Winter Bus Stop Life Hack: A Tiny Story

That time someone was dancing to stay warm

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Years ago, I arrived at a bus stop to find someone there dancing. It was winter, so it was snowy here, and icy, with a very cold wind. I was feeling stressed and sorry for myself that I had to bus on such a miserable day.

This person had headphones on and was very intently dancing along to whatever music they could hear as traffic passed by some five feet away. I never saw their face. Every few cars one would honk, or someone would wave, or lower a window and shout. This person would just wave one hand in silent acknowledgement without breaking their rhythm. I think they liked the effect they were having, but it was really all about the dancing.