Right now, at the Stockton Best Buy, people are standing in line. More accurately they are sitting in line. The line began to form on Tuesday and those brave warriors plan to be there until the store opens Friday morning. The reason for the insanity? The Playstation III goes on sale Friday morning.
I’d stand in line to feed my family.
I’d stand in line to get a job to feed my family.
I’d stand in a short line to see a movie or ride a thrill ride at an amusement park.
I’d stand in line to read just a few more words about Chipper.
I’d stand in line if the Guitar Center was giving away expensive guitars.
I can’t see standing in line for four days (taking the days off I presume) to purchase a video game system.
I do realize that what is important to one person is not important to another. Then again, I’m just an old fuddy dud.
It might be fun to guess what it would take for each of us to stand in line.
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November 16th, 2006 at 9:21 am
There are few things that I’d stand in line for at this point in my life. But I did stand in line a couple of years ago for a guitar give-away at GC. Wouldn’t do it again, though. I would stand in line to marry Janice again. How’s that for thick and syrupy?
November 16th, 2006 at 9:25 am
I meant to add, a new 99-cent store opened in Long Beach today. They were giving the first 9 people in line an iPod for 99 cents. I would not stand in line for that, but a lot of people were spending a COLD night on the sidewalk for an iPod. On another front, the sheriff’s department was called in at a Wal Mart here in the southland to quell a near-riot over the arrival of 20 Playstation III to that store.
There are some who would stand in line to spit on my grave!
November 16th, 2006 at 9:37 am
Free airline tickets. And getting through security at the airport when using the free airline tickets.
I’ve done it for crossing the border into ex-Soviet countries.
And maybe for getting the perfect present for someone. But I wouldn’t spend the night doing it unless it was really, really warm and I was with some really fun people.
November 16th, 2006 at 11:39 am
I would stand in line to buy more sunglasses for Chipper to “engulf and devour.”
I did stand (and camp out) in line for tickets to the first Orlando Magic vs. Boston Celtics game to see Larry Bird.
November 16th, 2006 at 12:15 pm
I got in line at 5 a.m., while very pregnant, to stand in 90 degree weather for a good part of the day, to watch game six of the Blazers vs. Lakers, year 2000. The game seven loss was the beginning of a new era of which we are not fond, and from which we are just beginning to see the light again.
I’d stand in line for a lot of free things - tickets to see U2, airline tickets, good chocolate…
November 16th, 2006 at 12:51 pm
I’d stand in line to get to meet all of you in person……..
I’d stand in line to receive a medical cure for some people close to me…..
Getting syrupy here, so…….
I’d stand in line to check out at the grocery store because I frequently do it or at the Department of Motor Vehicles, etc………..
I have stood in line to get my layaway from Walmart at Christmas, but wouldn’t do it again………..
I’d wait in line to get gas for 99 cents a gallon…………….
I’d wait in line for hours to get to share a meal with a special person…….
Oops, I’m getting syrupy again, so I’ll stop!
November 16th, 2006 at 12:58 pm
Randy, years ago I lived in Stockton when Blue Chip stamps were given to shoppers, saved and then redeemed for gifts. One day while my wife was exchanging some stamp books for something she wanted I stood off over to the side and just leaned against a counter. I was day dreaming (probably planning a sermon to scare the brethern with) and in a world of my own. Finally, I looked around and a long line had formed behind me. I hated to tell them they were lined up behind somebody that wasn’t going anywhere.
November 16th, 2006 at 1:24 pm
Of course I stood in line for Rolling Stones tickets, and it rained the day of the concert, and I caught pneumonia, and to this day have bronchial problems.
I’ve waited in lines in 2nd and 3rd world airports with chickens and cattle wondering why I bothered to take a shower when obviously no one else had, and no I did not wonder why people were trying to leave those countries.
Not a big fan of lines but I’ll probably be standing in one at the pearly gates, given the alternatives, while the rest of you are ushered past the velvet ropes by Peter the Bouncer.
November 16th, 2006 at 2:20 pm
Loved Clif’s “line” experience!
I’ve had friends back in the south stop their car along the side of the road and start looking up into the sky. Soon, numerous cars were stopped and everyone looking up, having no idea why they are looking up. Then the friends get back in their car and drive off leaving a line of people staring into the sky.
November 16th, 2006 at 3:21 pm
I have stood in line overnight on three different occasions. All three had “Star Wars” in the title.
I would stand in line to see Pink Floyd. Or Eric Clapton again.
I recently stood in line for 5 hours to meet Bruce Campbell.
I don’t mind lines so much. They give me a good chance to read. I recently started taking allergy shots again. The nurse told me I would have to wait a half hour after each shot to see if there was a reaction. She told me that apologetically. I asked if I could stay longer if I was finishing a chapter.
By the way, I’m not very quick. I just realized why I can’t read your blog first thing in the morning like I used to be able to. I thought you had changed your schedule. I just figured out that you changed your coast.
November 16th, 2006 at 4:42 pm
For me its all about the atmosphere. If I can choose who stands in line with me, and if I have access to food, drink, bathroom and the weather is good…I may stand in line indefinitely. Eliminate any of the above…not gonna do it. David is working part time at Best Buy until he finishes college…he has had more than one customer offer him bribes.
November 16th, 2006 at 10:25 pm
Ahhh… Playstation III. Brings back such fond memories of the Furby craze of 1998. We had a real genius assistant manager in our district that thought it would be a good idea to distribute Furbys by throwing them into the crowd. There were broken legs, ribs, careers….
I don’t like standing. I’d sit in line for a few things. I enjoy lines because I get to study people. For example, I’ve noticed that personal space matters less the longer you stand in line. The closer to the front of the line you are, the more packed in the people get. If the little line corrals aren’t there it also starts to bunch up into a ball. I think it gives people the sensation that the line were moving.
November 17th, 2006 at 7:16 am
Years ago I stood in line for several hours, with good friends to see the Exorcist,(I know!), the Rolling Stones, and to get into the infamous Altamont concert. Would probably stand in line, not overnight, to get the perfect gift for someone I love. Most recently, stood in line for hours to have a very ill child admitted to the emergency room, and I would stand in line again for her anytime, anywhere. (there’s syrupy for you)