Untwisted hanger

The vacuum cleaner hose had got clogged up, and I didn’t have a stick long enough to unclog it with. The usual thing would be to untwist a metal coat hanger, fashion a little hook at the end of it with a pair of pliers, then try and pull the fluff out from within the tube. But my coat hangers were plastic. So I curled up the hose, put it in a bag and took it down to the garage, hoping I would have something down there I could use instead. I did find an old curtain pole but it wasn’t quite long enough. So I gave up for now and decided to walk down to the beach. The sun was out and I had my shades on to minimise the glare. I didn’t notice something on the pavement and kicked it as I walked past. I looked down and what did I see? An untwisted metal coat hanger with a little hook that had been fashioned at the end – exactly what I wanted. I picked it up, took it back to the garage, and unblocked the hose.