"Security"

[Ham]

What is the purpose of having linder, his clone and the white vans? Really.. what is left on grounds that is even worth protecting? Normally, remote farmland in Ohio does not warrant this level of care.

what's left.. the fountain? Are they afraid of aged hippie types making odd, unusual pilgrimages to the "holy" woods?

maybe they are afraid of someone parking a non-authorized wowmobile in one of the parking lots, and leaking half a quart of oil or transmission fluid.

perhaps they have tons of hoarded gold bullion on grounds..

maybe stockpiles of firearms, ammunition, long term food store..to protect. That would at least make sense.

But I tend to think more that having some kind of security force present helps foster their illusion that they are anything but a second or third rate, insignificant pathetic little club..

Two local country clubs here.. who have more acreage, which is far more valuable than acreage in rural ohio, have no security force that I have ever seen. I've walked right across the golf course.. no white vans, no goons trying to run me off.. no calls to the sheriff or police..

I suppose one could ask linder. What possible reason do they want to secure something that resembles a gold plated turd, more than a treasure?

he'd probably answer..

"it's a living.."

[waysider]

Think about how close it is to the infamous "Hanger 18" at WPAFB.

In fact, here is a little known recording of the original Vesper Chimes Hour that was recently unearthed in The Way Woods.

[Bolshevik]

you know Ham . . . I don't know.

What job at HQ served any purpose?

[Jim]

They're protecting Linder's job. Probably gives Rosie a nice warm feeling to have him around.

They also have that huge "vault" full of audio and videotapes of VPW. Gotta protect it even if you don't use it.

[Ham]

Probably gives Rosie a nice warm feeling to have him around.

heh..

I wonder how linder's wife feels about that..

[Ham]

for that matter.. I wonder how linder feels about that..

[Tzaia]

ewwww

[Broken Arrow]

you know Ham . . . I don't know.

What job at HQ served any purpose?

When I was at Emporia, my job for one block was to walk around in all the buildings and look for burned out light bulbs. That job was purposeful. Yessiree, I felt reeeealy useful! Good thing I had a college education or I might have accidentally put a 40-Watt where there should have been a 60-Watt. I mean, there were no directions or anything, one just had to instinctively know. I had to make sure I utilized CP #1 too. I mean, what if there were a burned out bulb in a hallway in Kenyon for more than a day? That could have been the one impediment that would rupture the entire fabric of the universe. Lord knows there weren't very many lights on at HQ. They never replaced me after I moved on to bigger things, like painting coffee cans red so they could be used for discarding cigarette butts (smoking was allowed back then). You know, it took a crew of 7 of us to paint those butt cans?

So, Bolshevik, do you need any more proof of just how purposeful every, and I mean every, job was in The Way International?

[cheranne]

What is the purpose of having linder, his clone and the white vans? Really.. what is left on grounds that is even worth protecting? Normally, remote farmland in Ohio does not warrant this level of care.

what's left.. the fountain? Are they afraid of aged hippie types making odd, unusual pilgrimages to the "holy" woods?

maybe they are afraid of someone parking a non-authorized wowmobile in one of the parking lots, and leaking half a quart of oil or transmission fluid.

perhaps they have tons of hoarded gold bullion on grounds..

maybe stockpiles of firearms, ammunition, long term food store..to protect. That would at least make sense.

But I tend to think more that having some kind of security force present helps foster their illusion that they are anything but a second or third rate, insignificant pathetic little club..

Two local country clubs here.. who have more acreage, which is far more valuable than acreage in rural ohio, have no security force that I have ever seen. I've walked right across the golf course.. no white vans, no goons trying to run me off.. no calls to the sheriff or police..

I suppose one could ask linder. What possible reason do they want to secure something that resembles a gold plated turd, more than a treasure?

he'd probably answer..

"it's a living.."

Mall Cop!

[JustThinking]

TWI always liked the appearance of being something big. VP's plane, presidential seal, etc. This is probably one more attempt at looking like a real organization not some cornfield cult.

JT

[Bolshevik]

Aside from the local doing way runs, there's the ex-wayfers.

Some come to gaze upon the fountain, smell the hedge-protected air, and run their fingers through the miraculously cut grass.

Others, like McBlah, come to make a stink.

Still others, uh, . . . they uh, off their meds . . . The Way really must have done them in good.

Edited August 11, 2009 by Bolshevik

[Ham]

Miraculously cut grass..

http://www.allmusicals.com/lyrics/camelot/finaleultimocamelotreprise.htm

ARTHUR:

Each evening, from December to December,

Before you drift to sleep upon your cot,

Think back on all the tales that you remember

Of Camelot.

Ask ev'ry person if he's heard the story,

And tell it strong and clear if he has not,

That once there was a fleeting wisp of glory

Called Camelot.

Camelot! Camelot!

Now say it out with pride and joy!

TOM:

Camelot! Camelot!

ARTHUR:

Yes, Camelot, my boy!

Where once it never rained till after sundown,

By eight a.m. the morning fog had flown...

Don't let it be forgot

That once there was a spot

For one brief shining moment that was known

As Camelot.

[Bolshevik]

. . .

Still others, uh, . . . they uh, off their meds . . . The Way really must have done them in good.

When those guys came around we were told they were to be on the ground in cuffs. Never happened.

Linder did possess the power to caste the devil spurts out of them. He didn't bother though, because they didn't keep their heads on the werd. So, as soon as they were caste out, the dang spurts would just jump back in again, causin' all sorts of silliness.

See how this works?

On second thought, let's not go to Camelot . . . It is a silly place . . .

. . . Never happened.

. . .

I take that back, I forgot, yes it did.

[Ham]

I still want to know more about this miraculously cut grass..

is it anything like the miraculously clean parking lots? You know..have executive type assigned it's oversight.. an "all nine all da time" kinda fella..

*spiritual* enough to catch the deluge of oil and transmission fluid from wowmobiles, *ahem* waydisciplemobiles, into designated bins, before said contamination even hits the pavement..

[Bolshevik]

I don't know about you, but my car was banished to gravel lot. Wasn't worthy of parking on that fancy asphalt stuff.

every blade of grass is the exact same height. Natural man couldn't pull that off. It must be from a spiritual source i.e. the operation of h.s. in the renewed mind in the household. You're not on Staff to work ya know. Monkeys can work. You're there to operate the manifestations.

ever watch these idiots come in to take the Advanced Class? They'll walk up and down Wierwille road to check on the grass blade height. Then they'll come back glowing like Moses down from Mt. Sinai. "All the blades are the same height!! OMG!!"

Of course, if they don't come back years later on a Way Run, they call. Now, those are some funny conversations.

[Sudo]

Ham,

So Linder is still the head of security? Heck, its so quiet about ANYTHING at all going on at "headquarters" now-a-days. This is the middle of August, too. I would've been burning up at the ROA right about now in another time and place. Seems so strange. Like it was all a dream.

sudo

[Ham]

I think I only had two (maybe 3) cars during my sojourns to herr holy ground..

one was a 1972 Chevy Brookwood station wagon.. no it did not leak oil, transmission fluid, etc..

but it was a friggin rust bucket..

then there was the 1982 escort hatchback.. It leaked oil like a sieve.. this vehicle was designed by devils, for sure..

it never made it on grounds.. that I can remember..

Ham,

So Linder is still the head of security? Heck, its so quiet about ANYTHING at all going on at "headquarters" now-a-days. This is the middle of August, too. I would've been burning up at the ROA right about now in another time and place. Seems so strange. Like it was all a dream.

sudo

kinda surreal, eh?

:)

yeah.. nothing going on now.. all is quiet..

Yep.. seems they are sitting back, just waiting for all the goings on in the USA to just kinda go away..

why they want to bother Belgium.. now that's beyond me.

Reminds me of an old old B movie.. I'll have to find the name..

[Bolshevik]

What is the purpose of having linder, his clone and the white vans? Really.. what is left on grounds that is even worth protecting? Normally, remote farmland in Ohio does not warrant this level of care.

what's left.. the fountain? Are they afraid of aged hippie types making odd, unusual pilgrimages to the "holy" woods?

. . .

The purpose of Staff is to keep the people in "da field" in la-la land. "Look, we have miraculously cut grass . . . the world just can't understand . . ."

The purpose of Safety is to keep the Staff in la-la land "The Adversary is really angry . . .strange things are happening . . ."

I wonder how many Staffers never realized how many ex-wayfers came by to yell at twi?

As Safety, we've got to protect the hearts of those on Staff . . .

[Ham]

hmmm. I wonder which came first, staff or safety. Kinda like the chicken and the egg argument..

[Bolshevik]

vpw came "first", Staff and Safety would both be eggs.

[Bolshevik]

There's also the question of why so many ex-wayfers came by, both the sane and insane.

Linders says it's cause they are attracted to their "spiritual home".

"spiritual home", what the heck is that? Isn't that what heaven was supposed to be?

[waysider]

There's also the question of why so many ex-wayfers came by, both the sane and insane.

Linders says it's cause they are attracted to their "spiritual home".

"spiritual home", what the heck is that? Isn't that what heaven was supposed to be?

Ironically, this is from a session of the Advanced Class that deals with characteristics of devil spirits.

page 17 (1971 syllabus)

"They inhabit certain places which they prefer to others. They tend to live in groups."

The idea was this:

Suppose you owned a tavern that was frequented by people with devil spirits.

Even if you completely changed the function of the tavern into something else, such as a coffee shop or flower store, the devil spirits would still hang around the location.

Maybe Linder's Freudian B.G. Leonard slip was showing. Hee Hee

[Bolshevik]

Ah, yes, that's why San Fransisco is full of gay people. Because all the Native Americans that were once there were all gay.

How do I know this? A little birdy told me . . .

Ironically, this is from a session of the Advanced Class that deals with characteristics of devil spirits.

page 17 (1971 syllabus)

"They inhabit certain places which they prefer to others. They tend to live in groups."

The idea was this:

Suppose you owned a tavern that was frequented by people with devil spirits.

Even if you completely changed the function of the tavern into something else, such as a coffee shop or flower store, the devil spirits would still hang around the location.

Maybe Linder's Freudian B.G. Leonard slip was showing. Hee Hee

Although I thought he meant the actual person's spiritual home, not the debil spurts.

[waysider]

. . .

Although I thought he meant the actual person's spiritual home, not the debil spurts.

"Everything is spiritual"--------VPW

[frank123lol]

Hey Linder this what I think of your spiritual home "#@@&&&"

Seems like every roa is was at I got sick,maybe the grounds are cursed.

certainly it was never "holy ground".

You people sucked the life,money,and aspirations of thousands.

Spiritual homed?It is more likely hell on earth.

If there is one place I never want to see again it would be

that cornfield cult.