From: "BigErn" Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology Subject: BIGERN TAKES TO THE STREETS WITH LEAFLET!! Date: 9 Sep 1997 16:04:40 GMT Organization: BigErn Lines: 63 Message-ID: <01bcbd39$892489f0$b81cefcf@master> NNTP-Posting-Host: news.newsdawg.com X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1161 Hi all. Following the example of several other's here on ARS, I wanted to do a picket, but unfortuneatly the closest org to me is in Phila, which is about 1.5 hours away. Given my work schedule that would be tight. Anyway, let me preface all this by stating that I have a bit of a weight problem. I actually (2 mo's ago) weighed in at 300+! However, I'm a big guy and carried it very well (being Italian helps!). Still, my fiance and family were becoming concerned for health reasons. I started lifting weights. I also knew I needed to do something aerobic so I started walking. After a few weeks I worked into a routine where I'd get up at 5:00 and walk/jog around my neighborhood for about a half hour as well. I'm down to 284, lost an inch and am really making progress! No Hubbard tech either...but I guess as my body thins out the bt's will have to look for greener pastures."I'm outa here!" Anyway, last Thursday night I had an idea. I stayed late at work and ran off about 100 photocopies of the Xenu leaflet (no color tho...sorry!). I took these with me on Friday morning and, while doing a great fat-burning workout I deposited a flyer in each mailbox. It was early enough that no-one noticed. Plus, the extra driveways helped with my workout too. I made sure to step in place as I deposited it (didn't want to bring down my heart rate, you know!). Saturday I did the same, and like God himself I slept in on Sunday, and did the same on Monday. Each time I'd vary the streets. Tuesday morning, however, was a wrinkle. As I walked, I passed a couple of kids (2 guys and a girl) looked like juniors or seniors) waiting for the school bus (this was about 6:30 - I slept in a little). They saw me as I was walking. I waved hello, and one of them noticed my little bag o' flyers. "Hey" said the one guy. "You're the one giving these out?" "yup" I said, panting. "We got one" he said, and pulled it out of his school bag. "I was taking it to school to show my teacher. Is this stuff for real?" "Yup " I said, still panting. "You must think I'm pretty weird to be doing this". "No." He said. "Why are you doing this?" "well, I've got some friends in it and I was in it briefly. It's really evil. " I then explained how to get on the internet and search for stuff about it. I then wandered off. A few minutes later I passed another house and some women outside called to me. She was very polite, and asked me if I wouldn't put junk mail in her mailbox anymore. I said ok. She read it, right? Any other ideas? After I get my neighborhood, that should count for about 500-1000 homes. I don't want to go outside the neighborhood, but then I'm out of a good workout! By the way, if everyone did the same you could probably do more damage than picketing the org. A few hundred copies at a staples only costs a few bucks. Unless you live someplace secluded you could always find homes. And lord knows we could use the exercise. Ernie -- Great Googly Moogly! email address: ernie@really.net My opinions are probably not those of my employer. I don't really know since I didn't ask.