My daughter called me the other night and she was almost in tears. As a father, I worry about her safety when she is out baby sitting so I immediately thought the worst. But then the story came out. Apparently she was playing with Mr. Opa’s very expensive gold watch once the kids were asleep. She knew she wasn’t supposed to touch it but she did and now it is down the air conditioner vent. I had a million questions on how this happened but I skipped them and asked, instead, when the Opas would be home. My daughter said in 2 hours. Of course I grabbed my tools and rushed to their home. Sure enough, I could see the watch down inside of the ductwork for the air conditioning and heating when I used my flashlight. Thankfully, I was able to remove the vent cover, use my grabber tool, and extract the watch. It appeared to be in perfect condition. We then replaced the vent cover and I left before the home owners returned. I barely made it back home when my daughter called and said she was ready to be picked up. She didn’t say anything more about the watch so I hope all went well. I also hope she learned a very valuable lesson: don’t play with things that aren’t yours. And, always have a few tools on you just in case. You never know when you have to do an emergency ductwork cleaning to retrieve something you shouldn’t have been touching in the first place. I think I will get her a little tool set to carry in her purse.