freed you from the burden of having a decent pension/education/life in this wicked, wicked System of Things!! What more could you possibly want out of life??!! Oh ye of little faith!!
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  gemee

  WHY in the heck would you be entitled to one cent back?? Look up the word "contribution", and quit your whining. No one held a gun to your head to stop you from buying real estate in the 60's, 70's, etc.
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  cyber-sista

  HI GEMEE...NEW AROUND HERE I SEE.

  YES, WE GAVE OUR MONEY TO THE WT AND MUCH OF OUR TIME AND ENERGY AND THEN GOT USED AN ABUSED AND TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF IN THE PROCESS. WE WERE PROGRAMMED TO GIVE GIVE GIVE AND THE ORG JUST TOOK TOOK TOOK --OUR LIVES--OUR MONEY--OUR FAMILIES--OUR DIGNITY AND NOW WE ARE MAD.
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  HappyDad

  gemee must be one of them...........you know..........the closed minded.............the smug...............the ones who are parrots and cannot say anything of their own mind except negative venom............one of the ones who has a fellow JW living next door and on Saturday morning, that fellow JW's house catches on fire and the smug one says "I can't help you....I have to go out in service".

  Yeah........I know........gemee will say that I am spouting venom right now!

  Give me a break,

  HappyDad
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  Blueblades

  Hi Gemee! Your absolutely right about what you responded.No gun, something worst, a "CARROT".Gemee,tell us something about yourself,how long have you been donating money to the Society.And will you continue to make monetary contributions for 30 something years, giving your all to the "Kingdom" i.e.Real Estate, non-profit profiteers.

  The reason we didn't buy property back in the late 60's early 70's was that 1975,1975, 1975,look it up, was the end of the system of things and we would inherit the earth! Meanwhile back to the Society,they were buying everything they could get ther hands on with our money! Not for the purpose of the Kingdom, because the Kingdom would be here SOON! They did not believe it themselves and so continued to develope real estate,while holding not a gun but a "CARROT" to all our heads,yours included.

  Cyber - sista, and Happy Dad thanks for your responses

  Blueblades