Posts by SadElder

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FL Represent!

by IcingHeart in

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friends

who else is from florida?

jehovah's necklaces17/02/2008nurses are calling for jehovah's witnesses to wear special bracelets and necklaces so they won't be given "sinful" blood transfusions by mistake.. most of britain's 125,000 witnesses carry pocketsized cards declaring their religious beliefs.

but nurses say that in an emergency there may be no time to check a patient's pockets.. the royal college of nursing have urged the watchtower society, which represents the witnesses, to ask members to wear the bracelets or necklaces.. .

SadElder

This will receive a quick No..No from the Bethel CIA, AKA Service Department. We all know that neck chains or necklaces do not meet the Bethel standard per the Dwelling Together booklet handed out to all incoming Bethelites. This type of dress is directly in imitation of the homosexual lifestyle; whatever that is. In addition Bethelites are not to leave the Bethel homes wearing such things as in-line skates, as these too are woooooorldlyyyyyy; nor are sisters working in areas viewed by the public to wear slacks... modest dresses only must be worn while kneeling down to scrub those toilet floors.

Oh boy here they go again.

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Hi from a new member in North Florida!

by BinaryThaumaturgy in

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friends

i've been a lurker on the forum for a while and wanted to finally register and post something.

i'm 23 years old, and was born and raised a jw.

i've been out "officially" now for about a year, although i've really been out since i was 16.

SadElder

Sent you a PM "Binary"

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Music for Bad Moods

by metatron in

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friends

i've discovered that, when i am in a bad mood, i don't want to be cheered up as much as agreed with.

in that spirit, i offer the following.

as theme music for various negative states of mind.. hating everybody:.

SadElder

I like my music to sooth me, not agitate, so I tend to things from the likes of George Winston, Jim Brickman, Earl Klugh and others of similar vain.

Don't try "Singing Kingdom Songs" you'll have an all night head banger.

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George Couch Dies - Brooklyn Bethel

by SadElder in

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friends

george couch, a longtime fixture as the big wig of home overseers at brooklyn bethel, died friday.

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we never interacted much with them, he was a strange duck from our brief visits with them over the years..

SadElder

George Couch, a longtime fixture as the big wig of home overseers at Brooklyn Bethel, died Friday.

We never interacted much with them, he was a strange duck from our brief visits with them over the years.

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JW Gets 37 years in prison after violating probation

by kwr in

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbblackledge0824nbaug24,0,7357675,print.story.

when glenn blackledge violated his probation on super bowl sunday, he ran out of second chances.. .

police found him slumped over the wheel of his still-running truck in a coral springs parking lot, reeking of alcohol.. ---snip---.

SadElder

Quite interesting that this young man was not df'd for his complicity in the deaths of four young people.

His father a well known dub in the Ft. Lauderdale area managed to slip that one by despite the notoriety. Daddy looked down on the little people. I heard him comment once that that brother was an insignificant $25,000 a year nobody. Stuffed up to say the least.

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At the hall last night

by Shawn10538 in

i went to the hall last night to get an insight book and a concordance.

i had set it up with an elder ahead of time to get them.

i arrived after the meeting had ended, walked up to the counter anxious to leave as quickly as i came when a big brother came up to me, planted his body in between me and the literature servant and started giving me the third degree about who i am, what is my standing in the congregation, and what did i want the books for.

SadElder

Oh brother! What a dufus.

Such a loving display of kindness and concern for the flock.

Can you perhaps swear out a restraining order against that person? You could correctly state that this preson has attempted bullying tactics against you and that you are in fear of bodily injury from him. Then go back for your books, and if he attemptt to bully you, have him arrested. That ought to look good on the 6 o'clock news.

Where was your el-dub buddy during all this?

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Tampa, Florida

by Glissando in

hi everyone.

just wondering - is anyone in the tampa, florida area?

SadElder

We now live in Ocala.

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Champagne recommendations anyone?

by El Kabong in

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friends

let's just say that one is planning on taking a loved one to a nice suite for the weekend overlooking the ocean at a fairly upscale hotel on the mid-atlantic.

and, let's just say that if one wanted to order a nice bottle of champagne...the good stuff.....i've had pol roget or sparkling wine.

but, any suggestions on a really good french champagne?

SadElder

Taittinger - 1999 or 2002

If you really want to splurge >>Cristal - most years, but a very expensive bubbly

Korbel if you want something domestic

Enjoy

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COHI Towers Associates

by ErEf in

in the story of barbara anderson she mentions cohi towers assiociates and she mentions them as very rich witnesses.. they bought buildings (standish hotel & bossert hotel) which where renovated (by voluntair witnesses presumably) and with goods of the wbts and afterwards sold to the watchtower.. is that the way some people gets even more rich?

is that the purpose of the organization?

is the selling/buying of these big buildings written down in archives?

SadElder

As we understand it, the COHI group was formed to purchase property and avoid issues with the Brooklyn Heights people. Some would have refused to sell to the Dubs. Likely there were other reasons not known to us personally.

One of the princpals in COHI was Dallas (Dick) F. Wallace, a very wealthy Dub. He was the founder of Tech Tire Patch which in turn gave way to the Mighty Distributing franchise empire. Dick died several years ago, he had MS I believe.