WEBVTT - Get out of line

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning. This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's tip is to avoid wasting time in lines. Some

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<v Speaker 1>things are definitely worth waiting for, and some lines are unavoidable.

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<v Speaker 1>But often you can do something more satisfying with your

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<v Speaker 1>time then wait, and if that is the case, well

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<v Speaker 1>see if you can get out of line. I have

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<v Speaker 1>been contemplating lines a lot lately as the world opens

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<v Speaker 1>back up after COVID. I have been waiting in plenty

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<v Speaker 1>of lines myself. For instance, I brought a few kids

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<v Speaker 1>to an amusement park recently. Now you can be strategic,

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<v Speaker 1>but ultimately lines are just part of the package at

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<v Speaker 1>places like that, and that is okay. We chatted a

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<v Speaker 1>lot while we were in line, and we still had

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<v Speaker 1>a blast. Same with the line for a food truck

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<v Speaker 1>that my eleven year old son and I like to visit.

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<v Speaker 1>Those are some really good lobster rules, and for us

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<v Speaker 1>they are worth the weight. But there are plenty of

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<v Speaker 1>other more questionable lines. For instance, I drive past a

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<v Speaker 1>fast food restaurant frequently where cars are piled up for

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<v Speaker 1>the drive through. The parking lot itself is pretty empty

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<v Speaker 1>leave aside the question of whether the food itself is

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<v Speaker 1>worth waiting for. I'm sure some people find it is,

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<v Speaker 1>but you could just park, walk in order and be

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<v Speaker 1>back in your car in far less time than you

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<v Speaker 1>would wait in that drive through line. I am also

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<v Speaker 1>flum mixed by the lines I see at the airport, where,

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<v Speaker 1>at least for my US listeners, t s a pre

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<v Speaker 1>check which puts you in a very short line, has

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<v Speaker 1>been available for years. If you plan on flying in

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<v Speaker 1>the next year or so, go get pre check now.

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<v Speaker 1>You can pause this podcast. I will still be here

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<v Speaker 1>when you get back. Even lines that feel obligatory may

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<v Speaker 1>not be. Do you need to sit in the school

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<v Speaker 1>car line every day? Or could your kids take the

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<v Speaker 1>bus some of the time. My kids elementary school allows

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<v Speaker 1>you to pick up kids on foot, so when I

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<v Speaker 1>do pick them up, I park at a nearby playground,

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<v Speaker 1>walk over and enjoy the fresh air and a much

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<v Speaker 1>shorter weight not in the line, rather than inching forward

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<v Speaker 1>in my car. In any case, the next time you

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<v Speaker 1>are in line, ask yourself, why is what you are

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<v Speaker 1>waiting for worth the wait? Is there another option you

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<v Speaker 1>could try? Maybe instead of waiting in line to get

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<v Speaker 1>breakfast before work. You could eat at home and sleep

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen minutes later. Maybe you can order your groceries online

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<v Speaker 1>instead of waiting in those weekend afternoon checkout lines. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>some mornings you make your own coffee and consider the

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<v Speaker 1>coffee shop a treat for mornings when things are a

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<v Speaker 1>little slower. The point is to put a higher value

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<v Speaker 1>on your time. There are other breakfasts, so if you

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<v Speaker 1>are giving up a chunk of your one limited life

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<v Speaker 1>waiting in line, make sure it is worth it, because

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<v Speaker 1>I know you have a lot of other things you

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<v Speaker 1>could be doing in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening, and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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