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i've just read a news article that stated that in a recent international survey, britain was voted the best country in the world, but the british people the most boring.. i do wonder what people think of us brits, they seem to have some wild idea that we all drink tea and play cricket, they seem quite unaware of the loutish behaviour that many of us are embaressed about.. what do you think?
I've worked with a couple of British people and they were anything but boring. However, I'm sure there are some boring people in Britain, just as there are in the US.
Also, have you ever watched CSPAN (or one of those cable channels) show a session of the House of Commons? WOW! Those MPs are really passionate about thier government! There's so much yelling and screaming that it makes the US Congress look like the Weather Channel.
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in the field service, i was going door to door with an elder, and he couldn't stop spitting on the ground every now and then..... .
once at a ball park, i saw a 75 year old ms watching a ball game, and he took napkins to wipe his bench because it rained and it was wet, so he wipped his bench and threw all the napkins on the grass instead of walking to the garbage can about 30 feet away...
Were you ever ashamed of another JW?
That's a rhetorical question, right?
There are too many times to count. But I guess that the time I was the most ashamed was after I had faded. I was waiting tables at a restaurant in Amarillo, TX. The DC was in town and the JWs were out in force. That night, ALL 15 members of the waitstaff made just over $100 in tips! It was so bad, there were several tables that left no money, but would leave old issues of the WT and Asleep rags as tips.
One of the other waiters was a buddy of mine and our stations were right next to each other. He knew that I used to be a JW, so right there in the middle of the two sections (within earshot of the JWs), he asked me why the JWs didn't think they had to tip. I replied, "I don't know man, I thought they were good people, but if this is how they treat hardworking people, I'll have to think twice about listening to them next time they were at my door." Each of those tables actually left us money, I think I made $14.00 and he made $16.00 that night.
CountryGuy
i have to get this off of my chest....i hate working with stupid people!
i feel better now.. but seriously...you know what i'm talking about.
why does it feel like everyone that i work with has a brain the size of a cherry pit?
I can really relate to that new commercial for careerbuilder.com (I think, or maybe it's monster.com), where the guy is apologizing to a customer for a mistake and says, "I may have told you before, but I work with a bunch of monkeys." Then you see the whole office is staffed by this one guy and 20 chimps. Then on the other end of the line, the lady says, "I can relate. I work with a bunch of jackasses." Then you see her in her office surrounded by donkeys.
I'm lucky, my company has monkeys and jackasses.
Seriously, I have my own team which I get to hire for. Over the past year, I have gotten to build a pretty good group of people that work well together.
CountryGuy
hello, have not posted in quite some time.
i put up some st. patrick's decorations at work, including one of those demonized little leprechauns, and enjoyed the look of a jw i work with when she came into the office this morning.
you know the look of pretending they didn't notice those evil holiday decorations?
My great-grandparents were from County Cork.
CountryGuy
seasonal affectiveness disorder.
february is an especially hard month for me every year.
it is a little worse than winter blues.. for me the lack of energy seems to be the most dominating symptom.
I had a friend in college who battled with this. She also hit the tanning bed and it helped her out a lot, but not as much as spring.
I hope that the next couple of weeks until Spring seem very short.
CountryGuy
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http://www.reincarnationstation.com/
this is fun.... i did it, and im gonna be a lion... wooooooo lions rule... the infamous one
I'm going to be a horse, as well. I hope I'm as fast as Smarty Jones.
CountryGuy
since a year now, i have the habit of drinking a beer or two and eating a chip with that
Sometimes, I'll much on popcorn. Pop Secret has "100 Calorie Pops" which come in a "mini-bag."
An apple or a pear is another one of my favorites. They're high in fiber so they keep you feeling full longer.
I'll also snack on Fat-Free, Sugar-Free Jello pudding. One serving is about 100 calories when made with skim milk.
Over all, a good variety of snacks help to keep the cravings down.
CountryGuy
Where is one going in at Little Rock?
It's supposed to be coming to Bryant this summer. My guess is it's going to be by the new Lowe's on Reynolds Rd. Or, it might be in the new shopping center between Benton and Bryant off of Alcoa Rd.
CountryGuy
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4726300.stm.
retirement age 'should reach 85' .
by paul rincon .
What exactly do you mean by retirement? I am 54 and do hope to 'retire' from the outfit I work for now, but I do not intend to quit working. I would like to start a second career whether it is selling real estate or working part time down at Home Depot. I really do not relish the idea of sitting in my rocking chair on the front porch till I die. DO YOU?
I used to work with a guy in retail who was over 80 years old. All the customers loved him! He sold more stuff than anyone! Our boss once asked him why he didn't retire.
"I did," was his reply. "But, I noticed that all my friends started dying after they retired. So, I figure, you want to live, you gotta work."
Our boss just looked at him and smiled. "Well then, get back to work."
I've alway thought about that. I guess even in my retirement, I'll be doing something. But, I have no idea what. Dear Lord, if you're listening, please don't let me end up as a door greeting at Wal-Mart.
CountryGuy
and what does A&W stand for?Actually stands for "arrow and wheel" as represented by their first logo.
Very cool. We're about to get an A&W in our neck of the woods and this is yet another piece of useless information that I LOVE to fill my head with.
CountryGuy
