LesserAbe@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 months agoWhat's the longest line you've ever waited in?message-squaremessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up135arrow-down11
arrow-up134arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the longest line you've ever waited in?LesserAbe@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square89fedilink
minus-squaremx_smith@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoI was a professional line stander in DC for many years. I think the longest wait was probably close to 72 hours.
minus-squaremx_smith@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoIt was back in the 90’s and I think it was a senate hearing for Microsoft, so Bill Gates was there himself.
minus-squareNemo Wuming@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-28 months agoHe should have hired a professional like you too instead of waiting for that long.
minus-squaremx_smith@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoBill gates wasn’t there himself he was testifying, so many lawyers hire line standers to wait for them. It’s pretty cool cause it gives jobs to lots of people who couldn’t hold down a regular job.
I was a professional line stander in DC for many years. I think the longest wait was probably close to 72 hours.
What was it for?
It was back in the 90’s and I think it was a senate hearing for Microsoft, so Bill Gates was there himself.
He should have hired a professional like you too instead of waiting for that long.
Bill gates wasn’t there himself he was testifying, so many lawyers hire line standers to wait for them. It’s pretty cool cause it gives jobs to lots of people who couldn’t hold down a regular job.