A prosperous farmer was shocked to see that one of his fields was on fire and that it threatened to destroy his entire farm. He called the local fire department but because there was no nearby water supply, the chief said he could not help. The desparate farmed asked if there wasn't someone who could help. The chief said that there was a scraggling group of volunteers down the road and that maybe they could help. A call was put in and in a few moments down the road came a rickety old rattle trap fire truck with a half dozen fire fighters hanging on for dear life. It swerved into the field and kept going until it stopped right in the middle of the fire. The fire fighters lept out and began spraying and lo and behold they split that roaring fire in half and the regulars were then able to put out the divided fires. The greatful farmer said to the volunteer leader that he was so appreciative he was giving them a check for $1,000. A news reporter on the scene asked the volunteer leader what they would do with the check. "Well the first thing we'll do," said the leader, "is get the brakes repaired."