My bus pulled up to a stop this morning and, as happens about 75% of the time on this route, a person in a wheelchair was waiting to board. However, on this particular day, there was already someone in a motorized chair strapped into the available space, and a visually impaired gentleman occupied another seat up front.
"I'm sorry! I can't take you right now," the driver yelled to the person waiting. He then attempted to elaborate.
"I've already got a wheelchair and a guy . . .a guy here who's . . . who's . . . . . . ."
The entire bus fell awkwardly silent as he searched for the word.
Until the visually impaired man simply yelled, "BLIND!"
Amid a burst of laughter from the passengers, the driver apologized. "Right. Sorry, I was looking for something more politically correct."
"That's okay, I don't care. It is what it is."
What a cool guy. He'd named it and owned it, and in the process rescued us all.
1 comment:
Everyone except the wheelchair guy.
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