Ding ding ding! Cofty wins!
The device is also called a "tiller" and all of those blades are supposed to be straight.
It is a great tool to have for preparing garden beds. I have a Mantis (brand) tiller, and it is great!
yesterday my sister cut her foot on a piece of metal that was sticking out of my yard.
i've lived in my home for almost 8 years now, and well i'm guessing this thing must have worked it's way up to the surface or something, never seen this thing before.
i started to dig it up, and the thing just kept getting bigger and bigger.
Ding ding ding! Cofty wins!
The device is also called a "tiller" and all of those blades are supposed to be straight.
It is a great tool to have for preparing garden beds. I have a Mantis (brand) tiller, and it is great!
less than 5 hours ago my great dad fell asleep the last time :( still in a bit of a shock and sad that i will not see him again...i promised myself that once he is here no more, i will somehow make my move out of this organisation who kept us all captive believing in a fantasy of an everlasting life :( i am in a tricky situation, since raised as jw, still in, married to an active jw, and pretty sure that all in my social and family circle will turn their backs on me if i finally say goodbye to a fairytail ;(.
I offer my condolences on your bereavement. Some of us cannot imagine what a good Dad would be like; you were lucky.
The first rule of Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club.
this morning the jws set up two literature trolleys at our local shopping centre.
the trolleys were situated within 20 feet of each other with six jws attending them.
why they needed six jws on hand i have no idea as everyone was ignoring them.. anyway i thought i'd have some fun.
I think this is pretty funny, and I can see lots of variations on this game:
* ask for a copy of "Dianetics" by L. Ron Hubbard
* greet them with "Hare Krishna!"
* tell them you've been thinking of getting a couple of cases of their latest book and distributing it from door-to-door.
* ask if they would be willing to display some Amway or Tupperware products for you.
* Ask them what their commission structure is like and how you can "get in on the deal."
well, hell!.
i had dizzy spells and near-fainting and nausea for a few days, so why wouldn't i start thinking about death, ya know?.
am i just very lax in my responsibilities in having no plans at all?isn't that irresponsible?
"Donating your body to science" requires preparation.
WHO, for example do you mean by "science"? The weird kid down the street or a SPECIFIC INSTITUTION who are seeking this kind of "donation"?
[UPS guy at a receptionist's desk]: "...and please sign for this corpse. I'm double-parked."
For example, the Tennessee Body Farm has a set of documents that have to be filled out before the donor dies; they do not accept "walk-ins."
The Sea of Cortez between Baja Mexico and Mexico is the home to giant squid who would enjoy a contribution. The trick is getting the entre there. Cthulhu fhtagn!
well, hell!.
i had dizzy spells and near-fainting and nausea for a few days, so why wouldn't i start thinking about death, ya know?.
am i just very lax in my responsibilities in having no plans at all?isn't that irresponsible?
MANY years ago I made arrangements that will cover my cremation because, you know, "time and unforeseen ocurance..."
I thought about the Tennessee Body Farm but decided no.
A person's decisions will (*might*?) be influenced by things like spouses, children, friends and family.
Note that I did not specify if those influences would be "positive" or "negative". Not that it matters a whole lot, 'cause we won't be here to witness the fallout of our decisions.
But I think it is POLITE to not leave a big ugly mess for anyone to clean up, literally or figuratively.
"if you are a young person you need to face the fact you will never grow old in this system of things.. why not?
because all the evidence in fulfilment of bible prophecy indicates that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years...as a young person you will never fulfil any career that this system offers".
may 22 awake!
I was almost 19 when this bilge spilled onto those rags.
Otherwise, I could been somebody. I could been a contenda.
many young jw women are "married off" to virtual strangers, often older men, soon after they are of legal age.. did this happen to you?.
did it happen to a close friend or sibling?.
tell us about it.. from universal life ministries on facebook:.
I'm glad you escaped, Rebel8. I'm sure your life has been better as a result.
so, he received a letter that i am wondering if it is one of those open letters that are out there to denote time given.
it starts out with the name of the person sending it, then goes into the spiel...do you know our god's name?
when i was shown what it is, i kind of got upset.
"...and God, by any other name,
would smell like feet."
many young jw women are "married off" to virtual strangers, often older men, soon after they are of legal age.. did this happen to you?.
did it happen to a close friend or sibling?.
tell us about it.. from universal life ministries on facebook:.
Yes, the "details" of such situations are difficult, if not impossible to know.
As I'm thinking about it, I can recall at least two such situations that I was aware of in the vicinity of my NYC congregation.
The first was the daughter of a new elder. This was during the post-1968 years. I knew the girl and her family. It seemed out of nowhere that she and a *much* older brother were "keeping company." Probably her father felt that it was silly for her to get involved with a guy near her age when this old guy could offer her security. She developed cancer and died tragically young. Too bad there'll be no resurrection for her.
The second was an odd situation. A guy who went to Bethel for a couple of years to avoid the US military draft started making the circuit of NYC congregations, obviously looking for a connection. This guy was at least a little bit of a narcissist, he didn't meet his "goals" in hours, etc, and seemed to have no interest in "reaching out" or building a career. He found a girl who was a few notches over what he was worth, but she was in a vulnerable situation. She went our with him because he was different from the other Bethelite Wolf-Men and he was interesting in some ways. Then her elders started talking some sense to her about why was she with this loser? She started having doubts and tried to end their engagement, and Brother "I'm a Bethelite!" BLACKMAILED her into going through with it, saying he would drag her to a judicial committee and get her disfellowshipped for "leading him on" and "toying with his affections!" So the got married. Brother Loser was unable to support his family and his wife in desperation to get out of the abusive marriage, had an affair.
She got disfellowshipped but ended up happy and he lives in a van down by the river, spiritually speaking.
There was another "elder's daughter" story similar to the first, but without the tragic ending. Young, attractive daughter, horny older "theocratic man," Dad shakes his hand and says "take her."
Daughters are the property of their fathers under Mosaic Law, right? ...and JWs are still under the Law, even though they might claim otherwise.