I'm with "oubliette" and "never a jw"...some one else has GOT to be steering the ship. Those 7 yahoos couldn't run an ice-cream truck---they'd have it in the ditch in no time flat! I was just thinking of that today. Wouldn't it be funny if the REAL "masters" have taken the money, disappeared, and are leaving these guys holding the bag with the whole mess about to fall down around their ankles?
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A simple explanation for the financial changes
by JeffT inas i've mentioned from time to time, i'm a retired accountant.
i have tried many times to come up with some logical, sound business reason why the wtbs has made the big changes in its financial arrangements: taking the congregations savings, the monthly donations per congregation etc.
i finally came up with the answer.. the leadership of the watchtower society is batshit crazy.
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Independent living for Senior facilities are thru the roof here. What about your area??
by James Mixon inwe checked on a new senior facility, just to get in your must shell out $200.000.00 and.
don't get that back.
two hundred thousand up front and payments from $2500.00-$5000.00.
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@James Mixon...I live in Pennsylvania, and there are many such facilities for Independent Living for Seniors that are even cheaper than mine. I pay a flat-fee rent, but some charge 1/3 of your Social Security, so the amount is based on your income. The facilities are partly subsidized by HUD, (government funds for housing), and are considered "low-income housing" and while we do not have luxuries like spas and pools, are very clean and well taken care of with on-site laundry facilities, libraries, parking lots and nice grounds and a Social Worker available for help with benefits, etc. The one I live in is actually rather nice. On the other hand, there are some that charge the fees you listed.
@FTB...I have no idea what the answer is in regards to paying for the next step. I will be educating myself about that soon, I guess. I don't think Medicare will pay for a very fancy facility, so unless you have the income, assets or have prepaid into retirement insurance that addresses that, well...
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Independent living for Senior facilities are thru the roof here. What about your area??
by James Mixon inwe checked on a new senior facility, just to get in your must shell out $200.000.00 and.
don't get that back.
two hundred thousand up front and payments from $2500.00-$5000.00.
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Please indulge me for a moment...this topic digs at a personal issue for me. Many people, including several on this board, completely mix up the variety of facilities of care for seniors. It seems to be the consensus that when we become "doddery" (a term used by one poster) we will all be thrown into "the home", a thought so horrific that it strikes fear into the best of us. Please allow me to define the differences, as the terms are NOT interchangeable. The OP asked about experiences with Independent Living for Senior facilities. In some, you can be as young as 55 (or even 18 if you have physical or mental disabilities) and even continue to work if you choose. You take full care of yourself, as there is NO medical assistance on site. We just have the privilege of not being bothered with other people's kids living there, lol. The one I live in had a requirement age of 62. I am one of the "youngsters" here, at 63 when I entered last year. Many people here ask me if I am visiting someone, as they do not believe I am older than my 50's. I pay $422 a month rent for a private studio apartment with a kitchen and bathroom, and it includes all utilities. I am here, as I tell my kids, "for the cheap rent and a great view." I am still in excellent enough health to live in a regular apartment building, but as an ex-JW, my finances are less than adequate for that.
Assisted Living is the next level, where you are beginning to deal with some health issues that require you to need medical assistance, and also provide some housekeeping help. They can be very expensive, because they include doctor and nurses on site or on call, and your meals, laundry etc. is included. Nursing homes are for the fully disabled senior, who cannot perhaps even feed, bathe and remember who family members are, and cannot be left alone without supervision lest they injure themselves (or others, as some have experienced). It too is very expensive, and I don't know what I will do when the day comes that I will need assisted care or nursing home care. Please everyone prepare for your retirement as it will come, if you are lucky, sooner than you think.
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Signature Quote - what do you think?
by Muddy Waters ini apologize for the self-serving nature of this post.. i first said this to a lovely person here to encourage her and add a bit of humour to a harsh situation, but i've fallen in love with my own words, ha, and would like to use a variation of what i said to her as my new signature quote.
it's a bit long, and could become tiresome eventually, but do you forum members think that you might like (or could tolerate, heh) seeing this on my posts?.
.... "may god, or the universe, or airborne spaghetti, or energies or wavelengths or frequencies, or quantum particles that somehow attract things to us, or telepathic manipulation by aliens -- bless you.
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WHAT IF the Watchtower offered a. . . GUARANTEE?
by Terry inthe mangroves of lollard lane.
(a short story by terry edwin walstrom).
oh, christjust what i needed this morningjehovahs fucking witnesses!.
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Did You Ever Hear a Non-Witness Opinion After They'd Attended Their first Meeting?
by snugglebunny ini was about 12. i took a friend along to a meeting and he said he didn't mind learning stuff but it was a shame it was so boring.. i was about 14. i had my very own bible study and took him along.
he just kept whispering about the girls there that he fancied.. i was in my early 20's.
i took along a lady that i knew.
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Once at a family dinner at my in-laws house, a non-JW family member remarked how "boring" my wedding talk was. I was, of course, highly indignant and offended, but today if I were invited to a JW wedding I would not go for the very same reason. To be honest, I don't remember the amount of joy and celebration that most couples experience on their special day. Just more of the same routine and ceremony as if it were a regular meeting. I didn't even enjoy the full reception, because my new husband was so eager to get to the activities of the "after party", if you get my drift
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Yet more trolley (in)activity
by konceptual99 ini am currently having to spend a little time waiting for an appointment in the vicinity of a central london station.
whilst waiting i am catching up on some work in a cafe.
i can see a couple of trolleys and have been watching them for around an hour now.. not one person has stopped to take literature.
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Ahhh, the "good old days" are gone. Once upon a time, when I was a pioneer after graduating high school, we had to actually WORK while out in field serve-us. I remember doing "street work" and the elders practically pushed us to latch on to some poor soul walking by and chase them and walk along with them as they attempted to get away from us, while chattering about some points in the magazines. A few years ago, before trolleys were the method of choice, I used to see groups of them in the New York subway stations standing in a row, like birds on an electrical wire, just holding up magazines while looking terrified and saying nothing to the passersby. These kids nowadays have got it too easy. They don't know how we were trained in combat-duty as WT "terrorists" lol. -
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Band Green Day and JWs
by hardtobeme ina few years ago i heard of a story about two jw's being at a green day concert.
i think that the witnesses were bethelites.
the person that told me that story said that the band was about to play but they couldn't.
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As mentioned by Mr. Flipper, years ago this urban legend, (word for word) was connected to Earth, Wind and Fire---my favorite band. I have personally attended several EW&F concerts and have never heard them say that. The rumor supposedly referenced the "satanic magic tricks" they do as part of their act ( accomplished by technology and simple hocus-pocus showmanship), and that the act did not work if JW's and the holy spirit were in the audience.. Question: If JW's bring the holy spirit to a concert, do they have to buy an extra ticket? -
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In case you haven't heard this, here's the link to "It's the Hard Knock Life" - JW Version
by AndersonsInfo inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ale8iq3vcw.
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it's the hard knock life - jehovah's witness version.
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I love this...really funny. When "The Book of Mormon" was first on Broadway, I was sooo jealous that I could not afford tickets, and it was so in demand that tickets were sold on a lottery basis only. I have seen some parts of it on Youtube and immediately thought of what it would be like to have a JW version. -
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What Road Would You Choose---IF?
by John Aquila insay you could go back in time to when you were 15 years old.
no watchtower in your life.
but the experience you have now you could keep.
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If I knew at 15 what I know now, I would have never gotten baptized---which I did at 17. I would have gone to college and become a Social Worker, at the minimum with a Masters degree. I knew at a very young age that it was what I wanted to do. Instead, (with no degree, of course) the best I could do was work as a Counselor and Trainer at hospitals and nonprofit agencies. It was mostly satisfying work and my income was livable. I married at 19, but I would not have done so until around 30, and certainly not to the JW husband that I later divorced.
I wasted a lot of years as a JW, a lot of them just "passing time" and not accomplishing many of the things that I wanted to do. I'm now retired, with regrets of my losses, so I encourage you who still have the time to do so...to pursue your dreams while you can.