Have a good weekend on the water. What can I say except to keep doing what you're doing!
GLTirebiter
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Finding peace
by Nickolas inthis is for those of you who are familiar with my periodic rants about being married to a jehovah's witness.
you won't be seeing any more of them.. my wife and i were up before dawn on friday and spent the entire day on our boat, trolling 10 miles from shore and talking.
we talked about our lives together, the ground we've covered in the 40 years since we met as university freshmen.
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If You Heard An Acquaintance Was Considering A Study With JWs Would You Get Involved At All?
by minimus inwould you express an opinion to that person studying with the witnesses or would you keep quiet?.
if you did say something, what would it be?.
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GLTirebiter
I'd tell them about a gentleman in town who went to the Kingdom Hall. I'd describe the successful small business he ran, drop names of people who patronized his shop, even though it's halfway accross the country, because he did such fine work. But no, you won't see him at the meetings, because the Watchtower doesn't allow blood transfusions, and he's dead now because he listened to them!
Most non-Witnesses know little about the Watchtower blood dogma, nor have they seriously pondered its consequences. Do them a favor, tell them about it before they swallow the bait!
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Your Tips on Packing and Shipping China, Glass, Collectibles.
by compound complex ingreetings, all packers and movers:.
i'm not inexperienced in the above but would appreciate your suggestions and experiences.
google, of course, has been a tremendous help.
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GLTirebiter
Anne has good advice. For packing anything fragile, be sure the box is in perfect condition (new if possible)--wrap or pad each piece separately--make sure nothing is near any surface of the box, bottom sides or top (at least 2" away, according to UPS)--add extra padding to fill left-over spaces, so that nothing can shift or rattle around inside--seal the box with proper packaging tape, closing up the entire seam to use the strength of all the material in the top flaps (not masking tape, not just tucking in the flaps). The carefully set the boxes aside, to be loaded last in the safest possible place where nothing can fall on them, or crush them, and where they won't bounce around (buckled in to the back seat of the car, if there's room). If it must go with other items on a truck, use double boxing: fully pack the fragile items into a box, then pad and pack that box inside a larger one.
UPS, FedEx etc. have packing guidelines--which come from huge amounts of experience. Use their experience to your advantage.
Good luck with the move, CoCo!
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Snakes = Married
by SnakesInTheTower init has been over a month and a half since i have even been on the board, and that really only to ask about gps units (got a tom-tom) and mention the new job.
way too busy with life - post jw now 4 years.. of course, the new job has benefits, health insurance, etc.
(including unlimited use of the company car for personal use and the company pays for the unlimited gas for about a $25/week out of my check -- huge benefit) and this has enabled toni and i to finally after a two year engagement, to get married.
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GLTirebiter
Congratulations, Rich and Toni! I'm glad your life has taken such a turn for the better. May you have many happy years together.
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Wish PaulNotSaul wife a speedy recovery
by TotallyADD intalk to paulnotsaul last night and found out his wife was in the hosptial.
it was very serious but she is going to be ok. this is our opportunity to wish her well.
get well soon mrs. paulnotsaul.
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GLTirebiter
Wishing her a speedy and complere recovery.
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Child Cusstody Handbook and Divorce Book (if there is one for JW)
by itscrap&theyknowit! ini am looking thru different posts.
please can someone shoot me a link...asap!!!
this cult has waaaay too much time on their hands..
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GLTirebiter
It's called "Preparing for Child Custody Cases". You will find Randy Watter's critique of this publication at Freeminds.
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COUNTRY MUSIC THREAD
by sizemik incountry's not to everybody's taste.
others secretly like some of it, but daren't admit it.
i'm not a fan .
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Alienation of affection?
by Snoozy ini wonder if the jw's leaders can be sued when they disfellowship someone in a family and then the family shuns them?
after all the jw leaders are the sole cause of a loved one getting the shaft from their family members..right?...
isn't that what "alienation of affection means?
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GLTirebiter
In most US states "alienation of affection" laws have been repealed. As with "no fault divorce", the law treats marriage breakups as contract disputes.
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A question for the economist, roll back the gas prices.
by jam inthe goverment mandate a freeze on oil prices and.
roll the price back to $2.
a gallon for two years.. how would it help the economy.
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GLTirebiter
Gasoline is already about $2.00 gal. The rest is taxes.
I understand your sentiment, but the numbers are exaggerated. State gas taxes (including sales tax, where applicable) range from a low of 8.0 cents cents/gallon in Alaska to a high of 47.7 cents/gallon in California. With the 18.4 cent/gallon federal tax, the total is 28.4 cents to 66.1 cents. So the present price of gas itself is around $3/gallon (more or less, depending where you live) rather than $2, with the rest being taxes.
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NAME ONE USEFUL THING done by Russell, Rutherford, F.Franz
by Terry insimple question: pastor russell must have accomplished as least on practical thing in his life.
pyramidology?
divine plan of the ages chart?
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GLTirebiter
If Fred Franz hadn't been such a witch-hunter, Ray Franz may have stayed on the GB and Crisis of Conscience may never have been written. By driving Ray out of the organization, Fred saved thousands from the clutches of the Watchtower.