Emeryville
My neighbor left at four AM. That should have tipped me off. Of course, she manages a retail store, so that's why she got a head start.
In Emeryville, CA, not only did customers line up at the cash register, they were lined up outside waiting for OfficeMax, Circuit City, and Toys 'R Us to open.
I asked a woman how long she'd been waiting. She said, "Too long." And stared at the ground.
The only person who asked me anything said, "When are they opening?"
Most customers were stilll prowling for parking spaces. I don't know what the people in the two different fender-benders were waiting for once they realized they just got in a car accident.