vickles

Thanks for helping me keep it real, all those years ago.

Goodnight, John Boy.

Sleep well, my friend.

John was a good friend. I got to know him in the late 1970's. He was fun and nice. He loved cars and music. I got to get to know him again and talk about old memories last year and kept in touch. He was a wonderful man and loved his family greatly!!! He will definitely be missed.

Q. What is your date of birth?

A. July fifteenth.

Q. What year?

A. Every year.

Q. How old is your son, the one living with you?

A. Thirty-five or thirty-eight, I can't remember which.

Q. How long has he lived with you?

A. Forty-five years.

Q. What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke up that morning?

A. He said "Where am I Cindy?"

Q. And why did that upset you?

A. My name is Susan.

Q. And where was the location of the accident?

A. Approx milepost 499.

Q. And where is milepost 499?

A. Probably between milepost 498 and 500.

Q. Can you describe the individual?

A. He was about medium height and had a beard.

Q. And was this a male or female?

Q. Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a depostion notice which I sent to your attorney?

A. No, this is the dress I where to go to work.

Q. Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?

A. All my autopsies are performed on dead people.

I need to smile tonight, so hopefully you will to.

Kath

thanks got me to smile

I am sorry to say that John Gilbert Sr is not doing well. His son, John Gilbert Jr has set up an account on gofundme. If you do know him I am sure that sending prayers his way would help too, to know that people still think of him. Thanks you all!!!

I am sorry to say that John passed away this evening. What a great loss!!! Please keep his family in your prayers!!

I am sorry to say that John Gilbert Sr is not doing well. His son, John Gilbert Jr has set up an account on gofundme. If you do know him I am sure that sending prayers his way would help too, to know that people still think of him. Thanks you all!!!

Vickles,

No matter what I do or don't do, the critics are waiting at the door. I don't appreciate your analogy of being a "cult". It's not true. Don't understand your need to call GS that. The big difference is that you are always free to leave.

If this place becomes a cult, I'll close it down

These moderators do their best on their own time and generally get nothing but criticism -- and rarely anything constructive.

I'm deeply hurt that you would think I called greasespot a cult. And actually I was standing up for you guys in a way saying everyone is going to complain so don't worry about it. If you remember how TWI was always whining to leadership being told on etc.

Thanks for letting me know how you feel. I won't be back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, Tom, I will probably get kicked off of here but I am in trouble....lol when am I not....but I still like to vaccuum nakee.

I'm starting to feel a little better. I'm in a lot of pain but am able to get around more. I actually am able to take showers now......that makes me feel very happy and sane... :)

I found out that I start work on Monday. Tke first two days are just sitting so I that will give me an extra couple of days.

They actually lost my drug test sample and found it yesterday. Excie, I'm so glad you said that everything happens for a reason. I really took it to heart and found out it was so true. I needed the time to recuperate.

Thanks so much for the prayers and support. I so appreciate it!!!!!

Hey, I really don't understand why my post was deleted. Why is it that we have to have our posts deleted because you interpreted it the way you thought it was? I was not saying the moderators are getting their feelings hurt.

I was not replying to your post at all mod cow. I was stating that why does everyone have to whine about how their feelings are getting hurt. This was stated to everyone not just to moderators. I don't know why you would think the moderators would run away by something so simple.

You are never going to make everyone happy and you are going to have the same whiners whining. I just don't understand why our posts have to be deleted because someone got their feelings hurt by how they read a post. wha wha cry in my bottle sort of thing.

Another thing is, I don't post much here on greasespot as I used to and maybe this is a major reason why!!!!!

And I third the motion!!!!!!!!

I mean you are going to get complaints no matter if your perfect so don't worry about it. We are all human. If someone thinks someone said something to hurt their feelings wha wha. Its like kindergarten all over again. Or should I say cult?

Now that is funny!!!

Now, what does the dream suppose to mean?

Hey Rascal,

What is that? I've never heard of it. Could you spell it again with the letters separated? We don't have health food stores here. I live out in the real boonies. Could I find something like this at Walmart? We have one about 25-30 miles away that my husband could get to.

Wow, Kit, that is sure true, isn't it? And it felt good saying I was depressed because I don't have to feel guilty.

Thanks everyone for all your prayers and good thoughts coming my way.

I'm still in a lot of pain. All I care about right now is being able to get up to go to the bathroom and a shower. I can get up to the bathroom but not able to shower yet. This is my third day. Today is going to be a sponge bath. My husband put a bed in the living room for me so that I can watch tv and answer the phone. The bed is higher so it will hopefully be easier for me to try and stand up. Every time it feels like the first time.

I did get a call back from the place that hired me. They had a drug test done and it hadn't come back yet. They said usually it doesn't take that long unless someone is not going to pass. I told them that I don't even take aspirin unless I have to. So Excie, you are probably right. She said I can start next Monday once everything comes back ok. I hope I am well by then.

My mother says to get some horse linament and that should help the healing process.

We are going to need to cancel until October. Someone received bad news and won't be able to attend and I haven't been doing well since my fall. So we decided to cancel since it would only be two people possibly one person showing up.

I'm sorry and I was really looking forward to it. But as I understand, things happen for a reason. I do believe that.

I started in TWI as a teen and got out when I was about 31 years old. It did take me quite a while for certain things that I thought I truly believed in to as George says, decompress. I went to therapy and got a therapist who used to be a catholic nun and seem to totally understand the bondage, thoughts that I had. She also told me that Greasespot was a good place to come for healing.

The great part is that I've remarried to someone that wasn't in TWI and I'm not any better than he is....

I had to take a leave LOA from my job because my diabetes was so bad and my body was starting to shut down. During this leave I was keeping my eye out for another job and was offered one which I accepted.

Today, my husband and I were going to go out for ice cream to celebrate the new job and how well I was doing. Which was pretty exciting. On my way out I fell down the stairs outside and couldn't get up. It was pouring out raining and pretty cold. I couldn't get up and my husband had to call an ambulance. I don't think I had ever experience the pain quite like that.

I have a bruised back and muscle spasms galore and a twisted ankle.

When I got home the place that I thought I had a job at called and said to not come to orientation on Monday.

So its a double whammy. Please keep me in your thoughts and prayers. I'm rather depressed.

This aging thing is not quite fun, is it?

Oh, and they want me to use a walker....wtf????? That is for an old person!!!!!

Could you explain more about blogging? I'm not too familiar with it but do know a lot of people do it.

I'm wondering if you all would be interested in meeting at 4pm instead? I'm starting a new job working 3rd shift and this would give me time to sleep and enjoy.

Yes, it was very nice meeting 4 years ago. I didn't realize it was so long ago.

aawww thanks, Kimberly.

This came up because some people were complaining that members were incognito. I wanted to make a statement.

I don't really get on the internet all that much and if someone wants to google me thats ok with me. They won't find out too much unless you want to find out something negative from my ex-husband, who lurks here. I've learned not to be afraid. Life is too short to live in fear, especially since wasting half my life for a stupid cult.

Exactly, Waysider!!!!!

Who was I to think I was so self important?

Thanks, David....I didn't post that very well did I?

Maybe some people outside of MN might be interested?

LOL Hap...can you believe all the trouble we've had? Thankfully, this is a couple of hours away.

Thanks Hap. Its not for you as I said before.

To me I don't really care who finds me where. Why should I be afraid? I have nothing to hide.

Then maybe its something you don't need to do. Should we say its a personal choice? Maybe your not hiding your name because your afraid of twi. Maybe its a different safety to you. Whatever reasons thats ok.

I'm trying to make the point that we don't have to be afraid of twi. They are so small that it really isn't all that important. We make them as big as we want them to be. I am making the statement as I would in front of a room full of people and saying I am Vicki Davis and I'm ex twi and I'm not afraid anymore.

My reasoning to post this is that for some reason we all have been led to believe how important we are. People must know who I am because I was so wonderful. When we leave some people remember and some people don't. But the main thing is that we find out that twi was such a puny little thing. Here we thought it was so big but out in this huge world it was like a piece of lint or maybe smaller.

Why be afraid of something so itsy bitsy? And after all these years.......who really cares?

You all know me as Vickles but do you know who I am? For years I was afraid of telling who I was straight up because of what TWI or Waygb or whoever might do something. Or someone not like me because of the past.

But as testimony I am revealing who I am. Will the real me please stand up?

My name is Vicki Davis and have gone by Vicki Filion and Vicki Giegerich in twi. I am not afraid to say who I am.

Will the next person please stand up?