Catch up on Season 1
Before the flames of war reignite, take a journey back to where it all began. As the Greens and the Blacks prepare for battle, refresh your memory of the alliances and betrayals that shaped the story so far.
There it was. The earring back, tumbling out like a reluctant mouse from a pipe, followed by a dust bunny and a single, defiant Cheerio.
I shut off the machine, the silence heavy with accusation. There it was, just past the clear plastic elbow of the upright vacuum’s hose: a glint of gold, wedged an inch into the darkness. Too far for tweezers. Too close to give up on. how to get something out of a vacuum hose
I called my father-in-law, a man who believes WD-40 and duct tape can fix any marital, mechanical, or meteorological problem. There it was
Never fight the hose with force. Fight it with physics, patience, and the wisdom of a man who keeps a 1987 F-150 running on sheer spite. There it was, just past the clear plastic
Desperate times called for desperate measures. I fetched a wire coat hanger, straightened it, and fashioned a tiny hook. After ten minutes of blind fishing, I managed to snag not the earring, but a decade-old hairball the size of a mouse. It came out with a wet schlurp . Disgusting, but educational. The earring remained.
