App message about jw.org HQ

by Gorbatchov in

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got this week a message from a jw friend about the jw.org headquarters move to warwick.. the message shows how even rational witness (my friend is a rational businessman) share the jw emotional madness that's going arround the jw social media now.

how sad!

read for your self:.

millie210

Oh good grief. I understand the need to take precautions but they couldn't have one of their information/literature booths set up? They couldn't have a couple of young men that would "man" the booth and offer comfort to anyone who might approach "Gods true people on earth today"? Wear masks and maintain social distance?

Grocery store clerks are working - many people are stepping up to run food supply distributions being handed out. Those people are afraid too. The difference is their sense of humanity.

The leadership of the org is pathetic. Craven cowards one and all.

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My ExElder Best Friend Has Coronavirus

by minimus in

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this has been a horrible month.

my best friend’s wife just called to tell me that my friend had to be hospitalized due to severe coronavirus complications.

he has severe pneumonia, is put on a ventilator and is in a coma .

millie210

So sorry to hear this. Thank you for checking in and letting us know how your friend is doing and how you are doing. You have had a very difficult month. ((((hugs min))))

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How are they handling the memorial this year with the Coronavirus?

by Mandi in

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it’s cognac.

couldn’t sign-in for some reason so i created a new account.

just was wondering what’s going on with the memorial this year cause my kids father wants to have them during that time.

millie210

Anders Andersen

I heard about a single person who asked an elder "how should I go about passing the emblems? Pass the from left hand to right hand? Or?" and the elder told them to stand up and just walk around the table on which the emblems are placed.
Not unlike a Catholic procession or a witch circle lol...

You put your right foot in, you put your right foot out and you shake it all about. You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around. That's what it's all about!

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Governor Cuomo - Does He Have a Flash Drive Plugged into His Head?

by RubaDub in

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like the guy or not, i don't know how this guy can talk so much, giving fact after fact and analyze what is going on, not just in new york but across the country.

he's not reading from notes and there are no teleprompters.

he gives about an hour to an hour and a half at press conferences every day and fox news carries it.. i mean, as i am listening, he's saying they moved 802 ventilators from this state to that state, 412 came here to new york .... on and on.

millie210

I dont know about a flash drive but he is smooth!

Yesterday he said he was going to go jogging with his daughter and he would be getting fast enough to beat her in a run soon.

Today he said that people have got to stay indoors and quit loosening the social restrictions and that people saying they want to "get outside and get fresh air" is wrong and now is NOT the time to let up.

I watched his facial expressions carefully and he didnt even bat an eye when he said it. Very smooth.

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My Girlfriend’s Beautiful Scottish Terrier Died Yesterday 😥

by minimus in

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mia was almost 8 and she was the sweetest dog who was my girlfriend’s constant companion.

she had a wonderful disposition and was just a source of joy to everyone who would meet her.. she was brought to the vet on thursday and seemed to have digestive issues.

the vet gave her medicine and said it would make her sleepy.

millie210

Heartfelt sympathy to you Minimus and your girlfriend over the loss of your wonderful Mia

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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

by Simon in

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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.

millie210

I don't think things will break down that quickly. We have Italy who has tragically gone before us and we see that food supplies remained constant and people were sad and stressed but relatively calm.

I see a lot of good happening daily in the face of what is clearly a scary time for all.

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Have You Isolated Yourself Because of the Virus 🦠?

by minimus in

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some people i know have not gone out of their houses in weeks.

some will walk near their homes and run right back in.

meanwhile, i go food shopping and i see tons of people, many with masks and gloves on..

millie210

(((Hugs))) Caves!

This is a challenging time for everyone, you are not alone. Your going out into the "wild" so to speak to make a plan is a very primal response and nothing to be ashamed of.

I myself have decided to limit my intake of the news because it's not helping me. If it doesn't serve you - eliminate it.

I check a few updates like our Covid thread here and let it go at that. The media is loving the action and excitement even though I am sure as individuals they are worried also.

For the media, this Covid thing is like when a hurricane is coming. If you are a Florida TV weatherman.....its your Oscar moment!

Better to not feed my mind that junk food I think

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What Is Your Favorite Decade or Time Period to Live In?

by minimus in

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some people say this decade is the most advantage and so they are happiest in the present.

some long for the good old days before cell phones and computers.

if you could live in an era or decade , when would it be?.

millie210

I would go further back but one question....can I take my antibiotics with me?

If so, I would have loved to live on a ranch out west after the threat of being scalped was over - around the turn of the century.

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Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

by Simon in

jw
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.

millie210

The CDC estimates influenza deaths in the U.S. this season (October 2019 - March 2020) at 24,000 to 62,000.
I think I know where you're going with this on a Covid-19 thread, but I hope I'm wrong.

I agree. The argument of how this is similar to (or needs to be handled as) the flu is an old one (if you can consider week 4 or so of an argument during a pandemic "old").

The true measure is not the death rate only. The contagion rate is a factor. The flu is like being chased by your grandma - Covid is like being chased by a Doberman.

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You heard it here first. U.S. District conventions CANCELLED!

by nowwhat? in

prudent decision even if the pandemic is over you are going to have people that.

lost jobs can't afford to go.

not allowed any vacation time rest of year.

millie210

The org is a perfect example of a non essential business that needs to shut down.

millie210

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