We wait for the Halo 3 (Boston edition): aka failure to launch
Don't see much in the picture above? Don't worry about it because there's nothing to see. Remember how there were those midnight Wal-Mart launches for Halo 3? Well apparently that didn't apply to the Wal-Mart in Walpole, Mass. Quick timeline of the events leading to midnight:
11:43PM - Arrive to an almost empty parking lot at Wal-Mart.
11:43:30 - Realize there is nothing going on here as I watch a woman cleaning inside.
11:44 - Two guys pull up asking what's the deal with the midnight launch? Tell them it looks like it's not happening here.
11:48 - Call up Ross who's apparently in a really great launch line waiting for his copy. Ask him if he can easily find a 7-Eleven on his internet-enabled phone that has a midnight launch. He can't hear me, but the two guys in the car know of a local store. It'll be a roll of the dice whether they're selling Halo.
11:50 - Follow the two guys to the nearest 7-Eleven. That's at least where I hoped we were going.
11:55 - Arrive at the local 7-Eleven and in a very awkward exchange that involves me pointing at the Slurpee machine and asking if they are selling, "The Halo 3." The clerk politely responds and laughs, "No, no, no, no."
11:57 - Say goodbye to the two strangers who say they're off to bed. They say they'll just pick it up tomorrow morning.
12:01AM - Standing in the empty 7-Eleven parking lot and accepting the fact that there won't be the Haloz tonight. Begin the drive home.
So, what's the point of this post? Did you try and get a copy of the game tonight and have no luck? Share your stories below.
