Re: FUNNY FIRE HUMOUR

["Sandy Bolinger" <bolinger@bigsky.net>]

Reminds me of a true story----When we lived in south eastern Montana, our
little rural fire department desperately needed a (new) fire truck..anything
would be considered NEW if it was NEWER then their fire truck; a 1950
model(it had to be pull-started out of the fire station and down the road
whenever they tried to get to a fire!). After two years of bake sales,
dances, BBQ's etc...the day finally came when their "new" fire truck
arrived. It was built in the sixties---but it was all shiney and had lots of
ladders and hoses so they were happy..That very next weekend, they decided
to have a practice fire up on the buffalo jump...for you who don't have a
clue what a buffalo jump is...it's a small mountain...gradual slope on the
one side---and a vertical rock cliff drop off on the other...the Indians
used to stampede entire herds of buffalo up on them and they(the buffalo)
would run over the edge and I guess that was the Indian version of
fast-food...ANYWAY...They started a little grass fire up on the top of the
buffalo jump...drove their shiney red fire truck up to the fire ---jumped
out...forgot to put on the emergency brake......End of Story :o]

----- Original Message -----
From: Tracey <tracey@tbt.co.za>
To: RIDECAMP <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 3:52 AM
Subject: RC: FUNNY FIRE HUMOUR


> I know there's really nothing funny about fire, but having spent the last
> few months desperately fighting the things, and knowing how some of you
have
> been battling, I thought a little light relief might be in order...
>
> -
> >Volunteer Fire Department
> >
> >A fire started on some grassland near a farm in Indiana. The fire
> >department from the nearby town was called to put the fire out. The fire
> >proved to be more than the small town fire department could handle, so
> >someone suggested that a rural volunteer fire department be called.
> >Though there was doubt that they would be of any assistance, the call
> >was made.
> >
> >The volunteer fire department arrived in a dilapidated old fire truck.
> >They drove straight towards the fire and stopped in the middle of the
> >flames. The volunteer firemen jumped off the truck and frantically
> >started spraying water in all directions. Soon they had snuffed out the
> >center of the fire, breaking the blaze into two easily controllable
> >parts.
> >
> >The farmer was so impressed with the volunteer fire department`s work
> >and so grateful that his farm had been spared, that he presented the
> >volunteer fire department with a check for $1,000.
> >
> >A local news reporter asked the volunteer fire captain what the
> >department planned to do with the funds.
> >
> >"That should be obvious," he responded. "The first thing we`re gonna do
> >is get the brakes fixed on that stupid fire truck."
> >
>
>
>
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