FatFreek 2005

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  8 Documents Arrived Today!

  by Atlantis in

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  2. friends

  1.--authorization and release agreementfor disaster relief medical assistance.

  ------------------------------------------------------------------2.--for the attention of all elders------------------------------------------------------------------.

  3.--additional direction regarding assistance with practical needs------------------------------------------------------------------.

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  FatFreek 2005

  Please Drop me a link, Petra. And give my regards to your treasured Grampa.
  
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  Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

  latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

  the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

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  FatFreek 2005

  If Covid-19 is not a live virus, then how can you kill it?

  It looks as if you can physically and mechanically remove it from your skin by washing. However, it then proceeds into the drain and eventually the sewage system.

  If it's not live, then what mechanism makes it inert?

  Does spraying public places help -- and how -- if it's not alive?

  
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  Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

  latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

  the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

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  FatFreek 2005

  Countries that shut down very early and very thoroughly probably still have all their pain ahead of them.

  Interesting, Cofty. Are you saying that such countries are merely postponing the inevitable?

  Any data on that?
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  World release: Watchtower Property Tracker Project

  by Newly Enlightened in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  thank you everyone for helping make this happen.

  https://www.facebook.com/awakefromwatchtower/posts/3656514984423553?__tn__=k-r. https://youtu.be/0uarajnt_mo.

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  FatFreek 2005

  What a great share thanks for a tremendous project
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  Should the FDA have the right to inspect food?

  by NoAbuse in

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  2. friends

  i say it tramples on the free market!

  if a person gets botulism, e.coli or trichonosis, they'll just stop buying that brand!

  let the market decide i say.

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  FatFreek 2005

  This from Wikipedia.

  The Chicago Tylenol Murders were a series of poisoning deaths -- 7 of them -- resulting from drug tampering in the Chicago metropolitan area in 1982. The victims had all taken Tylenol-branded acetaminophen capsules that had been laced with potassium cyanide.

  Before those horrific and senseless crimes, one couldn't verify that you were first to open an OTC medicine, a jar of peanut butter, jelly, milk carton, etc. The tamper-evident safety-seals to bottles and other packaging we have today is a result thanks to FDA and other agencies. Prompt and honest action by Tylenol contributed to it's becoming number 1 in sales of analgesics in the U.S.

  The Tylenol murders have never been solved.

  I, for one, am thankful for our watchdogs.
  
  
  
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  Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

  latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

  the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

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  FatFreek 2005

  Something to use to stop yourself thinking that you need to hoard toilet paper:

  Cute one, Simon.

  As for me I think the practice of more recent district assemblies where they allocate x sheets (I seem to remember 2 sheets) to each woman as she enters the rest room -- has to be the gold standard. After all, if it was endorsed by the GB, and, by extension, the 2Jays (Jehovah and Jesus) -- what more can one ask?
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  Political gatherings postponed -- not yet!

  by FatFreek 2005 in

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  while many events are being postponed and cancelled because of the corona virus, isn't it surprising that democrat rallies are continuing?

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  how about jw circuit assemblies?.

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  FatFreek 2005

  While many events are being postponed and cancelled because of the corona virus, isn't it surprising that democrat rallies are continuing?

  How about JW circuit assemblies?
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  2019 JW Statistics

  by Attewc in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  here is the updated chart based on jw.org provided statistics found here: link to 2019 statistics.

  anything that stands out to you ?.

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  FatFreek 2005

  REALLY ????? In my time in those expenses were all covered by the local bros, apart from Stipends, which were a paltry few $$$, so is this huge figure a way of explaining away where some of the money has gone ?

  I've been away for so long that I'm just stabbing in the dark.
  I wonder if there isn't some annual report, the congregation to the branch, where the question -- "how much do you estimate that your congregation members privately contribute toward the welfare of other brothers, special pioneers, circuit overseers, etc." is posed.
  The branch could add that pie-in-the-sky amount to their own certifiable numbers and come up with $224 million.
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  COVID-19 (coronavirus) What to do - Recommendations from an expert

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  covid-19 (coronavirus) what to do - recommendations from an expert.

  subject: what i am doing for the upcoming covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

  dear colleagues, .

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  FatFreek 2005

  Somewhat related, my wife and I use one of these sprayer bottles (Walmart) for 91% alcohol that I buy and refill from bulk bottle.

  
  

  After each teeth brushing, I rinse and wipe the shank of the brush to remove most particulates, then spray the shank and bristles generously, after which I top the brush head with the plastic provided (Sonicare) cap.

  
  

  began this practice after listening to our dentist spiel (probably from the toothbrush industry) to dispose of our toothbrushes after 3 months of use because of bacteria buildup.

  3 months? Where's the science on that one?
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  My email to JW Following Trolley Conversation

  by cofty in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a few weeks ago i had an really interesting conversation with three male jws who were loitering around a trolley at the west end of princes street in edinburgh.. i managed to completely avoid giving any hint about my jw past and focussed on why they thought the bible was a reliable moral guide.

  i used the subject of slavery to illustrate my concerns.. one of the three was in his early twenties, knew a lot about his own beliefs but nothing about the real life and it was difficult to get through his thought-bubble.

  the second one was in his 60s and not very bright.

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  FatFreek 2005

  Look up any list of "first world countries" and one of the dominating characteristics is the rule of law.

  No kind of slavery would be entertained as an argument inside a modern courtroom.