When we got our first television set, in 1958 – we were the first people in town to get a set. So, every night, about the time that we were ready to sit down for supper, all sorts of friends, neighbors and relatives would suddenly “drop in.” We always invited them to have dinner with us. Even though we never had much, in small rural towns it was considered bad form not to ask sudden guests to stay for supper. But they always said that they had already had supper and would just sit in the living room and watch television until we were finished. Then, about the time that the news was coming on, they would announce that they had finished whatever business they had stopped by to take care of – and leave!
When we got our first television set, in 1958 – we were the first people in town to get a set. So, every night, about the time that we were ready to sit down for supper, all sorts of friends, neighbors and relatives would suddenly “drop in.” We always invited them to have dinner with us. Even though we never had much, in small rural towns it was considered bad form not to ask sudden guests to stay for supper. But they always said that they had already had supper and would just sit in the living room and watch television until we were finished. Then, about the time that the news was coming on, they would announce that they had finished whatever business they had stopped by to take care of – and leave!