In the weekend my washing machine died (not uncommon as it is very old). It would not drain or spin. My partner came home later in the day, looked at it and asked where the belt was ????? Then I recalled earlier in the day one of my ferrets romping around the lounge with a round plastic looking part. At the time I had no idea where she had gotten it from. Whilst "helping" me do the washing she must have gotten under the machine and pulled it out. Anyway we had to retrieve it from behind the couch and reattach it to the washing machine and wouldn't you know it - the machine sprang back into life ... [Posted in FML issue 3033]