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  Crazy accident in my city today

  by frozen one in

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  i'm sure everyone has met semi-trucks hauling large pieces of construction equipment while driving down the highway.

  ever considered what would happen if that equipment came off the trailer?.

  the machine came off the truck to the left, bounced over the barrier, flew over the gap, hit the barrier on the freeway opposite, and landed in the grass below.

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  The driver was obviously going too fast around the bend. When the weight of the machinery shifted, the chains holding it in place snapped and the thing rolled off.

  From reading the article, it more looks like he didn't realize there was a traffic signal at the intersection right before the cure and bridge. He hit a car in the intersection and then bounced against the wall, snapping the chains and knocking the scraper off and over the bridge. Too bad, that driver is screwed. Lucky no one was hurt, according to the article.
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  Warren Schroeder from Bethel on Freddy, Kline and the apostate books!

  by Dogpatch in

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  having problem pasting this...

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  Warren...

  Thanks for all the stories. I think I knew your family while you were at Bethel. I had a crush on your sister Becky. She let me shift the gears in your Mom & :Dad's little car when we were in field service. I vaguely remember all the hubub surrounding your departure from Bethel. My grandmother still lives in that area as do my two aunts. My grandmother is Roberta Cunningham and My aunts were Vivian and Becky. They are all still dutiful witnesses in a small town. Spitefull as ever.

  I think I vaguely remember you giving a talk at the hall there in St. James.

  Of course, I was only in about 3rd grade at the time...but I do remember.
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  For not wanting religion you sure discuss it a lot..Are you still on JWD?

  by Quirky1 in

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  this is what my spouse said after i mentioned issues i have seen on here...the bs being combined, the bethelites being reassigned, the possible termination of co's, etc... she said if that i didn't want anything to do with religion that i shouldn't even be on this site looking into issues such as these.

  it has made me to wonder if she isn't right.

  am i just trying to reason with myself or am i seeking to avenge myself against the wbts?

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  I'm here because I still deal with matters related to this cult on a daily basis. My ex-wife is still in and by extension, our daughter. It affects my life all the time. Then, my wife is still technically "in"...and so is my mother who lives close by.

  Of course I'm going to keep up with the latest on the changes and scandals. It's self preservation.

  Oh, and all that networking and caring about individuals stuff too...
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  The WTB&TS best defense against apostates

  by Gregor in

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  i had 2 nice ladies come to the door this morning.

  i played it very cool as long as i could, asking "dumb" questions like what ever happened to your 1914 generation teaching?

  i knew it could only go so far and sure enough they began to smell a dirtyratcat.

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  I LOVE living in a gated community. We NEVER get witnesses here...except the ones that cut the grass for my neighbors....LOL
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  To be a happy poster...

  by CoonDawg in

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  recenty there have been some threads about how some seem to be abusive and some may be overly sensitive.

  i think that it's best that we all keep in mind the difference in posters.

  no, not just that they are individuals or that they come from different locales, but that though we share a common experience, each of us is at a different place in our exit.

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  I'll drink to that. Someone else will have to bring the guitar...i can do tabourine or kazoo. I come here mostly to read...sometimes reply. As you can see from my post count vs. my date of joining, i'm not that prolific. However, I really appreciated having this place as well as a couple of others that are no longer functional for the time when I was so angry and then emotionally drained by my exit. Then there was the time of insatiable appetite for knowledge about the WTS and the history there. Thanks to all who have been here before me and to all who are new.
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  cardioversion

  by Hortensia in

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  well, i had a procedure today i've wanted for quite a while.

  i've had atrial fibrillation for years.

  today i had a cardioversion - electrical shock to the heart to convert it to normal rhythm.

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  Hortensia,

  My mom, who is still a JW and just turned 60 today, has a lot of problems with a-fib. The problem with trying to treat it is that she self converts. Her symptoms are intermittent, so it's like chasing a ghost. She's probably going to have the more involved procedure, cardiac ablation to correct the problem. She's scared. I'm just glad that I moved down here before she really started having problems with this. She's going to have to go up to St. Petersburg, about 2 hours away, to have the procedure.

  I'm glad that your rhythm is back to normal. I know it's a day to day guess as to wether mom will feel up to going to work or not. Her doc says that sleep apnea is closely connected to atrial fibrilation, so she's going for a sleep study pretty soon too.
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  I Really, Really Want a Baby...

  by cognac in

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  i have since as far back as i can remember.

  i don't really think the jw thing will be an issue anymore.... ok, so what do you think?.

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  Just go hang out at Chuck-E-Cheese on a Saturday afternoon while they have birthday parties going on. After the first hour, you'll be playing ski-ball trying to win enough tickets to get your tubes tied.
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  What a deal!

  by frozen one in

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  i was talking to my neighbor earlier today and he told me his daughter was buying a house.

  the house, a brand new 3 bedroom/2 bath built to energy star standards, has been for sale for over a year.

  it was built by a local low to moderate income housing organization funded with a mix of public/private dollars.

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  renee...

  While I agree in priciple to some of what you say, I find it distasteful (and I say this as a late 30's white male here in the US) that people actually use the argument that african americans should somehow be greatful that their forefathers survived the free boat ride, bondage, and centuries of abuse to get where they are. To me, that's no argument at all.

  Yes, African Americans have many opportunities now, but that by no means exuses the way they ended up here. There was no choice involved. Same way with the Native Americans. They were given no choice, yet they are told to "deal with it".

  Having said that...I do strongly buy in to the idea of asking...."so we're HERE now...where do we go next?" How do both minorities who have been unjustly treated in the past as well as this country as a whole, move forward? To me, it's exciting to think of the mix we have. As someone else stated, we all need to be Americans. That's what the whole idea of a melting pot is. We should be mixing together bringing out the best in one another...taking the best parts of all the cultures represented and making them our own. Not keeping seperate like the items on a grade schooler's lunch tray. As I said, I don't buy into that part of your argument, but the sentiment of equality (relative is the best we can really hope for) is a worthy aim.
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  If Satan is such a good guy then.................................

  by Warlock in

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  some of you blame jehovah for every atrocity and every disaster that has ever occured on this earth, from a-z.. if satan is such a good guy, as some of you have stated, then why doesn't he do anything to help mankind?.

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  Some of you blame Jehovah for every atrocity and every disaster that has ever occured on this earth, from A-Z.

  If Satan is such a good guy, as some of you have stated, then why doesn't HE do anything to help mankind?

  He did....he gave us Rock & Roll.

  Seriously, it's jehoober's game. Really, isn't all that we know about Satan just what jehoober tells us in the bible? It's his book. Just think back to what Hitler said about Roosavelt...or any other propaganda spewing chump. If that's the only thing you hear on the subject, does that necessarily make it true? God seems to me like a kid with an ant farm and a magnifying glass. According to the scriptures I've read, humans really shouldn't have ever had to have put up with this "test" we know as life. If God is omniscient and omnipotent, didn't he know Lucifer was going to do this to his creation before he ever created Adam? Why wasn't this settled pre-human back when it was God, Michael and all the angels watching? It's all a bunch of BS.
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  What a deal!

  by frozen one in

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  i was talking to my neighbor earlier today and he told me his daughter was buying a house.

  the house, a brand new 3 bedroom/2 bath built to energy star standards, has been for sale for over a year.

  it was built by a local low to moderate income housing organization funded with a mix of public/private dollars.

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  I think non-profits like this are great! From what I read in the original post, this is a private charity that solicits funds from various sources to promote home ownership for those that meet a specific criteria set up by the charity's governing board of directors. Apparently this young working mother qualified, not only for the home, but for other incentives as well that no doubt give the charity certain cred with the government by offering them. I hope this girl takes this opportunity and runs with it, making a great life for her and her child.

  I know that many get rankled and the thought of social programs being paid for by their tax dollars. Many feel forced to do it by their government and begrudge those who are recipients. However, it seems to me that many (and I'm not specifically saying "here on this forum"...but rather in my experience here in the US in general) seem to have the attitude of "I got mine...F**K everyone else." Sure there are charitable people, but by in large, I seriously doubt that in this age of self preservation in a struggling economy, that many would willingly part with their hard earned dollars to support programs for disadvantaged people on their own. So, someone has to do this. Of course, there is waste and fraud. My take on social programs is that while they can be effective, policing for fraud and waste should be made a priority. Some of these programs, given the chance, really do work and help to get people off of the welfare roles. Most people don't want to be forever dependent on the pittance they get from welfare. Given opportunities such as Clinton and the Republican congress legislated back in the 1990's, many take advantage of the programs and are able to make the move from dependent to self sufficient. I seriously do not mind my tax dollars being used for social programs ...FOR THOSE THAT NEED THEM. I'd rather they go to those that really are trying to change their lives than to Haliburton or Exxon's bottom line.