My mother's clothes dryer quit working so I went
by to take a look. It sits on her back porch, so at
least this story takes place outside so to speak.
A press of the "on" switch and the dryer doesn't
turn, so I have to take the back panels off to see
what's the matter. After a thorough cleaning I
make my way into the exhaust port right after
the fan. Couldn't see anything from the way the
exhaust was angled. Time for the "mirror" treat-
ment. I'd thought about reaching my hand up
in there but didn't want to pull out a dead rat
with my bare hands.
What did the mirror reveal you ask? One big
ole' snake. He had been tangled up in the fan
for a few days. And you'd think he would have
been dead - but no! I poked him and he moved.
I used my MacGyver handbook and found an old
coat hanger and used it to unwrap and pull him
out of that space.
Though his end wasn't PETA friendly, it certainly
made for an interesting adventure.
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