tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post4216108180821223609..comments2024-03-28T10:08:38.560-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Three BelowRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-46384494753578960262018-01-17T06:24:10.023-05:002018-01-17T06:24:10.023-05:00"...or a flock of shivering, vibrating bats i..."...or a flock of shivering, vibrating bats in the pipe."<br /><br />It doesn't often get really cold here in Florida in the winter, but when it does, it gets *cold*. Like occasionally getting into the 20's. Yeah, I know, nothing like you 'Northerners' get, but dammit, this is Florida, not Buffalo! <br /><br />One fine winter day years back, I was doing laundry. Always nice to run the clothes dryer in winter, the extra heat is most welcome.<br /><br />Anyways -<br /><br />There I was, minding my own business, loading laundry in the dryer and mashing the 'Start' button.<br /><br />The dryer made an odd 'thump' noise just as I hit the button, so I opened the dryer door to see what had caused a noise that I never heard that dryer make before. Didn't see anything. Unloaded all the wet clothes and looked inside again. <br /><br />Nothing. Huh.<br /><br />Re-loaded the laundry, hit 'start' again, it made the usual dryer noises. 'Huh' again.<br /><br />Let the dryer run it's cycle, everything seemed as it should. Thought nothing more about it for a few days.<br /><br />Those few days later, I noticed an odd smell in the place. A day later, the smell turned into a distinct stench.<br /><br />Suddenly recalled the odd 'thump' noise I heard the dryer make. Pulled the dryer away from the wall, and removed the corrugated metal vent hose from the back of the dryer.<br /><br />And surprised myself to see a 4-foot black snake partially in the back of the dryer. Grabbed the decomposing creature and noticed the head of the little slithery fellow rather badly mangled.<br /><br />He musta had his head up in the squirrel (snake?) cage blower. Trying to keep warm.<br /><br />I guess it blew his mind...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-2663078307796838012018-01-16T22:10:15.269-05:002018-01-16T22:10:15.269-05:00Got to love the sounds cold makes on rotating stuf...Got to love the sounds cold makes on rotating stuff. Should hear my truck in the morning. I hear things rotating I did not even know it had.<br /><br />Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708868713277676628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-89635089958901895892018-01-16T15:24:34.140-05:002018-01-16T15:24:34.140-05:00Too cold for the bearings/bushings?
Kind of like t...Too cold for the bearings/bushings?<br />Kind of like the way my car heater howls when first started.....<br /><br />MerleMerlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351769452837850427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-48148957852351136522018-01-16T10:27:36.804-05:002018-01-16T10:27:36.804-05:00The joys of owning a home.The joys of owning a home.Zendo Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00094772654735415974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-61870313765421887562018-01-16T10:17:16.586-05:002018-01-16T10:17:16.586-05:00Three below, Fahrenheit. Not fond of it.Three below, Fahrenheit. Not fond of it.Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.com