Posts by TresHappy

In 1989, I was a die-hard JW and went to LA on vacation. I was driving around LA and got to thinking; why I don't look for Dr. Scott? I loved watching him at night; that was before infomercials filled the airwaves. Well he was an infomercial! I found his church and went down there. They told me I needed a reservation before my trip. I told them I was a JW and was fascinated by Scott's teachings and just wanted to see the inside of where he broadcast. One of his people finally let me into the facilities of Dr. Scott's church. Not much too see; just an old church with satellites and phones. I was there during the day. This woman came out to talk to me and I told her I was a devout JW. OMG - she couldn't believe I would set foot in Dr. Scott's church. She said would you like to meet him? Can you come back to the taping? I said I would but I never did make it back to the church. It was fun just seeing the inside of it. I wish I had gone back though - maybe I might have been cussed out!

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When you were an active JW would you have had this sticker on your car?

by ObservingTexan in

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i saw a car today that had a bumper sticker that said "i ".

considering what is taught by the wts about jesus would you have ever put a bumper sticker on your car with this message?.

ot........

TresHappy

I like the sticker on the back of ex JW Joan Cetnar's car - Jehovah's Witnesses are False Profits!

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The rudeness of people

by greendawn in

what were some rude things people said or did to you?

i remember once this guy who farted loudly several times in quick succession and then apologised to those present in the room by saying: oh had some coke that's where the gases came from, don't worry they are not the smelly meaty ones.

TresHappy

I hate it when the speed limit is 40 mph and everyone around is going 20 and there is no way to pass them...you just have to sit and suffer and be late to work.

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Were you ever scared of going to prison as a JW?...

by Hecklerboy in

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i remember growing up a jw and always being told that someday the goverment would turn on us and throw us in prison.. i was watching a documentary on national geographic about san quinton prison and it brought back old memories of those fears.. i remember thinking how scared i would be if i had to go to prison and what i could do to protect myself.

i would think of how i could just stay in my cell all the time so no one could hurt me.

especially after seeing stories on the news about riots and rapes and people getting stabbed.. leave it to the jw's to make a kid worry about going to prison.

TresHappy

The worst thing that happened was the apartment complex managers calling the police department because we were soliciting.

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Active Witnesses...... lets get a head count....

by ?me? in

just wondering out there, who is still active?

makes most of the meetings, all the conventions, comments, is still active socially with the congregation,out in service, hall building etc.

just wondering, because we know who are the elders, or recently former elders and i usually seek their posts for some interesting comments... .

TresHappy

Inactive and gone since 1994

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Anyone can give a quick overview of Circuit Assembly?

by stillAwitness in

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mine was this weekend but so is the annual music festival so sacrifices had to be made.

i know there were some threads on this already but i can't seem to find them.. anyways, i know dear old mom will be there to ask me: "what points did you bring home from the assembly.".

come to think of it: i don't even know what the theme was this year!???

TresHappy

All these reminders are bringing back painful but now laughable memories. Why in the heck did we sit thru all that poop all those years?

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Going to Memorial Service for the first time.....what should we expect?

by whyizit in

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we spent 6 months "studying" with a jw couple.

they claimed the wts had all the answers, but they actually couldn't answer any of our questions.

(we are devoted born-again bible-believing christians.).

TresHappy

Great posts; most everything is consistent with my experience I wrote about. There is probably more but I have simply forgotten about it. George Bush (daddy) was in the White House the last time I went to a Memorial. They haven't changed one bit; all boredom all the time!

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Should I sitll offer my JW clients a 50% discount

by jwfacts in

as a part time job on the side i have been doing income tax for many years.

i have around 100 clients and 50 of them are jws.

now that i am d/f i am not sure how many of the jws will continue to use my services.

TresHappy

I think the 25 percent is a good deal...then drive them crazy with apostacy questions.