[FoxFour]

I hate to say it Ronin, but I disagree with most of what you say. There is an old saying that unfortunately, due to a majority of us living in the 'civilized' world, is a phrase that you don't hear much any more: 'Civility is the lubricant of society'
What those people that were in line did was conform to a code, not a written code, much like in the old days when a contract was sealed between two parties with just a handshake, but a code that still needs to taught to both young and old alike.
Maybe RC used the wrong example when he said that what these people did was the same as when we go to the doc's office and sign in. When we do that , we are just letting the office people know that we have arrived on schedule. These people who were camping there, they were abiding by a civilized code, put their name on the paper and then waited long hours to get what they wanted. Any 'civil' person recognizes the fact that when you put your name on the list, especially putting your name next to a number , that you await your turn. Does everything have to be set to written guidelines and rules? It appears that is the case more and more.