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  Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

  latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

  the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

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  Down here in South Florida, there does not seem to be any panic yet.

  I bought a couple boxes of the wipes yesterday and an extra bottle of Clorox at Walmart.

  I also have 2 cases of Corona, a dozen limes, 2 cases of Leffe Blond and 2 1.75 litre bottles of Johnny Walker Black and a full wine rack.

  I already have enough rice and beans for several months, a full freezer and about 30 rolls of toilet paper.

  In an emergency, I have a huge 5 litre bottle of Tequila we bought at a duty-free store at the airport in Mexico City last year. We also have a small lime tree in our back yard.

  We're good to go.

  Rub a Dub
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  Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

  latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

  the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

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  it could be in the homeless population of California for instance, and good luck containing it then.

  Simon ...

  Excellent point. If this thing gets into the streets, we will have to shut the cities down.

  Rub a Dub
  
  
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  Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

  latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

  the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

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  This HAS to be affecting businesses here in the US.

  My wife and I may get Chinese take-out twice a month. No longer! She won't touch it.

  Multiply that ($25 x 2) per month with who knows how many others adopt the same attitude. She is even concerned about going to Walmart since so much of their stuff comes from China.

  I know she is over-reacting, but I am sure she is not the only one who is changing buying habits.

  Rub a Dub
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  The Coronavirus Is Trump’s Fault!

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  yes, it’s donald trump’s problem and he has no idea of how to take care of this!

  and he gets his vp mike pence to oversee this situation.

  donald trump doesn’t care about who could get this virus.

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  Pence is a pol with strong religious values. So what???

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  Unless you are a dictator in a third world country, you should realize that you represent all of the people.

  Remember, as our Lord and Savior Judge Rutherford said, "Religion is a snare and a racket."

  (He, he, he he, he). Wasn't that a great transition? Maybe I should have been a lawyer myself.

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  The Coronavirus Is Trump’s Fault!

  by minimus in

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  yes, it’s donald trump’s problem and he has no idea of how to take care of this!

  and he gets his vp mike pence to oversee this situation.

  donald trump doesn’t care about who could get this virus.

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  Vice President Pence falls way short of being a "religious zealot" compared to Obozo - he was always quoting a scripture. You must have missed Crazy Joe's spiritual/religious nonsense yesterday.

  LV101 ...

  I may be wrong, but I would doubt after the photos taken outside of the churches of them walking in, that, as you call them, Obozo, Crazy Joe or the Orange Man have ever sat through an entire church service.

  It's all politics. Political photo ops.

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  Name one POSITIVE thing you took from your experience as a Witness

  by geodude in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was thinking about this at work the other day, and realized the one positive thing i can truly credit the jws with: .

  i have no fear of public speaking.

  i was a shy kid, fat, clumsy, with crooked glasses and worse teeth, who wore hand-me-downs in one of the wealthiest counties in all of america, who sat still while classmates got up to salute the flag or recite the pledge of allegiance.

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  I would agree with some others here that the public speaking thing was a big plus. I gave my first bible reading at 6 years of age standing on a box so I could reach the microphone in front of 60 or 70 people. I read from the book of Jeremiah.

  Moving on later to "talk #5" and later instruction talks, asking the audience the questions, and then a few public talks did take away the fear of speaking in front of any group at work, no matter how large the size.

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  A word of encouragement to those who post serious stuff

  by Wonderment in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i want to send a word of encouragement to all those posters who month after month submit intriguing.

  biblical subjects with a positive note.

  posters such as slimboyfat, earnest, careful, among others are a bright light in this forum.

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  Wonderment ...

  Thank you.

  There are a few clowns here, but I agree, we need to focus on the serious issues and topics. I would have it no other way.

  I feel better also.

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  The Coronavirus Is Trump’s Fault!

  by minimus in

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  yes, it’s donald trump’s problem and he has no idea of how to take care of this!

  and he gets his vp mike pence to oversee this situation.

  donald trump doesn’t care about who could get this virus.

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  You must think the Pope is a religious nut too. Because Pence has religious values, that makes him a whacko?

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  The Pope, GB, Priests, etc. are in the religious business.

  Pence is supposed to be a politician, not a religious zealot.

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  Transgender sues - because they were ALLOWED to change sex!!!

  by The Fall Guy in

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  you couldn't make this up!

  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51676020.

  the emperor's transgender's new clothes syndrome = don't dare define their problem as being psychological, otherwise you're transphobic!.

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  ... then your preferred pronoun, such as his/hers or they, if you aren't sure ... For example, 'Bob works really hard, they deserve a raise.'

  Min ...

  I can see (in my twisted mind) this scenario:

  - Bob's pronoun is "they".

  - Bob get's a sex change operation.

  - Bob now prefer's "she" as the pronoun.

  - Coworkers come up to Bob, shake "her" hand and say "Congratulations Bob, nice to hear you had your dick cut off. Did everything go well"?

  I'm sorry Min, your commentary just made my mind explode.

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  Warning Distressing Footage Relates to Genesis 19, Sodom & Gomorrah

  by Slidin Fast in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this week's meeting stresses god's justice and righteousness in destroying the "wicked" people of the above cities.

  we are told how patient and just big j was in this matter.

  finally with a regretful shake of his head, he dispenses justice .. gen 19:24 then jehovah made it rain sulfur and fire on sodʹom and go·morʹrah—it came from jehovah, from the heavens.+ 25 so he overthrew these cities, yes, the entire district, including all the inhabitants of the cities and the plants of the ground.+.

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  Who looked back to see the Pillar of Salt ?

  Lot's wife.

  She looked back and turned into Kosher Salt, Sea Salt, Seasoned Salt or something.

  But Lot was a wonderful person although he got drunk, raped both of his young daughters and got them pregnant.

  High fives to him.

  Rub a Dub