As you might know, the folks up Tukwila way are a bit riled up over the noise produced by Central Link light rail trains as they make the run over the elevated tracks near East Marginal Way. Turns out that the noise isn’t just an annoyance, it could also be a health hazard. That’s the word that came down last week as Sound Transit’s Board of Directors announced their intention to make available $1 million in emergency funding to fast-track the effort to dampen the screeching and grinding that residents living along the 14 mile stretch from downtown to Tukwila have been complaining about since the light rail opened this summer. There is, however, at least one south-ender who thinks that’s utter crap. Last weekend, Southland Tales got a phone call from a Danny Baker, a 36-year old Tukwila sound engineer who, beyond calling people who complain about the noise “overly-sensitive ninnys,” and believing that the sound emanating from the train could not possibly exceed the federal standard, plans on starting a Light Rail-themed blog to prove those two suspicions. “That’s money that could be used to fund extending the line where people need it,” said Baker. “Otherwise, it’ll be a waste, and I can prove it.”Asked by what possible reasoning Sound Transit officials would falsify their measurements, he explained that it was instead a matter of them–and everyone else, apparently–using inferior equipment. According to Baker, the decibel level readers used by Sound Transit aren’t nearly as accurate as they should be. Perhaps more importantly, he said, they aren’t nearly as accurate as his own ear. Then he went further, laying out a challenge: To one of the noisier spots along the route, he’d bring a standard issue decibel measurement device and one of his own design, one presumably as accurate as his auditory sense. Then, he said, we’d find out if his hearing is as keen as he claimed. It wasn’t exactly clear how this would prove him right, or the hundred or so residents who have lodged complaints with Sound Transit wrong, but why not. “You’ll become a believer,” Baker assured.But when the agreed upon meet-up time arrived, Baker was a no-show, instead sending along a cryptic message about needing to re-calibrate his equipment. After that, things got weird, with him promising to defeat this “potential boondoggle.” His plan for the blog is still on, he said, and expects that he’ll have completed his findings by next week, after which he plans on submitting them to Sound Transit officials. Naturally, he’ says he’s prepared to meet any skepticism.”I’m doing this for Seattle,” he said. “And I’m going to win.”