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  Merry Xmas / Happy Holidays & a Safe & Prosperous New year to all of you for 2020

  by smiddy3 in

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  i was just looking at some happy holidays / xmas cards some of us sent each other at the close of 2016 of the cards i received only a few of them have your jwn name on them ,the other `s gave me their real names which i cant reveal here.. however this post is for everybody that is on this forum not just to the few i`m referring to.just to clarify .. and i was going to send greetings to you all this year for 2020.. one was from hawaii.

  milwaukee.

  berlin.

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  Thanks Jan I was very upset. They are part of the family and family members are few and far between for exJWs aren't they?

  It sounds like a fun comedy at The Garrick, have a lovely evening.
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  Merry Xmas / Happy Holidays & a Safe & Prosperous New year to all of you for 2020

  by smiddy3 in

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  i was just looking at some happy holidays / xmas cards some of us sent each other at the close of 2016 of the cards i received only a few of them have your jwn name on them ,the other `s gave me their real names which i cant reveal here.. however this post is for everybody that is on this forum not just to the few i`m referring to.just to clarify .. and i was going to send greetings to you all this year for 2020.. one was from hawaii.

  milwaukee.

  berlin.

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  Xanthippe

  I enjoyed seeing my daughter Jan, thanks for asking. Unfortunately my cat died after going missing on the 23rd. When I buried him under my holly tree I turned round on my way back down the garden and noticed a robin hopping around looking for insects in the disturbed soil. I though yeah life goes on.

  Have a lovely evening. I know Lichfield, my MIL lives near there. Are you going to the Garrick?
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  What Will Happen To President Trump In Your Opinion?

  by minimus in

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  he has been “impeached “.

  will he be convicted in the senate?

  is he so “damaged goods” that he is ineffectual?

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  Will he be convicted in the Senate?

  I doubt it, even the BBC here have said on many news items he's been impeached but it's unlikely he'll be convicted because it's a mainly Republican senate.
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  The festive period

  by Farmer Jim1 in

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  so having spent xmas day and boxing day on my own (which has actually been really enjoyable) it has given me time to reflect on how fortunate i am to be free of the jehovah’s witness cult!

  i would previously been guilted into going door knocking on xmas day and would have been half heartedly preparing for a thursday night meeting/indoctrination session which i didn’t want to be at.

  heres to all the folks still stuck in the cult that secretly want to leave - i’m thinking of you as i’m sure many others on this site are, and we’re all here to help you pick up the pieces when you eventually take the plunge and leave the abusive relationship that the cult has with you.. happy festive everyone and special thanks to those that supported me when i left..

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  Happy Christmas Farmer Jim1. I'm glad you've enjoyed your alone time. Yeah it's so great not to have to do FS on Christmas Day. Surprisingly some people were really nice to offering us sherry and mince pies. There are some lovely people around, Not having to drag yourself to a meeting this evening, freedom is sweet isn't it?
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  The Noble Fir

  by Oubliette in

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  the noble fir.

  the fir tree stands silently in the corner of our living room: proud, erect, strong.

  even unadorned, it is beautiful.

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  Happy Christmas JP!
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  Christmas Eve ,and what am I going to watch tomorrow on Xmas day. Any suggestions ?

  by smiddy3 in

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  i`m thinking of "the life of brian " .

  chevy chase and one or two of his" vacation" movies .

  i will give a miss on mel gibsons "the passion of christ" ?

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  I love the Life of Brian. Happy Christmas Smiddy!
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  Happy First Day Of Winter

  by The Bethelite in

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  the great cycles of our life.. everything is moving and with the moving comes change...everything changes.

  another cycle is over.

  beginnings and endings.

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  Namaste! Cool Yule! Eat drink and be merry.
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  Christmas Eve Service

  by Biahi in

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  i just got home from attending a lovely christmas eve service with my daughter and her family.

  what a nice, no pressure, service, singing the old songs we all know.

  silent night, etc.

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  Bihari, I'm glad you had a good time with your family listening to beautiful choral music.

  Do you think they'd let me in a KH with ripped jeans?! Hey they wouldn't let me in a KH😀
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  Vehicle manufacturers are ripping off UK drivers!

  by The Fall Guy in

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  vast numbers of vehicles sold in britain are sub-standard quality.

  so many vehicle's indicators/turn signals only function when the steering wheel is turned to exit a motorway, overtake other vehicles, or to turn right or left at junctions.

  more often than not, they just don't work at all!

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  Ha ha.....it took me a minute.
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  Who's Happy To Go Abroad and Drive on the Other Side?

  by snugglebunny in

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  i do it most years.

  being in the uk, virtually every other country nearby drives on the right.

  we drive on the left.

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  I've driven in Canada, the US and Italy. Motorways in America are half empty so quite easy.

  I didn't drive through cities, my husband did that. Don't like driving automatics, sound like they're screaming to change gear.