Posts by bigmac

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Interview with an Apostate: Simon

by Simon in

i had an idea for coming up with a standard(ish) set of interview questions which members of the ex-jw community could use to provide insights into their lives as a kind of series (yeah, i was thinking of "interview with a vampire", lol).. anyway, this is the result to show the sort of thing i'm thinking of (applied to myself) and i'd like feedback on the format and the questions as well as who you'd also like to see "interviewed".. feel free to provide your own life story as a separate topic or ask any additional questions that i've missed.

it's not meant to be rigid so questions / themes can be adapted as needed and split / joined as appropriate.

the common questions will hopefully apply to everyone for some consistency and to guide the writing process with additional questions asked that make sense to each subject.. well, here goes .... tell us a little about yourself and your family.. im an independent software developer who grew up in manchester (uk) but now lives in calgary (canada) with my wife angharad and two boys, liam and dylan.

bigmac

Simon--you mentioned Irlam---does the name Gatenby ring a bell?

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RIP Comet Ison

by cofty in

it appears that comet ison has not survived its journey past the sun.... its a pity, it would have been a wonderful sight next week if it had made it.

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4.6 billions years wasn't a bad innings..

bigmac

thanks jgnat xx for the links---no--it wasnt kohoutec i saw in the 90's--but the name shoemaker levy rings a bell. i did try to find 'tek back in the 70's--but failed. shoemaker levy--if that was the name--- in the 90's i definitely saw with binocs late at night. but halle bopp was awesome----lasted for weeks--in full daylight. after a while we took it for granted.

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RIP Comet Ison

by cofty in

it appears that comet ison has not survived its journey past the sun.... its a pity, it would have been a wonderful sight next week if it had made it.

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4.6 billions years wasn't a bad innings..

bigmac

yes--that was it--hale bopp. ive still got a photo i took of it.

i never saw halleys last time round---but i did observe another--through binocs-in the early 90's--well before h=bopp---directly overhead in the dark sky--was it called kahoutek?

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RIP Comet Ison

by cofty in

it appears that comet ison has not survived its journey past the sun.... its a pity, it would have been a wonderful sight next week if it had made it.

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4.6 billions years wasn't a bad innings..

bigmac

ive only ever seen 2.

the one in the 90's was a lovely sight--visible in daylight in the south western sky for months. what was it called?

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1962, Armageddon Around The Corner!

by Atlantis in

1962, armageddon around the corner, w. whalen, 249 pages.

click the link by the blue arrow.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/g91alg .. .

bigmac

hey George--i thought i was the oldest current UK poster on here--born 1948---but do you beat that ?

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South of England Annual Xmas Meal 2013

by cantleave in

jw
friends

in order to get a booking a little nearer to xmas (november wasn't quite pagan enough) we have booked the farmhouse burrfields road, portsmouth po3 5hh for 7th december @ 12 noon.

the restuarant wants a deposit of 5 per person payable in 2 weeks.

this booked up really quickly last year, so act promptly if you want to join in the merriment.