Yikes. I shouldn't read these. They make me nervous. My plan is to wake up whenever on Thanksgiving Day, grab pack (crochet materials so I can make xmas presents while I wait, layers upon layers, captain's chair, thermos), drive to father's which will magically take me by my best buy of choice so I can scope things out. Then I will eat, make tea, put layers on, head out to sit in my car until a queue forms. That should be by early afternoon Turkey Day. Last year, the Best Buys in the area (northern suburbs of Chicago) had people lining up by about 6 PM. I should make top 10 (goal!), but if things go badly... a new bb just opened that I hope not that many people know about. That's the good thing about my area. Lots of best buys.
Anyone else have experience with the lines in the Chicago area? Should I go earlier? Does the fact that they're forecasting snow mean i can wait a bit?