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I'm going to relate a peculiar story. Several years ago I was called out on a service call to a Masonic temple located in this large metro area downtown. It's a very old building, so old it has no central A/C so there are A/C window units. What I found striking is that this building was showing it's age with very little improvements having been done in several decades. While clean and tidy there was no indication whatsoever that any updates had been done to anything for decades, from the entrance lobby, to the stairwell, to the elevator, to the kitchen/dining area, everything in sight. It struck me that they had no money, and when it came to the project they were inquiring about it was related to me they had no money in the budget and there were no prospects for any money coming in to fund the project in question. My contact there was this one guy in his 70s (a Freemason of course) who was tasked with the everyday operation of the building. He likely received a stipend for doing this. His office was very cluttered and it was obvious he'd been there in that position for quite some time. He later asked me to come take a look at a problem at his house and it very was obvious he was not a man of means (his house was very cluttered, rundown, and he was a hoarder). Knowing what I know about the Masons I was VERY surprised that they had no money to keep up the building and it was in such a decrepit condition. I did not get to see their temple room which I was hoping to get to see.
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Originally Posted by Tumbleweed
