Inevitably I drop some pins on the floor when I am quilting. What's the problem you ask?
The upright vacuum cleaner got clogged due to a pin jamming the intake. It just wasn't picking up, even though it had a clean bag. (Are you glad I spared you from a picture of the clogged mess?) :-)
DH to the rescue! It required a phillips head screwdriver to remove the plate on the bottom of the vacuum cleaner, then the rat's nest of stuff built up at the bottom of the tube to be removed. Voila! Put it back together and it works as good as new now.
I prefer to be ignorant about mechanical things, but I am capable of learning. Some day I may be totally independent and not need a handy man around, but I hope not.