If your call is going to last more than a minute or two, you need to take more drastic action. There are a couple of very practical solutions here.  Both of them will work and your line-mates will appreciate your consideration.  They may even buy you your ticket.  But, of course, don’t...

There is nothing more annoying than someone who continues to talk loudly on the phone while you are close by or in line.  Come on, are you invisible?  Does the person think that their conversation is private?  Or that you have given your implicit permission to have them live out their...

You never know when an earthquake or tornado will hit.  Well, actually you will know about the tornado, but go along with me on this line of reasoning for a bit.  This means that at any moment, the people you are standing in line with my become your intimates friends that you share the most...

We used to think that joining line was a simple matter.  But whether you realize it or not, it is a commitment.  Granted, one that lasts ten or fifteen minutes (if you choose correctly), but one that nevertheless deserves more consideration.  Simply put, there are some guidelines about...

If you have ever waited in line and found out more about how to pop a boil than you wanted to, you’ve probably been sandwiched between a couple of mobile dunces, yakking on their phones as if they were in their pig sties at home.  Yes, I think mobile dunce is a technical term.  These folks...