As many of the children used buses to get to school, and the authorities were worried about their safety should the snow continue as forecast, we were told to have the children ring their parents to inform them the school was to be closed, then, when all had done so, we teachers were to go home also. The Eighmy's house was on a corner block, which meant I had twice the amount to clear. Salads are eaten before the main course, not with it. The entree is the main course, not the first course. People do not use a knife and fork to eat a meal.
Meat is cut up first, the knife is put aside, then the meal is eaten with the fork only.