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  Do You Like To Fly?

  by Englishman in

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  i love it!.

  love the take off, love the in-flight meal -yum!

  - love the landing.

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  Fe2O3Girl...YES! LMAO I've had plenty of those experiences...although there have been some good ones too. I love it when I get a flight that is lightly booked and I have a row to myself. It's a lovely experience when I'm not crammed up against a fellow passenger.

  Once, on a flight from Miami to Hartford I was seated next to a nice young man who would NOT shut up! It was a messed up flight too...had to deplane once so that the mechanics could fix something, then we all boarded again and had to sit there for almost an hour because of storms in Atlanta (had a stop there)....the guy never stopped talking. I had a raging headache by the time the plane got to Atlanta, where I was told that I'd have to spend the night since we'd missed our connections. Fortunately, one bright service desk attendant noticed that there was a final flight boarding for Hartford and sent me running (with my suitcase bouncing along behind me) for the gate. Huffing and puffing, I got there before they closed the doors and was able to get home that night. After travel days like that, I sometimes feel like driving would be a lot less stress. LOL
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  Inheritance and Ex JW children

  by greendawn in

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  we all know how disfellowshipped or disassociated children get treated by their jw parents, that they are totally shunned.

  but what happens when it comes to family inheritance do they get treated fairly or do they get a lesser share or in extreme cases perhaps nothing at all?

  and would jw parents that have no children left in the wts choose to give everything to the org?

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  I think there are a good number who do leave it all to the Borg if they have either no JW kids or no kids at all.

  It was one of the things my grandmother was very bitter about when my grandfather's JW sisters died childless...they left nothing to family and all to the WTS.
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  Chemo begins today

  by outnfree in

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  so, i've been sitting at the computer all night long, not really panicked, but definitely disturbed at the thought of what the months to come will entail.. the port-a-cath was "installed" (surgically) on monday, and that was tough.

  somehow the lumpectomy last month and even finding out that there was lymph node involvement was okay.

  scary, but okay.

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  I don't have any experiences with this either, but all my positive thoughts and prayers are with you as you begin this journey. (((hugs))) to you.
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  Rugby: Lions or All Blacks?

  by jimakazi in

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  are there any brits [english, irish, welsh, or scotts = the lions ] on the site partial to the game of rugby?

  for those with no idea what rugby is - it's a little like american football, without the stops, without the protective gear, played in winter, in the rain, hail and sleet [well last saturday anyway].

  15 players to a side on the field at a time [unless someone is yellow cards or red carded].

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  Is this the game where the ref at the goal area wears a white trench coat....or is that something else?
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  Aluminum Chlorhydrate – Cause of Breast Cancer?

  by zagor in

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  i wanted to post another topic but this morning my girlfriend got this email that frightened a hell out her.

  a friend of hers from europe says that she visited this breast cancer symposium; there she asked one of speakers why it is that most of cancers start underneath arms around armpit area.

  speaker later cautiously replied in private that it was because of aluminum chlorhydrate which is frequently found in anti-perspirants for women.

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  I've heard a bit about this before somewhere. I even went and bought natural deodorant and tried it...it doesn't work well, but maybe I should give it another shot. Wonder where I put it?
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  Birthdays

  by 9thWonder in

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  i have been df'd for over 3 years (for the third time... you know it's the charm).

  i have an 8 year old who is being taught by my parents the same things that i was taught, including how we can't celebrate birthdays.

  i have been doing a little research on the origin of worldly customs, such as weddings and birthdays only to find that there are many wedding customs that witnesses have adopted that have pegan origins.

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  Soooo, the Watchtower is softening it's stance on birthdays, are they. Those guys, give me a big pain in the rear! I was so strict about not celebrating all these years, and while that's not such a big thing to an adult, it's huge for a child. I feel sick sometimes when I think about the normal, happy stuff my kids missed out on. At least I never made them return birthday or Christmas gifts from the relatives. ::sigh::

  Good for you on setting up a party for your boy, 9thWonder! I'd be sure to have a little talk with your folks too....it's not right for them to lay a guilt trip on a little kid. Witnoid reasoning for no birthdays is a bunch of bunk anyway. I was always uncomfortable about it. Christmas I could get, Easter...yeah, okay, Valentines Day...alright; all old pagan celebrations adapted to Christianity, but birthdays? Come on. Witnesses were totally adding on to the Bible with that restriction. I wish I'd gone with my gut instincts.

  BTW, Welcome to the board 9th and Apostate Paul!
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  Names and dates in Bible code reveals the future?

  by Panda in

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  according to a friend of mine she saw on some christian channel (she's born again)... anyway there was this supposed jewish math wizard scholar (i'm thinking kahbahla?

  ) he claims that there are names like george bush dates disasters etc.

  all the code is broken down by the number 49+1=50 (right then i'm holding in my laughter and thinking what would the amazing randi say?

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  I seem to remember such a program being on the History channel not all that long ago...I didn't watch it, so I can't help you out much. Makes just about as much sense to me as Russell measuring the great pyramid looking for dates....or reading the writings of Nostradamus. I found those pretty spooky and gut wrenching many years ago. Edgar Casey had some cool predictions, and turned out to be right on a number of them too. Hmmm, maybe I should go back and read him again. I believe there was something about a great catastrophe and California breaking off and sliding into the ocean...Nevada will be the new west coast!

  I guess my thinking now is that if God put a secret code in the Bible, he deserves to have his ass kicked. If there's something we're supposed to know, just tell us already. God shouldn't have to mess around with hidden puzzles and weird obscure language that everybody has to fight about and try to interpret for thousands of years. At least that's how I'm feeling lately. Still working through some bitterness, obviously. LOL

  If nobody remembers this program, I'm sure you could google it.
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  Ozzie had the operation..................

  by BLISSISIGNORANCE in

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  ...........and i heard that he did fine.

  he will be having more tests in the next few days.. will again pass on any information i get.. cheers, bliss

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  Thanks, EvilForce. I was wondering too.

  So glad the operation went well. I'll join bikerchic in her toast for a speedy recovery!
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  District convention...

  by RichieRich in

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  i leave tommorrow, with checks in hand.. any suggestions?

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  Be real careful with the checks and things, Richie. I'm the worrying sort. LOL

  Are you allowed to sit with friends for at least some of the time? Geeze, I can't even think about three days full of convention fun without getting depressed. Hope your Mom packs a great lunch at least.

  Look forward to hearing your views on the whole experience. Have the best time that you are able to have.
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  Can JW's take vacations.....from the truth?

  by JH in

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  when jw's want a vacation, they have to go someplace to justify that they aren't at the hall.

  so often we hear that brother of sister "x" went to hawaii for 3 weeks, and everybody is happy.. but, if a jw doesn't have the money to take a real vacation, but just wants to take, lets say 3 weeks off, and stay at home without going to any meeting, can it be done without questions asked, just like the couple going to hawaii?.

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  I've done it. When my son used to go visit his father for a couple of weeks in the summer, I'd take a week of my vacation and just stay home...no service, no meetings, no studying. Yes, I know...I wasn't a good dub at all sometimes.