i never actually lied about the number of hours i put in, but i was extremely creative in how i counted them!
this, of course, was born of an intense hatred and loathing for the "work", coupled with the realisation that if my average did not hit double figures, i might be taken to task over it!
don't get me wrong, i wasn't scared of knocking on peoples doors and being told to regularly to "f*ck off"- i just could see no sense in it.
Good post Jonty,
In Scotland where the weather is not the most welcoming we tended to do a couple of closes/tenemant's/flats and then go to the cafe for a brew and something to eat come out of there and give out a couple of pamphlets thereby allowing us to carry on our time which was good. I agree with the national average bit one was always aware that it was best to try and keep above this if possible.
Take care
BM
i've got loads of his stuff.. i particularly liked him when he was playing with the travelling wilburys.
tom petty, george harrison & bob dylan along with orbison, jamming in a warehouse while singing "handle with care".. yet..i always had this sneaky feeling that he was struggling to stay in tune and that his golden voice covered over the glitches.. i recently downloaded him singing "bridge over troubled water" accompanied by the mavericks.
it's very much orbison as he employs his remarkable timbre to cover the difficult notes, but this time it doesn't come off at all well.. btw, i can only sing in tune after 4 or 5 pints and then i have a sneaking suspicion that my voice stays the same but that my ears become less fussy.. whaddyathink?.
Roy was indeed the boy.
What got me was how could he see where he was going with those goggles on they were extremly dark but what a voice. Like Englishman I have had a shot at trying to be Roy at the Karaoke and after a few jars I am indeed Roy Orbison re-incarnate, amazing.
BM
two nice jw ladies stopped by my house last week and gave me some magazines.
one of them asked if i would mind if she returned to discuss the magazines and answer any questions i might have.
i think i'd like to attempt some counter-witnessing.
Old mags would be left in doctors/dental practices or general waiting rooms, I didn't care I would leave them anywhere and stiil put those bad boys on my report card!!
You will also find them in cat litter trays or the bottom of hamster cages, they fit well in there
i just wanted to introduce myself before launching myself at the various threads.
i left when i was 14 and that was 30 years ago, i thought i was well over it but when i read some of the postings on here they really got to me.
there are definitely long term effects.
Hi there,
Like you I am also new so I look forward to seeing you around.
BM
ok, who remembers all those long prayers?
especially at the district conventions!.
we had our convetions at a small hockey arena and the stairs were really steep.
I think the wee scots lass might be talking about Bro Owler who's final prayer of the assembly went on for ages, it was shocking. I mean how many things was the guy thankful for and not onlt that he recapped on every talk that had taken place over the past 31/2 days as we say up here, "murder polis"
Did anyone have a bro say at the end "and from the heart of our bottoms" instead of "bottom of our hearts" we did man what a laugh that was.
BM
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i just thought i should a line and say hello to everyone.. as you may be able to tell i am new to this but i have to say the set up and lay out of the pages is excellent and i look forward to many good discussions and humour also.. take care.
g. i promise to improve my posts in the future by the way.
Thanks for the welcomes and sorry for the log on I have, I thought go for a strong name but in retrospect maybe a bit toooo strong anyway worse things could happen as Dr Pepper says.
Look forward to speaking to you all more in the future but now I gotta go and paint the bathroom ceiling, what joy!!
Bye for now
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i just thought i should a line and say hello to everyone.. as you may be able to tell i am new to this but i have to say the set up and lay out of the pages is excellent and i look forward to many good discussions and humour also.. take care.
g. i promise to improve my posts in the future by the way.
I just thought I should a line and say hello to everyone.
As you may be able to tell I am new to this but I have to say the set up and lay out of the pages is excellent and I look forward to many good discussions and humour also.
Take care
G
I promise to improve my posts in the future by the way.
even i am pretty shocked at this one... .
my daughter who is 20 years old and df'd for about 2 years now is attending meetings again.
but yesterday she tells me that she didn't feel like going to the meeting and that her mom probably wouldn't even know that she wasn't there.
Hi all
I have heard of a situation recently where a "sister" can pick up her DS daughters new baby but she has to go out as they can't be together. How sad is that, I always thought you could talk with the person especially family members but just not talk about the truth, am I missing something here.
Next time take your chair, the ones in my old hall were a pain in the ass anyway
Cheers
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and how many of you feel because of that, you never really got to be a "teenager"?
codeblue
Hi all,
I was brought up from the age of one as a JW, all of my mums family are in it so it has been hard getting out. I agree with many sentiments here, missing out on a whole lot of stuff and I have had this out with my folks who said they were protecting me from the world. Fair enough but it seems to me like there are millions of young folk out there who seem well adjusted coming through life without the "protection" of the JW's. I have two kids of my own now who are in there formative years and they both seem to be doing really well, even their friends parents tell us how good they are. Yes I let go to wordly peoples houses now how bad am I!!
Life is a journey not a destination - Aerosmith
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and how many of you feel because of that, you never really got to be a "teenager"?
codeblue
Hi all,
I was brought up from the age of one as a JW, all of my mums family are in it so it has been hard getting out. I agree with many sentiments here, missing out on a whole lot of stuff and I have had this out with my folks who said they were protecting me from the world. Fair enough but it seems to me like there are millions of young folk out there who seem well adjusted coming through life without the "protection" of the JW's. I have two kids of my own now who are in there formative years and they both seem to be doing really well, even their friends parents tell us how good they are. Yes I let go to wordly peoples houses now how bad am I!!
Life is a journey not a destination - Aerosmith
