GATHERING GROUND:
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| Rein Pihel, Bart Nixon, Bill Wills, Norm Lapointe, Chet Biernat |
The morning started slowly with Jerry and Chet entering before the rest of the crowd, Norm followed shortly and we had coffee and conversation before ordering. Shortly after ordering, Fred enters and is then followed by Rein Pihel. With Rein our table was full and we proceeded to the closed room (still a limit on customers at Gathering Ground because of the new staff in training). OK, then Bart and Bill, Bart was North for a few months for the first time since 2019, good to see you Bart.
We all seem to be involved with volunteer jobs but Norm is the king with many locations having his presence to help with tech issues or just to provide social company for an hour to folks in places that get little or very little visitation from their family. Thanks Norm!!
The closed room also had six of the Hamilton Engineers for the first time since COVID, having their first post-COVID breakfast and enjoying the camaraderie and conversation.
Bill talked about some of the adventures of his recent trip to Arkansas. The Wills clan met to enjoy the summer and participate in the lake activities that his nephew has found. Bill found water skiing is now wake skiing and that was something that eluded his current capabilities so he quickly stated that he could easily get out of the water on water skis and ski around the lake. Getting out of the water was the same with skis as it was with the wake board. Bill decided to be the watcher in the boat that was cruising on top of the water and gave up the goal of standing on top of the water with skis or wake board.
As our senses become dull as we age, we contrast the odor of cigarettes today vs 40 years ago in vastly different environments. To think that many of us had sat in meetings 40 years ago with 50% of the people smoking, and no one even commented on the blue haze and odor of the conference room. Today, we catch a whiff of a smoker on an open beach and we glare to find the culprit and to move as far away as we can. The nose does not seem to be as affected as some of our other key senses, don't you know....
We all shared stories and senior moments when recalling our stories, good to have company going down this road.
~ Your scribe,
Jerry
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| With your scribe Jerry |
HAL'S NEW WHEELS:
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| Picture copied from Amazon website |
