[Kurt in NJ]

I was getting a breakfast bagel, a guy came out of the next store, asked if it was "one of them cars you have to crank--- I was just going to step on the starter switch--- I picked up the crank and offered it to him, he took a couple of steps back an held up his hands and refused--- I got out all the while talking to him, gave it a crank and went to get back in and he asked if I was going to start it--- I told him it was already running (idles slow and quiet)--- he couldn't believe it was so easy