Moose Manners

[legalmoose]

If you are out for a meal, unless someone is in imminent danger of death or giving birth, no cell phone call is more important than the person with whom you are dining. 'ktknxbye.

Comments

[thespisgeoff.livejournal.com]

I'll take calls only if they're for later plan-making which include my dinner companion or if it's my mother on something other than a Friday evening. Otherwise? The phone is not answered.

Glenn answers his all the damn time when he's out with me - generally it's West Virginia business, but I freakin' hate it, and he's been chewed out for it more than once.

[discord35.livejournal.com]

I completely agree. If I'm having a nice evening with a friend of mine, the cell phone typically stays off the entire time. I also turn off the ringer on my wired phone if I remember to.

[jss]

In general, I agree. However, if I'm on-call for work (and they've sprung for the pager or cell phone to begin with), that call would take priority. But I would have advised my dinner companion(s) of that before the plans were made, so we've previously had the option to reschedule or cancel.