Dena Saves Home From Suicide Dryer Attack

So Dena was running a load of laundry through the dryer last night. In recent years, we've started using the lower settings on the 15-year old machine since it runs a little hot. But last night, after 2-3 minutes, Dena picked up an odd smell and scurried over to it. When she opened it up, the venting grate at the rear was red-hot, as well as some of the clothes inside. Who knows what would have happened if she had walked upstairs after starting the machine? When I did the same for our microwave some months ago, it took all day to remove the smoky smell from the carpet, furniture and clothes. What kind of fire would this have drawn? Thank goodness the only inconvenience out of this will be using part of a Saturday to shop for a new dryer! Sometimes everyday heroes like Dena become national heroes because of a single incident. This is not one of those times. Still, it rocks!