Winter wonderland
I was waiting for the bus a couple of blocks north of my usual bus stop, pondering about Web issues (what else), when the guy smoking a cigarette said to me, "Isn't it lovely warm weather we are having?"
I was wrapped up in my big coat, my lovely new thick scarf around my neck, beanie on my head and my hood pulled over it. "Oh yes! Brilliant, eh? Not going to get much hotter than this!"
"The bus is coming, at least," said he, gesturing down the road. "It's air-conditioned, so it'll be a relief."
The bus arrived. "What's your name?" I told him. "And you are ... ?" "Arto." "How do you spell 'Arto'?" "A-R-T-O." "Oh, cool. Is it short for something else?"
I was only going a short way down the road. He took down my phone number. Getting off at my stop, I called out, "See you when the weather gets colder!"
Posted by sniffles at March 11, 2003 08:51 AM