SpinnerBait_Nut
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One dark night outside a small town, a fire started <br />inside the local <br />chemical plant and before you could snap your <br />fingers it exploded into <br />flames and the alarm went out to the volunteer fire <br />departments from <br />miles around. <br /><br />When the volunteer firefighters appeared on the <br />scene, the chemical <br />company president rushed to the fire chief and said, <br />"All of our secret <br />formulas are in the vault in the center of the <br />plant. They must be <br />saved. I will give $50,000 to the engine company <br />that brings them out <br />intact. "The fire chief ordered his men to <br />strengthen their attack on <br />the blaze. <br /><br />After two hours of fighting the fire another fire <br />department was called <br />in and the president of the chemical company offered <br />$100,000 to the <br />firefighters who could bring out the company's <br />secret files. <br /><br />From the distance, a long siren was heard as another <br />fire truck came <br />into sight. It was the local volunteer fire company <br />composed entirely of <br />men over the age of 65. To everyone's amazement, the <br />little fire engine <br />raced passed everyone and drove straight into the <br />middle of the inferno. <br /><br />Outside the other firemen watched as the old timers <br />jumped off their rig <br />and began to fight the fire with a performance and <br />effort never seen <br />before. Within a short time, the old timers had <br />extinguished the fire <br />and saved the secret formulas. <br /><br />The grateful chemical company president joyfully <br />announced that for such <br />a superhuman feat he was upping the reward to <br />$200,000, and walked over <br />to personally thank each of the brave, though <br />elderly, fire fighters. <br /><br />The local TV news reporters rushed in after <br />capturing the event on film <br />asking. "What are you going to do with all that <br />money?"" <br /><br />Well," said the 70-year-old fire chief, "the first <br />thing we are going to <br />do is <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br /> <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />fix the brakes on this truck 