It’s important that we look out for each other. Regardless if people are friends or total strangers – just knowing there are extra eyes provides peace of mind.
One Las Vegas bus driver named Mike Blair watches out for his passengers.
The kind driver always goes above and beyond for the people who board his vehicle. He has a sixth sense when it comes to determining whether they’re doing okay, so when he spotted an elderly gentleman at a bus stop behaving strangely – he immediately knew something was wrong.
The incident occurred one August while Blair was driving his regular route. As per usual, he was taking in his surroundings when a senior at the bus stop caught his eye.
The man had been sitting, waiting for the bus in the scorching Las Vegas heat.
Blair estimates it must have been 105 degrees that day, describing the weather as ‘smoking hot’. He told Fox 5 News:
“This one gentleman, he did not board the bus.”
“He seemed like he started to grasp the wall and seemed to be in distress.”
That was all it took for the bus driver to spring into action.
Getting up, Blair assisted the man into the bus, seating him in front of the air conditioner. However, something down inside him told him he needed to do more. That’s when the driver remembered he had a water bottle in his lunchbox.
Blair began helping the man take sips of water to get him hydrated. About 10 minutes later, the senior was able to rise to his feet.
“He got off the bus and said ‘thank you’. As he got off, he said, ‘I’m 92 years old.'”
“Simply amazing,” said Blair.
Unbeknownst to Blair, passenger Brent Leabu had watched the driver’s kind actions and took a picture of the event.
He uploaded the photo to Twitter and Reddit, where it has since gone viral. The photo’s caption reads:
“Props to this @RTCSNV bus driver who gave a dehydrated elderly rider a water from his lunch cooler.”
Props to this @RTCSNV bus driver who gave a dehydrated elderly rider a water from his lunch cooler 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/svSddIrjWR
— BL 💨 (@BL42024) July 30, 2018
Blair had no idea someone had photographed him. In fact, he didn’t even realize his story had gone viral until his employer, Keolis, reached out to him. Francis Julien, the company’s general manager, said Keolis is very proud of their employee.
He was rewarded for his good deed.
To show Blair their gratitude, they even bought him a gift bag, balloons, and a cake. Because he doesn’t have Twitter, they also framed the viral tweet so he can remember the event.
Blair, however, doesn’t think he did anything special. “We are all brothers and sisters,” he noted. “I think anyone would’ve done that.” Since going viral, Blair says he doesn’t have an interest in money or fame but instead hopes that: “Maybe this will touch people’s hearts so they will do something kind as well.”
The bus driver truly has won hearts across the internet with his act of kindness.
People love that he sensed the man’s discomfort, going out of his way to help. A few comments on the video read:
“That bus driver will be blessed. Bless the 92-year-old man for surviving the heat.”
“To Mr. Blair, thank you for helping the gentleman out. You are truly an amazing person. Keep up the good work.”
“Being kind really costs nothing and can touch all hearts, young and old. Glad the right bus driver was on that route that day.”
As we know, not all heroes wear capes. Turns out, some actually drive buses.
Watch the video below to hear Blair talk about what happened that day!
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