On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 13:40:42 GMT, wrote:

DerbyDad03 wrote in news:56073dde-f199-4770-92ca-
:

My washing machine was having trouble draining. I ran the diagnostic
tests and it came back with an error that said it was taking too long
to drain. (Thanks, I knew that!)

I took the hoses off of the pump and found a beat up guitar pick
lodged in the intake of the pump.

Here's what's strange: No one has played the guitar in my house since
before we bought this washing machine over 5 years ago. No one in the
house claims to have had a guitar pick in their pocket for as long as
they can remember.

Here's what's even stranger: The French student we have staying at our
house (but who has not done any laundry yet) said "Oh, I play the
guitar." So my daughter pulled out her old guitar, tuned it up and our
international guest is in the living room strumming away with the
mystery pick!

I always keep a couple in my "always take" tool bag. Just in case I need
one up in the attic or in crawl space. Why waste a trip.

A couple French students? What do you do with them in an attic or
crawl space?

Jim