I met Schroeder once when I was visiting a friend at Bethel. He seemed nice enough. We went to the meeting that Sunday at the congregation where most of the GB attended. I sat directly behind Schroeder and his wife. The public talk was one of the worst I had ever heard, and the WT study was boring.
I thought it was going to be like a super spiritual meeting but it was just blah. I was a bit surprised how lame the answers from the WT study were, even from members of the GB. No insight, no extra researech in their answers. I was also surprised that Al Schroeder spent most of the meeting out of his seat, doing what, I don't know. But definitely wasn't partaking of the fine spiritual banquet prepared by the Faithful and Discreet Slave.