First the iPhone was cool, then it was really sweet, now the hype is actually getting scary. I can get behind a certain amount of technolust, but the people who’ve been camping out since Monday are a little frightening. But hell, it’s not like I don’t want one.

St. Petersburg fanboys have their choice of three AT&T Stores — two on 4th street and one in the Tyrone area. From what I’ve heard, hitting one of those up may be less hassle than the Apple Store in International Plaza. Plus, I mean, fuck Tampa.

The Splog dispatched a crack team of reporters to gather details and photos of any activity at the local AT&T Stores but we suspect they’ve forgotten their charge and are now standing in line.

What about you? Anybody standing in line right now? Anybody heading out later tonight? Anybody gonna just wait until Sunday afternoon? Anybody have no idea what the iPhone is?