[Boatanchors] Fw: Smiles & Chuckles

[Brian Jeffrey]

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 for 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

super-human 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 the truck"!