To answer the initial post, I had a friend on the RBC who was on the inspection team. The job of this team was to visit all the KHs under their RBC jurisdiction to check, not just the state of repairs, but also that they were up to date with regards to safety laws and also access laws, such as for people in wheelchairs. As most KHs fall foul of this last area, the RBC is never short of KHs to work on.
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Just wanting clarification on the RBC
by joe134cd ini have been reading threads about how the rbc operates, so i sort of have a fair idea of what the answers will be.
but i would like to have a more direct answer to my questions.. where do the orders come from that a hall is in need of a remodel, or a new one to be built.. can the elders refuse a remodel or quickly built.. out side contractors are only allowed with rbc approval.
what are the consequences if say a kh needed a new roof, and secular contractor was hired.. is it a case that orders a given that a hall needs a remodel, and that the rbc will have total control, and look out for who ever gets in the way, and elders just have to simply comply.. this is the question i most want answered.
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Hello Lurkers - remember you have a choice
by likeabird inthis just popped into my head, so i decided to share it with you:.
1 timothy 6:9,10.
9 but those who are determined to be rich fall into temptation and a snare+ and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge men into destruction and ruin.+10 for the love of money is a root of all sorts of injurious things, and by reaching out for this love some have been led astray from the faith and have stabbed themselves all over with many pains.+.
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likeabird
This just popped into my head, so I decided to share it with you:
1 Timothy 6:9,10
9 But those who are determined to be rich fall into temptation and a snare+ and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge men into destruction and ruin.+ 10 For the love of money is a root of all sorts of injurious things, and by reaching out for this love some have been led astray from the faith and have stabbed themselves all over with many pains.+
Matthew 10:34-39
34 Do not think I came to put peace upon the earth; I came to put, not peace,+ but a sword. 35 For I came to cause division, with a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a young wife against her mother-in-law.+ 36 Indeed, a man’s enemies will be persons of his own household. 37 He that has greater affection for father or mother than for me is not worthy of me; and he that has greater affection for son or daughter than for me is not worthy of me.+ 38 And whoever does not accept his torture stake* and follow after me is not worthy of me.+ 39 He that finds his soul* will lose it, and he that loses his soul for my sake will find it.+
Looks like we have a choice, and according to the scriptures, the consequences aren't very pretty.
Just have a think about.
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Back to the books :(
by snare&racket inwell that is enough time out the cage, back to the books.
more waffle coming in my next academic holiday.. .
it's been emotional..... .
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That's inspirational, are you doing Medicine too?
The plan is to become a Dr, just not in medecine. Would have loved to have done science, especially neuroscience, and researched new ways to give people with physical disabilities better autonomy and mobility, such as through neurologically controlled prosthetics. Unfortunately, doing that would have meant going back and learning everything from scratch, something I didn't want to do. In any case, I'm making up for what I lost from being in the borg, and hopefully, if I manage to get through school, I will also be able to get somewhere and do something good with my life.
Tonight is the first time I'm going out for New Years. I'd like to raise a glass to all those slogging over their books and perhaps also bashing* a few at the same time! These are the really inspiring ones:
snare&racket, BillytheEx, sooner, breakfast of champions (soon to be studying) and anyone else I have missed...
(*proper sense of the term bashing - not what we were brought up to do!)
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Back to the books :(
by snare&racket inwell that is enough time out the cage, back to the books.
more waffle coming in my next academic holiday.. .
it's been emotional..... .
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Happy New Year to you too!
It's the last sprint, probably as grueling, if not more grueling than what you've been though, but hey, in just a few months you will have made it and you and your future patients will be able to benefit from all your hard work. I've still got a few more years to go before I fully graduate but I'm in it for the long haul!
Thanks for sharing your stories and letting the rest of us know we're not alone in our fight to get the education we could never have while we were still in.
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Jws and poverty
by Julia Orwell inwhen i say poverty, i mean not knowing where your next meal is coming from or being unable to pay your bills or afford necessary medicines poverty.
i'm talking the kinds of poor people who have to get food from charities kind of poor, or long term unemployment living in a trailer/caravan kind of poor.
holes in clothes poor.
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When I was a kid we had some families in the cong who lived in very poor conditions. Looking back I don't know how they made ends meet because they didn't always have stable jobs and very poorly paid at that.
The other thing you need to take into account are living standards in each country, and that in many industrialised countries ther are a lot of measures in place or safety nets to avoid you falling so destitute as to be living on the street. And if you had kids, the government would be sure to house you, even if that meant putting you up in subsidised hotel accommodation in the interim.
I have lived well below what was considered the poverty line. We were pioneering, but severe health problems meant it was impossible to work and pioneer. We both stopped pioneering (though unknown to me the elders never sent in my resignation and much later when things finally started to stabilise they told me to just continue) and tried to find temporary jobs where we could work together and cover for each other. During this period, we could barely pay the rent, had to live off food stamps as we actually qualified for them. I still remember going round the store calculating the price of the food so I would have enough to pay for it. I would also travel across town, one hour each way on public transport, to go to markets where vegetables were very, very cheap and I would fill up a shopping stroller and lug it back home so we could at least eat properly for the next week. We lived in a tiny appartment (around 160 sq feet/15 sq metres) that was very very damp and run down. We couldn't afford a bed and so slept on two single mattresses on the floor. Shelves above the 'bed' would literally fall off the wall because it was so rotten. Thankfully it never happened during the night. During winter, washing took about three days to dry. After our first winter, we discovered that many of our books had black mold from the damp. Some of our clothes did too and had to be thrown out.
We stayed clean and we stayed well fed. One time a couple from the local cong gave us some money which helped pay the rent that month. Otherwise, any help came from what work we could find and what state help we could get.
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If You Were Still "In The Truth" What Type of Life Would You Have?
by minimus indo you think you would be just going thru the motions?
would you be an elder, ms, or pioneer?.
i think there are many that stay in the religion simply because of family/friends considerations.
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likeabird
Are you trying to imply that we would be having a life?
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recipes
by Hortensia inbeets in mustardy vinaigrette.
1 rounded teaspoon grainy mustard .
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar .
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likeabird
That's a good badge of honour! I have friends who are believers, and though I haven't said anything to them about my past, they have deduced that I'm not a believer and always tread lightly when they want to talk about stuff they believe in. What makes it funnier is that they made that deduction on the simple fact that I tend to be very rational and logical. Oh well.
If I make it down to your corner, I'd love to come and bake with you and be a second "token". I recently made a pumpkin bread for some colleagues. When my roommates knew it had just come out of the oven, their small "taste" led to a depleted loaf! I always love watching people enjoy something good like fresh warm pumpkin bread!
What flavour jams did you make?
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The AWESOME CHRISTMAS TREE thread
by likeabird inawesome is a loaded word.
we may think it relates to something flashy and expensive and elaborate.
or we may think of something else.. for those of us who are out or coming out, awake, or waking up, choosing to celebrate can be very symbolic of how far we have come.
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Somehow all the WT pubs have gone walkies at the shame of having been dressed up. That left us scratching our heads over what to do for Christmas.
So with a new recruit we headed off to look for a tree. One we could look up to rather than down at.
It was rather like the three stooges go christmas tree hunting.
The corner shop was sold out of green giants, so we headed down the street hitting any store that looked like it might have what we were looking for.
We finally found a seller that looked like his other job may be in a forest and took a look at what was on offer. It didn't take long to choose. A tall beauty, not doing a very good job of hiding among his midget siblings.
Lumber Jack wrapped it up and whammed it into a stump, tall and straight. We carried it to the checkout and set it down to wait in line, only to see it was starting to look like the leaning tower of Pisa.
Jack sauntered by and we showed him what had happened. He whisked the tree back to the lumber yard, pulled off the stump, whipped out his axe and started hacking away at the thing.
With a semi straight tree towering over our heads, we headed home. You could just see this tree heading down the street with legs!
Our plans to go big maybe didn't include coming home with a tree that was literally pushing through the ceiling, but then again, it's our first proper christmas and it's one we'll be sure to remember!
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The AWESOME CHRISTMAS TREE thread
by likeabird inawesome is a loaded word.
we may think it relates to something flashy and expensive and elaborate.
or we may think of something else.. for those of us who are out or coming out, awake, or waking up, choosing to celebrate can be very symbolic of how far we have come.
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LisaRose, when I first saw your picture, I thought your cat was the ornament. She looks lovely. Very funny how she sniffed out her present!
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by Hortensia inbeets in mustardy vinaigrette.
1 rounded teaspoon grainy mustard .
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar .
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likeabird
Cooked a lot today, a pork roast, a loaf of bread and endless loaves of pumpkin bread for a neighbor who wants to give it to all her friends. Tomorrow I'll cook endless loaves of cranberry bread as gifts for my friends, and make pork enchiladas for a dinner Monday night with friends. Tuesday I'll be passing out gifts to neighbors -- everyone gets homemade jam and cranberry bread. Wednesday a pot luck dinner -- I'm making dressing for the turkey.
Oh, Hortensia, I would love to be your next door neighbour. Sounds and smells delicious. Any appartments going?
Leftovers and crumbs are welcome too!