Queue up, as they say in Britain. Or \”stand snake\”, the way they do in Germany. However you want to say it, we always hope that standing in line won\’t take up too much time.

Even so, sometimes I wish my blog queue were longer. I\’ll suddenly notice that I have posts lined up for only another day or two. Then I\’ll be frantically busy composing more blogs. This is particularly trying at those times when I can\’t seem to think of anything to write about! It\’s not only playwrights who suffer from writer\’s block.

By the way, how do cyclists queue up? Form a pace line? The difference is that, when people queue up, they\’re generally standing still; or at least, moving slowly. When I\’m out riding, a pace line can whiz past me at breathtaking speed. That\’s not what I call standing still!

Waiting in line has been a different ball game the last two months or so. In stores, I see spots marked on the floor where customers are asked to stand while waiting to get to check-out. I guess we\’ll soon be seeing something similar for restaurants that are offering only take-out. If I want to get some take-out, I\’d better wear sunblock in case I\’m \”standing snake\” for more than 10 minutes. I love Chinese food, but not enough to get sunburned for it.

Some stores, I heard, were even having customers wait in line outside, with only a certain number of them allowed in at one time. I suppose we\’ll have to get used to the idea: queue up!