Posts by HappyDad

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THE SHADOW OF 75 still hangs over us all . . .

by Terry in

few of your are old enough to have been there, i suspect.

i had been in prison two years as a jw conscientious objector when the exciting news about 1975 spread like wildfire.. .

i was paroled from prison in 1969 and immediately began pioneering.

HappyDad

I was there and went through it. You put it perfectly Terry! Like ostriches, we just stuck our heads back in the sand.

HappyDad

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just happy to be alive....can barely move ☺.. a girl who just got her license , and a new suv....thought it might be cool to pass the person in front of her....at a curve......on a two way road!!!!!😠😠😠.

very mad puppy.

HappyDad

I'm feeling for you brandnew.

In 2003 I was t-boned on my Harley 3 blocks from my house by some 87 year old man who didn't stop for a stop sign. He was upset and said he didn't see me but I still had to spend a night at the trauma unit of a major hospital in Pittsburgh. No major injuries or broken bones but I sure hurt for a month after. Flying through the air wasn't bad, but the landing was what made the hurts. I was 56 years old at the time and got more upset about the bike being totaled and haven't been on one since. You are lucky that you can still make us here on the forum feel for what happened to you and still make some light of it. Take the driver and her insurance company for everything you can.

HappyDad

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my first painting after my cataract oeration

by nugget in

have only just been able to paint again after a cataract operation in september.

i had complications which meant my short sight has been compromised but following some surgery the fluid buildup seems to have cleared and i have started painting again.

this is a larger rendition of an earlier piece, such a relief to be ble to see the paper again..

HappyDad

All I can say is WOW! And I hope you can make money with your talent.

HappyDad

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What movie best decribes your sex life rite now??????

by karter in

gone in 60 secounds..

HappyDad

"Never Never Land". A movie from 1980.

HappyDad

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Freddy Franz, One of the smartest men of his day????

by DwainBowman in

back in my teen years this story swept through jw land, that according to, the guinness book of records , freddy franz, was listed as one of the seven, most intelligent , men in the world.

dose anyone else remember this?

i remember trying to look it up, but never found anything in print, and ii point that out once or twice , and was told a co, had told about it, and he wouldn't lie!

HappyDad

When I first started studying in the late 1960's, the congregation servant's (that is what they were called then before the elder arrangement) wife who was a female tyrant said that Freddy was a Rhodes scholar and a Greek scholar. I guess as Jdubs we had our own form of hero worship no matter how much it was embellished.

Now I know it was a total crock of shit.

HappyDad

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Thinking about...Oompahh...these days

by Gorbatchov in

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friends

do you still remember oompahh?

the last weeks he is in my mind.

not forgotten.. g..

HappyDad

It is a tragic shame what this religion has done and keeps on doing. They have a lot of blood on their collective hands. Ooompah couldn't go on anymore and for him it was the only solution. Some years back another poster "Puter" was in the same situation and chose the same path.

May they both rest in peace!

HappyDad

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What Are Your "Senior Moments" Like?

by compound complex in

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friends

dear friends:.

i imagine by now we old timers have adjusted to the fact that we are getting older and, one day, will make our exit.

are your "senior moments" ever a cause for worry to you?

HappyDad

I have to say that everthing the first five posters said has happened to me. This past week I turned 69 and consider myself in marginally good health. The only meds I'm on is a low dose blood pressure med. Recently had what I call an "old persons" procedure done on the veins in both legs to increase blood flow and stop my feet from swelling. It seems to be working and I should know for sure within a month when I go back for a post op exam.

What really makes me stop and think about my mortality is that in the two years since I moved to Florida from Pa, 19 of my friends and acquaintances have died. Some older than me and some younger. But most within 5 to 7 years of my age. I get the obits from the newspaper from where I came from and from friends via email and Facebook.

In the meantime, I'm trying to enjoy life as much as I can as a free man.

HappyDad

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Walking a thin line - Resigning Elder

by Sanchy in

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friends

warning of a long boring post ahead.

i feel like i need to vent my story out, as i feel quite helpless at the moment.. i'm 31 year old, married, father of toddler with another one on the way, due later this month.

i've been serving as elder for about 4 years now in a south florida congregation.

HappyDad

Hello and welcome Sanchy.

I went through something similar as you are going through. What was in my favor was that other than in-laws, I had no family to worry about since my daughter was also out. (my wife had passed away).

I'm in SW Florida. Bonita Springs.

If you are anywhere near, you can PM me.

Wishing you the best,

HappyDad

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26 years WT free!

by Wonderment in

this month makes 26 years since i disassociated from the wt org.

i have not visited a kh or assembly hall once since.

that includes no memorial attendance.

HappyDad

Good for you. I was mentally out in the late 1990's but went to memorial a few years until 2003. Haven't been back since. I am totally free from the cult.

HappyDad

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What is happening with Stoops?

by OrphanCrow in

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stoops manufacturing, the wt approved distribrution company for "all things jw" for many years, has been dissolved because of a "failure to file an administration report" with the state of missouri.. https://bsd.sos.mo.gov/businessentity/businessentitydetail.aspx?page=besearch&id=404520.

you can download the full document from that link.. .

does anyone know anything about stoops?

HappyDad

There are a few companies selling JW products. Madzay, Peglala, Ministryideaz, and others. Just google jw products and it all is shown. They remind me of the JW's who get into anything to sell to make a few bucks.

HappyDad