I got out my wheat grinder yesterday to replenish my supply of wheat flour, and discovered the small round filter that fits on the top of the canister was missing. I spent hours tearing apart drawers and any other place I could possibly think of that I may have put it instead of the box where I always put it! But, no luck. I got online to see if I could order extras from the manufacturer, but of course, the company is out of business, my wheat grinder is no longer made! So, I really would not have to spend hundreds of dollars on a new grinder because of a little filter, would I? My resourceful husband said I'm sure we can find something to use in it's place. On a trip to Lowes we grabbed an employee and tried to explain to him what we were looking for, as he stood there looking at us with a completely blank look on his face, then, we finished and waited expectantly for his expert answer. And, he scratched his head for a minute then came the words, try the outdoors department and go look at the lawn mower air filters. WHAT? Welll, we dutifully rambled over to the lawn mowers, and sure enough, there on the shelf was a package with a square of the same material my filter had been made of! We brought it home, cut it into the proper size circle, but uh oh, it was twice as thick as needed to be. WAIT, my ever resourceful husband asked for my bread slicing knife that has the ability to cut every bread slice the same size. He used that and ever so slowly sliced through the circle of foam, making it exactly the thickness it needed to be, and giving me two of them. Plus, we have more of the material left in case I have several more episodes of senioritis!! THNK YOU LOWES SALESMAN for your creativity, and THANK YOU ED for your resourcefulness, I am back in the wheat flour business again!
