Posts by Heatmiser

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JW's and Pubs/Bars

by Heatmiser in

i have noticed on past threads from posters from other countries than the usa that they would be hanging out in pubs and such while still jw's.

in the us i believe that going to bars would pretty much be a df/da offense.

in other countries is the policy different?

Heatmiser

Thanks for the good information Englishman.

Anybody else from USA want to fill me in on what you remember of WT's US policy on going to a bar is?

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i have been reading the previous posts today and have noticed some pretty heated depates on politcs with, rightfully so, locked threads.. all of us on this board come from many different countries with different forms of goverments and benifits.

everybody thinks that they have the best and are willing to defend that view.

i would hate to see any of us lose "friendships" on this forum over debates that have no winners.. i enjoy posts from everybody that is involved in these discussions and would hate to loose the insights they provide on every other issue besides politics.

Heatmiser

I have been reading the previous posts today and have noticed some pretty heated depates on politcs with, rightfully so, locked threads.

All of us on this board come from many different countries with different forms of goverments and benifits. Everybody thinks that they have the best and are willing to defend that view. I would hate to see any of us lose "friendships" on this forum over debates that have no winners.

I enjoy posts from everybody that is involved in these discussions and would hate to loose the insights they provide on every other issue besides politics. In the words of Rodney King, "Can't we all just get along?".

Just my 2 cents

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JW's and Pubs/Bars

by Heatmiser in

i have noticed on past threads from posters from other countries than the usa that they would be hanging out in pubs and such while still jw's.

in the us i believe that going to bars would pretty much be a df/da offense.

in other countries is the policy different?

Heatmiser

I have noticed on past threads from posters from other countries than the USA that they would be hanging out in Pubs and such while still JW's. In the US I believe that going to bars would pretty much be a DF/DA offense. In other countries is the policy different? Or where you all just going against the WT policies?

I don't have any written proof of WT policies, I am just going off of memory. I knew JW's that wouldn't even go to a bar to use the phone if it was the only one available to use in an emergency situation.

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Unofficial poll...

by DEDMACHINE in

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so i just figured i'd ask what's everybody's background here.. are you:.

a. a jehovah's witness.

b. an ex-baptized witness.

Heatmiser

B and F

Welcome Dedmachine.

I was a 3rd generation JW. Walked away after 22 years.

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Is anybody else into this?

by TD in

it's a small, fairly unobtrusive program that eats up spare cpu cycles when your system is idle.

it can be run as a screen saver if you so desire.

basically, it makes you part of a global cancer research computing grid.

Heatmiser

I have been crunching work units for SETI for 3 years. I have done 953 units. The first 2 1/2 years my old computer took 15+ hourst to crunch. My computer I have now does one from 3 to 4 hours.

Later this year I am going to switch to something like you are showing. SETI is starting a new phase of research. I feel it is time for me to move on to something more worthwhile.

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Melting Lead On Hogmany.

by Englishman in

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now this was a different new years eve.

chris and i decided to do away with new years eve and, instead celebrate hogmanay.. so, 2 days ago, we set out on the long drive to scotland to see in in the new year with chris's elder brother on his farm near to dumfries.

it was great.

Heatmiser

Sounds pretty neat Englishman. I never heard of this type of fortune telling before.

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I hate to yank my own chain, but.........

by KKLUV155 in

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happy birthday to me!

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Happy Birthday KK

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OKAYYY the Croc Hunter went to freaking far this time!!!!

by Xandria in

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anger over stunt with croc and baby

39 minutes ago

melbourne (reuters) - celebrity crocodile hunter steve irwin has triggered outrage after he held his one-month-old baby while feeding a snapping crocodile during a show at his australian zoo.

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Hey Shamus, love ya man. When it comes to a rant you are the BEST.

I have to vote in on the Croc Hunters side on this one. To me it isn't any different than the millions of other children that grow up on a farm around large animals and harvesting machinery. Sure a cow isn't going to eat you but when you have them penned up for feeding, medications and stuff like that, it is easy to get trampled.

It wasn't the smartest thing for him to do, but he knows his job probably better than anybody on the planet.

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Fibbing about your time

by SC_Guy in

i'd never thought about this... but last night my father asked for my time.

and i told him i didn't have any.

he didn't seem to mind so he went ahead long his way.. .

Heatmiser

Welcome SC_Guy. I wouldn't worry about it. You should feel EXTREMELY LUCKY that you don't get dragged out in service every sat., sun. and holiday. If your dad wants to be creative about his time, so be it. The bible doesn't talk about reporting your service time. That is the WTBTS Corporation putting pressure on the rank and file to sell magazines and books.

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Step One

by Peppermint in

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just registered today after many months of being a silent spectator, hope to tell you a bit about myself in the days/weeks to come, but not just yet.

one step at a time as they say.

i have been helped so much by what i have read here, at first i expected to find bitter and twisted rantings, not so, you all seem very normal.

Heatmiser

Welcome Peppermint and congradulations for taking this step.

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