Cheryl wrote:
>
> "Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> Oh, yes, no shirtless, shoeless people at the table. No pajamas at the
>> table (all these are my mom's rules, not mine). Wait until everyone
>> is served before eating. Pass to the left. Don't pass things or
>> reach for things in front of other people. Say "please pass the
>> salt", not "gimme the salt". Say "May I be excused from the table?"
>> Say grace before meals. NO elbows on the table. Napkins and forks go
>> on the left of the plate; knives on the right, sharp edge inward, and
>> spoons to the right of that.
>
> Those were all our "rules" too! Plus one more. No hats at the table.
> Like ball caps. The elbows thing was one of my dad's biggest pet
> peeves. Later on in restaurants it was cell phones he absolutely went
> ballistic over.

I think your dad is someone I'd like :-)

Nothing wrong with having table rules... I think it has to do with being
a family time window.

Bob