Posts by mariposa

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A guestion for the men out there

by WildHorses in

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what do think would be a fair price on a used riding lawn mower?

it's a 2000 poulan pro with a 17hp motor 42 inch cutting width and a brigs and scraton motor.

(not sure if this is exacty right but it's how i heard it over the phone) .

mariposa

I've been in the landscape biz for 10+ years and never heard of the Poulan. The Briggs and Stratton engines DO go forever. I would look on the internet and see what prices I could find. I wouldn't think anymore than a couple hundred max, if that.

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National I.D. Cards

by lighthouse1956 in

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by 2008, the usa is supposed to have an id card program for people entering gov.

builings, airports, depots and bus terminals.

anyone have details or opinions?

mariposa

I thought I had heard this idea a few years ago and nothing happened. I'll be looking to see if something else comes up.

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OK. So Who Want's To Take Me To THe Memorial?

by OpenFireGlass in

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mariposa

The looks on peoples faces would be priceless!!!! hahahahaha

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Saying goodbye, going back to the truth & Jehovah

by crazyblondeb in

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i hurts me alot that i have to say goodbye to all of you.

whether or not i joined in a topic, you all (well, most) had a way of making me feel like part of the family here.

you have all made me laugh and made me cry.

mariposa

That was pretty darn funny...

The whole time I was reading I just kept looking at your pentagram thinking hmmmmm................

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"Joined-As-Adult" JW's: What need did the WT fulfill for you?

by Check_Your_Premises in

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were you able to fulfill or remove that need in some way?

did fulfilling that need make it possible or easier for you to exit the wt?

mariposa

It fulfilled the need to feel wanted, loved, to be a part of something that seemed greater...of course all of this was a front at first, it slowly went away and then it exploded in my face all at once.

I had lost my apt., was between living in my car and moving back in with mom (eee-gads), found out I was pregnant and my darling bf split one day while I was at work, was smoking as much mota, among other things, as I could get my hands on, had no real idea where I was going being only 21. Looking back...I guess I was a prime ~~canidate~~ sucker.

Since having a little girl, 9 months ago,a large part of the needs have faded away. I've got a pretty cool husband, most of the time anyway I just have to rid myself of the wt crap that I still think about, which is why I'm here.

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The Best Revenge...

by CountryGuy in

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is living a good life..... i'm not sure who said it, but is it ever so true.

the jws think that once we leave the "protection" of the wts, we are doomed to wander through life aimlessly and without purpose.

and, maybe i did that for a little while.. but, i have been on a mission to take my life back from those rotten sobs.

mariposa

Hey Country Guy...

That's awesome!! I'm so proud of you!! I know exactly what you mean, I had been slowly letting myself go healthwise thinking why bother, the new system's around the corner. If nothing's gonna be here in a few months then why bother? I just started eating healthier and doing some exercise and I've lost 7 lbs. as of today. Not much compared to you! But man, I totally understand where you're coming from!!!

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anyone here watch "LOST" ?

by blsrose in

i am so hooked on this show!!

when i work til 8 i try to get out early!!

last nites show was great!

mariposa

Hey yeah, I heard the same thing as Elsewhere.

There's no way they could all be dead or in some crazy afterlife. It would make all us addicted ones feel cheated. They said they wouldn't do that.

I think there is some reason we'll see why all these guys survived and landed on that particular island. How everyone is intertwined and knew someone who knew someone else in their before lives is hard to ignore.

BTW, thanks Daystar for the link about the letters. Veeery Eeenteresting...

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Restart your life?

by mariposa in

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this is geared more to you guys who found the truth later in life...unless ya'll can remember those happy times back in the womb.. i've been thinking alot lately about where i was and what i was doing before i became a witness.

granted it was one of the most horrible times of my life, but i could have figured out a better way to deal than become a baptised dub.. i had been planning on hiking the appalachain trail, had some of my gear, plans, etc.

and dropped it for the promise the paradise.

mariposa

This is geared more to you guys who found the truth later in life...unless ya'll can remember those happy times back in the womb.

I've been thinking alot lately about where I was and what I was doing before I became a witness. Granted it was one of the most horrible times of my life, but I could have figured out a better way to deal than become a baptised dub.

I had been planning on hiking the Appalachain Trail, had some of my gear, plans, etc. and dropped it for the promise the paradise. I had been wanting to hike that sucker since the first time I read about it in a book. I thought about it all the time but there where always bigger and better things to do...like spreading the good news. I even reasoned once...hey, I could still go, I could just witness to everyone I meet along the way, whatever...

Now, it seems like a dream thrown out the window for nothing. I've got obligations that would make it way too difficult to do. Sometimes I wish I could go back and relive everything over again. I know I'd be a better person for it.

I'm curious to know if any of you have felt the same where you wanted to go back and restart your life and did you?

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