Posts by Golden Girl

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CAR INSURANCE IS THE BIGGEST RIP OFF IN THE WORLD!!!

by Mary in

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i just really need to vent here.........i'm just so f**king tired of never having any extra money!!

all's i do is work to pay god damn bills......i just checked the balance on my chequing acct.

and i've got just under $900.00 to last me three weeks.

Golden Girl

Well I pay $744. a year for a 96 GMC conversion van and I pay $450. a year for a old 87 Taurus.

My house insurance is rediculous. The older my house gets the more they raise the price of replacement. If my house burned down I could build a mansion..I figure it's a investment!

I don't put that many miles on my cars..they are garaged...the van has a burgler alarm system..two actually..

I have no wrecks on my record or tickets.

I have all three with the same company..you would think they would give me a break..they tell me they are but....

A quick story about the hail storm we had a few years ago. Huge hail..the insurance company sent an adjuster out to appraise the damage and cost to fix. He put down $200.

The whole roof and some siding were damaged.Hubby was going to take it but I called a roofer and siding company and they appraised the damage at $4,000.

I called the company and they called the roofer and siding company and we got our $4,000. of course their check bounced because someone unauthorized signed it but we later got a good check!

Imagine people that just took what they were offered.

Shameful..

Snoozy..

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What is your favorite memory of your Mom

by joelbear in

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mine would definitely have to be coming home from school and smelling hot pecan cookies that mom was just taking out of the oven.

Golden Girl

Although my Mom had severe mental problems..I have so many happy and momentous memories.

One she not only gave me life..but when I was 29 she saved my life! I had to have a operation and they had packed me inside to keep from hemmoraging.

I developed a very high fever but was on painkillers so felt no pain just pressure.Turned out my urinary tract was blocked from the packing. I had a severe infection to the point of being life threatning.

Apparently the nurses were not measuring my intake and output. Which was nil!

Mom badgered the nurses till they finally called the Dr. and removed the packing. I think I filled two bags after that, my fever broke and the crisis was over. Thanks to Mom.

Another time we had little money for Christmas..so when I pointed out a skirt I liked when we were shopping..she remembered it and secretly bought a pattern. She had no sewing machine but she cut and sewed the whole skirt by hand. It fit beautifully and I wore it proudly often.

She also always told me there was someone out there for everyone.He found me and we married and would have been married for 47 years this year. He died 2-5-03..I'm sure glad we married young..gave us more time together.

Snoozy..

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I am NOT going to smoke a cigarette today

by DanTheMan in

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so there.. i have been smoking on and off since about 1999, and i'm tired of it.

it's time to quit for good.. i will be revisiting this thread before i go to bed tonight, and i will at that time be able to post that i made it through the day without a single puff of tobacco smoke.

Golden Girl

Good going Dan..just keep thinking about that instead of "just one won't hurt"..

I had quit for 6 years and after some hard times when hubby died..picked up just one.I swear it was like I never quit.I thought I would cough and get dizzy..nothing..just got hooked again.

Also after having 5 years of normal blood pressure..after smoking now for a year..it was up again . Geez..you would think I could take a hint wouldn't you.

Snoozy..who loves that "Clean feeling" of NOT smoking...if only.................

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Has any one else got this???

by mouthy in

i have just received a book titled "captives of a concept" understanding the illusionary concept that hold jehovah's witnesses captive by don cameron.

( former memeber of the body of elders of jw).

i am sorry if this has been mentioned before but you know me!!!!

Golden Girl

If you ask a JW about it..you will get.."We aren't perfect..but Jehovah is constantly giving us New Light"..Same old same old.

Mouthy..the book sound interesting..do you like it?

Snoozy...aka..Golden Girl

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I got a registered letter today.

by tnangel73 in

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i live here with my elderly parents.

my dad is in his seventies and my mom is in her sixties.

i don't really in a way consider them elderly, but i guess others perceive them that way.

Golden Girl

I would ignore them..that would really get their goat.

They are still trying to play the I am your boss game!

Then I would request a restraining order to keep them from contacting me any longer..in person..by phone..or by mail of any kind!

It's funny..I begged them to come and see hubby when he was dying..he was a loyal JW to the end..they were too busy redecorating the Assembly hall around the corner ( To impress the upcoming Overseer's visit) to take the time. When they were later asked about it ..they pointed the finger at another brother and said"I thought so-and so was visiting him"..and of course that was the answer the other JW gave also.. I know all about the "Back Burner"..except they ran out of time..hubby died ..

Little lack of communication there?

I would say you owe them nothing. No letter of resignation..nothing. Those are their rules..not yours. Unless you are still letting them tell you what to do and you feel intimidated by them..?

Snoozy...

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I'm depressed

by Dimples in

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i post now and then.

i am depressed because i have been in pain for over a month.

my left shoulder is just killing me.

Golden Girl

I too had a torn Rotator cuff..if you try to move it you get a sharp pain that takes your breath away.

I had a huge needle with a dye in it shoved into the joint so they could get a more accurate picture than a MRI even. They gave me novacain in the joint first and it was the first time I had no pain..I loved that doctor!

They wanted to operate but I kept putting it off. Eventually the pain did subside. I did arm excercises that brought tears to my eyes. Did a lot of yard work like raking etc. anything to excercise the surrounding muscles. The pain eventually lessened and went away. It took a whole year to fully go away.

I did the same thing to my knee.(Torn ligament from a fall) But I let them operate. Imediate relief!..But now it is starting to hurt again. So I don't know which is worse.

I can't believe you have to wait until Jan to see a Dr. Is it because you get free medical?

We have so many Drs here we can take our pick.

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"If I had all the money in the world I would.........."

by anewme in

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i thought this would be a fun and mentally healthy question to ponder!

i feel better already just to think of this possibility!

for me, before giving away alot of it to charities i would first buy a couple of gorgeous houses strategically set in beautiful surroundings where i could travel throughout the year and avoid harsh winter temperatures.

Golden Girl

Make education possible for all..encouraging those with desires to do something more with their life other than complain.

Make medical available to all..

Hire people to monitor the welfare system and SS system to do away with fraud. Thus allowing those that really need it to receive benefits.

Do a full scale inquiry why no one seems to have been able to come up with cures for so many diseases..did people stop thinking? Where did all the geniuses go?

Provide housing for those that work for and deserve it. Not those that become baby factories so they can receive more welfare for their boyfriends and drugs.Maybe offer them an incentive to become sterile so they can't hurt any more children.

Well..I've spent that landslide..I guess I have to wait for the next one..

Snoozy...

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Do you believe in miracles?

by hibiscusfire in

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i believe in miracles.

even the birth of a new born is a miracle.. there is no such thing as luck.. hibiscusfire

Golden Girl

I would love to believe in miracles! But I have seen too many ask for a miracle and too little receiving one. I do not think a loving god would do that.

Many that deserve one don't get it and many that don't deserve it get many..just the way life is.

Thus the song..the rich get rich and the poor get poorer..ain't we got fun...

If god is performing those miracles..he has a twisted sense of humor!

Snoozy..

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Dansk is going to the hospital...

by under74 in

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next week dansk (ian) is going into the hospital to start chemotherapy.

although i wish i would have thought of this before--ian mentioned on this week's vigil thread it would lift his spirits to receive cards from us on the forum.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/95617/1.ashx .

Golden Girl

Please send me the address...I am only here at my daughter's for 10 days...(Housesitting and dog sitting)..while they are in Florida.

I sure miss the news..I have a lot of catching up to do...

Ian..I sure hate that chemo..it made hubby feel better as it took his liver pain away..but it just wore him down so bad after a few days.His problem was the liver wasn't functioning any more.So maybe that's why it tore him up so bad later.They wanted to put a shunt in for the chemo but he decided not to do that.Do you have a shunt?..It seems to work better as it doesn't tear up your veins so bad that way.What is your chemo schedule? And do you know what they will be giving you?

I swear they put happy juice in hubbys because he was so giggly after a session. Then it wore off and he would sleep.

I am so sorry to hear you are feeling bad..it pains my heart. I wish we had the power to take all pain and suffering out of the world..I guess this is when we have to rely on a higher power for our strength.

Please keep in touch as much as you can..we want to hear from you.

Golden Girl..(Kathy)

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Is the Disney company a Cult?

by Nosferatu in

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me and the wife are heading down to disneyland in the winter.

i've never been a huge disney fan, but she's a huge fan.

i've just recently accidently stumbled onto some information that i've never previously been exposed to, and i'm finding it strikingly similar to the jw religion.

Golden Girl

Talk about old original movies..I saw they were showing the original "Bambi" on a local channel here a few nights ago. I anxiously awaited the time and had the recorder all set.

It was a No Show!..I think they do that to make you watch their channel (Maybe they were doing a Neilson report that night) and had no intentions of showing the movie. I was so disappointed!

Snoozy...