It's that time of year when Birmingham city centre is bursting with people visiting the German Christmas Market and shopping for presents.
The queues at the Bullring escalators can look pretty daunting. And that's if you've managed to find your way out of New Street with the festive crowds flocking to Brum.
But some of these queues are nothing new knew in Birmingham. There have been some huge queues in the city formed throughout this century and the last century.
From waiting in queues to get basic things like milk and newspapers in the mid 1900s, or paying betting tax in 1926, to queuing to get on an airplane at Birmingham Airport or crownds flocking to see a youtuber at the Bullring in more recent times - Brummies have have done it all.
Here are 18 photos of the longest queues in Birmingham over the years:
9. LDV factory queue
LDV workers wait in a queue to find out the details of their redundancy packages, at the LDV factory on June 11, 2009 in Birmingham, England. Workers made their final visit to the van manufacturing plant after recent talks to to save it all failed. The vast majority of the 850 employees were told by Russian owners that they would be losing their jobs after attempts to save the company (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) | Getty Images
10. Library of Birmingham opening queue
Members of the public queue to view the new Library of Birmingham at Centenary Square after it’s official opening on September 3, 2013 in Birmingham, England. The new futuristic building was officially opened by 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai who was attacked by Taliban gunmen on her school bus near her former home in Pakistan in October 2012. The new building was designed by architect Francine Hoube and has cost 189 million GBP. The modern exterior of interlacing rings reflects the canals and tunnels of Birmingham. The library’s ten floors will house the city’s internationally important collections of archives, photography and rare books as well as it’s lending library. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) | Getty Images
11. Britain’s Got Talent auditions queue
Alesha Dixon attends the Britain’s Got Talent auditions at Birmingham Hippodrome on February 5, 2015 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images) | Getty Images
12. Britain’s Got Talent queue
Simon Cowell with fans as he arrives for the Birmingham audtions for Britain’s Got Talent at Birmingham Hippodrome on February 4, 2016 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images) | Getty Images