Posts by mustang

I don't need you to worry for me cause I'm alright
I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home
I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone

I never said you had to offer me a second chance
I never said I was a victim of circumstance
I still belong, don't get me wrong
And you can speak your mind
But not on my time

I was in the supermarket one day, after my drift-away was in progress and the background music played this. It struck me as very appropriate, since somebody had (and still was) put lots of effort into running my life.

Mustang

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Two dozen palindromes

by Gopher in

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totally out of left field..... feel free to add more that you know of.. 1. satan oscillate my metallic sonatas.

2. may a moody baby doom a yam?.

3. stressed desserts.

mustang

boob

Mustang
'If in doubt, duck' attributed to Farkel

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Two dozen palindromes

by Gopher in

jw
friends

totally out of left field..... feel free to add more that you know of.. 1. satan oscillate my metallic sonatas.

2. may a moody baby doom a yam?.

3. stressed desserts.

mustang

radar

RAdio Detection And Ranging, as I recollect.

From government acronym generators (and a JWD contributor ).

Mustang

9

Two dozen palindromes

by Gopher in

jw
friends

totally out of left field..... feel free to add more that you know of.. 1. satan oscillate my metallic sonatas.

2. may a moody baby doom a yam?.

3. stressed desserts.

mustang

wow

Reaction to preceding.

Mustang

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Two dozen palindromes

by Gopher in

jw
friends

totally out of left field..... feel free to add more that you know of.. 1. satan oscillate my metallic sonatas.

2. may a moody baby doom a yam?.

3. stressed desserts.

mustang

Bob.

Acquired from Bob.

Mustang

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Two dozen palindromes

by Gopher in

jw
friends

totally out of left field..... feel free to add more that you know of.. 1. satan oscillate my metallic sonatas.

2. may a moody baby doom a yam?.

3. stressed desserts.

mustang

Able was I ere I saw Elba.

Attributed to Napoleon, I believe.

Mustang

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Is there proof WTS owns shares in weapons?

by bluesapphire in

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i would like to see proof of this rand corp stuff.

can anyone direct me?

i will be discussing this with a friend soon and wanted to make sure it's not hype.

mustang

REGI itself does not seem to contribute to the military purpose. IF REGI is only the engine, IT CONTRIBUTES NOTHING TO ANYTHING. It only absorbs time, money, staff and other resources. I believe it to be a "white elephant".

Remember, it COULD be used as a military product OR a commercial prod-uct. From what I have seen of its technical description, I see no rea-son for the military to rush out and switch over to it. Unless some-thing is specifically geared to their requirements, the military will watch for its success in commercial application first.

I just decommissioned three Diesel generators totaling nearly 2 mega-watts of power. I currently operate, maintain and install/relocate a dozen other non-Diesel generators. I simply don't see these things on the market. The up and coming 'hot ticket' is small turbines, includ-ing modified jet aircraft systems.

IF this engine was a 'world beater' in emissions AND there was a sweep-ing mandated environmental decree, this engine could 'take off'. In that case, the WTS is sitting on a gold mine.

On the other hand, it could languish for another 100 years. In that case, my opinion of 'white elephant' holds.

What is the WTS spending on this? Remember, this is a DONATION. 25$ a year for a safe-deposit box, some minor burdened overhead time from the Legal Department and an occasional phone call sounds about right.

Yes, JW's should know about this. But, you are likely aware of how the 'chain of command' and authority structure goes over there.

The conventional Annual Reports companies generate does not seem to ex-ist for WTS. Perhaps this is discussed as a one-liner at the Annual Meetings of the Corporations. They are not obligated to report this to anyone, except perhaps at the Annual Meeting. Since the shares are privately held and seem to be closely controlled that is doubtful.

Don't hold your breath waiting to see it in the WT.

Bottom-line: tying this to the military is a 'stretch' and approaches wishful thinking. This seems to border on ethically questionable, but is legally constrained till 'Hell won't have it'. I believe that sums up the Standard Operating Procedure over there.

Mustang

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Is there proof WTS owns shares in weapons?

by bluesapphire in

jw
friends

i would like to see proof of this rand corp stuff.

can anyone direct me?

i will be discussing this with a friend soon and wanted to make sure it's not hype.

mustang

This one has really been beat to death.

H2O has undergone several iterations since this first appeared on there over a year ago.

What it really amounts to is an apparent GIFT by a wealthy industrialist who is an interested person, if not a JW.

Please note that it is NON-VOTING STOCK. The WTS can only collect
money by dividends and seems to be prohibited from selling the
stock, at the present time. The owner retains voting control by proxy. (This is a common ploy to tax shelters.)

This person seems to also own another company that DOES do some sort of defense products.

Like the INTERLOCKING DIRECTORATES of the old days, one person sits on both boards. That one person retains control. The only connection into the second, truly defense corporations is the donor, not the WTS.

The product of the RAND company seems to be an innovative type of hybrid Diesel engine. This item is not commonly used and does not seem to be in production. (I investigated a similar machine 30 years ago; it was over 60 years old and never went into production. There are too many established competing machines for either of these newer ones to be economically feasible. All the original Diesel techniques have been ESTABLISHED for over a 100 years.)

I am qualified to render an opinion as an Industrial Engineer. This engine appears to be a "white elephant". I see no compelling reason to order one for a plant installation, at this time. That includes questionable availability.

What is the point here? One, the donor gains by using an idle asset as a tax shelter.

But he must retain control of this item and the rest of his 'empire'.

Two, it is only speculation, but by making this magnanimous gift, he has purchased 'absolution' for being involved in the defense industry.
This is similar to a wealthy alumni donating a 'wing' to an university.

Many people have done a 'rush to judgment' and assumed that WTS is 'building bombs'. I doubt that any JW has ever seen the bomb side of this matter, and perhaps not even the side that they have been ceded.

Again, on the speculative side, there was some reference to a court case over DISPUTED OWNERSHIP of this stock. This item only surfaced once, last year. I haven't seen it since.

This whole matter is perennial; it comes up every year, like grass in springtime.

Mustang

PS. This Rand (Rand Cam) does not seem to be connected with THE RAND CORPORATION (Research ANd Development Corp., the military think tank).

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My JW Mothers' Words Of "Love"

by Ranchette in

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friends

well, i just received a letter from my mom and i dont know how to describe my feelings at this time.

i thought id share parts of it with you and see what yall think.

i will delete names and add my own words in parenthesis to describe whom shes talking about.. after a few lines of small talk she says this..........i do want to tell you, since (you and your husband) have rejected the truth, i am so glad (your son) is not old enough to join or be drafted into the military.

mustang

HI Ranchette,

You too? I am getting so tired of having the 'natural affection' thing thrown in my face that I could puke.

I just joined a gym, and am going totake boxing lessons. I'll
challenge Dad for a round, sometime.

Mustang
greetings to Rancher