h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Advances in technology have also made it possible to queue from the comfort of ones home or workplace. Through the use of the POTS, whole communities can gather and queue for a Service Representative, Affiliate or even a Supervisor without leaving their individual locations or disrupting normal operations with their physical presence at a facility. The community will receive constant feedback on the success and progress of their queue through recorded messages, although the accuracy of the times or numbers within these messages is open to speculation.