What's the longest you've ever waited in line?

[NJmaverick]

Why did you wait that long?

[Heidi]

1. Two hours about five years ago to renew my permanent residence permit.

Italy's immigration department has a nice system where you can take a number, estimate from the number of people in front of you how long your wait might be, and retain your place in line while you go do errands or something. Unfortunately, Switzerland has no such system.

[NJmaverick]

2. That's not too bad, I waited that long for a ride at an amuzement park once

then the ride lasted less than 2 minutes and I have never gone to another one since.:hi:

Slightly off topic, how many different countries have you lived in?

[Heidi]

3. I would never wait in line that long for a chance to get motion sickness.

:rofl:

I've visited a lot of countries, but I've only lived in two. :hi:

[Roon]

13. That's exactly why I gave up on amusement parks

We have an amusement park very close to where I live and my ex and I got season passes one year. It was so cool!! We would wake up, get baked,then go to the park and ride a few rides really quick before the park got full.When the lines started to form, we would just leave and come back the next morning. Very pricey for the season passes but so worth it.

Now, I don't go at all.

[NJmaverick]

14. It seems like most parks have worked to try and amuse people on the long lines

instead of working to reduce the lines. I found that concept insulting

[Roon]

15. Yeah, just like Disney world/land

eom

[Captain Hilts]

36. We were in line for the submarine ride at Disney World and dad yanked us out

with "you've ridden a real one."

We still wanted a ride on the fake one.

[Moondog]

4. About 3 1/2 hours.

To get a flight out of Heathrow to Dulles. I waited because I needed to get back to DC ASAP.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. I think it was two and a half hours for the Batman rollercoaster at Six Flags.

I remember after the two minute ride everyone on the coaster started chanting "Do it again! Do it again!"

[NJmaverick]

8. Doesn't that make you want to never come back?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

18. Actually, somehow it added to the fun of it all.

The ride had just opened up so hence the super long lines. And the fact the line was so long kinda built up the excitement for me. As I recall the ride was actually pretty good, so it wasn't a total waste....that was a pretty fun trip to Six Flags. Didn't get back until 3:30 in the morning.

[Dappleganger]

6. Multiple Harry Potter movie openings...

we're gluttons for punishment, what can I say?

[NJmaverick]

7. How long were the waits?

[Dappleganger]

16. Most of the movies opened at midnight

and I remember one was a 6+ hour wait.

We also once waited in line for more than 9 hours to get our kids into a limited number of opening for summer camp. That was a huge mistake because they hated it.

[SKKY]

9. Several hours, probably 5 or more...

...it was for Duran Duran tickets.

[NJmaverick]

10. "Duran Duran" that brings back memories

:hi:

[SKKY]

24. It was for the "Strange Behaviour" Tour...

...The "Notorious" album. My favorite of theirs to this day.

[SCantiGOP]

11. about 16 hours

When I was a student at the University of South Carolina in the early 1970s we were ranked in the top 5 in basketball. It was very rare to have a game on Sunday, but we were ranked #4 and playing #2 Marquette. We got in line about 5pm to pick up tickets the next morning at 9am. Actually, it wasn't in line; everybody had blankets and sleeping bags and it was a big party. USC hit a shot at the buzzer to win the game.

[NJmaverick]

12. Was it worth it?

[SCantiGOP]

32. absolutely

That was back in the good old days when the cops didn't really hassle students. Atmosphere was like a rock concert with joints being passed around, coolers of beer, etc. And, we won the game.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

17. 10 hours to get a parking permit in the freezing cold

I fucking hate Denville.

[NJmaverick]

19. They didn't have a place you could wait inside?

I had a great aunt that used to live in Denville. I used to visit it all the time as a kid. Very nice area, lots of trees and lakes.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

20. No, Denville keeps us lined up outside the municipal building in December like animals

And since the whole town is one-hour parking, you HAVE to get one of a very limited # of permits, if you don't want daily parking tickets.

We'd line up at 10pm, and they wouldn't let us in until about 7 or so. It would actually turn into quite the drunk fest outside the municipal building. I'm glad I don't work in downtown Denville anymore.

[Raffi Ella]

21. almost 2 hours

to vote for Barack Obama~ :7

I waited for over an hour to vote for Hillary in the primaries.

[NJmaverick]

22. You must live in a Democratic dominated district

I live in a Republican leaning district, so my wait was just 5 minutes.

[Orsino]

23. I'm not sure how long it was, or when it happened...

...but I'm certain that I was in the Army. x(

[Iggo]

25. All night. Many times. Concert tickets. (n/t)

[Captain Hilts]

26. Boone Clinic on the Naval Amphibious base, Va. Beach and registering Visa papers in Moscow. nt

[NJmaverick]

30. You lived in Moscow?

[Captain Hilts]

35. In 1993. nt

[NJmaverick]

39. What was it like back in those days?

how did you come to live there?

[Captain Hilts]

40. Did you serve time there too? I was doing graduate work. I first visited

in 1980, so I had a brief time to see it at its grayest.

I was there for all the riots, mafia gunfights, and the shooting of the parliament building. I met Yeltsin in the McDonald's next door to Central Telegraph.

I'll say this: the most important thing I learned was the value of 'order'. There was no effective garbage collection. Folks just made piles and set it on fire. There were always open flames around. There was no effective police protection. No effective fire department. There were roaming packs of disgarded dogs. I learned to sleep through the mafia gunfights. In the dark months they'd shoot red flares into the sky so that they could see what they were shooting at.

It was a living laboratory for a political scientist.

But it made me understand how 'Democracy' is a synonym for 'chaos' to a lot of folks, who'd choose order over chaos any day. The US's forcing Democracy on folks is insane.

What a relief the modest foreign policy of the Obama Admin is.

[NJmaverick]

41. No I didn't,, I was just curious

and to be honest I am glad I asked. Your story and perspective was quite interesting.:fistbump:

[unpossibles]

27. not the longest and technically not a "line"

but I'd say three to four hours in the ER with a bleeding head wound was the worst wait.



<sarcasm>good thing we don't have that evil socialized medicine!</sarcasm>

[NJmaverick]

28. That was certainly way too long of wait

yeah our system hardly is worth protecting

[Rhythm]

29. 4 hours for concert tix, but totally worth it.

Some friends and i went to several shows on Queensryche's "Empire" tour, most of which had been general admission seating. The only one that wasn't was to be the one in Charlotte, so i went to the mall at 6am to wait for the TicketBastard window to open at the music store.

There were about 500 people waiting by the time the store was about to open, and the management decided to do a 'lottery' to setermine line position. I had been 7th when i had arrived at 6am. At 9:55am, my position was moved to 12th. Still good enough for 4th row center seats!

[Rambis]

31. Grateful dead

lines upon lines of vehicles as the 57 ford school bus was not swift. Neither is the new 1982:)

[NJmaverick]

33. OK, I guess I don't know enough about the Dead

to know what you just said.:blush:

[Rambis]

34. Lines were a way of life

especially near the end when every knucklehead in the world wanted to come to the dead to party. Lines of cars to get into any venue, lines to get out were worse as it took hours to clear the parking lots sending thousands of drunk, stoned, tripping people out on the local highways. Bathroom lines forgetaboutit.

[NJmaverick]

37. Sounds pretty rough

and the sending stoned people on the highway... :wow:

[Sigh Sister]

38. Five hours for a John Kerry rally

It was brutal but worth the wait.