This Week in Lines

by Jake Gallagher

5:26 PM Thursday, September 18th — iPhone 6 launch
Location: Greene and Prince
Length: An entire block
Weather: 75 and sunny
Crowd: Two hundred or so professional line-sitters, with a few fanboys scattered throughout
Mood: Undercharged
Wait time: One. More. Day.
Lingering question: Does the apple fall far from th… oh, fuck it.

9:02 AM Wednesday, September 17th — corner coffee cart
Location: Lafayette and Bleecker
Length: Six people. Four hard hats.
Weather: 57 and sunny
Crowd: Sluggish office workers alongside workers who built the offices.
Mood: As tepid as the coffee
Wait time: Four minutes
Lingering question: What is the correlation between September morning temperatures and iced coffee consumption?

1:46 PM Wednesday, September 17th — That fake coffee shop from Friends
Location: Broome and Lafayette
Length: Two hundred and thirty-seven people
Weather: 72 and sunny
Crowd: Far more diverse than the show ever was
Mood: Perky, centrally so
Wait time: Roughly five episodes, with commercials
Lingering question: I wonder how Tom’s restaurant is feeling right now?

Jake Gallagher is a writer for A Continuous Lean and other places.