one thing that aggravates me is long concluding prayers, especially at the midweek meeting.
you work all day, rush home, grab a quick bite, dress up in meeting clothes.
then, go to the meeting.
maybe one of you ex bethelites can confirm/refute this--
someone at a bethel home breakfast was selected to say the prayer. on and on it went; when he finally said amen--he opened his eyes and everyone else had finished their breakfast.
i heard that one-50 years ago. i do want it to be true.....
is it still going to take place?
maybe we could all participate via zoom.
2 can play at this game.
a zoom meet up sounds good to me.
....that a mass killer was roaming their streets.
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now theyre struggling to believe the grim reaper is not so grim and it's safe to go outside again.. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-52669441.
the main thing is to keep a safe distance from everybody. i pity those crammed into buses and trains just to get to work.
i am pimo, but now have 40+ years of being a jw as i was raised in a 3rd generation family of witnesses and continue to fake my way through things - fading as i can.. for the vast majority of my time as a jw, the meetings were the central focus for all jws to get teaching, association, information and so on.
nothing was more important than being at the meetings!
over the last 20 years starting with the elimination of the weekly book study in homes and continuing down to today - my opinion is that the value/purpose of the weekly meetings continues to be diluted or minimized.
if there are no more meetings--what will the society do with all those lovely kingdom halls ?
england, wales, scotland & n.i.
are independently making or changing the covid 19 lockdown laws/rules to suit themselves... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52600708.
garden centres are opening in wales on monday, in england on wednesday, but by the looks of things, are far too dangerous to open them anytime soon in scotland or n.i.
there is no easy or quick fix to the problem. care of the elderly is expensive, and no one really wants to foot the bill.
these deaths of people WITH COVID SYMPTOMS are mostly the elderly, and who is to say they would die naturally within a few weeks or months anyway? but--you can never tell. My (JW ) father went into a care home in jan 2013, after several weeks in hospital.When he was discharged--he was sent away with a "purple form", which really means do not resucitate if he had a life threatening episode. The care home manager said he didnt have long to go--weeks..maybe months. But--he regained strength--and lived till jan 2016. he was 94.
today, i got an email from an old friend with a story told by brother andre ramseyer who attended training at patterson in england.
a service dog regularly attended the meetings with his owner.
when the owner passed away, the dog was given to another blind man.
heart worming ?
maybe you mean dog worming ?
england, wales, scotland & n.i.
are independently making or changing the covid 19 lockdown laws/rules to suit themselves... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52600708.
garden centres are opening in wales on monday, in england on wednesday, but by the looks of things, are far too dangerous to open them anytime soon in scotland or n.i.
just heard a bbc news report saying the low paid are more likely to die than the higher earners.
the solution to that problem is easy--
pay them more !
when i was looking at prepping back in the 90s i was told by several elders that we needed to just rely on the org and jehovah and not prep.
i started to put away vacuum sealed bags of rice beans and spices anyway.
now they have this go bag crap.
wouldnt it be fun of the congregation told each of its members just to pack one kind of item...to avoid too much duplication. such as one packs tins of baked beans another packs candles, someone else packs light bulbs.. get the idea ?
england, wales, scotland & n.i.
are independently making or changing the covid 19 lockdown laws/rules to suit themselves... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52600708.
garden centres are opening in wales on monday, in england on wednesday, but by the looks of things, are far too dangerous to open them anytime soon in scotland or n.i.
there is a home here not far from me--on the isle of wight, where some staff were camping out in tents in the garden of the care home. i did say to my wife--weeks ago--she might well have to end up living in for a while.
england, wales, scotland & n.i.
are independently making or changing the covid 19 lockdown laws/rules to suit themselves... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52600708.
garden centres are opening in wales on monday, in england on wednesday, but by the looks of things, are far too dangerous to open them anytime soon in scotland or n.i.
there are 2 categories of care home resident in the UK:
1: self funding. these pay the care fees themselves, care home owners like these...they can charge whatever they like---typically five to seven hundred pounds a week. the money may come from savings, pensions, help from family, but it often involves the sale of the clients own home. the care home owner hopes they live to a ripe old age, whereas family members cast a nervous eye on the rapidly dwindling inheritance.
2: funded by the local authority. the fees are paid by the local authority: in other words--the taxpayer. the local authority has set amounts they will pay, depending on the level of care required. the fees are nowhere near enough, and contributions are expected from the client, or their family. often, the clients home has to be sold--to repay the local authority. or a charge imposed on the deeds if there is a surviving family member still living there. from my experience care standards are somewhat less, but it would be improper to suggest the taxpayers hope the client doesnt drag it out too long.
