... I did not sleep a wink that night... I actually wedged a chair against my F'n door and called one of my most respected peers, who from Jersey, has/does still deal with this type of people... a people I had always joked about.... having had no contact with... but suddenly, things became much more serious... thoughts of my wife and daughter back in Florida flooded my mind.
... as much as "idealistically" I wanted to be the person to "reform" this antiquated "parasite" of a union... my good friend helped me understand I was SERIOUSLY in over my head... I had been "chosen" by an opposition to the current leaders as a "figurehead" by which to express their agenda.... all while hiding behind me...
.....didn't take much convincing to talk me into declining the nomination that was coming the next day at noon...
