Posts by brinjen

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A Smurf walked out of the Kingdom Hall

by Joshnaz in

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when i was a kid, i'm guessing 5 or 6 years old.

the "smurfs are demonized" rumors started spreading around.

after a few weeks of hearing that and having to throw away all my smurf toys, i was at the kingdom hall and a sister came in with a bookbag with a big picture of a smurf on it!

brinjen

Ok has anyone ever had a demonized encouter?

Does sitting through a Watchtower study count?

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Melbourne Australia - We just had an earthquake and I'm thinking...so friggin what? Whatever!

by Witness 007 in

we just had a minor earhquake 12 hours ago....as we did in march and i'm thinking......whatever!.

obama starting "peace and security" talks with israel and palastine, and i think..........whatever!.

our recession is on again....off again....on again....off again..........................................whatever!.

brinjen

Does JG even know where Australia is?

I think he does now. Still no disasters to report from here but that is expected to change... any minute now.

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Melbourne Australia - We just had an earthquake and I'm thinking...so friggin what? Whatever!

by Witness 007 in

we just had a minor earhquake 12 hours ago....as we did in march and i'm thinking......whatever!.

obama starting "peace and security" talks with israel and palastine, and i think..........whatever!.

our recession is on again....off again....on again....off again..........................................whatever!.

brinjen

And you Brinjen, the evil one, making fun of the JW's.

Nothing has happened here yet... Maybe there was interference and Darwin was skipped over... wait... that's death.

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Melbourne Australia - We just had an earthquake and I'm thinking...so friggin what? Whatever!

by Witness 007 in

we just had a minor earhquake 12 hours ago....as we did in march and i'm thinking......whatever!.

obama starting "peace and security" talks with israel and palastine, and i think..........whatever!.

our recession is on again....off again....on again....off again..........................................whatever!.

brinjen

Earthquake in Melbourne and Sydney's skies were blood red this morning... http://www.smh.com.au/environment/sydney-turns-red-dust-storm-blankets-city-20090923-g0so.html

RUUUUNNNN! The door to the ark is about to shut!!!!!!

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when people propose the government should boost national spending on health, by incentivising individuals to make provision for their own healthcare needs, they normally mean tax incentives for individuals and/or employers for making contributions towards private medical insurance.. the efficiency testthe efficiency test3.6 this approach is inefficient in five respects:.

3.7 first, as a policy its effects are likely to be minimal without a strong element of compulsion.

in 1990 the previous government introduced tax relief on private medical insurance for the over 60s.

brinjen

They actually tried to means test the 30% health care rebate here recently... any single person earning more than $75,000 or families with a combined income of $150,000 would have no longer received the rebate. Individuals earning more than $90,000 and without private health insurance would have paid a higher medicare levy. Bill got rejected in the senate...

The rebate was introduced by the previous conservative government. John Howard believed in a two-tier system... to quote Howard "nothing in life is free, nor should it be". This came from a man who had two houses at the tax payers expense (every other prime minister in the history of Australia, present one included has been content with one), hadn't paid for petrol in over 30 years, lived with his parents until he was 32 years old and ran the most expensive government (administration wise) Australia ever saw... yeah, I never voted for him.

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Insane (but tragic) floor mats/car safety story -

by JWoods in

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i don't know how legitimate - we do not yet have a good link - but here it is: (from a car forum i go to) -.

heard on the radio today,a loaner lexus crashed ,killing 4 on board,driver was an off duty cop,going 120+ into an intersection hit an other car,driver was on phone with 911 ,were he said no brakes[witnesses said fire was coming out of the wheels,like driver had brakes full on],prelim says dealer installed floormats jammed gas pedal on,,car had no ignition key just a pushbutton start,,sad,but my only thought is why didn't he put the shifter into nuetral ?.

most of the california posters seem to be believing that this is the real thing.

brinjen

Kill switches are usually below the dash board... had a couple of cars with one installed. Cuts off the engine... also makes it impossible to start the car with the switch on... handy little extra security feature.

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Insane (but tragic) floor mats/car safety story -

by JWoods in

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i don't know how legitimate - we do not yet have a good link - but here it is: (from a car forum i go to) -.

heard on the radio today,a loaner lexus crashed ,killing 4 on board,driver was an off duty cop,going 120+ into an intersection hit an other car,driver was on phone with 911 ,were he said no brakes[witnesses said fire was coming out of the wheels,like driver had brakes full on],prelim says dealer installed floormats jammed gas pedal on,,car had no ignition key just a pushbutton start,,sad,but my only thought is why didn't he put the shifter into nuetral ?.

most of the california posters seem to be believing that this is the real thing.

brinjen

Undercover... the other car was turning right into traffic... the other driver didn't look for oncoming traffic first (I had right of way). I think what saved me that day from a collision was that I wasn't speeding for one, there was no traffic behind me also. The other was (and this was a major source of contention with my then backseat driver boyfriend) when I was learning, my driver instructor heavily instilled into me to always cover your brake when you see a potential situation for an accident. Just that split second of changing pedals... I was already prepared... just a matter of stopping.

I did my first burnout in that same car too... it was near the top of the hill. The other driver had right of way this time (I was the one turning right) but it was very difficult to see any oncoming traffic until pretty much the last second. I remember looking up and seeing the other driver waving his arms around panicking... I hit the gas pedal and got the hell out of there... bit of gravel on the road to boot... car had excellent pick up was always the first one off at traffic lights in that car. It was a small one but pretty impressive, back seat driver boyfriend was even impressed.

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Insane (but tragic) floor mats/car safety story -

by JWoods in

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friends

i don't know how legitimate - we do not yet have a good link - but here it is: (from a car forum i go to) -.

heard on the radio today,a loaner lexus crashed ,killing 4 on board,driver was an off duty cop,going 120+ into an intersection hit an other car,driver was on phone with 911 ,were he said no brakes[witnesses said fire was coming out of the wheels,like driver had brakes full on],prelim says dealer installed floormats jammed gas pedal on,,car had no ignition key just a pushbutton start,,sad,but my only thought is why didn't he put the shifter into nuetral ?.

most of the california posters seem to be believing that this is the real thing.

brinjen

I was actually put off by this from buying a newer Mercedes Benz - they do not even have a mechanical connection to the brake master cylinder from the pedal!!! Yup - totally by electrical servo "to better control your braking for you". Gives me the creeps. Many cars, of course, have an override or totally electrical throttle to avoid wheel spin. Like you say, what happens when this breaks (not if, WHEN)?

No mechanical connection? I've had the power booster fail on me in a Commodore VH V8 once... had to pretty much stand on the pedal to stop the thing but I did manage to stop it... no collision, no one hurt. No way I could trust a car like that.

As I was reading the article... I couldn't help but think, aren't police supposed to be trained for high speed pursuits? You'd think a cop would know to put the car in neutral and hit the kill switch... I'm hardly a 'highly trained' driver but even I know that. Would think most would (or at least should)...

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My sister died in a head on collision last night

by Bumble Bee in

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i still can't believe it.

she was here for the bbq, we had an awesome time, laughing, her telling stories from our childhoods.

i gave her a hug and told her i loved her before she left.

brinjen

((((((Bumble Bee))))))) I still don't know what to say and yes, remember the good times with her... maybe make up a DVD of the people closest to her telling the stories of their favourite times with her... something like that.

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JanesyHull

by jookbeard in

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are you popping in tonight, wondering if we could continue our little chat from friday night?.

brinjen

No need to feel guilty wantstoleave. Most JW's don't know anything about the WTBTS's association with the UN. They hushed it over pretty good... seems to be much more well known in the apostate world.