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40 - Wednesday, March 27, 1985 - North Shore News

The sanctity of noon hour

by: Judith
Martin:

What really itks. me. ‘are

make business calls during

the ‘lunch hour. I have had © |

calls ° that took up a good

= part ‘of my--greatly needed
- hinck ‘hour from people who

could easily have postponed
the’ ‘call for another hour or

in fact, have . ‘never

_ received ‘a- call: “during lunch
“ ‘that ‘could: . not: have: been
_ postponed ee

“Personally,

; what

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- EAR MISS MANNERS — I work on the
J) icra staff of a national magazine. |
r usually have busy, hectic days, and I always
appreciate the chance to unwind and relax
somewhat during the 60 minutes of my lunch hour.
[ usually bring a sack lunch and enjoy it and a bouk
(I mean to say that I read the book, of course) at

my desk. .

‘When I make business
calls, I alwnys take the trou-
ble to consider what time it
is at the receiver's end of the
line. Even with my busy day,
this has never hampered any
of my plans or dzadlines. 1

mye think it’s only a matter of

decent, common courtesy.
Is it asking too much for

“people to be a little more

considerate during business
hours? They can call me at
any other time of day ~ but
that lunch hour is sacred!
GENTLE READER —
Miss - Manners
“chas never had a business call

at any*hour. that could not. §
‘have been postponed, most #

of them indefinitely. She has

been working her litle heart
-, out to persuade peopie that
.. letters

are more effective

. than calls, and tries to make’.
“a point of vacationing only

‘in places that still shut down
from” i\-p.m.

need , for a. full lunch hour,
including ‘an afternoon nap.
Unfortunately, this coun-

try isnot one of those, Not.

only do people ‘do business

‘all. day, but those.who do

consider lunch sacred have
not come to an agreement on
time lunchtime is.
Noon? | p.m? Miss Manners
knows an industry where
people come'in at. 10 a.m.

Supply —

‘to 4: pm. J
'. because ‘they ‘recognize. the
the inconsiderate people who.:..:

but keep the morning sacred

in erder to make lunch dates
and reservations; eat from
12:30 to 3:45 p.m., and
don’t feel like doing business
in the afternoon.

She is not suggesting that
you,, with your humble lunch
and charming literary com-
panion, are of that sort. She
only wants to make the point
that your hope of training
others to your particular
habits is hopeless. .

However, your problem is
not. You need merely train
yourself to refrain from
answering the telephone dur-
ing lunch. After all, if you
had gone out, the call would
have gone unanswered, and
the. world would probably
have gone around just as
fast.

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DEAR MISS MANNERS
— Our daughter will be
married in church, followed
by a buffet reception in a
private club. We expect
about 200 guests. The chub
fics a security guard.

‘We are told that often-
times, people do not respond
to an R.S.¥V.P., then show

up at the wedding and recep-
tion, causing problems for
the caterers. Is it proper to
include a notation ond the
invitation that states, under
the R.S.V.P. line, ‘‘Admit-
tance to the buffet reception
will be limited only to guests
who acknowledge and accept
this invitation’'?

Miss Manners sympathizes
with your anticipated anger
at ill-mannered people.

The most you can do to
shame them is to call them a
few days before the wedding
to say how sorry you are

that they will not be present.

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