When the going gets tough, the tough get going

Many years ago while driving a cab over tank truck the adjusting bolt broke letting the air compressor fall away and the drive belt no longer making contact with the pulleys. No air no brakes:E. I'm about 50 miles from the yard and no help (long before cell phones) I found a sturdy stick (branch) stuck it under the compressor, wired it to the frame, lowered the cab on the stick, got just the right amount of tension (had to be a perfect diameter stick) on the stick. Got air up and drove it home.Any stick in a storm right? Right;)