D Joins the Union

Date: 12/2/2024

Surprised to see brother, D, with Tr, on some sort of ad hoc committee at the Union Hall. I was just looking for a bathroom. Walking through the membership centre where a meeting is taking form. The old man shouts, "H, going out for a smoke?" Haven't smoked for 2 years," I reply, walking to the washroom. I am wearing some hermit cloak but the belt end dips into the toilet while I stand up. Gross. I take the belt off and throw it in the waste basket. Now I will have no waste line. Upstairs, BigS is chairing a board meeting so V and I sit in. S is chatting with the old boys at the head of the table. I mention that my brother is now in the Union. S asks what he does. Road crew - small company, mostly paving. Mostly just in the Summer. Can't pave now with 4 feet of snow. Someone on Zoom objects that V and I are not Council members, so the meeting must be canceled. No quorum. S reluctantly agrees. I feel we were being used.