The context of the following conversation is Lee felt crowded on Jan's line, so he went home to do something else.:
Lee says Jan's line was so crowded, I couldn't move..
The friend responds Yeah, it gets like that. She invites too many people over..
Lee responds It seemed like a waste of time to wait. I had better things to do here at home..
The friend responds I hear it always gets crowded at this time of night..