Had my Pixy open last night to swap out the pinion and main gear, as well as, clean & lube the spool bearings.  I've been servicing my reels for longer than I can accurately recall and have not lost a bearing retainer spring... until last night!  I heard it ricochet off several walls and the ceiling into a dark corner to my right.  Somewhere in that dusty space behind the door where I pile a few empty boxes, lean a couple dozen unused rods and hang my waders.  A muffled primal scream echoed through the house as I grabbed a nearby flashlight and began to fight my way through the layers of accumulated dust under and around everything.  After several minutes of combing through the carpet pile with my fingers I sat back in my chair and tried to choke back the growing swell of tears, partly from disappointment mostly from anger at myself.

 

Oh Lord no... in walks my wife of 40+ years to see what I'd done now and most certainly remind me I should have been more careful -- AGAIN!  Yep, I've got to explain the entire excruciating ordeal.  With THAT look of superiority radiating from her face (again), she asks if I would like her to look.  Of course I said there's no chance in hell of finding that tiny piece of wire, but she closed the door revealing the mess behind it, look intently into the shadows for 3 or 4 seconds, bent over to retrieve something she'd spotted and nonchalantly handed me the missing spring asking "Is this what you're looking for?".

 

I'm here to publicly express... I LOVE MY WIFE!

 

oe

So true

Wow!  What are the odds?  Did you take her to Las Vegas afterwards while her streak was hot?

Can I borrow your wife for a few minutes? I’ve got some lost reel parts myself!