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Do you have a right to your private thoughts?

by Terry in

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define: privacy.

the state or condition of being free from being observed or disturbed by other people.. .

if your private thoughts were made public--and you knew they would be made public--.

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I conclude that God does not work for the NSA..

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Can anyone give me any advice on how to get rid of cockroaches?

by Jeannette in

i have sprayed, i have bug bombed, i have sprayed some more.

i threw things out i thought that they might have a nest in.

i soaked some things in hot water all day.

Boric acid is dangerous to humans and animals when ingested (as are window cleaner, bowl cleaner, bleach, etc.).

When used for roaches, the usual method is to dust all corners and wall joints with a duster (a small vessel used specifically for acid dusting). This is generally safe as long as you avoid food preparation areas (which seems to defeat the purpose in the case of roaches), but can pose a problem to pets and/or small children, as they may ingest an unsafe amount.

I'd go for the organic safe option myself..

But if you insist:

Avoid consumer roach powders with boric acid in them; the boric acid powder is the active ingredient, so just get 100% boric acid powder (most dollar stores and home improvement centers have them, and it's generally cheaper).

If you DO have pets or small children, or the infestation is particularly plentiful, there is an alternative method to dusting... wall treatment. This is how it's done:

1). Mark off all studs in each room so that you know where they are (simple pencil mark will do).

2). Drill a small hole in the wall area between each stud, just big enough to insert the tip of the boric acid container (most brands come in a plastic bottle with an applicator tip) or the end of the duster.

NOTE: Avoid all air circulation ducts, pipes and wiring!

3). Deliver the boric acid powder into each hole (about 4 or 5 tablespoons worth seems to work just fine, but it depends on the roach population).

4). Spackle up the holes.

That's it!

It seems like a lot, but is really a small price to pay when you have a roach infestation... and it will keep away roaches (and a few other pest bugs) for about 8-10 years.

Boric acid powder sticks to the roaches, poisoning them and their eggs, following them everywhere they go and infecting (so to speak) every other roach they come in contact with. It kills just about everything within the first 24-48 hours, but you will generally SEE more roaches during this period, so expect it and don't worry... they will die.

Now the nasty part...

There will be bodies. The more you have, the more bodies there will be, and clean up can be disturbing.

Any substance that can kill something continually for the next 10 years I'm not sure I'd want anywhere near where I keep food and eat.

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Do You Support Illegal Aliens Coming Into The USA As They Have This Past Year?

by minimus in

i think it's hurting the country..

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Has not America itslf been entirely populated by illegal immigrants?

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Can anyone give me any advice on how to get rid of cockroaches?

by Jeannette in

i have sprayed, i have bug bombed, i have sprayed some more.

i threw things out i thought that they might have a nest in.

i soaked some things in hot water all day.

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Top Things That Cockroaches Hate

Of course they hate any form of light they aren’t runnin away to hide only because they are afraid of you..

However, here is a list of things cockroaches hate that will still work in the dark.

An assortment of repellants you can use to deal with your roach problem organically.

• Bay Leaves
• Green Pandan Plant/Leaves
• Dried Mint Leaves
• Peppermint
• Tabasco
• Hot Chile Peppers
• Garlic
• Cucumbers
• Lemons
• Cayenne Pepper
• Organic Catnip
• Moth Balls made from Naphthalene
• Cypress Oil
• Citronella Oil
• Teatree Oil
• Lemongrass Oil
• Cigar Clippings
• Salt
• Bleach

So as to things like Pepperment, Mint, Lemon, Cypress, Citronella, Teatree and Lemon Grass using a pure oil or extract added to a mixture of dishsoap and water (either in a spray bottle or using a bucket and sponge) to clean your countertops and cabinets.

Another good idea is to juice 4 lemons and rinds and add to a ½ gallon of soap water and clean your kitchen/bathroom floors. You’ll love the fresh smell! The cockroaches definately wont!

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Delete Personal Messages

by Maranatha in

i've never been on a website that doesn't allow you to delete your own personal messages.

why can we not do that on this site?

what are your motives in keeping our personal messages?

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are you aware that this religion produces more non-religious people than any other religion in the world?

I can vouch for that.. they succeeded in washing the religion right out of me I think for ever. After that great deception I don't think I am capable of believing anything any 'religious' person tells me.

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The two elders want to visit my sister the next saturday (this is the third visit)

by opusdei1972 in

i phoned my sister and she told me that the elders called her to visit her again the next saturday morning.

you can read the issues discussed in the past two visits:.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/medical/281372/1/elders-answer-questions-about-the-changes-of-the-blood-ban#.u9e2dnlyops.

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This was exactly my situation. I showed the elders an absolute ship load of utterly insane and ridiculous quotes published by the watchtower leaders that prove without any doubt that they could never have been chosen by Jesus for anything based upon what they were teaching and their views back then. The entire house of cards implodes from the center and simply collapses.

The elders could not refute a single word of what I showed them because they were English speaking and all of the material was all in English and came embarrasingly right from their own Kingdom Hall library. They were speechless and completely mute. They did not have a leg to stand on.

I walked out and have never been to a meeting since. All I ever got was a single email requesting that I don't share my findings with anyone else in the congregation. I still have that email.

That was a year and a half ago. They have left me completely alone. You can never be disfellowshipped for studying their own literature.

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JW.Organs

by bigmac in

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just a thought--with the new packaging--will the bruvvers soon be known as jw.organs ?.

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.org = oganisation.

Beware of "organization." It is wholly unnecessary. The Bible rules will be the only rules you will need. Do not seek to bind others' consciences, and do not permit others to bind yours. Believe and obey so far as you can understand God's Word today. (Watchtower Sept. 15, 1895, p. 216)

The Org-asms..

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Delete Personal Messages

by Maranatha in

i've never been on a website that doesn't allow you to delete your own personal messages.

why can we not do that on this site?

what are your motives in keeping our personal messages?

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lol Simon...I appreciate people like Snowden very much. Although I knew about these things decades ago.

If we had a simple 'block' button if anyone receieved a single unpleasant, offensive or threatening PM one could simply block the individual immediately and so removing all possiblilty for any more offense to occur. It would also remove your workload in dealing with complaints and problems maybe?

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Losing Faith in Faith..

by Dis-Member in

i came across this lecture at 3am not being able to sleep by dan baker.

it details his transition from christian fundamentalist to atheist and the various shades in-between.

he realises that every denomination of christian can open the bible and prove to you that they have the right interpretation and everyone else is wrong.

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First, I would like to make it clear that YOU asked me personally to come back to this website and post my comments. YOU are the one that came to me about Jesus. If you do not like my comments, then so be it. Stop asking me for help if you don't want to listen to what I have to say or examine all viewpoints.

That I'm afraid is a blatant lie.

If I recall correctly I said to read my comments in this thread as it may help you understand what I was thinking. Nothing more.
In fact here are my exact words to you:

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"Here are my feelings on faith. Please have a read on this thread I started and my comments through it. It shows where I am at and what I think and feel on all of this.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/281946/1/Losing-Faith-in-Faith

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Nowhere did I ask you to comment on my post. You just invented that part all by yourself. Who really is the liar here?

And why did you even want my opinion anyway? You have older topics that suggest you already chose atheism.

Topics? No it's just one topic. And I have not chosen atheism at all like it's something to be chosen. It seems to me like a place people just arrive at.My questions and statements are often rhetorical which anyone reading what I say can clearly see. I don't usually make statememts, I tend to ask questions. I like to examine all viewpoints, know others thoughts and opinions and experiences as that is how we all learn no? Or have you forgotten this?:

Proverbs 27:17 New International Version (NIV) 17 As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

For someone who likes to quote the Bible at people you seem to have forgotten large parts of it.

First you call me an atheist... and a few moments later a semi-atheist.. and now 'nothing more than a liar.' Wow..

All I am is a sincere person who has genuine and valid doubts and is looking for answers. I thought that you might have some. It seems all you have is ignorance, prejudice, blindness, ego, insults and your sweeping misguided judgements of everyone you communicate with. You seem to think you are ordained by some higher power and that if you simply throw irrelevent random scriptures at people that they will somehow just follow you so you can feel all good and warm about yourself.

You seem to be just a witness whose gone off the rails..

"The Watchtower is right about it being near the end."

They have been saying that for 130 years now..

At one point I did see you speaking about your apparent relationship with Jesus and I was curious for you to explain to me how that worked and if it was genuine. It's become apparent that you are just as lost and confused as anyone else and fumbing in the dark.

I apologise for thinking different. I meant you no harm.

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Delete Personal Messages

by Maranatha in

i've never been on a website that doesn't allow you to delete your own personal messages.

why can we not do that on this site?

what are your motives in keeping our personal messages?

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If you believe that when you "don't see" a PM (or email) you have deleted that it means it's actually deleted and gone for good then you maybe naive about how computer systems typically operate. Most systems use what is called 'soft delete' which means they are filtered out but still very much there and they have to be to manage a site properly.

I am very well aware that rarely anything is truely deleted Simon from forums (and it's not how computer systems operate as if they had a mind of their own.. it's more how computer systems operators operate and it does not make it right) I certainly understand you as the Admin of this forum keeping a backup of everything, I understand your point too regarding people behaving badly with abusing the messaging system. But does that not seem also like a little NSA & Big Brother-ish? Because a minority have misbehaved now every single person that ever sends any message any time for ever will have it saved and recorded for ever. Seems like a case of everyone losing freedoms and rights to their own info because of a few bad apples.

That certainly is not correct.