skeeter1

Joined

• started 310 topics
• posted 5,419 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by skeeter1

• 
  10

  Calling All Insect Hating Gun Lovers!

  by Diest in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the bug-a-salt looks like too much fun to pass up.. a pump air shot gun that shoots table salt to kill flies.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oyl-lm9a6u&feature=player_embedded#!.

  pre order yours at http://bugasalt.com/.

  it was too funny...i had to post it..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  skeeter1

  I am against such weapons of mass destruction.

  Skeeter
• 
  74

  Best American Bands

  by cedars in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we recently had a thread highlighting the best british bands.... http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/230126/1/best-british-bands.

  it seems only fair to have a similar thread about american bands.. .

  here's my own top ten.... 1. the eagles.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  skeeter1

  Wow! I didn't know AC/DC was Australian. Well, they are an All-American brand to me, just like Fosters!

  Canadian music - that would be like Gordon Lightfoot. When I want people to go home or to end a party, I just put on my Edmund Fitzgerald. No wonder Canadians consume alot of alcohol!

  Skeeter
• 
  74

  Best American Bands

  by cedars in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we recently had a thread highlighting the best british bands.... http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/230126/1/best-british-bands.

  it seems only fair to have a similar thread about american bands.. .

  here's my own top ten.... 1. the eagles.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  skeeter1

  Thanks for posting Renegade! Styx was my anthem for early high school years!

  Can someone put up Thunderstruck by AC/DC?

  Skeeter
• 
  3

  Time to get dog fixed - nueticles?

  by skeeter1 in

  1. social
  2. family

  it's time to get the puppy fixed, but the men in the family are not "enthused" and want nueticles implanted so the dog can keep a semblance of jewels.

  cost is $130 extra.

  would you do it?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  skeeter1

  It's time to get the puppy fixed, but the men in the family are not "enthused" and want nueticles implanted so the dog can keep a semblance of jewels. Cost is $130 extra. Would you do it?
• 
  74

  Best American Bands

  by cedars in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we recently had a thread highlighting the best british bands.... http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/230126/1/best-british-bands.

  it seems only fair to have a similar thread about american bands.. .

  here's my own top ten.... 1. the eagles.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  skeeter1

  If you put up REO, you have to put up

  STYX - Mr. Roboto, Too Much Time on My Hands, Rockin the Paradise, Come Sail Away . . . . oh, and so many more. If I just still had my original album from the 9th grade . . . .
• 
  74

  Best American Bands

  by cedars in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we recently had a thread highlighting the best british bands.... http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/230126/1/best-british-bands.

  it seems only fair to have a similar thread about american bands.. .

  here's my own top ten.... 1. the eagles.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  skeeter1

  CCR - check, Fleetwood - check, Boston - check, Loggins & Messina - check

  What about Kansas?

  Dust in the Wind? (A ballod)

  Van Halen

  Metallica

  Lynyrd Skynyrd (of course, Skeeter has to vote for Lynyrd . . . . . FREE BIRD)
• 
  15

  5 Rules for Diagreeing Agreeably

  by skeeter1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  rule #1: give others the benefit of the doubt.. maybe this person has made the outrageous generalization isn't really insensitive.

  maybe this person has had a painful experience that made them overreact.. .

  rule #2: when disagreeing with someone, always take resonsibility for our own feelings.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  skeeter1
• 
  15

  5 Rules for Diagreeing Agreeably

  by skeeter1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  rule #1: give others the benefit of the doubt.. maybe this person has made the outrageous generalization isn't really insensitive.

  maybe this person has had a painful experience that made them overreact.. .

  rule #2: when disagreeing with someone, always take resonsibility for our own feelings.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  skeeter1

  I am not saying that anyone has ever disagreed with me! I read the article this afternoon at the doctor's office. I had to have my eyes examined. Sorry if my typing was not great. My eyes are still dilated a bit. And, my new glasses will not be here for a few weeks.

  I posted this thread mainly to help those argue with "still in" JW family members and friends. But, I also posted it as a reminder to all of us on how to post. These threads get caustic, and then good people like Band on the Run, Outlaw, etc get fed up and leave.

  Skeeter
• 
  15

  5 Rules for Diagreeing Agreeably

  by skeeter1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  rule #1: give others the benefit of the doubt.. maybe this person has made the outrageous generalization isn't really insensitive.

  maybe this person has had a painful experience that made them overreact.. .

  rule #2: when disagreeing with someone, always take resonsibility for our own feelings.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  skeeter1

  Rule #1: Give others the benefit of the doubt.

  Maybe this person has made the outrageous generalization isn't really insensitive. Maybe this person has had a painful experience that made them overreact.

  Rule #2: When disagreeing with someone, always take resonsibility for our own feelings.

  Make a commitment to respond using "I" statements only. When we begin with "you" we come off as blaming and confrontational and immediately put teh other person on the defensive.

  Rule #3 Use a cushion.

  Connect or "cushion" a different opinion, starting with "I hear what you're saying . . . " Again, begin with the word "I" and not "You said . . . " or it will sound confrontational.

  Rule #4 Eliminate the wroth "but" or "however"

  Acknowledgement of the individual's point of view followed by a "but" or "however" erases that acknowledgement.

  Rule #5 State our point of view or opinion with relevant and factual evidence. Keep our emotions out of the equation by usingt the following formula

  a) Take time to reflect.

  What do I think? Why do I think it? What evidence do I have?

  b) Then speak

  "One example is . . " "This shows that . . . " "Therefore I think"

  (From Dale Carnegie Training)
• 
  45

  My son and Elder janitor

  by jam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my son recently out of the coast guard, in training for.

  supervisor,(a program set up by business companies for.

  returning veterans).

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  skeeter1

  About 2 months ago, I ran into some JWs. I was kind of at their district convention; but they walked over to the recreation ice skating rinks attached to the main building. We were all in line to get some food & drink at teh concession stand.

  While we were waiting for our food to be made, I said to them, "I grew up as a Jehovah's Witness"

  Their eyes jumped with joy

  Then, I said, "I am so glad that I am no longer a JW."

  Their eyes went stone shocked.

  I continued with the main problems in doctrine I had, shunning and blood. They were speechless. One finally got enough courage to muster, "Well, that's your opinion." Then, they walked away.

  It's really hard when you're confronting the JWs. My head spinning, palms sweating, etc. But, you feel so alive.