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  How much will Life Change after its all over?

  by Slidin Fast in

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  this period of crisis seems endless and absolutely weird but end it will.. in the mean-time people are working successfully from home, the skies have cleared, international meetings are held on line.

  lots of frustrating commuter journeys are just not necessary.

  the world is cleaning itself almost visibly in days, the skies are clearing.

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  Cofty, I certainly agree about the social aspects of things. I certainly still want to travel and enjoy my retirement and see people and places.

  On the other hand, I may be more careful about how I do that.

  I was talking to a financial services professional yesterday who is now totally set up to talk to clients from home, he told me that they had thought of closing a satelite facility in another city that was really not essential but had not. They now have three expensive office buildings attended by one person for 4 hours a day and the company is working well. There is a massive profit incentive in cutting down that expensive space to a smaller more prestige HQ and not sitting in traffic coming and going there. Money talks.

  So, multiply that by the thousands of other firms around the globe, just a small shift in that direction could make a big difference to life.
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  Done With It!

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

  1. jw
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  i am so done with this pressure and the covid.i am not just sitting here while i wait for gt to start.i can see some of the signs now!

  sorry all i am going back to jehovah.i was wrong all along.this world is in its final stages!.

  better late than never.. (happy fools day).

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  Mate, I was really upset there for a minute.
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  How much will Life Change after its all over?

  by Slidin Fast in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this period of crisis seems endless and absolutely weird but end it will.. in the mean-time people are working successfully from home, the skies have cleared, international meetings are held on line.

  lots of frustrating commuter journeys are just not necessary.

  the world is cleaning itself almost visibly in days, the skies are clearing.

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  This period of crisis seems endless and absolutely weird but end it will.

  In the mean-time people are working successfully from home, the skies have cleared, international meetings are held on line. Lots of frustrating commuter journeys are just not necessary. The world is cleaning itself almost visibly in days, the skies are clearing. Wild life is appearing where it hasn't been seen in years.

  Then the world will start rolling again.

  I don't anything being quite what it was. Canny business owners will wonder why they pay for huge offices when their staff can operate from home. Lots of travel is expensive and unnecessary.

  So how do you see it? Will things just resume or will the the world just tilt slightly on its axis? We've all got time for a little speculation.
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  Personal story

  by Youngaposthate in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was raised in this sect, 1st gen. was isolated from any family.

  had suicidal attempts because of this sect.

  family as always instead of being a backbone of support, victim blamed.

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  YA, thanks for your story. It sounds like you have survived a lot of stuff. You are welcome here.

  Thanks for being positive and encouraging others. The great thing about this site is that you are not alone. People on here care and many have been through your type of traumas and have too survived, many have flourished.

  So good to see you have ambitions and want to use your hard won experience to help other.

  So welcome.
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  UK Government web site - Covid 19 is no longer an H.C.I.D.

  by The Fall Guy in

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  "as of 19 march 2020, covid-19 is no longer considered to be a high consequence infectious diseases (hcid) in the uk.. now that more is known about covid-19, the public health bodies in the uk have reviewed the most up to date information about covid-19 against the uk hcid criteria.

  the advisory committee on dangerous pathogens (acdp) is also of the opinion that covid-19 should no longer be classified as an hcid.

  " https://www.gov.uk/guidance/high-consequence-infectious-diseases-hcid.

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  If you read this document is simply about the definition and nature of this disease. It is not saying that the pandemic is not serious it's just about the classification and appropriate handling of it.
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  Coronavirus Positive

  by snare&racket in

  1. jw
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  hey all,.

  i'm day six of isolation, confirmed to have coronavirus.

  i have been seeing very sick cv positive patients over the last month in my a&e role (emergency physician) it was inevitable i would contract it.. just wanted to give some symptom and treatment advice, it's anecdotal but may help.. started as sore throat and headache, then croaky voice, then dry cough, then episodic transient fevers, all this over the first few days.

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  Snare, there are reams of info about this...everywhere. This is the most objective, informative and practical piece I have seen. Well done, I feel we have all benefitted from your experience.

  Get well soon and heed your own advice please, get on the blower if things deteriorate. Get well soon!

  Also keep in touch, you have us concerned. I for one would like to know you are better.

  Edited to add. Thanks for your self-sacrificing service, we all owe all of you.
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  Legal Concerns About "Zoom" Meetings!

  by Atlantis in

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  this whole "zoom" thing has got me wondering whether some of it is legal or not.

  if a person has to dress up for a zoom meeting the way the watchtower dictates, doesn't this really go "beyond" cult?.

  even the cults who committed mass suicide were able to dress the way they wanted for their meetings.

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  Despite my resentfulness of these zoom meetings I am afraid that this facility is not just invading WT homes. It is being used by churches and religious groups up and down the land I live in and around the world as far as I can see.

  So yes, I despise them, I hate their petty-fogging rules but there are bigger battles out there.
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  Update....Not That Anyone Cares

  by 1234 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this isn't a poor me thread.....just what is going on here in my small world.. since both my son and me own tour companies, when the lock down happened three weeks ago our businesses literally died over night.

  we both depended on the tourist that come to phoenix and sedona, so that all went away as people stop taking vacations.

  all future tours have been cancelled.. my son moved in with me two days ago, much to chagrin of his jehovah's witness mother.

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  Keep your chin up Keith. You have informed and helped many. This too will pass.
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  People Are Starting To Get Cabin Fever!!!

  by minimus in

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  no work.

  no school.

  people being cooped up.

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  Our grand fathers fought and died, they marched, flew, served in naval conflict and withstood terrifying odds and yet prevailed.

  We have to sit on the sofa, watch Netflix and avoid social contacts.

  Let’s not screw it up!

  but... yep, it’s tough.
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  Applauding the NHS (UK)

  by blablabluh in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi, just curious to know if anyone knows of witnesses not applauding the nhs on thursday night.

  all i know is for some reason my mum and aunt only went out to listen but didn’t take part in the applause.

  not sure if they were just being strange or if there has been instruction not to take part.

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  We were in the middle of being "zoomed". I was sitting reading my Kindle and left the room and went outside. We live in a very quiet area and I didn't expect much.

  I was amazed, the neighbourhood was making proper noise and I was pleased to join in. It was a truly moving moment and I was pleased to be part of it.

  Afterward I spoke to a family member who is an elder and asked if there was any good reason why as a gesture, a meeting could not be briefly interrupted to show appreciation for these genuinely selfless heroes. What good PR to join in something so uncontroversial. " Never going to happen" was his reply.

  They are all terrified to do something unauthorised, no matter how justified and particularly if it celebrated human quality. I despise them.