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"The Hiding Place"

Completely stumped.

About 25 years ago, I worked on a maintenance/construction crew for a super-sized logistics operation. Our particular location specialized in clothing.(hanging) We did a lot of welding and cutting. We had one very old welding blanket that was falling apart. Every time we moved it, which was several times a day, clouds of asbestos filled the immediate vicinity. I complained to management. Next thing i know, it's been replaced with a newer, safer model. But, no one seemed to know what happened to the old one or if it had been properly disposed of. Next, we had a massive flooring project. Management was reluctant to buy new materials because they had boxes and boxes of asbestos laden tiles left over from the original construction of the building, as well as used tiles being stored from previous revamping.. They had us grind and cut those used tiles to fit the areas. Saved a few dollars, I suppose. "Someone" placed an anonymous call to OSHA. When they arrived, all the boxes of tainted tile had mysteriously vanished. Three guesses who found himself looking for a new employer over that one. (Doing the "right thing" isn't nearly all it's cracked up to be.)

Hey! Let's buy a run down old property in the middle of Podunk, U.S.A. Then we'll get 50 or so "volunteers" to dedicate their every waking moment to fixing up the place. We'll promise them lessons in life they can't get anywhere else. If they start to see through our plan, we'll tell them the boogie-man will get them if they dare to leave. Yeah, that's it. We'll have them grow their own veggies and build a root cellar. (Just in case.) Maybe even convince them it's all part of a bigger cause. OOPS!-----I guess that one's been done before.

Pat Ramsey-------R.I.P.

Yep!!

You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain.

Wipeout!

WARNING! This is off-track from the thread topic but in response to your question. I know of one woman who was experiencing difficulties with a pregnancy and given doctor's orders to limit physical activity. She was required by leadership mandate, however, to continue to do the morning run like everyone else and "believe" for a positive outcome. She lost the child. In addition, it was my understanding that she had incurred permanent damage, making it impossible to conceive again. There was no valid reason she should have been required to act in opposition to medical advise. It's yet another example of how the "law of believing" had destructive effects on those who tried to prove it.

When I was in high school, all the Catholic kids went to early mass at St. Dunkin's. https://www.dunkindonuts.com/

I don't really know the answer but my thought would be that they were returned to American soil because they were American citizens.

Conversations With God http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversations_with_God Thanks for that reference mstar 1. I haven't read them. I just wanted to provide a link in the event this is what we are talking about.

8 year old kid plays Amazing Grace for his ailing Grandmother. (It's her favorite song.)

It's not you! :)

Nice stuff, Chas. I love how he just keeps pounding away at the bass line.

In Spite Of Ourselves

A note's just a note 'til you wake from your slumber And dare to discover the new melody.

Possibly the greatest story teller of our generation. He seems to find just the right words to express what others can only feel. Thanks, excie.

Actually, Socks, ticks are arachnids, not insects. For what it's worth, though, they live a parasitic lifestyle.

I have it at the tip of my tongue but I can't quite get it!!

Buddy Whittington

I think there may be a bit of confusion over terminology here. If I understand this correctly, we aren't talking about keeping a journal, such as a diary. We are talking about what some people call "channeling". In this case, the one supposedly being channeled is God. Am I correct in that interpretation?

Some things that I found relevant as I watched the the CNN program: 1. The survivors commented on how certain smells, sights and sounds can instantly flash them back to an emotional state of something that happened 30 years ago. PTSD? I don't know. 2. They all said that, although they no longer had any use for organized religion, they maintained a sense of spirituality. 3. When they returned to the site of Jonestown, there was nothing left of all the hard work and dedication that had built the place. They hadn't really changed anything at all. It was all so totally futile.

I don't recall if it was in the MSN or CNN show, but there is a scene where he is firing up the crowd in San Francisco and he proclaims "I have the power of God because it's God in me. It's Christ in me,the hope of glory! Hallelujah!" And then in one of the on-line audio clips he starts speaking in tongues within the context of a teaching. Pretty creepy.