While Inga was home from college, and once she was out of bed (only a few short hours after high noon), it was time to put her skinny little frame to good use. For months now, the clothes dryer's exhaust connection was not connected; resulting in lint-filled hot and humid air being vented into the laundry room, rather than the exterior of the house. Inga's job was to stuff her thin-frame self behind the washer and recouple the dryer with its flexible exhaust tube and tighten the cinching hose clamp with a screw driver. She changed into a pair of her most skuzzy shorts and a old top for the Cinderella role.
But before the repair could be done, she had to fish out from behind the washer & dryer all objects given up for lost and many items forgotten.
It was like reaching into a grab bag,
it was opening a time capsule,
it was peering into the past,
it was digging up objects of wonder and mystery!
We found a nickel (though not a "Buffalo Nickle"), a box of 100 watt light bulbs, a can of spray starch, many month's supply of Kirby vacuum cleaner bags, the motherload of white socks (that once washed will go into a mating frenzy with a basket of lonely, unmated socks that have been waiting for this moment of reunion for who knows how long?), two pair of plaid boxers and one pair of purple panties (yeah!!). Also, plenty of lint that had to be scraped and vacuumed from the floor.
My friends, in these dog days of mid-Summer, are looking for a little mystery? A bit of adventure? Well, then - look no further than behind your washer and dryer. You will be amazed!
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