What's the longest you've ever waited in line for anything? I was talking to a man who went to hear Obama in Virginia on the weekend. He said he waited in line for 3 hours. He told me a 40 year old lady in front of him fainted. Several other people also fainted and personnel brought them water.

Longest I've ever waited in line was 1.5 hours for a ride at Six Flags, must have been 95* but no one fainted.

Pepe's Pizza on Wooster St. in New Haven is reknowned for their brick oven thin crust pizza. My in-laws used to go there every couple of weeks and we'd usually go with them once a month. Waiting in line for an hour or more is not uncommon, the longest I've waited was an hour. They don't take names or reservations. I don't do well waiting in lines so I generally avoid them.

Jimmie's Seafood at Savin Rock in New Haven is close but at least there you can leave your name and go walk the boardwalk.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Life's too short to wait in lines. Most of the big chain restaurants around here have LONG lines every friday and saturday night, so we never go there. The up side is we also have some locally owned, very good restaurants where there is hardly ever a wait. A no brainer to me.

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95 SL500 Smoke Silver, Parchment 64K
07 E350 4matic Station Wagon White 34K
02 E320 4Matic Silver/grey 80K
05 F150 Silver 44K

I remember in the '70's waiting for half a day in line for gas with my parents.

There were even guys pulling wagons behind their bikes selling food and drinks to people in line.

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Chad
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

6 hours.. for the last harry potter book


but it was like a party the whole time

~2.5 hours. Standing (solo) with luggage.

Budget Rent-a-Car counter at Miami International Airport.
The busiest day for travelers to MIA, and only 2 “rookie kids” working the counter.

I took the van over from the FBO when I should have paid for them to have a rental car waiting there.
(Another one for the “Stupid things people do…” thread I guess.)

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1980 300D - Veggie Burner !

2 hours at Outback Steakhouse on Mother's Day. Never again!!

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1985 380SE Blue/Blue - 230,000 miles
2012 Subaru Forester 5-speed
2005 Toyota Sienna
2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible
1999 Toyota Tacoma

30 minutes and I can't remember what for. 30 minutes is my limit.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Last night, I waited 3 hours to get home from DC to Occoquan. That's 10 mph average to you and me. I think 10 mph is about where my Ford idles. Used the long pedal on the right very little last night. By the end, people were so whipped, that nobody was even changing lanes. I was with my wife and daughter so I considered it family time.

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2009 E320 Bluetec 117,000
1995 E300D 306,000 Sold
1996 Ford Taurus LX 130,000 Sold
1985 300TD Still 225,000 Sold
2016 Ford Fusion 24,900

I waited 90 minutes once at LAX. And, it could have been three hours because they had no cars. I finally went upstairs to the "elite" line and paid another $10.00 per day for a Lexus GS300. I wasn't arguing the principle after 90 minutes and no options.

After 10 minutes, I usually abandon the line.........unless there are no good options.

I remember that, and I also remember how people were stealing gas using a Kentucky credit card all over.

I have a general policy that I don't wait in lines; unless I have no choice. I register my cars online, so no rubbing elbows at the DMV.
But the Doctor's office...who can control that waiting time? I try to get in early in the morning before other cases stack up.


But I will wait 15 minutes for a table if I really want to eat at a good restaurant and i have family with me. It would take 15 minutes to drive to another restaurant; so I'll wait instead of waste gas.

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"Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration...
don't Fail Us Now"

Life is too short to wait on (in) line to see a politician not named Churchill, DeGaulle, Roosevelt, Lincoln, Washington, or Jefferson!!!

Army in-processing I don't recall exactly how long but I was wishing my last name began with A, they did not get to me that day so I had to go back the following day.

My buddy Zachahrapoulas was bummed in a big way.

lol, nice one Howie.

I think the longest was about 2 hours, at the passport office.

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2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

"And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon