So I came up with a proof of concept based on the suggestions here. Please let me know if i am doing anything wrong. Thanks to all who posted: 

#!/usr/bin/perl

use threads;
use Thread::Queue;
use threads::shared;


our $queue = Thread::Queue->new;
my $test = "0";
my $stop_var : shared = 0;

for (1..30){
        $thr = threads->new(\&thread_sub1);
}
for (1..30){
        $thr1 = threads->new(\&thread_sub);
}

foreach $thr ( threads->list ) {
        $thr->join;
}
foreach $thr1 ( threads->list ) {
        $thr1->join;
}

sub thread_sub {
        my $tid = threads->self->tid();
        my $sec=1;
        until ($sec == 0) {
                ($sec,$min,$hour,$mday,$mon,$year,$wday,$yday,$isdst) 
+= localtime(time);
#               print "$sec\n";
        }
        lock($stop_var);
        if ($stop_var ==0) {
                $stop_var = 1;
                for (1..30){
                        $queue->enqueue($tid);
                }
        }
}

sub thread_sub1 {
        my $tid = threads->self->tid();
        print "Order thread number $tid spawned\n";
        $action1 = $queue->dequeue;
        print "I have gotten through the queue my lord: $action1\n";
}

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In reply to Re: multi-threaded questions by Anonymous Monk
in thread multi-threaded questions by btoovey

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