Take it outside!

Today, I attended a wonderful day at The University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) Counselor Day and toured their new Forensic Science Center and several other programs on campus.  UCO knows how to treat school counselors and every school in attendance received a $1,000 scholarship for one of their deserving students who will attend UCO.  What a great way to honor counselors and our schools.
I had an awesome time until the end of the day when I was in my last session.  A school counselor's OBNOXIOUS ring tone went off while Dr. Bryan Duke (one of my fav professors) was speaking.  Instead of apologizing and turning his phone off or onto silent he picked up the phone and answered it!  Thank goodness the person on the other end of the line had already hung up.  He then put the cell phone back into his pocket and we all thought that was over until five seconds later the OBNOXIOUS ring tone went off again.  Once again he picked up the phone and answered it!  I had an out of body experience and I leaned up to the counselor and gently told him he should really take it outside in the hall.  He was sitting right by the door and probably only had to take two steps to be outside the classroom.  I looked around and everyone sitting beside me all leaned over and thanked me.
Where have our manners gone???  I will be the first to admit I love my iPhone and I usually have it near me.   But, the first thing I did when I entered the Counselor Day today was to turn my cell phone on silent.   It is a common courtesy and respectful for those who are hosting you.  I realize we all sometimes forget to turn it on silent.  But, to answer it the second time while the professor was speaking was beyond my belief.
Lately, I have come to have a low tolerance for those who talk on their phone while grocery shopping when the store is packed and they aren't paying attention to what is going on around them.   Can we not stay off of them long enough to do our grocery shopping?  I have been guilty of calling home to ask if we have staple items (coffee creamer) that I want to make sure and buy but then I put the phone away and finish my shopping.
As adults how can we expect our children to use their manners and be respectful if we can't as adults?  We must first set the example if we expect them to follow.