I eat well and maintain a healthy diet. Plus I exercise & lift more than most people I have even met. I don't mind having a couple slices of pizza, a donut in the morning and a coffee. It is fun.. You don't have to heat your car all night.. You heat it up for about half hour on full blast.. then you keep the doors/windows closed the rest of the night. There are a such thing as blankets/sleepingbags/pillows. Plus, Ill sleep whenever. midnight, 2am, whatever. It is for the fun factor, your right. SOmetimes people don't see fin in things, but I have brought numerous friends along and they ALL have confessed it was a blast. Anyway thats fine if you don't agree. It really is a lot of fun.
Well good, I respect your drive to eat right and exercise. I'm a strength and conditioning coach and I guess it irritates me when people get excited about food. Maybe I over stepped. Enjoy your fun but I think this time around I'll be sleep in my bed until I get my precious droid in my hands. Let us know how your adventure goes..
I guess, if you find freezing your ass off/using large amounts of gas to use the heat in your car, eating food that can give you 2000 calories in about three bites and being sleep deprived, fun.
A modern car burns roughly 1 gallon of gas for every 6 hours of sitting idle. WOW THAT'S LIKE, ALMOST 3 BUCKS!!!
If you're addicted to junk food that's not our fault, nor is it McDonald's fault... stop projecting your own issues onto other people. The rest of us can manage to make/find perfectly healthy food for the situation. Is it so difficult to pick up some fruit and nuts as a snack? Or make a sandwich and put it in a brown bag?
I pity anyone who has to suffer your presence in real life. Is your full legal name Debbie Downer, per chance?
A modern car burns roughly 1 gallon of gas for every 6 hours of sitting idle. WOW THAT'S LIKE, ALMOST 3 BUCKS!!!
If you're addicted to junk food that's not our fault, nor is it McDonald's fault... stop projecting your own issues onto other people. The rest of us can manage to make/find perfectly healthy food for the situation. Is it so difficult to pick up some fruit and nuts as a snack? Or make a sandwich and put it in a brown bag?
I pity anyone who has to suffer your presence in real life. Is your full legal name Debbie Downer, per chance?
I find it hard to believe most modern cars can idle for almost 4 days without running out of gas.
I find it hard to believe most modern cars can idle for almost 4 days without running out of gas.
Believe it! Although it really depends on the car...
Excessive idling can be bad in warmer weather (no air flow to cool, water pump not functioning at full capacity) but in the cold weather with the heat running it's perfectly fine. Police cars often have modifications to avoid damage caused by hundreds of hours of idling, but I doubt a night of sitting in the parking lot will do much.
Last edited by Droidood; November 5th, 2009 at 11:25 PM.
Same here with my VZ store. Called in just to check stock of the Droid and the lady took my info, VZ phone number, and even sent an e-mail confirming the hold. Possibly it has to do with the market. I do live in a small town in which half of it is below the poverty level so I am sure that helps (not the town, but getting a Droid). Still getting there when the doors open, I don't want to chance it.
Believe it! Although it really depends on the car...
Excessive idling can be bad in warmer weather (no air flow to cool, water pump not functioning at full capacity) but in the cold weather with the heat running it's perfectly fine. Police cars often have modifications to avoid damage caused by hundreds of hours of idling, but I doubt a night of sitting in the parking lot will do much.
I was a police officer for years, still in federal law enforcement, but we did not really have many mods for idling, yet they still went for a while. Also, in the military, I would sometimes sleep in my POV because the barracks got so dang loud so as you said, I would have no worries! Crank it up, get in some good movies and grub, and let us know how you like your new toy in the morning...after you wake up that is.
There's no way I'd camp for the Droid. I walked into a VZW store today and they bagged one up for me with my name on it. The guy gave me his card and said "call me tomorrow when you're ready to pick it up." So I think I'll stroll in sometime around the crack of noon. I did the whole camping out thing with the first iPhone and returned it within 2 weeks...yea, I hated it that much. But to each their own!
Last edited by blakepilot; November 5th, 2009 at 11:51 PM.
Nothing like waiting all night for the object of your desire only to play with it for a few minutes before succumbing to the overwhelming influence of sleep deprivation...
Just kidding, I love camping out but have only ever gotten the chance to do it on Black Friday
Isn't it true for any profession, any item, or anything in our world? a few ruin it for all. That is how our law is even made sometimes. Drinking ages, teen insurance rates any lots more. Sorry if I hurt your feelings, I don't like cops much.. but i do respect many as I know many. I have a problem with getting in trouble or having power trips based on traffic bs or things like staying overnight to get a phone. It has happened to me before. Are we really hurting anything? nope. But they think because they have a badge they are above us sometimes, but when in reality our country is run by every one of us, we just elect officials to appoint us. Its a flawed system sometimes but I still think its the best there is.
Anyway, you can write back but I think we should let this die after.
deal? haha
i like what a cop is supposed to stand for, just not what A LOT are doing these days.
Not to totaly side track the thread, but I do know a few cops, and they are basicaly PAID and/or trained to act that way. It helps keep people from trying to cause trouble with them right off the bat.
That being said though, there is nothing harmfull about camping out for something like this. I agree, it is a BLAST, and can be a great way to meet people. I waited for the midnight release of the Burning Crusade a few years ago and had a great time! I don't play WoW anymore, but I doubt I will ever forget that.
Nothing like waiting all night for the object of your desire only to play with it for a few minutes before succumbing to the overwhelming influence of sleep deprivation...
Just kidding, I love camping out but have only ever gotten the chance to do it on Black Friday
ahh good times .....got my ps2 ,zzzzz couple of years later.....got my xbox 360, zzzz .....a year later.....oh yeah ps3 has blueray and everything , zzzzz
in the morning :yes i just got my droid ,zzzz... DROID!!(weird robot voice). No sleeping with my Droid by my side
At the best buy store here in Greensboro nc. I am the only one here me and my friend and I am posting from an iPhone right now. It's my friend's and I will have some comparison videos posted to facebook and YouTube. Follow me on Twitter to see. @kingohearts2005.
At the best buy store here in Greensboro nc. I am the only one here me and my friend and I am posting from an iPhone right now. It's my friend's and I will have some comparison videos posted to facebook and YouTube. Follow me on Twitter to see. @kingohearts2005.
I am sitting out in the lot of my local Verizon. No one else in sight. Hadn't planned on coming this early but couldn't sleep anyway lol
Hey guys. I read all the updates in this thread. Very pleased to see other ppl in line. Its roughly 5 am and im in line with my chair. First one and only two hours sleep. I just couldnt sleep! My girlfriend is sleeping like a baby in the car still. About to make a coffee run soon. Oh and two of the managers who i have seen before were hanging outside last night and i told them about me camping. They smiled and said the first person in line gets something 'special'! im excited!
Hey guys. I read all the updates in this thread. Very pleased to see other ppl in line. Its roughly 5 am and im in line with my chair. First one and only two hours sleep. I just couldnt sleep! My girlfriend is sleeping like a baby in the car still. About to make a coffee run soon. Oh and two of the managers who i have seen before were hanging outside last night and i told them about me camping. They smiled and said the first person in line gets something 'special'! im excited!
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