I plan on camping out to (hopefully) get an iphone from my local AT&T store on the 24th. I'm planned to camp out alone but I thought of something that might be a problem. Are you allowed to get out of line to go to the bathroom? I won't have anyone that I'm there with to stay in line. Will they let me get my spot back?
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Camping out alone -- going to the bathroom?
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Just make friends with the other people in line, and tell them when you leave and come back, as long as you aren't gone for too long most sane people won't care.
In the past I've just asked people in line to hold my place, most will do it because at some point they will also need the bathroom 
According to the Seattle police ( http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattle911/archives/211564.asp ), peeing or pooping in public view of other people here is only a $27 fine.
Is that all? its a £60 ($89) fine here!!
Last time I camped out (Nintendo Wii) the people we were next seemed cool enough, anyway after talking to them for a while and becoming "Line Buddies" one went to a local store bought a few things and we just sat and drank beer, ate McDonalds n chatted all night was an awesome experience actually and a good laugh!!
All the ATT/Apple lines are really civilized, especially at night. Everyone is usually sitting around fooling with their tech or chatting with their friends. Getting out of line to get food isn't ever really a problem, as long as you make a point to get back in line in a reasonable amount of time. If you're going to be gone for more than ~30 minutes, offer to bring back a box-o-joe and you'll make a dozen or so new friends.
Now, as it gets within two hours of launch time, everything changes. The last-minute, rowdy teenager types show up and start getting all noisy, but you should be pretty isolated from these jackasses.
You might even consider bringing numbered index cards to hand out, if you're in the front of the line. This will eliminate last-minute save-my-spot cutting and doubling/tripling up of friends, though the addition of a spouse or child should be deemed perfectly acceptable. The ATT/Apple people are usually impressed with the pre-opening organization of numbered lines, and will generally enforce the index-card ticket system if those in the front of the line agree it was done fairly.
Everyone is there for the same thing. They want an iPhone and they don't want to be screwed out of one, but no one wants to be miserable.
Now, as it gets within two hours of launch time, everything changes. The last-minute, rowdy teenager types show up and start getting all noisy, but you should be pretty isolated from these jackasses.
You might even consider bringing numbered index cards to hand out, if you're in the front of the line. This will eliminate last-minute save-my-spot cutting and doubling/tripling up of friends, though the addition of a spouse or child should be deemed perfectly acceptable. The ATT/Apple people are usually impressed with the pre-opening organization of numbered lines, and will generally enforce the index-card ticket system if those in the front of the line agree it was done fairly.
Everyone is there for the same thing. They want an iPhone and they don't want to be screwed out of one, but no one wants to be miserable.
Bring 6 2Litre empty bottles and a banket to cover you while you are going.
Nature call you have to answer if you have to go #2 get a porta potty but when you are done, just throw it out in a local garbage can