Posts by finallysomepride

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Thank you so much - I am really touched

by doubtfull1799 in

just wanted to thank everyone so much for all your responses to my first post.

i am overwhelmed by all the replies and supportive comments that came through overnight while i was asleep here in aussie land!.

i will absolutely endeavour to reply to each one individually but it will take some time as there are a lot to go through.

finallysomepride

Welcome, great you found us.

Me, I'm a kiwi living in Brisbane

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GUYS: The Importance of Keeping Medical Appointments

by compound complex in

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greetings, guys:.

all of us -- men and women -- should keep our medical appointments.

i address this post to guys, however, given my own reluctance to go to the doctor.

I have a medical check up once a year with my GP & have been doing this for 30 odd years, however in Nov 2015 I missed my check up with my skin specialist (skin cancer), around September 2016 I had what I thought was a mossy bite on my face, I itched it and it became a sore over the next week. As I had a beard at the time I really couldn't see it at the time & didn't take enough notice of it.

This christmas just gone I had what I thought was a BCC show up on the very end of the stitch line of a previous cancer removal on my shoulder.

This made me think about the small sore on my face, off came the beard & oh shit! I couldn't believe the state of it. I made an appointment at the skin cancer clinic & ended up having 3 removed, 1 on face, 1 on shoulder & 1 very small BCC on my back. The BCC on my face took 15 stitches & the bad news is that I have to go back in 2 weeks to have it done again as a small amount was missed.

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Circuit Assemblies in the "Good Old Days"

by BluesBrother in

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just been reminiscing about how c/a's have changed since we were young.

i remember when they started friday night in some rented hall , as well as the two weekend days.

saturday morning was a brief session then field ministry (which only a few performed ) and sunday sessions.. in the free time around the venue we just used to hang out socialising and eyeing up the girls.

finallysomepride

My last CA was back in the early 90s at the South Auckland Assembly Hall in Papakura, I can't remember if food was catered for. When did they stop serving food?

As a child & growing up in Taranaki I remember fondly working in the food service.

I can recall CAs in many small towns such as Patea, Hawera, Stratford, Opunake, Waitara & at venues like The New Plymouth Girls High School, The Taranaki Rugby Union Stadium (Rugby Park Hall) & food service under the stands.

Wanganui War Memorial Hall, once I remember the NZ army were there at the same time, they were using the outside parade ground, for us lunch time entertainment LOL & there was also next door the Wanganui Museum, a place I always visited to kill time.

Fun times but so boring

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"Heritage" Vintage JW movie from 1966

by NikL in

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i can't remember where i first heard about this movie but it was recently.

i guess they even showed it on tv.

probably payed for like an infomercial.. anyway, i looked it up on youtube and viola!.

finallysomepride

I remember this movie, actually I only remember the part with the couple siting in the car & the 6 boys drinking/arguing while in the convertible.

I was only 7 in 1966. I do remember seeing it again sometime later, possibly in the 70s.

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VIDEO: Queensland - Durack Kingdom Hall - 30th Anniversary

by darkspilver in

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this newly released original 1987 archival footage - with voice-over narration, commentary and interviews with those involved - takes an in depth look at both the history of the durack kingdom hall and the construction of the current kingdom hall that culminated over two weekends in january 1987.. the original kingdom hall in durack dates back to 1960 - but as the jws continued to experience growth in australia - increasing by some 280% over the following 25 years, it was felt that a new, larger, kingdom hall was now needed.. the new kingdom hall was built in january 1987, but rather than simply pull-down the original kingdom hall, they decided to incorporate it within the new kingdom hall and have a somewhat large auditorium.. another interesting feature of this kingdom hall is the tiered seating used for the back few rows (for example see part 3 around 12:35 and part 4 around 10:50).

(see also the thread from last december - video queensland strathpine kh 30th anniversary ).

durack kingdom hall, 20 freeman road, durack, brisbane, qld 4077google map: https://goo.gl/maps/yhyubk4rvt92streetview: https://goo.gl/maps/lkmgvbmlk2d2.

finallysomepride

Part 1 6:20 in, jw on truck gives a salute

That was 6:20 I won't get back

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Fires! "Catastrophic fire conditions" in New south Wales, Australia

by zeb in

"catastrophic" is the highest level of fire danger and is current in most of nsw.

temperatures in the high 40's ( c )are being recorded.. some fires have broken out already.

please keep the fire fighters and these country folk in minds and prayers.. the city of sydney may face power outs as the electrical system cant keep up with the demand for power.

finallysomepride

Hi tal

great to see you, how have you been, I remember you had major health problems.

I too don't interact here much now, I visit most days, but don't comment much, keep up with what's going on in jwland, besides I work long hours, so very tired.

It's that canadian monkey (shamus100) that kept trying to bite my face off LOL

I have not seen him here for atleast 4 years.

Paul Newman avatar, I vagely remember it, but not the monkeys.

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Fires! "Catastrophic fire conditions" in New south Wales, Australia

by zeb in

"catastrophic" is the highest level of fire danger and is current in most of nsw.

temperatures in the high 40's ( c )are being recorded.. some fires have broken out already.

please keep the fire fighters and these country folk in minds and prayers.. the city of sydney may face power outs as the electrical system cant keep up with the demand for power.

finallysomepride

Interesting photos here:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-12/people-told-to-leave-properties-as-bushfire-emergency-grips-nsw/8263674

Hope all are safe

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Has anyone else seen this video on JW Broadcasting?

by NikL in

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so i was checking out the website to see what the february broadcast was all about before i watched it with my jw wife.. on the front page was this video.... https://tv.jw.org/#en/video/vodbible/pub-jwbai_201607_1_video.

i watched it and pretended i had never been a jw.. if you pretend you don't understand their particular language it makes for a interesting (if not vague) watch.. btw i've seen several of the actors before.

jw version of movie stars?

finallysomepride

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"I'm Perfect, You're Doomed" . Tales from a Jehovah's Witness Upbringing

by stuckinarut2 in

hey all,.

we have purchased a bunch of great books recently, and one of them is from author kyria abrahams called "i'm perfect, you're doomed".

i'm only 5 chapters in at this stage, but i just have to share that this is a great read!.

finallysomepride

Just bought it on Kindle, great read

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Leah Remini - Scientology Documentary

by tresdecu in

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i know some has been posted about leah remini and her split from scientology.

i just wanted to add after finishing it last night, it is a must watch for questioning jws...every episode has familiar situations and parallels that will make jws really think (or squirm).

watch it with someone you want to wake up!!!!

finallysomepride

for all us in australia, the show starts Feb 8 at 8.30pm brisbane time on foxtel crime, sorry i don't have anjy details of any free to air viewing