Posts by Junction-Guy

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Do You Realize How Much Being a Witness Has Hindered You?

by minimus in

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the truth is------- we have lost out on soooooo much, simply because we were witnesses.

it might b like almost starting all over again, for some of us.

what hits you as to what you could've had or have outrightly lost??

Junction-Guy

This is my first post here in a while as Im on a public internet terminal, I have webtv at the house however webtv isnt compatible with this board. With that said, I wont be able to post back here but every few days. In answer to this question, I think the biggest thing I lost out on was having ambition and personal goals during my teenage years. I cant go back and change things, I wish I could. I can only go forward. What bothers me the most is not having a normal father. Most fathers would be proud and look forward to their sons playing little league and other school sports, Of course he would have no part of that, therefore I didnt grow up playing in sports or school activities. It really is sad and something that will trouble me until the day I die. We definitely were robbed of Time growing up, everything seemed so rushed due to the fact that armageddon was coming. I wasted many opportunities growing up do the lack of life planning. Im 33 years old now and I wish I could have joined the military when I was younger and saw the world. Yes I do have alot of issues concerning the WT religion. I will make it my goal to expose the WT society to any and everyone I come in contact with for the remainder of my days of my life

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Tax cut: fiscal child abuse / another take

by SixofNine in

it's fiscal child abuse.

fiscal child abuse.

and there are people who are laters.

Junction-Guy

I dont know about everyone else here, but during the 8 years of clinton, i never once got a decent tax refund, and a couple times i owed, but last year we got an additional $600 plus the biggest refund we've ever had. My wife and i both are lower middle class and definitely not "haves", so for the biggest tax refund we've ever seen i would live to say "thank you Mr President"

JG

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Weird and unusual Kingdom Halls

by Junction-Guy in

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does anyone here have any experiences with any unusual kingdom halls, such as architecture, location and furnishings.

in eaton ohio there was a small kingdom hall that sat next to the railroad tracks and everytime the train went by it shook the building.

in salyersville ky there was a small kingdom hall in a storefront buliding, no sound system and they had a kerosene heater at the back of the hall.

Junction-Guy

Does anyone here have any experiences with any unusual kingdom halls, such as architecture, location and furnishings. I have several

In Eaton Ohio there was a small kingdom hall that sat next to the railroad tracks and everytime the train went by it shook the building

In salyersville Ky there was a small kingdom hall in a storefront buliding, no sound system and they had a kerosene heater at the back of the hall

In Allen Ky you used to have to go out the front door around the side and down into the basement to go to the restroom

I believe the Rush Ky congregation was in a doublewide trailer and no sound system

Near Dayton Ohio I believe it was Huber Heights there was a kingdom hall that set right next to a church, in fact their parking lots were side by side, i thought that was a weird arrangement, i wonder if that hall is still there

There is a congregation in Anna Illinois where they never stood up for the songs, and they took a 10 minute intermission in between the talk and WT study, i was talking with a guy on here who used to attend that cong and he said theyve changed that now

well does anybody else have any unusual kingdom halls to tell about?

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Eastern Kentucky/Knoxville Tenn

by Junction-Guy in

any ex-jw's from these areas.

i have lots of family in paintsville ky area and i lived there for 3 years and attended the salyersville ky cong.

i have lived in knoxville area for the last 6 years, but dont have any witness connections here, or even family.

Junction-Guy

Hi Dottie, sorry i didnt reply back sooner, but ive been kinda sick these past few days and slept alot. My wife and I lived in pigeon forge for 4 1/2 years before moving to knoxville. I never once drove by the kingdom hall the whole time i lived there. twice while we lived there JW's called on our door, but they always caught me when i just woke up, so i politely turned them away. had they called on me during the afternoon i probably would have had a good discussion with them. We got tired of all that traffic in pigeon forge so we decided to move to knoxville, and we've been here nearly 2 years. Its been nice talking with you and maybe we will talk more down the line as i post more things to the board

Dave

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Dayton OH?

by Junction-Guy in

any ex-jw's here from the dayton ohio area?

i attended several cong's in that area- singing hills, miamisburg,trotwood, centerville, cornell heights, and several others.

looking to possibly catch up with old acquaintances and friends

Junction-Guy

Thanks Dantheman, i clicked on to that thread you provided, i read all those posts and the only name that rang a bell was this Sybill, i never met her personally but i did know her mom down in kentucky, and i also knew her daughter and son in law in ohio, as they attended the same congregation as we did. Im sorry i didnt respond back sooner, but ive been under the weather these past few days, just mostly slept. And Lisa i will email you shortly

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Eastern Kentucky/Knoxville Tenn

by Junction-Guy in

any ex-jw's from these areas.

i have lots of family in paintsville ky area and i lived there for 3 years and attended the salyersville ky cong.

i have lived in knoxville area for the last 6 years, but dont have any witness connections here, or even family.

Junction-Guy

Hi Windchaser, thanks for the reply. i know where Seymour is, we lived in sevier county for 4 years before moving over here to knoxville. I am not originally from here, so i dont know any witnesses here and havent attended meetings in 10 years. i would like to meet up with some of the x-jws around this area.

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Int'l Convention Qualifications?

by Jourles in

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does anyone know who approves candidates to attend the international assemblies and what the qualifications are?

i know of a family that was "approved" to attend one of next summers international conventions.

all but one family member was invited.

Junction-Guy

I was raised a witness, and am 32 years old. i attended meetings up until i was 22, but i dont ever remember any international conventions, except for the 1950's and 60's. When did they start having international conventions again?

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How to shock a JW

by orgbuster in

hi guys and gals -.

i'm yet another ex jw from new zealand.

i was brought up as one, along with other members of our large family.. i was baptised at 10, df'd at the age of 16, and reinstated when i was about 30. .

Junction-Guy

How to shock a JW? easy just light up a cigarette, and watch them scatter like birds

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Eastern Kentucky/Knoxville Tenn

by Junction-Guy in

any ex-jw's from these areas.

i have lots of family in paintsville ky area and i lived there for 3 years and attended the salyersville ky cong.

i have lived in knoxville area for the last 6 years, but dont have any witness connections here, or even family.

Junction-Guy

Any Ex-jw's from these areas. i have lots of family in paintsville ky area and i lived there for 3 years and attended the Salyersville Ky cong. I have lived in Knoxville area for the last 6 years, but dont have any witness connections here, or even family. i Would love to meet other ex witnesses locally

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Dayton OH?

by Junction-Guy in

any ex-jw's here from the dayton ohio area?

i attended several cong's in that area- singing hills, miamisburg,trotwood, centerville, cornell heights, and several others.

looking to possibly catch up with old acquaintances and friends

Junction-Guy

Any Ex-Jw's here from the Dayton Ohio area? i attended several cong's in that area- Singing Hills, Miamisburg,trotwood, centerville, cornell heights, and several others. Looking to possibly catch up with old acquaintances and friends