Medics, Beware of Hybrids!

[rock_shoes]

I know the problem ... but one turn of the key and it becomes quite clear that it is running ... the sickening grinding is a dead give away.

cheers

That's just the happy rumble of a well tuned powerstroke. In all seriousness though our new Chevy duramax is creepy quiet by comparison. It's kind of nice actually being able to auscultate a BP with the car running for a change.

[Richard B the EMT]

More on the difficulties of blind persons, as I have personal connections into the National Federation of the Blind, the blind person listens for engine sounds, as well as the clicking of the traffic light control boxes, to determine when it is safe to cross the street.

One time, I saw a blind person waiting for more than the usual number of light change cycles. I went over to him, from my ambulance, to offer assistance.

He claimed that he couldn't make out the traffic sounds, due to an idling diesel engine. I offered to escort him, and apologized, as the diesel engine was that of my ambulance.

And...a note for dealing with blind persons: Offer the help, don't just grab them. Unless they are incapacitated beyond the blindness, they are capable of doing a bunch of stuff that belies the blindness. I know, one of my NFB friends works for the US Department of State, another, who is also the president of the Queens/Nassau chapter of the NFB, ran the volunteer department at the Nassau Community Medical Center, now known as Nassau University Medical Center.