Are you kidding????

Like a computer nerd would know what to do with a girl anyway! Visions of "Weird Science" keep popping into my head.

As for what I'd bring:
Food, water, sunscreen. And, the night before it opened, bust out a computer with a Lara Croft/Tombraider game. Probably distract all the geeks and get their spots in line!

This is classic. Granted it is still not official but you know it's coming soon. Apparently the European press is expecting the announcement of an upgraded 3G iPhone on Monday.

How mad are people going to be after standing in line for days, dropping $600 for the iPhone to hear an announcement Monday about an upgraded version available in a few months? Can the folks at Apple really be that dense?

http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/29/3g-iphone-for-europe-to-be-announced-monday/

After reading the comments given up to now, IMHO, LED is right on the money.

Keep in mind-we're discussing people who have more dollars than sense, uh, I mean, cents!! They are also people with too much time on their hands.

1st-I'd bring the camping equipment and other gear that I would use to go camping in the mountains for 4 days and I would set up my van for camping w/a generator and string of lights, a coleman 2 burner camping stove, a large pot, and a large portable table.

2nd-I'd get a "special events" business license that allows for the sale of beer and wine.

3rd-I'd stock up w/beer, wine, cokes, sprites, dr. peppers, mountain dews, bottled water, little debbie snacks, chips, keychain lights, collapsable canvas chairs, decks of playing cards, paper plates of jambalaya for sale.

That would double the investment pretty quick and you'd be laughing the whole time selling everything at twice what you paid for it.

Something else, I'd rent a porta-potty and make it available at no charge, but I would also have toilet paper rolls for sale!

A little OT, but last Saturday I waited in line from 7 am to 1pm for free tickets to SHAKESPEARE in the Park. My GF & I drove in from jersey; we packed a cooler with drinks, cold cuts, cheese, tomatoes, mayo & bread. We also had folding camp chairs, she had a magazine & a mp3 player & I had a book & my Playstaion Portable filled with music and 2 movies. I also had my EDC bag. In it I always carry a FAK, a couple of ponchos, a flashlight, a fire making kit, Deep woods off towelettes and handi-wipes...amongst other things. I had a folding knife(Emerson) with me as always. I think that I was pretty well prepared for what ever the day might've brought. It was a fun day, we ate, read, listened to music (ours & the flute player that was entertaining the line)& surfed the web on my playstaion(free wifi in the park).The ticket window opened at 1pm got our tickets for the show which starts @ 8pm, then took our stuff to the car. While we waited for the show, we went to the Museum of Natural History & after that went to Union Square for the farmers market. I feel that it was well worth the long wait in line. It was a wonderful show & a wonderful day with my GF. The gist of this post is, that somethings a worth the wait. Others like that stupid iPhone, are not.

I agree with your priorities. A good play would be worth waiting in line for.

Doesn't that sink bait and switch, or "loss leader" to a new low?

Apple upgrades something just about every 6 months to coincide with one of the MacWorld shows, so I wouldn't doubt the next upgraded version of the iphone will be out by January. It'll be the same price as the previous version of the phone. It's Apple's MO.

For the enthusiasts that follow the way the Apple works, they know that if they just wait a few months something beefier at the same price point will be out. Some people wait, but the "gotta-have-it-now-no-matter-the-cost" crowd jumps in. Of course since most know the next biggest thing will be out a half a year later, no matter what, they figure you have to jump in at some point.

Oh but there are... A couple of them string me along for their Apple Care needs as rare as such things are... I'm such a sucker.

Also, see Nighthiker's link.

On a funny side note related to the above, a friend once called me over because "some of the keys on her keyboard were broken". I tried to type something quickly and found that a number of the keys didn't have their normal spring and even felt a little crunchy. Being the genius I am, I turned the keyboard over, shook it, and what seemed like a half a box of tiny goldfish shards and crumbs fell out. I think she was bored or perhaps had a concussion because she's so much smarter than me it's rediculous and there's no way she couldn't have figured that one out.

Book. Small radio with ear buds. One legged stool. Umbrella. Load my ALICE pack with water and food.

An alms tin with a sign reading "need help, shrink wants cash" to put next to it.


All their secrecy has me a little nervous. I've seen roll outs that were this hush-hush, and I can't think of a single one that was a military aircraft that wasn't a total flop. And some of those were less then advertised.