We are kindred spirits, then.
I am glad that climate does not exist where you are. Please forgive me for drawing that conclusion from your post.
I have heard this phrase repeatedly in the last two lodges I have been a member of, and it is used as a pejorative.
Concur on your Brotherhood observations...sadly.
In the last 10 or 15 years, I have experienced Lodges becoming more self-centered. The focus has been on the Lodge's program and what they can do to get Arrowmen to serve that program. I hope you agree this is a corruption of the purposes of the OA. I firmly believe