Hey Safe,
See you are home from teh March! It was great meeting you there.
I lived in Lakeland myself from 1992-1995. I was going to the KH trying to be reinstated. I Da myself in 1991 when I lived in Vermont after a Case in Montpelier hit the news.
I applied for a job in Winne Dixie in 1993 on 92 and Fish Hatchery Rd. NOw a JW woman worked at the time in the Deli where I was going to the hall. She had no idea I was Da or reason why I left.
I got the job and the lady who hired me knew I was going to the KH, I told her the nights I could not work and she said it was OK. She told me to come back in one hour to get my hours. I did and there all of a sudden there was no job. I asked her of there was a problem with my application and she said no. I told her what may have happened and asked if I could work for another department. She said no, so I asked to speak with the Manager.
I asked him the same thing. He said I could not have a job there. I told him myformer mother-in-law used to work there when she was alive. He said she was a good woman and implied I was not. He did not know me for him to imply such a statement. I had over 2 years in spermarket cash handling experice there was nothing worng with my application.
2 weeks later I went shopping with my girlfriend went by the deli. JW woman said to the other woman ( I did not know woman #2 was a JW) I fixed it so that disfellowshipped person can't work here."
I threanted the store I was going to the EEOC. All of a sudden the elder showed up. I only missed a week at the Kingdom Hall.
They started the conversation,"We missed you at the Hall, do you belive you are going to be in the new system. (All the blah, blah stuff of I am going to die at Armegeddon crap after that)"
I told them, "I don't know if I am going to be there, but I RATHER BE IN HELL THAN TO BE IN THE NEW SYSTEM WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOU! BTW,GET OFF MY PORCH!"
Safe do you still live in Lakeland? I like to get in tough with them about a story.
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