FIRE TRUCK

One dark night outside a small town, a fire started inside the local
chemical plant and before you could snap your fingers it exploded into
flames and the alarm went out to the volunteer fire departments from
miles around.

When the volunteer firefighters appeared on the scene, the chemical
company president rushed to the fire chief and said, "All of our secret
formulas are in the vault in the center of the plant. They must be saved.
I will give $50,000 to the engine company that brings them out intact."
The fire chief ordered his men to strengthen their attack on the blaze.
After two hours of fighting the fire another fire department was called
in and the president of the chemical company offered $100,000 to the
firefighters who could bring out the company's secret files.

From the distance, a long siren was heard as another fire truck came
into sight. It was the local volunteer fire company composed entirely of men
over the age of 65. To everyone's amazement, the little fire engine
raced passed everyone and drove straight into the middle of the inferno.
Outside the other firemen watched as the old timers jumped off their
rig and began to fight the fire with a performance and effort never seen
before. Within a short time, the old timers had extinguished the fire and
saved the secret formulas.

The grateful chemical company president joyfully announced that for
such a superhuman feat he was upping the reward to $200,000, and walked over
to personally thank each of the brave, though elderly, fire fighters.

The local TV news reporters rushed in after capturing the event on film
asking. "What are you going to do with all that money?"

"Well," said the 70-year-old fire chief, "the first thing we are going
to do is fix the brakes on that damn truck".