WOOT, Dakotah!! I'm so happy you got a car you can love 
Dave and Singularity.
Melanie, yeah, most Witnesses aren't outright stupid about their safety. I went out in Service (door to door work) while visiting New Orleans several years ago. One of the Sisters said they don't go out at all during Mardi Gras (sp!) because some people believe they can do anything at all at that time, then pray for forgiveness and not have to worry about anything. They also don't go inside apartment buildings that have narrow stairways to get to the apartments because people have had bricks and other stuff dropped on them.
Another thing, putting out a "No Trespassing" sign will keep them from coming. BUT, you would have to point it out the first time because they've already established a routine of sorts with you.
Back in 2000, I was having a regular Bible Study but I felt like you- like I was wasting their time because I didn't have my life together. I was planning on opening up my own Strip Club and I still smoked like a fiend. She thanked me for my honesty though she was sad to see me quit. Several months later, I just showed up at the Kingdom Hall with my family 
If you're not interested, you're not interested.
My rant is that I only slept for 2 hours 
Another rant is: Why is Tiramisu so yummy but gives me such horrible acid reflux lol. The yumminess almost makes up for the discomfort 
I bought it while visiting my oldest daughter. For some reason, I thought it was divided into individual cakes, but it was one large one. I had no fork. At first, I scooped some up using the tiny lid from a bottle of water. Then I just gave up and started scooping it out with my fingers 
An anti-rant is that I had an admirer today. I went to Walmart at 10AM to return some of the stuff I bought last night because I was an idiot and over-extended my budget. I was in a hurry because I was running behind. But I still smiled and nodded at the people I passed. One guy especially caught my eye. He was a smartly dressed black guy wearing a cowboy hat He carried only one bag as he headed for his car.
I rushed inside to Customer Service, then rushed toward the exit. And their the guy was- still carrying his one bag. He asked me if I would mind if he paid me a compliment and I smiled and said "Not at all". He said I looked very lovely and that he really likes seeing a woman in a long skirt.. that it's just somehow more modest. I thanked him and then he looked taken aback, as if he feared he had said too much or something. I smiled and wished him a good day.
Over the years, I've gotten several compliments on my choice of skirts- and once for the bandanna I wear over my hair. One time, while out in Service, one man listened to me only because I was wearing a "head covering".
I do live in a rather strange place.
Just like, every weekend, you can be sure to hear about 30 minutes worth of sporadic gun fire. I *think* it comes from the house way behind ours on the other side of the field. They own a pawn shop right down the street and I think they fire all their weapons to keep them in good working condition or something.
But sheesh... what if it wasn't them? Gun fire is such a common sound in these parts because of target practicers and hunters.
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