tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post1326937600526006714..comments2024-03-26T12:05:58.591-04:00Comments on Freemasons For Dummies: Another One Gone: Savannah Scottish Rite Moves OutChristopher Hodapphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04201859873755654395noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-19320279358804350402020-05-25T15:54:27.571-04:002020-05-25T15:54:27.571-04:00Shame.Shame.David Bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14673241422745751614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-74012579475967421802020-05-13T11:00:31.834-04:002020-05-13T11:00:31.834-04:00NOW we're supposed to have 'open windows&#...NOW we're supposed to have 'open windows'? After fifty years of being shrieked at to seal our houses and businesses up like beer cans with multi-layers of insulation and triple-pane windows (<i>if you MUST have windows at all!</i>) that can never be opened, now we are suddenly confronted with the hilarious situation of not being able to rid our living spaces of an airborne pestilence. Never mind that opening the windows and airing out infected spaces has been the basic treatment to disinfect the entire world since the invention of walls. Perhaps the CDC will issue government approved bricks to hurl and bust out the inoperable thermopane windows to save us all.<br /><br />Funny how childhood asthma cases rose in the West with the introduction of sealed up houses and despite the near-total elimination of indoor smoking. But I digress.Christopher Hodapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201859873755654395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-44560951143241333972020-05-13T08:20:31.083-04:002020-05-13T08:20:31.083-04:00Another challenge is the ventilation systems of ex...Another challenge is the ventilation systems of existing lodges. Recirculating air is dangerous in the new virus era. Basic public health calls for fresh air and windows that open. The same air challenge applies to elevators and restrooms. Not only ventilation but surface cleaning is an issue. The virus on cruise ships was found still present 37 days after evacuation in some cabins. Bathrooms should be voice or ipad activated to avoid individuals touching controls. There are big legal liabilities to letting a building be used while knowing potential for infection. And in respect to those attending, the test is only good when given, and someone can get infected the very next hour without knowing it and be a carrier while thinking they have been found virus free.Bro. Paul Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435030965629467739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-61511649408638909212020-05-12T09:57:21.111-04:002020-05-12T09:57:21.111-04:00As I learn more of Freemasonry, I am disappointed ...As I learn more of Freemasonry, I am disappointed to see what has happened to its architecture. In this case, although its reuse is good for the building and its history, the building replacing it is bland and could easily be mistaken for a doctor's office. I would not feel compelled to become a member there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-790480898101119702020-05-10T08:36:36.700-04:002020-05-10T08:36:36.700-04:00Selling up of old loges is often "advancement...Selling up of old loges is often "advancement without the hardship": the consequences are the same...de Fluphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04826389407369296477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-17962593678866157462020-05-09T23:09:31.067-04:002020-05-09T23:09:31.067-04:00When our lodges are sold, if there is a profit, wh...When our lodges are sold, if there is a profit, where does that go? Seeing these beautiful testaments to our past disappear is painful. But we need to be giving men what they want and if we do they will come back and pool together and do great things. Fast raisings, no real ritual work and advancement without the hardship has contributed in some areas. In others we are not giving the soul of Masonry: Light that cannot be had in other ways. Sad.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334286961472301903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25683662.post-20669369873527385982020-05-09T20:00:15.909-04:002020-05-09T20:00:15.909-04:00The grand buildings we are now leaving were tremen...The grand buildings we are now leaving were tremendous advertisements for the Craft.Bro. Paul Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435030965629467739noreply@blogger.com