smoky pfaff...

on a silver platter

not exactly what i

was expecting...

.

guess that is what i get

for reading my daily

 horoscopes

i bid on another

pfaff 1475

and won

or so i thought

it arrived today

first observation by my friendly ups man

the box is not the greatest

definitely not packed

like the others i've received

still i grabbed the scissors

delicately sliced the tape open

and was immediately

overcome with the disgusting

odor of rank, stale cigarette smoke

damn

 i said over and over with each

item i removed

until

i was nearly sick to my stomach

then once i cut off the bubble wrap

 securing the machine

this piece fell

onto the counter

i picked it up

upon closer inspection

the component that holds it in place

is clearly broken off

in disgust i put it all back into the box

and put it out on the back porch

where it sat

the rest of the afternoon

 and each person who went by

 commented on the smell

i went upstairs to my office

to gather the print out

of the ebay listing

no mention of smoke or

broken parts

i sent a message to the seller

she responded by calling

 our local pfaff dealer

they told her it is normal for that

part to come off

happens with age

if they can't fix it

they will glue it

really???

hmm...

now i am suspicious

of all my other machines

that i have paid to have

repaired there

is glue holding them together

and that got me thinking

is there a greater message here

what am i suppose to learn

then it dawned on me

just as my horoscope read yesterday

i will be handed

a golden opportunity

on a silver platter

this old dog

 just needs to learn a few new tricks

break old habits

now i get it

i think i will go exploring

for a new bernina