I know! How do you fix a “budget” for a begging limit?

“Your budget has been approved by COB! You can now beg for _______$ !

LAUGHTER!

As is so often the case, this is propaganda by redefinition of terms.

What it means is that Miscavige’s Minions ™ have put together a grand plan (of the same order of magnitude as the renovations planning — over the top insanity) and have gotten this “approved by COB.” The Buffalo ED is then told: “Fabulous news. COB had personally worked out what your org needs — an amazing Non E program. The exact planning and budget for this is now approved. Send the money, all of it, and you can start.”

Marc — thanks so much for adding your first hand knowledge. Much appreciated.

When the replacement screen was being installed a few months later we wanted to make sure the new screen did not get burned up. The Gold Rep told us that the duct had been moved but it would not be a problem no matter what as the org had not paid the heating bill for a month or so! Most of the Reges were sitting in their cars with the heat on to make phone calls. It was too cold inside the org to function!

This was after listening to Dave tell us about how his “new” orgs would be awesome. I remember it very well. I slaved away on all these things that were essential to planetary expansion according to Dave. The new Briefing Course was going to blow the lid off Scientology expansion. And KTL & LOC. Let’s not forget the new L’s HGCs, Sandcastle, Dianetics How-To, VHS PSA, Cassette PSA’s, DVD’s, CD’s, VM Tents,
Renovating the FH the 7th time, the Super Power building, Universe Corps, Div 6’s, Tech Film, Public Films, Tv’s, Look-Listen in, new Mark VII, New Mark V, new Quantum, new cans, new books, TV Ads, Radio Ads, IAS videos, the New LA org, AO, ASHO, New LA Org Test Center, the more new LA Org, Renovated LA Org Test Center, blah blah blah.

In October 2004, I had a chance to see one of these “new” orgs for myself with all of the “fruits of expansion” of my many years slaving. I went to San Fransisco and had to check out one of the Tech film rooms. I had been in tech film rooms all over the world since the early 1990’s. The single biggest problem with working on a Tech Film room during the day was squeezing in for a few minutes and not disrupting the students that were lined up to watch films. In most orgs, we would just come in during the night as we’d have plenty of time while the org was closed.

When I walked into the San Fransisco – easily the emptiest org I had ever seen, in the middle of the day, there was a single person in the course room and he was not about to watch any films! He was a div 6 student but there was no Div 6 super so he just studied in the Div 4 course room because they at least had a super but no students! The few staff that were there assured me that I could take my time in the film room as they had not been showing any films anyway!

Stevens Creek and Los Gatos were also practically empty as well. These were all just months after they had their “Grand Openings”. After Spain, Stevens Creek, Los Gatos, San Fran, Buffalo, New York, & Joburg it was clear the party was over.

I left in January 2005 after 15 years working at the Int Base. Best thing I ever did!

Any lurkers reading this should know – your life will get much better as soon as you stop betting everything you have on the horse that loses year after year. A couple of billion dollars has not helped

Marc

P.S. Dave Miscavige’s primary objective for the AV systems were that not one single “staff” person talk to a new public! Machines will do the work! Dave is building his own personal SkyNet one org at a time!