Posts by Joe Grundy

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favorite cars you have owned

by fakesmile in

the last thread on this was like 8 yrs ago.

thought it could be updated.

cars, trucks, or motorcycles.

My favourite (and best) was a 2 door black Morris Minor (948cc). Built late 1959, registered on 17 February 1960 and I bought it second-hand in 1975 with 10,762 miles on it for £200. It had been bought by the headmistress of our local village school when she retired and she sold it when she felt she was too old to drive. I owned it for 30 years, did (probably) more than 200,000 miles in it.

I rebuilt it several times, used it when I was a police officer on official business, took the back seats out so I could put a straw bale in and take my pet goats to shows ... those were the days!

When i sold my house in 2005 to move abroad I gave it to the buyers (also enthusiasts).

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Need Advice Please: My Sister Making Fool Of Herself

by CrimsonBleu in

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Joe Grundy

Now we're cooking on gas!

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Need Advice Please: My Sister Making Fool Of Herself

by CrimsonBleu in

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Joe Grundy

Well, without knowing much about it, we all make fools of ourselves sometimes. Just part of life. The important thing is to be able to laugh about it!

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Knowing the Real Truth about the "truth" when you're stuck inside...

by OneDayillBeFree in

...sucks.

(warning: this could get lengthy but i have to vent and i could really use some advice).

i know ttatt and have known about it for almost 2 years, yet i'm still stuck inside.

Joe Grundy

Billy: " WT is an apostate false religion built atop pyramidology, numerology, and a bunch of other messed up 19th century end time mumbo-jumbo."

Top marks for the best one-sentence summation of WT I've seen for a long time.

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I remember a gorgeous sister was...........

by Iamallcool in

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i remember a gorgeous sister was making fun of her elder husband's big belly.

i do not know why she mentioned it to me about it in private outside of the kingdom hall.

any ideas why she mentioned about it to me?

Joe Grundy

I have a very-recently ex Filipina wife who may be able to help Iam. Depends on financial and citizenship staus.

Sorry, that was bitchy but feeling a bit raw at the moment (so would Iam, but in a different way).

Smutty talk mode/ off.

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I remember a gorgeous sister was...........

by Iamallcool in

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i remember a gorgeous sister was making fun of her elder husband's big belly.

i do not know why she mentioned it to me about it in private outside of the kingdom hall.

any ideas why she mentioned about it to me?

Joe Grundy

There seems to be a bit of a common thread running through your postings.

Have you considered a holiday in Thailand? (Recommendations available).

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Do You Ever Look Back? Should We?

by Joe Grundy in

i'm a bit unusual here, never was a jw, don't suffer from the ex- or leaving jw stuff, but i surely can sympathise with those who do.. .

tomorrow ( 2 august) my divorce decree absolute is issued, disolving the marriage with my filipina princess.

i'm not sad about that, per se, it will be good to get the whole sorry episode over and done with.

Joe Grundy

Well, more developments today, as in a letter from her lawyer via mine.

Disregarding the tears and the 'little girl voice' there is no doubt that underneath it all is a shrewd and calculating mind focussed on staying in the UK and possibly financial gain on the way. And no, I'm not being too harsh here. She is quite prepared and ready to use all weapons in her arsenal.

Just goes to show the vulnerabities of us humans, I suppose. I'm great at seeing through religious and other crap but show me a 4'10" woman in tears and I'm as vulnerable and credulous as anyone else. I think I'll send her a DA letter and ask her to shun me! (No offence intended, and no wish to make light of the very real issue of shunning).

This is hurting a bit, right now.

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Is the Governing Body EVIL or IGNORANT?

by cedars in

some of you will have noticed that i've been paying a lot of attention to the governing body recently.

this is because most jehovah's witnesses venerate them collectively (even if they can't name them individually), and i feel this makes it important to understand this group of men properly and expose their mindset as individuals.

as the saying goes, i feel it's important to "know your enemy".. i realize it's very convenient to think of the governing body as being "evil" when we consider that they are ultimately responsible for all the damaging jw teachings and beliefs.

Joe Grundy

'Wilful', 'deliberate' or 'knowing' ignorance is my best guess, brought about by ego and the thirst for veneration and power.

And that, in my opinion, in view of the potential and actual harm they cause, is evil. They are not dissimilar to many other secular and religious leaders.

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Do You Ever Look Back? Should We?

by Joe Grundy in

i'm a bit unusual here, never was a jw, don't suffer from the ex- or leaving jw stuff, but i surely can sympathise with those who do.. .

tomorrow ( 2 august) my divorce decree absolute is issued, disolving the marriage with my filipina princess.

i'm not sad about that, per se, it will be good to get the whole sorry episode over and done with.

Joe Grundy

Glander: Congratulations and well done!

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Do You Ever Look Back? Should We?

by Joe Grundy in

i'm a bit unusual here, never was a jw, don't suffer from the ex- or leaving jw stuff, but i surely can sympathise with those who do.. .

tomorrow ( 2 august) my divorce decree absolute is issued, disolving the marriage with my filipina princess.

i'm not sad about that, per se, it will be good to get the whole sorry episode over and done with.

Joe Grundy

Blondie: Excellent point, and I suppose that there's always a tendency to 'edit' our memories. So on one side I probably remember more of the good times. On the other, those few people close to me in whom I confided during the bad times will remember those.