And Now We Come ......
......... to the next problem.
Hold Plate - hands required = one
Hold Glass - hands required = one
Eat Finger snack buffet/fork supper - hands required = one
Shake hands with other guests - hands required = one (See Note 1)
Note: 1
Total hands involved to wipe 'buffet stained' fingers of one hand before shaking hands with guest = two
If God had meant us to go to supper parties he would have given us four hands.
During the scoffing phase, I always try to position myself near to a table, window ledge or somesuch - problem arises when these are at the opposite end of the room to the drinks table!
Other problem is the current Mrs O-D (and all her predecessors) have an unfortunate knack of waiting 'till I'm about to tuck in before asking for a topup, regardless as to how recently I offered to recharge their glass - I think this is a girl thing, as most males of the species seem to get the glass recharged and then think about the food.
You know, guys and girls, until this thread started, I never realised how difficult it is to be a social lion! These are things Stradling never told us about.
O-D