Posts by darkspilver

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UK Kingdom Halls for sale

by darkspilver in

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" and a mighty cry went out over all the land: "sell !

sell !

darkspilver

From 10 months ago....

GoneAwol: Some more kingdumb halls listed for sale in uk. Wondrous contraction is now taking place....
http://www.richardbaddeley.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/FOR-SALE-KINGDOM-HALL.pdf
Kingdom Hall, Knowles Road, Llandudno, LL30 2LG
darkspilver: Presumed SOLD - no longer listed on estate agent's website
I was only listing the Kingdom Halls currently on sale - NOT those that have already been sold

Now...

Interesting... according to the date in the above link, it was on sale from January 2014 when it was listed for £120,000

Now it has turned up for auction on 25 October 2017 - with a guide price of only £55,000-plus

https://www.sdlauctions.co.uk/property/15297/commercial-property-for-auction-llandudno/

According to the following website it appears that it was last sold in 2003 for £54,500

http://landregistry.data.gov.uk/data/ppi/transaction/9DDFAF00-D72E-4CD9-A50A-1B10396A877B/current

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YPA change of picture

by dozy in

anybody got any idea why the cover picture on the young people ask book was changed?

they removed the picture of the boy bottom right & superimposed a different head.

maybe the guy got dfd or maybe it was to change it to an asian guy rather than 2 caucasians?

darkspilver

haha - interesting - photoshopped?

I think this is from the first paperback editions WT did of the single volume blue hardback YPA book.

This has now been replaced.... I believe in 2012 WT brought out a revised YPA (later called Vol 1), then a few years later the WT released YPA Vol 2.

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This week's "Give Us Your Money" meeting item.

by freddo in

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if you went to it, (or go later this week) how was it handled?

just the video or some commentary too?.

i have heard of a few negative comments from some that attended - one jw even openly said to me "not very encouraging, all they go on about is money lately" and another (a serving elder, no less) said "someone's got to pay for all those lawsuits".

darkspilver

punkofnice: Speaking of money....... price of a Freddo has risen to 25 pence

where have you been?????

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/news/outrage-freddo-price-rises-30p/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYf7eUFM5wQ

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Current week long Elders school. Outlines / talks?

by stuckinarut2 in

so in my part of the world, they are currently holding the week long elders schools.

my father is attending one.

does anyone (hello wifi bandit?

darkspilver

stuckinarut2: I notice there is nothing on there about "child protection"....

There is a part on the Kingdom Ministry School (for Elders) for the 2018 service year

check out the programme here:

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5661477811781632/_post/5764660106100736

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Went to a sunday meeting Waterbury, Connecticut, yawnfest x100

by Brokeback Watchtower in

well went on a vacation cross country for 10 days to see relatives, and so decided to drop in on my old kingdom hall to get a look at some old friends i haven't seen in more the 27 years.. came in around 1:15 pm middle of the public talk wearing tight fitting jeans and an old sweat shirt, and sat down in front of person i served with as an elder.

the talks was so boring i can't remember a word of it, i can only recall that it was very disjointed with tremendous leaps in logic, so that my mind could not and would not follow the speaker.

watchtower study was a complete brain shrinking repeat of putting on the new personality or something, with the conductor fishing for baby food comments where none of the 3 or 4 young ones gave any comments only the hard core braindead were answering.

darkspilver

Brokeback Watchtower: Hey thanks for the find. I completely forgot I posted this.

haha, no problem - some interesting reading.....

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Went to a sunday meeting Waterbury, Connecticut, yawnfest x100

by Brokeback Watchtower in

well went on a vacation cross country for 10 days to see relatives, and so decided to drop in on my old kingdom hall to get a look at some old friends i haven't seen in more the 27 years.. came in around 1:15 pm middle of the public talk wearing tight fitting jeans and an old sweat shirt, and sat down in front of person i served with as an elder.

the talks was so boring i can't remember a word of it, i can only recall that it was very disjointed with tremendous leaps in logic, so that my mind could not and would not follow the speaker.

watchtower study was a complete brain shrinking repeat of putting on the new personality or something, with the conductor fishing for baby food comments where none of the 3 or 4 young ones gave any comments only the hard core braindead were answering.

darkspilver

sparrowdown: Nothing like visiting a JW meeting to remind yourself of how god-awful the whole thing is.

FYI some background

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/7539/my-apeal-disfellowshiping-letter

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Russian Supreme Court - Parental rights to be denied those who involve their children in sects, extremist or terrorist organizations

by OrphanCrow in

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the children of russian jehovah's witnesses face removal from their family if their parents continue to indoctrinate the children and engage them in religious activity.*.

*not yet in force but soon to be.

https://rg.ru/2017/10/17/verhovnyj-sud-rasskazal-za-chto-mozhno-lishat-roditelskih-prav.html.

darkspilver

sir82: Yeah, that's really scary.The government taking kids away from parents?

In principle it appears to be no different from what the Nazi's did in Germany.

The question is: should anyone be surprised?

And then there was this:

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6243719340621824/putin-presents-order-parental-glory-russian-jehovahs-witness-family

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Current week long Elders school. Outlines / talks?

by stuckinarut2 in

so in my part of the world, they are currently holding the week long elders schools.

my father is attending one.

does anyone (hello wifi bandit?

darkspilver

Try this link

it has the week-long schedule with titles of items/talks with material/WT references for each part.

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5737733991432192/_post/5141589846392832

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WTBTS and donations - do you remember this gem?

by Tallon in

no organisation can operate without funds - that's a given.

however, when it comes to 'suggestions' on how one can make donations to support the org with its aims they are on a higher level.

in light of the recent video whereby they are looking for donations for a disaster fund, do you remember this gem from yesteryear?.

darkspilver

As drearyweather says, this is an annual thing (possibly since 1984), and it usually appears around November.

The Box detailing ways to contribute is preceded by an article of varying length.

The titles from the last 15 years have been:

Watchtower November 2017: “The Generous Person Will Be Blessed”
Watchtower November 2016: "The Work Is Great"
Watchtower November 15, 2015: Show Appreciation for Jehovah’s Generosity
Watchtower December 15, 2014: Jehovah Richly Blesses a Willing Spirit
Watchtower November 15, 2013: How We Can Help to Meet the Needs of Others
Watchtower November 15, 2012: Their Surplus Offset a Deficiency
Watchtower November 15, 2011: Do You Find Joy in "the Privilege of Kindly Giving"?
Watchtower November 15, 2010: 'Let Us Present Jehovah's Offering'
Watchtower November 15, 2009: Cheerful Giving From the Heart
Watchtower November 15, 2008: Serving God With “One Heart and Soul"
Watchtower November 1, 2007: "The Silver Is Mine, and the Gold Is Mine"
Watchtower November 1, 2006: Unitedly Building to Praise God
Watchtower November 1, 2005: Contributions That Warm God's Heart
Watchtower November 1, 2004: Do You Know the Happiness That Comes From Giving?
Watchtower November 1, 2003: Cultivate a Giving Spirit

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Bank and ATM's..

by zeb in

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i went to the atm to get out my housekeeping and budgeting money.

($650) this covers large bills and everyday shopping for food etc.. made the withdrawal and as i fumbled my wallet the atm took the money back.

a bank staff member was present helping another customer with the other atm and saw this.

darkspilver

zeb: Is Australia the only place that has grab it back ATM. I had no idea this could happen.

As per Anders Anderson's post above...

It's been happening for like forever....

HSBC joins RBS in refunding forgotten ATM cash

BBC News, 27 December 2012
HSBC said it would automatically refund money left in cash machines since May 2005, although the process would not be immediate.
Notes are sucked back into a machine if the user fails to take the cash within 30 seconds.
This could occur, a bank spokesman said, if customers had been distracted.
The bank has paper receipts that allow it to work out whether people have missed out.
Both HSBC and RBS changed their policies in January 2011 so notes that failed to be collected were automatically refunded to an account.
Previously customers had to claim the money back when they realised they had failed to collect the cash.
Now the banks are working with the UK Payments Council, which oversees payments strategy, to install a system that automatically refunds those who lost money for as far back as records allow.
READ MORE: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20851832

zeb: as I fumbled my wallet the ATM took the money back

Maybe wallet fumblers shouldn't use ATMs - perhaps in future you should go to inside to the bank counter where a member of staff would be able to help you.