Posts by finally awake

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Too sick or injured but still made it to the meeting!

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

i once attended a two day special assembly with my gums bleeding after having 4 widom teeth pulled the day before.

i managed the two days by rinsing out my mouth all day long and placing cotton in my mouth.. one brother had back surgery the week before but attended a two day assembly by laying on a matress in the back of the assembly hall.

why he needed to be there i'll never understand!.

finally awake

in 2007, i fell down my front steps on my way to the car to go to memorial. i was scraped and bleeding all over, ruined my dress, and i was 6months pregnant. instead of going to the er, i changed my clothes and wrapped gauze on my injuries and made it to the hall just as the meeting was starting. i was still crying from the pain but my butt was in my seat. STUPID

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If ARMAGEDDON Came, Would YOU Repent?

by Cold Steel in

the day finally comes.

you get up one day with the nagging feeling that it's going to be different.

you get dressed, get in the car, then notice how dark the weather's getting.

finally awake

the only thing i have to regret or repent for in this life is the time I wasted being a dub

10

I'm Back In Yet Gone.. I HAVE RETURNED

by OneStepOut93 in

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hey guys it's been about three months since i've been on here, since then a lot has happened.

i left my family, moved in with my boyfriend and i am free of the cult.

my dad still talks to me but my other relatives haven't said a thing to me.

finally awake

congratulations! freedom comes with a cost, but it's worth it

30

Flood insurance and cover for overland flooding

by Simon in

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with the huge floods in alberta the news now is starting to cover the issue of property damange and insurance.. we've never really thought a lot about insurance cover for flooding because it became a big issue in the uk about 5-10 years ago with limited land availability leading to building on flood plains and the eventual inevitable consequences and so when we bought over here we didn't buy anywhere that was a possible flood risk.

our choice seems to have worked out as we've been completely untouched by the recent issues but tragically, others have been less fortunate and apparently few people are covered for 'overland flooding' which is where water enters your house through doors and windows.. it's hard to really know what is fair.

i understand the reason why insurers don't cover it and the arguments on both sides.. one one hand, we included the flood risk when puchasing a home.

finally awake

The problem with flood insurance in the United States is that far too many people think "my house will never be affected" and they don't sign up for coverage. Our house is in an area that has literally zero chance of having surface flooding - we are on top of a hill and there are no waterways near our house. However, the house across the street from us (on the downhill side) had its basement flooded 7 feet deep a few years ago. But, if it were to rain enough and the ground were to become totally saturated and our basement walls caved in, regular insurance wouldn't cover the damage. If we didn't have a basement, flood insurance would be pointless for our house. We pay $400 per year for enough coverage to totally rebuild our house and replace all our stuff.

43

New Job

by LouBelle in

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well i have been up and down this year with this current company i work for.

from the time they employed me they have paid me late, without explanation.

i have been miserable coming in here.

finally awake

i am so glad to hear that things are looking up :)

152

7 graphs that prove America is overrated

by Simon in

before the usual suspects start reaching for the pich-forks and forming a mob, i invite you to actually read and consider this, not just leap to conclusions.. http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/130607/7-graphs-america-overrated-nsa-prism-privacy.

why do i care?

it seems the people being screwed the most are also the most visciferous defenders of the status quo which sees them being severely disadvantaged.. maternity leave?

finally awake

willingness to work hard is *not* a guarantee that a person will achieve financial prosperity. I have seen many people who are more than willing to work hard, but continue to live on the edge of poverty due to other bad choices. One young man, not yet 30 years old, has 7 children to support. He has no high school diploma and no special job skills. He has a learning disability and can barely read, but he'll bust his butt 14 hours a day without complaint. I doubt he'll ever achieve even a middle class lifestyle.

On the other hand, I am far lazier and less inclined to "work hard" than that young man. However, I did well in school (natural ability rather than hard work), went to college, and had the foresight to get a degree in a field that was easy (for me - natural ability not effort) and well paying. I work just 7.5 hours a day, get 50 paid days off per year, plus weekends, limited travel and very limited overtime. I earn substantially more than the average or median salary for where I live.

In the end, America is like Las Vegas - it's fantastic if you are lucky and crappy if you are not. You can win big, but you can also go bust and there's no safety net until you're at rock bottom.

29

Out with the old....

by wha happened? in

i purchased a condo late last year and due to my personal schedule, i wasn't able to redo it to my preferance until a few months ago.

all the heavy work is done.

now just replacing electrical outlets, fixtures and such.

finally awake

I was too lazy to burn our old literature, I just chucked it in the regular trash over the course of a few weeks. There was too much to dump all at once, since we have a 200 pound weight limit on our garbage cans.

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Question for the married guys

by TweetieBird in

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is it possible to be friends with a woman, text her, call her, etc and not be physically attracted to her?.

finally awake

Sure, if the woman in question is a 90 year old lesbian.

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A gun with one bullet in case you survive armagedon!

by Witness 007 in

imagine a convention that never ended...living bethel style forever where your neighbours were the most pious arrogant self righteous judgemental people you can imagine...and its forever!

singing kingdom songs 3 times a day forever.

witnessing to the ressurected ones with the "whitewashed" version of the truth....dont mention 1925 or 1975 or the "generation.