seniority
the paddle to the bread machine was missing. this is a big deal because we make 3 or so loaves of bread a week. four adults were looking everywhere for it. it wasn't in the machine. it wasn't in the bread. no one washed it. it wasn't in any of the drawers. or the dish drying rack. alisa pulled it out of the bread and set it down. hmmm... i saw it this morning. it was encrusted with dried bread. lessee... i was picking that off and dropping it into the trash. then i... uh oh. could i have... ? aw yuck. the trash is full of used coffee grounds and buttermilk and other nastiness. oh well. i took the trash can to the garage and picked through it. yick. but there it was. at the bottom of the trash can. we washed it off. good as new after its little adventure.