Las Vegas Picket Reports

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Subject: Picket, Vegas, 8/15/98
From: teddy@skylink.net

I was hoping that the little org and I could open up for another day of business together. But they changed the hours again, I suspect they open at 10am now, at least on Saturdays. Arrived at 8:55am, left at 9:25am. Did a 30 minute picket at an org that was not even open for business yet.

I had my shoulder bag with me. In the shoulder bag was that envelope from Sweden. In that envelope were my copy of the NOTs.

After leaving the little org I drove by the big org to do a vehicle count. 11 vehicles! That's an impressive number.

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Subject: Picket, Vegas, 8/18/98
From: teddy@skylink.net (Ted Mayett (KOX))

The big org and I opened up for another day of business together. There is something special about doing this, something Fresh and Pure about opening for another day of business together. I arrived at 8:41am, which made me the first one there. As the minutes ticked away I watched and counted as vehicles arrived. the last vehicle arrived at 9:05am, the others had arrived before 9am.

At first there was an air of depression, sadness, and poverty around the org. It seemed like it was going to be a Nothing sort of day. :( And then things changed! Suddenly it was apparent that the Tech was In, that the stats would continue to rise, that the org was experiencing unparalleled expansion. Suddenly there was an air of affluence and energy around the place. Yes indeed, at 9:05am, when that 4th vehicle pulled in, you just knew it was going to be another great and fantastic and best yet day of business at the Church of Scientology of Nevada. Scientology is Expanding

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Subject: Picket, Vegas, 8/19/98
From: teddy@skylink.net (Ted Mayett (KOX))

Little org, 1:50-2:20pm, vehicles 5, temperature 100, one vehicle left and another arrived in that 30 minutes. They closed the curtains at 2:01pm, I'm sure that was a long 11 minutes for them.
Attention clams. I have cameras ready to go, some of the neighbors have been alerted, please do a picket where I live. I need the pictures. If you need the street address just call me, 702-696-1966.

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Subject: Picket, Vegas, 8/29/98 From: teddy@skylink.net (Ted Mayett (KOX))

Arrived at the little org at 12:20pm, vehicle count was 1. So I did a few laps and suddenly felt rather stupid picketing a business with only one vehicle parked there. Started at the big org at 12:40pm, vehicles 12. Carried my NOTs with me, left at 1:05pm, uneventful.

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Subject: Picket, Vegas, 8/31/98
From: teddy@skylink.net (Ted Mayett (KOX))
Little org, vehicles 4, 6:34pm, 10 minutes, uneventful. The courseroom curtains were wide open, not a student in sight.

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Subject: Picket - Vegas - 9/5/98
From: teddy@skylink.net (Ted Mayett (KOX))

A small picket just ended at the big org here. Arrived at 12:30pm, 30 minutes, opening vehicles 8.

Something interesting... There were 2 ot's out there, Holly Roubles - the #3 that likes screaming "fuck-you" in the street. And Val Garcia - #5. Neither one of them ever spoke a word to me, the interesting thing is that I was walking right next to them as they were talking to org people. Holly gave me an obligatory sneer once and then went inside. Val was sitting in the passenger seat of a car waiting. And now it is just Val and I out there, and I am walking back and forth, and with every trip past the car I would get closer... then closer... then closer. A little bit each time. Now I'm so close to him that I can reach out and pinch his cheek lovingly if I want. Val realizes this and uses OT Powers to correct the situation... he rolled up the car window. Eventually Val and the car and all the people are gone, and it is just me on an empty street picketing.

I still remember that first picket I ever did, my knees were shaking and sweat was pouring off of me I was so afraid. Then the fear gave way to anger and verbal abuse at them, then it was enjoyable to taunt them. And now a picket is just something to do, like picking up a phone to make a phone call, a picket is just something to do to slow down the money used for harassment. Of course, if you were to ask a scientologist, they would say that pickets increase stats. And GOSH, the evidence clearly indicates that pickets bring stats up.

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Subject: Vegas picket, 15 sep 98 - From: teddy@skylink.net (Ted Mayett (KOX))

Little org, 5pm, 30 min, vehicles 6.
They did not close the curtains today. Some of the present students have seen my sign for over a month now. The price does not bother these people. Perhaps prices should be raised in vegas.

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Subject: Vegas picket, 19 Sep 98 - From: teddy@skylink.net
Arrived at the little org at 11:45am.
At 11:55am the vehicle count doubled! I figure they had called for reinforcements. Uneventful, left at 12:20pm, the vehicle count was still at 2.

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Subject: Picket, Vegas 26 Sep 98 - From: teddy@skylink.net (Ted Mayett (KOX))

It was a two org kind of day. Big org 1:30pm, opening vehicles 11, uneventful, 30 min. Then the little org for 10 minutes, vehicles 1. Had my picture taken *again* by Janne Bjork.

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Subject: Vegas picket, 28 sep 98 - From: teddy@skylink.net (Ted Mayett (KOX))
Little Temple, 3:36pm, vehicles 3, 10 min, uneventful. They did not close the curtains this time.