I almost lost it

I'm posting this so you can learn from my mistakes.
While I was sewing last week, all of a sudden my sewing machine stopped and refused to sew further. Everything was jammed : the neddle arm, the bobbin area and the handwheel.
My Brother wasn't an expensive sewing machine so the repair might have cost me as much as buying a new machine. This was the reason why Dan decided to try and figure out the problem himself. Was did we get to lose?
It took him two evenings to fix it but he did it. I was super impressed with his job. And it's not like he knows how a sewing machine works or how to repair it. It's a blessing to have a handy husband.
Now let me tell you what the problem was. A sewing machine requires maintenance once a year(that's something I found out only now). I've had mine for more than 2 years and never taken it to a technician which means it has never been oiled. As for dusting it, I do it once in a while, but not on a regular basis. Some of dust that got inside stuck to the needle arm and as the oil dried out it jammed.

I should clean the sewing machine more often and have it serviced once a year.

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