Posts by FadeToBlack

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To those taking a stand and not attending the Memorial tonight

by doubtfull1799 in

i salute you.

many of you, like me, are probably under enormous emotional pressure, whether from a lingering false sense of guilt from your indoctrination, whether from "invitations," and assumptions that you'll naturally be coming, or whether from outright emotional blackmail, even begging and pleading.

i am thinking of you whoever you are, all of you, even though i don't know you in person.

FadeToBlack

Also not going again this year. Haven't been since the version a few years ago that was basically an infomercial for the jw.org thing. Last weekend, my wife had some friends over and as expected on the way out they left me with an invitation. Last night, my wife asked if I was going and got very upset when I said no. She said she would have never married me, if she knew it was going to turn out like this. And added she was going to move-out if I could not even manage to make the memorial. You already know what my first thought was, but I kept control.

This is on top of several weeks ago being told I had 'obviously' been taken over by Satan and his demons.

As an aside: does anyone know if the jw's have always celebrated a memorial? Was it started in this form back in Russel's day?

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I've been awake 1 year today!

by pale.emperor in

it was a year ago today that my life changed completely.

i'll never forget it.

i had zero friends in the kh and was never included in the "guys" drinks, football games, parties etc.

FadeToBlack

I remember your early posts. Keep pushing on, you are doing well.

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Convention program 2017 AM3

by George One Time in

https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/convention-program-2017/friday/.

why would our beloved gb member be on the top picture of the program?.

any ideas?.

FadeToBlack

uggh. I would suspect that it would be Morris by default if they wanted to do this for some reason simply by process of elimination - not that he is the JW pope. Let us go down the list of GB candidates.

1. Lett - no way in hell.

2. Gerrit Lösch - nope. bad hair and he is not American.

3. Mark Sanderson - no. he is the newboy. too much overlapping baggage.

4. Samuel F. Herd - no way token black guy is on the cover.

5. Geoffrey William Jackson - no. might lead back to Australian RC if googled.

6. David H. Splane - same category as Lett. not going to happen.

that leaves: AMIII

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Cooking With Cast Iron

by Simon in

i can't even remember what got me interested in pans, probably wanting to try cooking more and watching some cooking videos on youtube, but i kind of started wanting to get a cast-iron skillet specifically so started reading up on them.

hey, if you're going to spend $50 on something you need to study them and create a comparison spreadsheet ... right?.

not only did cast-iron look great for cooking but there are some studies that show risks to aluminium / teflon cookware ... not that the wts was "right" about aluminium, but teflon can give off carcinogenic chemicals if overheated (so what if it chips off into your food?).

FadeToBlack

For some reason, I suddenly feel in the mood for an omlette..

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Life is changing for me: no pioneering, got a job!

by Skepsis in

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friends

a month ago i decided to register in this board.

i had decided to step down pioneering but was frightened about the consequences.

i had finished my university degree some months before (despite disaproval from brothers in my congregation) and i had to choose: continue pioneering and working in jobs with no future or starting a career, working full-time.. i was thinking to postpone the decisiton but... i was fed up with preaching.

FadeToBlack

@Skepsis: education: good, job:good, future move for new job:good

don't look back (too much) congratulations...

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Cooking With Cast Iron

by Simon in

i can't even remember what got me interested in pans, probably wanting to try cooking more and watching some cooking videos on youtube, but i kind of started wanting to get a cast-iron skillet specifically so started reading up on them.

hey, if you're going to spend $50 on something you need to study them and create a comparison spreadsheet ... right?.

not only did cast-iron look great for cooking but there are some studies that show risks to aluminium / teflon cookware ... not that the wts was "right" about aluminium, but teflon can give off carcinogenic chemicals if overheated (so what if it chips off into your food?).

FadeToBlack

Probably would make a great wedding present... Instructions included...

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The Polish Effect on JW Europe statics

by Viva la Vida in

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according to the 2017 yearbook there was an important reduction of publishers in poland (over 2,000) and small increases in countries like uk, ireland, germany and norway.

i thought that there might be something more than just people leaving jw in eastern europe and joining in western europe, so i checked in jw.org the number of polish language congregations outside of poland.

as you can see below germany, the uk, ireland and norway have a lot of polish congregations.

FadeToBlack

From my own recent experience - I have seen several families move to Scotland from my wife's congregation. I was also happy to see a young couple from the English-speaking congregation move to Norway (wife was Norwegian). It mostly seems to be for economic reasons (or in a few cases, a chance to fade away and try to live a normal life).

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Wolves in Paris

by LoveUniHateExams in

right, this is from the daily mail so i don't know if it's supposed to be a scare story but i find it great news, if correct.. wolves are making a comeback in france and tracks and droppings have been spotted on the outskirts of paris.. i hope this is correct.. vive le loup!.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4127650/wolves-roaming-paris-say-animal-experts.html.

FadeToBlack

Where I live in Poland (backyard is Kampinos National Park) the boars are viewed as a nuisance by the local farmers. They can tear up some ground. Apparently, we have re-introduced lynx to deal with the problem of too many deer. And, it appears we once again have wolves living in the park, not just migratory. Have not seen them yet (just pictures) or the lynx, but it would be nice. I spend a lot of time in the forest mostly following deer and moose trails. I have quite a nice collection of discarded antlers....

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Fade Advice Please

by Zeds Dead in

i got reinstated in the last month and had my record cards sent to a new congregation.

i went to a few meetings until i heard the cards had been sent and now i am looking to do a complete fade, no longer go at all.

the new congregation does not know me well and further away from where i live so i am hoping they will give up trying to make contact quickly.. any advice on do's and dont's and what to expect?.

FadeToBlack

You could also consider getting a job/pretending to have a job that requires lots of travel. I fondly remember a couple of years of bliss where I didn't attend any meetings during my fade. I had an apartment at the remote location and simply told the nice people at the remote location I would be at home this weekend. When I was home, I told the locals I had to go back for work.

Don't cause trouble and you will be home free. Live your life...

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Elders and CO visit to your home ... Let's Be More CREATIVE !!!

by RubaDub in

come on people, there can be a lot more interesting ways of handling the elder and co visits to your home than stated in some other threads.

i will give some here but want your input.. for example:.

-- if the elders/co want to visit, graciously offer them to come on your family worship night.

FadeToBlack

@RubaDub: I like how you think.... There is so much OT material that would make for interesting re-enactments during (the mythical) Family Worship night when the CO comes a calling.