BRIGHTON, Mich. —

Internet sensations can turn up just about anywhere and can happen to just about anyone.

One such sensation has led to a flood of donations for an 88-year-old veteran in Michigan.

"It came out of the clear blue — I really truly mean that," Ed Bambas told local station WXYZ .

Ed Bambas works as a cashier at a Meijer store in Brighton, about 45 miles west of Detroit. The station reports Bambas had been retired for more than a decade before he returned to work to help pay his bills.

A video showing Bambas working has gone viral on TikTok, though Bambas told the station he actually hasn’t seen the social media platform.

"I've never been on those programs (TikTok and Instagram). I don't own one of those fancy cellphones. In fact, I still have a flip phone just to talk

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