last sunday after sitting through the ca an eldurr whom i know related this story about the warwick compound construction, as related to him by someone who had just returned from their tour of duty.. "the property is over-run with rattlesnakes.
so there are assigned brothers who catch and release them off property.
they won't kill them.
This WT document http://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/united-states/jehovahs-witnesses-warwick-ny-construction stated in 2013 that an errosion control barrier is to be installed which would ALSO provide a perimeter of protection for wildlife including Timber Rattlesnakes.
As errosion control is the primary purpose for the barrier, protection of wildlife is an added benefit.
last sunday after sitting through the ca an eldurr whom i know related this story about the warwick compound construction, as related to him by someone who had just returned from their tour of duty.. "the property is over-run with rattlesnakes.
so there are assigned brothers who catch and release them off property.
they won't kill them.
This government document http://www.townofwarwick.org/departments/seqr_docs/watchtower_final_findings_statement_080112.pdf mentions Timber Rattlesnakes are located throughout the area but also states there are no dens known on the WT site.
The document also mentions fencing but it appears to be only required for vegetation removal, clearing, grubbing and grading operations occuring during certain times of the year.
Since the snakes are prevalent in the area, this seems to suggest that some snakes maybe present but as no known dens are believed to be on the site, this seems to contradict the story that the property is over-run.
any suggestions on a new razor?
i kind of want to try a safety double edge but im so used to the store brand razors.
any one here own a safety doubleedge or a straight edge?.
I too am considering a double edge safety razor. I am currently using one of the big brand multi blade versions but find that even though the head follows the contours of my face, the shave is not as close as what is acheived with fewer blades.
Men shaving with a safety razor, shaving mug & brush has recently grown in popularity.
Here is one of the ads from the top of this thread post: https://www.onerazor.com/?mid=5750087
There are various distributors of men's specialty shaving products online including ebay.
the jws make such a big deal about not taking (eating) blood in any form.
that being the case, shouldn't they avoid eating steaks?
even a well- done steak still contains the animals blood.
I've heard the excuse (justification) - 'It's not blood, it's juice'. WTH
My responce - 'What juice do you think is in an animal?'
With JW's, they make a big deal over certain things instead of recognizing the intended purpose.
The bible prohibition on blood was dietary and had to do with God allowing humans to eat meat but to keep in mind the significance of life including that of an animal. The act of pouring the blood on the ground was not due to blood being unhealthy but to outwardly show the animal's 'killer' as having respect for the life of the animal.
my c drive is running out of space.
and to my surprise the low disk space problem persists after i free up disk space on my computer.
i uninstalled a lot of programs.i thought that i have free space on my c drive.
As Witness My Fury suggested, right click on your 'Recycle Bin' icon on your desktop and then choose 'Empty Recycle Bin'.
If you don't do that, files that you think you have deleted, have actually been moved to the Recycle Bin and continue to consume space on your hard drive.
One piece of software that I find effective is Tony Arts - EASY CLEANER. In addition to identifying unnecessary files on your drive, it also makes it easy to clear the browser cache and also identify programs that load on startup which usually slow the operation of the computer. Often, there is little benefit for many of these programs to run in the background so you may easily delete their entry in the startup file.
Easy Cleaner needs to be run by the computer's Administrator. After installation, right click the Easy Cleaner icon and choose 'Run As Administrator'.
i thought about this after reading incognito's thread.
i was wondering if anyone here has any idea what the president of the wt actually does or if he truly has any real power, or if he is merely the gb puppet..
I thought I maybe had drank too much or had an outofbody experience as I didn't recall starting any threads lately.
After searching, I found this thread which was initiated by incognito2014.
my mom was worrying out loud, about inviting the "public" to this event.
she told me they were announcing that people were not booking their hotels fast enough, and "we don't want to make the jw's look bad!
she told me about a promotional video they all watched, full of propaganda about the ford field house and all the arrangements that had been made for transportation and parking, and the city of detroit.
Faithful Witness said: Do they divide the groups geographically, or would they purposely split them apart?
The W/T operates with little regard to member’s convenience, finances or what is logical or efficient.
I recognised this especially when congregations were assigned to conventions 300-400 miles away when there were other conventions only ~100 miles away. At times, there were congregations located East of us which were assigned to a convention West of us whereas we were assigned to the farther easterly convention.
This highly contradicts the lame excuse of high gas prices stated when the weekly local book studies were stopped from being held in JW homes a few years back.
I believe the frequent reassignment of congregations to CAs (now Regional Assemblies) & DCs is due to:
hey everyone.. i'm trying to convince mrs.objectivetruth to join the forum, but she's a bit nervous.
perhaps if you all can give her some words of encouragement, it will convince her to join the jwn family... btw she already knows ttatt.. she's just not convinced to join the forum..
Welcome Mrs. O T.
Feel free to introduce yourself. We won't bite....well, not hard anyway! ;-)
as seen in recent posts, beginning later this year appointments and deletions of elders and ms will only happen through the circuit overseer.
this means that individual congregations and elders have no say anymore.
if the gb want only certain people in or out, they tell the co and he makes it happen.
IMO, it would be short sighted or naive for WT to believe it can avoid culpability by assigning blame on the C/O.
The C/O has someone to report to at Bethel and his responsibilities, agenda and schedule are set by those at a higher level. He is not an independent contractor who can set his own agenda, schedule or policies and procedures. As long as the C/O has followed the directives that he is required to follow, the court should look at the structure that controls the C/O's actions including any 'secret' elders manuals which dictate procedures elders are to adhere to. I suspect there is a similar manual for C/O's.
To further avoid culpability, W/T do not print all policies in the elders manuals but instead have the C/O or D/O verbally 'revise' and add to the manual during circuit elders meetings whereby elders are to each make his own notes in the manual's margins. This way, W/T can then claim during a law suit, the elder misunderstood comments from the C/O - D/O and that W/T is not liable. It would be fairly simple for a lawyer to discredit such a claim by subpoenaing the elders manuals from 6 other elders to compare their margin notes. If they all are fairly consistent, this would help establish there was no misunderstanding which also leads to the question, why weren't the revisions provided to elders in written format to ensure consistency?
i'm considering resigning as an elder.
i'm not planning to fade or stop as one of jehovah's witnesses, just stop serving as an elder.. i have responsibility in the congregation and in circuit, district, rbc, etc.
and i'm completely exhausted.
CC said:
FullTimeStudent:
That is a great suggestion. My friends that have resigned did so in one fell swoop, not in a gradual manner you suggest.
As a JW, you are looked down upon equally whether you don't do one thing or ten. Is it better to prolong the pain of pulling the bandage off slowly or rip it off quickly and be done with it?
nowwhat said:
we need elder insiders!
No we don't. Although we all like to know background info before R&F JWs do, we'll all be fine without it.
You have already identified health & stress issues in carrying on in the manner you have. As a believer, do you really think Jehovah expects harm to yourself and your relationship with your family, in order to fullfill requirements imposed on you by an earthly organization?
It seems that many of the 'qualifications' required to become an Elder, are thrown out the window once appointed. Don't some qualifications include being balanced and being a good husband while presiding in fine manner over your family?
You state that you can never catch-up with all the work. This is by design as if you ever did become caught-up, further responsibility would be heaped upon you without hesitation.
I think the best method to deal with the situation is to flatly state that as a result of your congregation responsibilities, your health and family responsibilities are suffering and you need to take a break from all responsibilities. You could state that you no longer have joy and feel as though you no longer are balanced and a good example to the congregation. This can be portrayed as a temporary measure but it's up to you if you ever wish to be re-appointed. How this is accepted is often based upon how you sell-it to the other Elders & the congregation.
Ultimately, it's your life. Know your limitations and live within them.
Would you rather die 20 years premature of a preventable stress related condition while keeping the Elder title and all that goes with it or, live a long enjoyable life while being admired by your family as a good husband and father?
There is no guarantee as to how long you'll live but you already know the stress you are experiencing.
