This Week in Lines: Persistence

by Jake Gallagher

9:08 AM Thursday October 2 — iPhone 6 Line at the SoHo Apple Store
Location: Still Greene and Prince
Length: Still sixty-four people
Weather: Still 63 and Partly Cloudy
Crowd: Still ninety-nine percent professional line-sitters
Mood: Still undercharged
Wait time: Still several hours
Lingering question: Still?

7:28 AM Friday, October 3rd — Cronut Line at Dominique Ansel Bakery
Location: Spring and Thompson
Length: Fifty-eight fad-obsessed foodies
Weather: 61 and sunny
Crowd: Enough leggings, hoodies, and Starbucks cups to confuse this line with the first day of PSL
Mood: Saccharine
Wait time: Thirty-two minutes
Lingering question: What is the Cronut-to-Instagram-Like exchange rate these days?

11:57 AM Friday, October 3rd — Gelato line at Eataly
Location: Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street
Length: Two scoops
Weather: 70 and partly sunny
Crowd: A couple that will not wait until noon for that first cone of the day
Mood: Impatient
Wait time: None
Lingering question: Why am I not eating gelato right now?

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