when you want something done

as i was attempting to do my laundry on monday, i noticed it was snowing purple fuzz into my back yard from a vent above my kitchen window. crap. how does one get their dryer vent clogged with lint EVEN THOUGH one cleans out their lint trap after every use of their dryer.

because i do not have the 10-foot ladder needed to reach the vent, i called the homeowners association's "help line" as soon as i discovered the problem, and the dude at the other end agreed to send a maintenance man out to help me.

i drive to knoxville. wednesday, i drive home. dryer vent still clogged.

i call "help line" again. this time lady at the other end says she'll get right on it. a few hours later, i get call back from original "help line" dude who says, "i'm sorry, we can't help you. keeping the vent clean is not the homeowner association's responsibility."

(i'll spare you the profanity that followed ... i made the mistake the other day of saying my homeowners association was much better than most.).

so, when i got home today, i put on my macgyver thinking cap, grabbed the stepladder, a broom, a yard stick and some duct tape. let's just say that while the vent may now be broken, the clog is no longer a problem.