Are there really more than 100 people standing in line outside Durham’s new Chick-fil-A? Supposedly the first 100 people lined outside the fast food restaurant will score a free meal each week for a year when the store officially opens tomorrow.

A PR person for Chick-fil-A sent an e-mail today saying that as of 6 a.m. today more than 100 people were camped out in the parking lot. Is this true? I’m in Charlotte today for software training or you can bet I’d be heading there to interview some of those folks. I mean, I like chicken as much as the next carnivore, but is it really worth standing in line for? Maybe if I couldn’t afford to eat out, then I might consider the wait. But if I couldn’t afford to eat out, then I’d probably need to be at work and not in a Chick-fil-A parking lot.

If you drive past the new store in Durham today, please let me know if this is really true. It’s located at 7836 Leonardo Dr.

What about you? Would you spend 24 hours standing in line if it meant you got free chicken for a year?