It all begins on the night of November 18Th, 2006. I was working at TWC. It was a long eight hour shift. Had a $1,000 sale I was working extra hard to make an extra buck. Well while I was working I did know that the new Nintendo Wii was coming out the next day. On Friday there were massive lines for the PS3. So naturally there should be lines for the Wii. So while I am working I send Kim out to check on the lines. Best Buy had a line and there were only two or so people at Target. So in my mind Target was the place to be after work. It was about 9:45 when I arrived. Cold, so cold out. There was eight people a head of me in line. I knew that if I was going to make it all night I would have to be prepared.
The List
- T-Shirt
- Long Sleeve Shirt
- Sweatshirt
- Wind Breaker Jacket (water proof)
- Down Winter Jacket
- Jeans
- Ecco Shoes (Gortex)
- Wool Skull Hat ( skull for intimidation)
- Two sets of Gloves (winter, leather)
- Chair
- Two Blankets
- Backpack for of goodies to keep me awake
Now that is a list of supplies to be out all night in November. Yes it could be better but for short notice I think it kicks ass. So I get to my spot setup my chair and start talking with the guy next to me who is just wearing a light Timberland jacket and that is it. I was like man you should go in Target real quick and get a chair. He was like Nah, I'll be okay. I'm tough. Well from his accent I could tell he was a New Yorker. A real tough guy you know' Well instead of sitting and freezing I start the pacing, walking, anything to stay active. Not to long after arriving I give Amanda a call, and it wasn't a few minutes latter that Amanda is pulling up with her Entourage with my Hot Chocolate. She was going out parting.
Well I was feeling pretty good after that. Then an hour or so goes by. I start to get bored. So I call up Annaka aka Canadian Boy Slayer. After talking with her she decides to come visit me dragging along Cassidy. But before she does I ask if she can bring me some more supplies. At this point I am getting cold. My legs were frozen. As a good friend would she goes to my house for the extras, an even better wife Kim gets all the stuff together for me.
New List
- Down Blanket
- Socks
- Flannel Pants
I get my gear on and all of a sudden I am getting hungry. A hot cheese burger is sounding sweet about now. So as a homeless person would do I ask for one. Annaka agrees to get me one. This is where things start going down hill...
For one that cheeseburger had no cheese. That is brutal you know when you are craving something and you just can't fill that void. Well Annaka and Cassidy hung for a while till Cassidy got cold. It then turned into my time to bunker down, get situated and relax. I wanted to use the least amount of energy to stay warm. You know sitting in the cold is mostly mental, so it doesn't help when you have a guy from NY saying "Man is it fucking cold" every 5 minutes or so. Well then I break the cardinal rule when you're in an uncontrolled situation. I say "Well we will be fine just as long as it doesn't rain, staying dry is key" It wasn't more then 20 minutes later and it starts raining. What a nightmare. Now I am soaked, and cold with now umbrella. I put my down blanket in the car and try to tuff it out hoping it stops raining. It soon does and I pull out my blanket and try to just relax. I did end up taking two fifteen minute naps. Always to be woken up by the beer drinkers down the line saying "You're gonna pay $250 to play Donkey Kong, No Fucking way!"
So I couldn't help myself but I do it again. I call out and say well if it stays like this we will be fine. At least the wind isn't blowing around. Here comes my black cloud, the wind picked up blowing every ones traps and umbrellas. Lets just say I wasn't every ones favorite person right then. Hours went by like that and eventually I did make it through this experience getting a Wii 9th in line.
Special Thanks to : Kim, Annaka, Amanda, Cassidy. For you if it weren't for you I would be cold, sick, hungry, and most possibly dead.
