Ah, that was fun! It was delightful to meet you all.
Given that I was the newest arrival to BsAs, I very much appreciated the helpful suggestions you gave me, and it was nice to be able to ask about tipping and table manners, since I was concerned about those.
About that elbows-on-the-table thing, you were correct. I was looking around at the breakfast buffet this morning, and some observed the forearms-only rule, but most had their elbows in the table with no shame, even some of the best-dressed. To think of all those times I had my knuckles rapped for that offense as a kid!