Posts by RubaDub

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Remember the Revelation book?

by wozza in

i recall when it was released ,that's when i was a drone, how excited i felt at the prospect of reading it and formulating ways to sell it at the homes in my area.. i thought, finally a book to explain the last book in the bible and indeed one that the churches seemed to want to leave alone!.

i sold quite a few probably because of my enthusiasm and can still remember clearly the first day when i went knocking on doors with it ,and it's been decades since.. but over time it lost it's shine and my mind started to question the explanations in it due to the scene of other things being changed in the jw beliefs.. do you remember they flogged that book so many times in the book studies even when it was found to have "newer light " eclipsing it!.

who else remembers the printed pages with the official corrections to insert into the book ,so many that the book collapsed to be of no relevance anymore really.....what an embarrassment!.

RubaDub

The horn-blowing part in Cedar Point Ohio was always my favorite part. I want to put Cedar Point on my bucket list before I die. Maybe they have gift shops or something nearby where you can buy souvenir horns and blow them (Note: If you arrive by car and have young children, take the horns away from them during the drive home.)

The rest of the horns blowing got me confused though. If you look at the dates when they blew each other, the fourth one came before the third one or the third before the second or something like that (don't make me look up the details but they were not in chronological order).

So it wasn't like they were in a line where you had first, second, third, etc.

It was more like they were standing side by side and they were being called randomly, sort of like they call people on The Price is Right. It doesn't matter what number you are wearing. They call your number and you blow your horn. I bet after all the blowing going on, they were truly happified.

Rub a Dub

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Isn't It Ironic That Many People Now Wish That Many of the Things China is Making Would Actually Be Made in Mexico?

by RubaDub in

jw
friends

let me think of a few advantages to having mexico do more manufacturing for us:.

- low cost labor .

- just drive around or jump over the wall to see family and friends.

RubaDub

you will have to shop there [Walmart] --just don't shop there to save a few pennies on junk ...

WTW ...

Unfortunately, we are given fewer options each day in the hope of buying something non-Chinese. Try to but any small appliance, a toaster, a blender, an electric grill, a fryer or just about anything else. Try to get one made in the US, Canada or any country in Europe. If you can find one, let us know, it is that bad.

Even the flag-waving American Tool Brand Craftsman has moved most of its production to Asia. Growing up, my father would never think of buying any brand other than Craftsman, even other US-made brands. Craftsman was the gold standard. No more.

People have just become used to cheap disposable items. You don't get anything "fixed" anymore, you just buy a new one. You want a toaster, you pay 15 or 20 dollars or even less. Not 40 or 50 for the same item if made here in the US or Europe, if they even existed.

Growing up, we had a shop in town that repaired small appliances. A motor burns out on a blender, an element in a toaster stops working or something similar and you take it to the store, leave it and a week later you return and they have fixed it. Do you think that kind of store could exist today?

Last year, I was having a problem with my trimmer for my lawn. It was a gas model from Home Depot (made in China) and was getting very hard to start. I called the local dealer who does small engine repair (lawn equipment, riding mowers, etc.) and he said bring it in. Then he mentioned that there was a minimum $50 charge. I stopped right there and said thank you. Figuring I paid about $100 for the trimmer, why would I pay $50 plus parts to get it fixed and still have a used trimmer? Guess what? I paid a bit more but just bought a cordless electric one instead. It simply costs too much to get things repaired when we get addicted to cheap crap.

I don't see this changing anytime soon, just hopefully "cheap" stuff will come from Mexico instead.

Rub a Dub

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Remember the Revelation book?

by wozza in

i recall when it was released ,that's when i was a drone, how excited i felt at the prospect of reading it and formulating ways to sell it at the homes in my area.. i thought, finally a book to explain the last book in the bible and indeed one that the churches seemed to want to leave alone!.

i sold quite a few probably because of my enthusiasm and can still remember clearly the first day when i went knocking on doors with it ,and it's been decades since.. but over time it lost it's shine and my mind started to question the explanations in it due to the scene of other things being changed in the jw beliefs.. do you remember they flogged that book so many times in the book studies even when it was found to have "newer light " eclipsing it!.

who else remembers the printed pages with the official corrections to insert into the book ,so many that the book collapsed to be of no relevance anymore really.....what an embarrassment!.

RubaDub

If you were born in the early 1980’s, you would have studied that book twice as a JW child.

2+2=5

Yes, I remember it well.

If you were born in the 50's or 60's, you would have studied the predecessor of the Revelation book, Babylon the Great Has Fallen, God's Kingdom Rules.

I think we did that thing 4 times if I recall. I don't know how I sat for an hour as a kid. When they announced it at the Service Meeting, you could see the peoples' eyes open and give a forced smile like they were discretely trying to pass a small fart but realized it wasn't really a fart.

Rub a Dub

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Isn't It Ironic That Many People Now Wish That Many of the Things China is Making Would Actually Be Made in Mexico?

by RubaDub in

jw
friends

let me think of a few advantages to having mexico do more manufacturing for us:.

- low cost labor .

- just drive around or jump over the wall to see family and friends.

RubaDub

Let me think of a few advantages to having Mexico do more manufacturing for us:

- Low cost labor

- Just drive around or jump over the wall to see family and friends.

- Invite a friend over and he will mow your lawn while he's there.

- A language that many Americans already speak.

- Tacos, tamales, tortillas, tequila and a lot of other stuff that begins with the letter T.

- The transfer of evil diseases? Well, you drink the water and get the shits for a day or so. Then you're pretty well protected for a few of years.

We long for the good old days.

Rub a Dub

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Medical Supplies - Please Help Me Understand the Rationale About States Bidding Against Each Other

by RubaDub in

jw
friends

i really don't understand why states have to bid against each other for essential items such as medical supplies.

when you get into bidding wars, the consumers are the ones who lose.. put 50 people in an auction for a product and the one who wins is the manufacturer, not the ones purchasing.. my wife works for a multi-national corporation.

if she is importing or exporting goods, she doesn't determine what the costs will be; this is already determined through the corporate offices that negotiate worldwide movement of products.

RubaDub

The blame for the virus lies completely with China and the World Health Organization.

You are totally correct. It did start in China due to its primitive standards, if we can even use the word "standards."

I see no value, however, in going back to January or early February when Trump, New York Mayor DeBlasio and various other Dems can be seen on TV downplaying it and saying this is not a big thing, we have this under control, etc. etc. etc. Neither side, nor anyone in the middle, wanted this to happen nor had any idea what this would create. Otherwise, we would have been wearing masks back in December.

But this is a huge wake-up call to reduce what we buy from China, especially critical items. I don't see all of the manufacturing coming here which would not be feasible, but at least spread manufacturing over a number of countries. Putting all your eggs in one basket is never a good idea, even among friendly countries.

For those who have 401k's, would you want most of your investments in just one corporation? I don't think so. There's a reason why financial managers create a diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds and other financial instruments.

The same goes for global resourcing of manufactured good and raw materials.

Rub a Dub

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Medical Supplies - Please Help Me Understand the Rationale About States Bidding Against Each Other

by RubaDub in

jw
friends

i really don't understand why states have to bid against each other for essential items such as medical supplies.

when you get into bidding wars, the consumers are the ones who lose.. put 50 people in an auction for a product and the one who wins is the manufacturer, not the ones purchasing.. my wife works for a multi-national corporation.

if she is importing or exporting goods, she doesn't determine what the costs will be; this is already determined through the corporate offices that negotiate worldwide movement of products.

RubaDub

The alternative is a strong government that will dictate who gets what. A no win situation.

RtN ...

I was just looking at the model that international mega-corporations use. They certainly are looking at the most cost effective method to get things done with the least amount of disruption.

In general, each branch or division is not on their own. That's just business. Companies generally want the buying power and leverage that large purchases and long-term contracts provide.

Again, there are two side to the issue. If pitting one against the other was more cost effective, then I am sure more major companies would adopt that model.

Rub a Dub

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Medical Supplies - Please Help Me Understand the Rationale About States Bidding Against Each Other

by RubaDub in

jw
friends

i really don't understand why states have to bid against each other for essential items such as medical supplies.

when you get into bidding wars, the consumers are the ones who lose.. put 50 people in an auction for a product and the one who wins is the manufacturer, not the ones purchasing.. my wife works for a multi-national corporation.

if she is importing or exporting goods, she doesn't determine what the costs will be; this is already determined through the corporate offices that negotiate worldwide movement of products.

RubaDub

Is it really any wonder, that virtually everything is conducted in a businesslike fashion, up to and including "bidding" for resources

Vidiot ...

I see what you are saying but businesses, in their own interests and to reduce costs, typically don't want departments or divisions bidding against each other.

I can't imagine if Trump had properties in 10 states that needed to buy some new product that he would have them bid against each other and drive up the price. I bet in a minute he would have someone go to the manufacturer representing the entire group and work out the best deal.

I was just watching Meet the Press, and Asa Hutchinson, Governor of Arkansas, was one of the guests. He said that they are currently "trying to find" more respirators on the market. What chance does a Governor of a small, poor state like Arkansas have when bidding against wealthy states like New York or California? He'll probably end up paying 5 times more than he should, if he can get them at all.

Rub a Dub

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Medical Supplies - Please Help Me Understand the Rationale About States Bidding Against Each Other

by RubaDub in

jw
friends

i really don't understand why states have to bid against each other for essential items such as medical supplies.

when you get into bidding wars, the consumers are the ones who lose.. put 50 people in an auction for a product and the one who wins is the manufacturer, not the ones purchasing.. my wife works for a multi-national corporation.

if she is importing or exporting goods, she doesn't determine what the costs will be; this is already determined through the corporate offices that negotiate worldwide movement of products.

RubaDub

I really don't understand why states have to bid against each other for essential items such as medical supplies. When you get into bidding wars, the consumers are the ones who lose.

Put 50 people in an auction for a product and the one who wins is the manufacturer, not the ones purchasing.

My wife works for a multi-national corporation. If she is importing or exporting goods, she doesn't determine what the costs will be; this is already determined through the corporate offices that negotiate worldwide movement of products. The large volume allows them to get the best available prices and service.

If she is shipping 50 kilos of product A to Brazil, she knows exactly what it will cost. If she is importing 100 kilos of product B from Germany, she knows exactly what the ocean cost will be and what the air freight cost would be and then decide. In any case, her division of the company is not bidding against another division of the company for space on a freighter or aircraft. For office supplies, they have a national contract with Staples. No need to negotiate with other companies for computer paper, coffee, toilet paper, etc. When possible, they fly Delta or one of its partners due to their negotiated international corporate discount.

With the massive buying power of the US, I don't understand why they don't use it to benefit all, especially on essential items instead of pitting one against the other and driving up prices.

Rub a Dub

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What's up with old geezers in the Bible?

by eyeuse2badub in

what the hell is the problem with the famous “men of old” in the bible?

for some strange reason those old geezers (and some not so old) could not recognize who they were screwing?.

my wife was listening to this week’s bible reading about jacob, laban, and the sisters leah, and rachael.

RubaDub

Another thing about the Lot story, the WT always depicts him and his family running with just the shirts on their backs. Nothing more. No backpacks or anything.

In order to get drunk repeatedly, he must have found a liquor store along the way.

Rub a Dub

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Bread and wine

by road to nowhere in

we are told to have the emblems this year.

no fortified wine or boones farm.

that suits me as i like real wine.

RubaDub

What is 'fortified wine'?

Bobcat ...

It is simply regular wine that has been "kicked up a notch".

You can make it yourself, just add a shot or two of brandy or cognac into a glass of wine and you got it. Brandy and cognac are made from wine that has been distilled. So it is just a mixture of regular and distilled wine.

Rub a Dub