Posts by GrreatTeacher

Iamallcool, if you have the chance, then go visit. Excellent advice about staying away from gambling and Mick has mentioned stuff that even I would enjoy seeing.

I could never live in the desert because of the heat and because I love the greenery on the east coast, but that's a personal preference.

BTW, the House always has the advantage. Keep that in mind if you decide to gamble. Set yourself a gambling money allotment and don't spend a penny more. Keep in mind that it is not an investment and will likely be all gone just like your food money or gas money. It's just paying for the fun of gambling for an hour or so.

I have an old slot machine that uses tokens. On the easy setting it takes an hour of steady feeding it your money before it hits the jackpot. On the medium setting it takes about 2 hours, and on the hard setting it takes about 3 hours. It's not random at all. The worst thing you can do is jump on a "hot" machine just after someone wins a jackpot.

But, yeah, go visit, have fun and find out if you like it!

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your last big assembly

by stan livedeath in

can you remember the last big assembly you went to ?

by big--i mean bigger than a circuit job--so--district ?

whole country at a stadium thing.. my last one was old wembley stadium uk..about 1969 ?

GrreatTeacher

Last assembly was Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in about 1990. Capacity was about 50 000 people. Not sure what the actual attendance was.

I was already mentally out and was annoyed because my dress came to just above my knees which is the best fit for short people. But the good kids wore their dresses way below the knee, maybe midway between knee and ankle.

Good thing I wasn't concerned about being in their ingroup. But, you could feel them looking and judging. I was really beyond caring, but it did please me to realize that I looked more professional than they who looked like they were trying to imitate that 1800s prairie style.

God forbid someone see a kneecap! Oh, the immodesty!

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Overweight Jehovah’s Witnesses

by minimus in

jw
friends

what was your kingdom hall like when it came to overweight witnesses?

i remember counseling some people on their drinking habits.

a few snickered that if we were going to counsel them because they have had way too many at a wedding reception, what about very overweight witnesses that have a lifestyle of overindulgence?

GrreatTeacher

This came up for discussion at the lunch table once. Each grade's teachers ate together at the same table every day.

Myself and another teacher were on the chunky side, not hugely obese, but maybe stuck between the end of misses sizes and the beginning of Plus sizes, about size 18. The other two teachers were skinny minis.

We were talking about weight one day and the skinnies remarked on how little the chunkies ate. I ate a piece of fruit, a yogurt and a premier protein drink. If I could even get that much down. I just don't have much of an appetite and neither did my chunky colleague.

The skinnies ate unhealthy microwave dinners and all kinds of crap. One of them whom I shared an office with snacked all day from snacks in her lunch box. She loved chocolate.

The other chunky and I had diagnosed endocrine disorders and were both on thyroid medication. We ate little, but our bodies hold onto fat like it's going out of style! And we were all physically active! You never get a chance to sit down when teaching elementary school. The other chunky even taught dance after school!

The point being that you can't tell if someone is overeating unless you see them eating every day. The physical result doesn't always correlate.

I have my thyroid checked and it seems to be getting worse as I get older. I think my lack of appetite might be related to that. I have trouble cooking dinner now because I am just not hungry and don't judge well how much everyone else will want to eat. Just like when you go grocery shopping on an empty stomach you buy more. I'm never hungry and don't buy enough.

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Looking to learn

by kimmy in

sorry if i shouldn't be posting this, i am not jw however i have had past experiences with jw's and was learning a lot about the religion, in hopes to convert one day.

it all ended suddenly and i guess i feel guilty for not learning more, i would get scared at the thought of bible studies and discussions in case it brought back memories.

i was looking for any advice on the best ways i can find out more please.

GrreatTeacher

You say you have a fear of the religion.

I think in this case your gut feeling is correct. It is telling you something is very wrong there.

Listen to yourself.

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Support widows

by road to nowhere in

this weeks meeting part.

boy did they miss it while a hug is nice a scripture will not mow the yard, fix a flat, or pay the bills.

GrreatTeacher

"Widows and "orphans" always seemed to be the least popular in the congregations. Women without husbands (or husbands not in the truth) had very little status.

Sadly, many lose their husband's pension upon his death and truly do struggle. Especially those that were housewives all their lives as many older ones were.

A little financial planning can usually avert that kind of disaster, but you need to speak to a professional about your specific circumstances.

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It's VERY DIFFICULT for some JWs to accept the Truth-------But for other not so much------WHY?

by pistolpete in

what is it about some jws that they can't see the flip-flops of the wt's changing doctrine?.

some of the flip-flops involved the death of many of it's members, and it was not even biblical based.

yet for some reason they can't seem to grasp the significance of the matter.

GrreatTeacher

True, min, for some people logic is not the primary way they approach life.

Some people are so buffeted by their emotions that they will give up logic for the emotional safety of believing that they absolutely have all the answers.

I've even heard people say that they dislike the work of making decisions about what's right and wrong and love having the WT do all of that for them!

That is not the kind of person I am! That makes no sense to me, which is kind of the point: sensibility and logic are how I order my world. I'm a little fiesty and dislike being told to do things that make no sense, sometimes to my detriment when the world of work has policies and procedures that are counterproductive. Keeping my mouth shut and lying low are skills that I'm working on.

So, I put it down to basic personality differences. Are you ruled by emotion? Are you ruled by logic? How do you make sense of life and the world you live in?

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A little off topic... I'll be moving...

by Expanded-Mind in

jw
friends

i'd appreciate getting some opinions about a decision i will shortly have to make.. i am moving soon and have the choice of two different apartments in two different towns.

i am hoping this move will be one of the last that i have to make - i have moved frequently in my life - at least for a long, long while.. the apartment i like the least is in a town and a location that i love due to my history with, and connection to the area.

the apartment i love is in a town and location i am not as crazy about, but it is still a really nice area.

GrreatTeacher

If you have kids, pick the one in the better school district whichever that may be.

If you tend to get involved in your community, pick the nicer location. If you can ignore your neighbors and stick to yourself happily, pick the nicer apartment.

If you're a homebody or work at home, pick the nicer apartment. If you work at home also consider internet connectivity.

I think if it were me, I'd tend not to settle down long term yet. I'd probably go for the nicer location with crappy apartment, sign a short lease and continue looking for a better apartment while living in and getting to know the area and available rentals. You might not get all three things right away: nice location, nice apartment, and long term living situation.

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The First Time I Went Over 120mph (193kph) I Was In A ____________ ,

by Sea Breeze in

honda vfr 750.

GrreatTeacher

I just wanted to pop back in and let you all know that this thread inspired this past month's worth of YouTube binging on airplane flying videos.

I can now land a 747 in an emergency.

Just kidding!

There are some really interesting channels that replay air traffic control communications from interesting situations: scary takeoffs, landings, pilot unconsciousness, etc.

The ones with the sassy Kennedy Steve are funny. He had quite a following until he retired. Look these up, they're fun.

It takes a little bit to learn the lingo, but it's been enjoyable to learn something new. I tend to play these before bed and my husband keeps asking, "What the hell is that you're listening to? I can't understand any of it!"

So, now I know, if the pilot dies, I'll have to be the one to land the plane. I'll let him tackle the beverage cart and deploy the emergency slides!