unusual complaint

When I arrived to the bus stop this evening, there was a group of 4 teenage girls waiting for the bus and complaining about the cold. It was indeed a little cooler today than it has been in a while, so I can understand their complaints even though I didn't particularly approve of their rather ineloquent way of putting it (further proof that I'm aging).

The bus arrived shortly after and we boarded. They continued to talk amongst themselves until we arrived at the next stop - a good 500 yards away. They then alighted and went on their way.

Why, I ask myself, should someone complain about waiting for a bus for as long as it would have taken them to just walk to the next stop? If they had walked, perhaps they also would have warmed up a little.