On Monday, February 10, 2014 7:48:04 PM UTC-8, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 2/9/2014 8:56 PM, pltrgyst wrote:
>

> > Chick-Fil-A is closed on Sunday for the owners' religious reasons. I
> > lived in a state with strong blue laws as a kid. **** 'em.
> > -- Larry
>
> Personally, I wish more places closed on Sunday. Not for religious
> reasons, but it would give people a common day of to spend with the
> family or visiting friends. I grew up in the 50's and that part of life
> was better than it is today. We knew our grandparents and aunts and
> uncles more than kids do today.
>
> I never worked for a place that was open on Sunday, but don't let me
> stop you from doing so.

While the nuns cautioned us against performing "servile work" on the Lord's
day, they made exceptions for places of refreshment and amusement, believing
they helped the family relax and enjoy each other's company -- after Mass
of course.

One thing I miss from the 60s is when my father would take us for a Sunday
drive in the country. We would stop at a farm stand, then at a drive-in for
take-out, before having a picnic. I remember once having a delicious
Czech meal at the end of the drive. And when my brother made his First Holy
Communion, we took our grandparents, aunts, and uncles out to a roadhouse
for Sunday dinner. (My young uncle and I -- aged twelve -- selected the
all-you-can-eat fried chicken dinner. By the time we were through, the
nearby diners were marveling at the way we could put it away.)