Some people said they got in line 12 hours or more before the shop was set to open on Wednesday.
Customers got in line Tuesday evening to buy a pie at Flying Saucer Pie Co the day before Thanksgiving. It has become a tradition in Houston.A long line outside of Flying Saucer Pie Company in Houston is a common sight the day before Thanksgiving, and this year is no exception.
Customers lined up overnight to get their first pick of the shop’s pies just in time for the holiday. Before the shop opened at 7 a.m. Wednesday, customers lined the sidewalk wrapped in blankets and bundled up against the cold. Many brought chairs. Someone brought a tent, and someone else brought a propane heater.The shop does not take orders before Thanksgiving and sells their fresh pies on a first-come, first-served basis. So waiting in the line has become a holiday tradition for some.Some wait for hours, including Stephen Trevino, who says he got in line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.
"It’s kind of a tradition. I grew up down the street from over here. So I remember for years, you’ll see this every year pretty much, especially this time of year," Trevino says.It was Oscar Hernandez’s first year camping out in the Thanksgiving eve line. He says he’s following a tradition started by his father-in-law, who couldn’t make it out there. Hernandez says he got in line about 12 hours before the shop was set to open.
Flying Saucer Pie Company is located at 436 W Crosstimbers Street. It is open until 7 p.m. Wednesday, and it is closed on Thanksgiving.
Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter
Similar News:Du kan også lese nyheter som ligner på denne som vi har samlet inn fra andre nyhetskilder.
Suspect in Club Q shooting set to appear in court WednesdayAnderson Lee Aldrich, the alleged gunman in the deadly shooting at Colorado Springs' Club Q, is scheduled to make his first court appearance virtually on Wednesday.
Les mer »
World's heaviest flying bird uses plants to self-medicate, scientists say | CNNTaking drugs if you're feeling under the weather is old news for humans, but new research shows that the world's heaviest bird capable of flight could be the latest animal to use plants as a form of medication.
Les mer »
Local Opinion: Do your part to make flying friendlierOPINION: 'An airline used to have the tag line, Come Fly the Friendly Skies. Although the slogan was introduced in 1965, we should all have it printed on our luggage tags today,' writes Tucsonan Nicholas Clement.
Les mer »