The Saga Continues

12.08 p.m. The dyer guy is here:

I start out by telling him the whole story about the first guy who cleaned the vents, and my new guy says, "Daniel Vega?" and I say "Yes!" and the new guy says "What a scumbag."

The dryer is pulled apart, and a scorched piece of felt that looks like a rotten banana peel came out of it, so the burning smell and the smoke detector going off is taken care of.  Apparently, steam does not set off smoke detector's, as I previously thought...

12:46  The dryer guy is gone:

Can't fix the dryer, needs a second technician to pull the thing down and examine the whole back side.  Still not venting in spite of two vent cleanings.  I am surprisingly not a dissatisfied customer.  I like   honesty, and I don't mind the laundromat so much.  Its next to a donut shop, how bad can it be?

Next Thursday, put it on your calendar.  That's the day my dryer will be fixed.  Maybe...