Had never had trouble with the thread breaking ... until this afternoon. Investigated, and found the thread wrapped around the spindle the spooled thread sits on! Got it untangled, and lo and behold, all works well now! Sometimes you just have to take everything apart, and start over, after a thorough cleaning.
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Trouts don't live in ugly places
Trouts don't live in ugly places.
A friend is not who knows you the longest, but the one who came and never left your side.
Don't look back, we ain't goin' that way.