who's sending them? Headquarters, Limbs, local "twigs"?
considering waygb and all, they probably have my address.. I'm not entirely anonymous here..
maybe they want to trim up their mailing list.. is that it? But I didn't think they really mailed anything to the "regular" rank and file.. cost cutting ya know. Have to save money for something more useful, like giving rosie's cats a perm, or something..
I'm SO disappointed! Nothing in my mail box. :( I did get renewal notices for the Way Rag for a couple of years. Apparently, I wasn't good enough for them but my cash was. Oh, wait, you probably knew that already, didn't you?! :P
don't understand. how can you be dropped from something of which you were never a member?
...I never got the inactive notice. I did sign a greencard about 30 years ago that said that i could take their Piffle class as many times as I wanted forever for no charge whenever and wherever it is offered...sort of like a legal agreement
I know its a huge waste of time but if I got in an ornery mood I might push the issue, This time I wouldnt be "holding my questions" or holding my tongue either.....
Let's see, I was never a member, but was expected to show up for every meeting, class,special event, or spur of the moment whim of the 'leader'. I wasn't a member, but I was to be 'fully committed' to the 'ministry'. That was supposed to be our 'ministry of reconciliation', not the 'Way ministry', at least on 'paper'. right. Then I get a letter as an 'advanced class' grad telling me I owe the 'Way ministry' my life-literally. But I'm still not a 'member'.
I'd have loved to get one of those letters. Reality is I was non existent to them , except as a cash source, and a warm body, and they never knew I was gone.
You know, when my local leadership sat me down to waggle his finger in my face and tell me I was "Mark and Avoid" and no longer welcome at any WAY function, I thanked him. (you should have seen the look on his face)
Now I realize I should have followed that up with, "Oh, and can you put that in writing, please? I want to frame it." I can just imagine the smoke that would have been coming out of his ears, lol!!!!!!
You know, when my local leadership sat me down to waggle his finger in my face and tell me I was "Mark and Avoid" and no longer welcome at any WAY function, I thanked him. (you should have seen the look on his face)
Now I realize I should have followed that up with, "Oh, and can you put that in writing, please? I want to frame it." I can just imagine the smoke that would have been coming out of his ears, lol!!!!!!
When I was "in" every once in a while we would get a list of inactive PFAL grads in our area that we would go out and talk to and try to bring back into the fold. I don't recall this happening since the 80's though. In the 90's twig leaders would periodically be given a list of names of inactive people to review to see if they really were inactive so that they could be purged from the mailing list.
I don't think that it would be too tough to locate me if they really wanted to send me a letter, even though I have moved three times since I was kicked out in 2001.
For a while, TWI was publishing the names of corpse who were dropped. Not in a nice way, mind you. I wonder if they get these notices too? After all, why miss a chance to rip open an old wound?
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waysider
Shhhhhhhh!
(I don't think they know I'm gone yet.)
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Ham
Are they actually sending these notices out? Wouldn't suprise me.. "we're still here, and we'll give you another chance to give us money.."
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Bolshevik
Apparently so.
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Ham
If they send me one I'll frame it..
who's sending them? Headquarters, Limbs, local "twigs"?
considering waygb and all, they probably have my address.. I'm not entirely anonymous here..
maybe they want to trim up their mailing list.. is that it? But I didn't think they really mailed anything to the "regular" rank and file.. cost cutting ya know. Have to save money for something more useful, like giving rosie's cats a perm, or something..
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Bolshevik
I hope to get a copy for ya ham, maybe next week. They've got it dressed up on their fridge or something.
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JustThinking
I'm SO disappointed! Nothing in my mail box. :( I did get renewal notices for the Way Rag for a couple of years. Apparently, I wasn't good enough for them but my cash was. Oh, wait, you probably knew that already, didn't you?! :P
So are the weasels using a form letter?
JT
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Zshot
I haven't received mine yet :(
Of course, I have moved a couple times and to a different state, and I forgot to send twi a change of address...
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potato
I don't understand. how can you be dropped from something of which you were never a member?
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shortfuse
XACTLY!
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mstar1
...I never got the inactive notice. I did sign a greencard about 30 years ago that said that i could take their Piffle class as many times as I wanted forever for no charge whenever and wherever it is offered...sort of like a legal agreement
I know its a huge waste of time but if I got in an ornery mood I might push the issue, This time I wouldnt be "holding my questions" or holding my tongue either.....
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Let's see, I was never a member, but was expected to show up for every meeting, class,special event, or spur of the moment whim of the 'leader'. I wasn't a member, but I was to be 'fully committed' to the 'ministry'. That was supposed to be our 'ministry of reconciliation', not the 'Way ministry', at least on 'paper'. right. Then I get a letter as an 'advanced class' grad telling me I owe the 'Way ministry' my life-literally. But I'm still not a 'member'.
I'd have loved to get one of those letters. Reality is I was non existent to them , except as a cash source, and a warm body, and they never knew I was gone.
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Jim
No, but I haven't received my SIT calender for quite a few years...
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You know, when my local leadership sat me down to waggle his finger in my face and tell me I was "Mark and Avoid" and no longer welcome at any WAY function, I thanked him. (you should have seen the look on his face)
Now I realize I should have followed that up with, "Oh, and can you put that in writing, please? I want to frame it." I can just imagine the smoke that would have been coming out of his ears, lol!!!!!!
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JustThinking
Bolshevik,
You got one? Are you able to post a copy? WIth your info blanked out, of course. Or just post the main content?
JT
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When I was "in" every once in a while we would get a list of inactive PFAL grads in our area that we would go out and talk to and try to bring back into the fold. I don't recall this happening since the 80's though. In the 90's twig leaders would periodically be given a list of names of inactive people to review to see if they really were inactive so that they could be purged from the mailing list.
I don't think that it would be too tough to locate me if they really wanted to send me a letter, even though I have moved three times since I was kicked out in 2001.
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JustThinking
For a while, TWI was publishing the names of corpse who were dropped. Not in a nice way, mind you. I wonder if they get these notices too? After all, why miss a chance to rip open an old wound?
JT
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Twinky
Too much like an admission of how bad the loss has been, JT.
Anyway, it's not so much who's left - but who's still around. That probably shouldn't take too long to type up.
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