Why is there no wait time?!

[missizzy]

In the two days since Hotelpocalypse was announced as happening today and my sister confirmed she can't afford to go this year, I have been thinking about how to make the biggest trip I've ever taken on my own as low-stress as possible. I quickly decided today I would make no attempt at the the biggest hotels, and started debating how many minutes of wait time I would allow before I gave up on any downtown hotel room and just went straight for one in Mission Valley. I really want my room booked and done with today. Especially because this wasn't even the best day for me to take off work.
But there's no wait time. My bar is currently moving, if slowly, but I don't know how long this is going to take, or what's going to be available as a result. Initially I even wondered if the system crashed, but now I'm hearing on Bluesky some people are now getting in.
Being home meant I watched lilsimsie's stream this morning, with the congressman trying to keep EA out of the hands of Kushner and the Saudis. I'm afraid his words didn't leave me all that hopeful, honestly. I signed the petition, though.
ETA: A two-hour Hotelpocalypse! Got a room in Mission Valley in an area that doesn't look like a bad place to spend a free Saturday.