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You old buggers sure are tough
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Us old guys are just more experienced at making the best of a bad situation. Here's an illustrative story.
It goes that a while back there was a fire in a major factory in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley. The structure was vast and parts of it were fully involved, resulting in every fire department available being fully committed in an attempt to save the rest of it ... all except the department from a very small town that that had only one little old truck crewed by a gang of the oldest old codgers you ever want to meet. I'm talking old enough to fart dust, and every time reinforcements were being considered, the incident commander said, "Let's just hold off on them."
Well, things went from bad to worse, and after it became clear that no stone could be left unturned, the call went out for the old guys to heave to and lend a hand.
Now, this fire scene was at the bottom of a hill, and to get to the top of that hill required driving up a steep grade on the other side. After about ten minutes, a weak siren could be heard in the distance as that poor little truck hauled its ancient crew to the summit. As it finally crested and came into view, an explosion in the factory forced everybody to pull back.
The old truck accelerated down the slope, in fact didn't slow a bit as it raced into the inferno. Other crews tried to wave them off but they seemed hell bent for leather.
Finally slowing to a stop in the middle of a raging hell, those old codgers jumped into action, fighting that fire with a frenzy that was stupifying to behold ... and they began to win! Other crews raced to their aid, and before long the fire was under control.
When the smoke cleared, the owners of the factory decided to show their gratitude to the men who saved the day by donating $10,000 to the ragged assed fire department. Its Chief accepted the cheque in a public ceremony, and when asked what his department would do with the money, he said, "Well, the first thing we're gonna do is get the brakes fixed on that truck."
It goes that a while back there was a fire in a major factory in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley. The structure was vast and parts of it were fully involved, resulting in every fire department available being fully committed in an attempt to save the rest of it ... all except the department from a very small town that that had only one little old truck crewed by a gang of the oldest old codgers you ever want to meet. I'm talking old enough to fart dust, and every time reinforcements were being considered, the incident commander said, "Let's just hold off on them."
Well, things went from bad to worse, and after it became clear that no stone could be left unturned, the call went out for the old guys to heave to and lend a hand.
Now, this fire scene was at the bottom of a hill, and to get to the top of that hill required driving up a steep grade on the other side. After about ten minutes, a weak siren could be heard in the distance as that poor little truck hauled its ancient crew to the summit. As it finally crested and came into view, an explosion in the factory forced everybody to pull back.
The old truck accelerated down the slope, in fact didn't slow a bit as it raced into the inferno. Other crews tried to wave them off but they seemed hell bent for leather.
Finally slowing to a stop in the middle of a raging hell, those old codgers jumped into action, fighting that fire with a frenzy that was stupifying to behold ... and they began to win! Other crews raced to their aid, and before long the fire was under control.
When the smoke cleared, the owners of the factory decided to show their gratitude to the men who saved the day by donating $10,000 to the ragged assed fire department. Its Chief accepted the cheque in a public ceremony, and when asked what his department would do with the money, he said, "Well, the first thing we're gonna do is get the brakes fixed on that truck."
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I can't top that but on the road to Seward, AK I once stopped at the Campbell's knife shop. They have photos of a ranger who killed a buffalo with one of their medium fixed blades---while it was trying to stomp him into a greasy spot on the ground.
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