Sneaky car

[fbhjr]

One of the things I think I am fairly good at is not being seen or heard.
I can often get close to people without them knowing it.  (Yes, six foot
three, almost three hundred pounds of me.)
It is because folks are usually distracted and I make use of that, not any
inherent stealth ability on my part.

Apparently my new car shares this trait.
My office is at the bottom of a hill.  So, I normally glide down the hill
watching my miles per gallon go up as I do so.
As I did this morning, I saw one of the manufacturing techs talking with
the manufacturing engineer in the parking lot.  As the tech also drives a
Prius, I thought I’d park mine next to his.
I pulled in next to them and got out.
“Hi guys,” I said.
“Where the fuck did you come from?” the tech asked, twirling around.
“My car,” I said, pointing.
“How the fuck did that get there?” he asked.
“I parked it there.”
“That think is way too quiet!”
“I didn’t think that would surprise you as you have one yourself,” I said.
“When I drive mine, I’m on the inside with the radio going,” he said.  “It
doesn’t sound quiet to me at all.”
“I will try to pump up the volume in the future.”
“Thank you.”

Comments

[palusbuteo.livejournal.com]

"pump up the volume"...I think that's the title of a song...How convenient. ;D

*does that "Raise the Roof" hands gesture*

[ravena-kade.livejournal.com]

You are a 6 ft 3 ninja with ninja car accessory =)

[chris-warrior.livejournal.com]

*LOL*

i've heard the same thing about my car, but not so much since it aged into various rattles.

[evrgreen.livejournal.com]

I've almost been run over a few times by little old ladies in priuses, silently cruising around parking lots on electric power and not looking where they are going. I am thinking that they may have to institute some sort of noise making safety device on these cars as they become more popular. I'd hate to be a victim of slow motion electric run-over in a parking lot someday..

[temperlj.livejournal.com]

Actually they've added a little sireny-whoosh noise (which makes me crazy driving) but I'm not sure there is anything they can do about the vagaries of the elderly