So. The other day while doing a load of laundry, our dryer started smoking. We turned it off and scheduled a repairman for today. This morning, I realized there was a lint filter we NEVER cleaned. We cleaned a small strip that was visible in the front, but never the much larger one in the door (which we didn't realize existed until today...in hindsight we should have).

It's an old dryer that's no longer made, so parts and repair are expensive - about $1,000 for a dryer that was discontinued in 2004. I'm thinking we should just get a new one instead of fixing this one. Would it be fair to offer to split the cost with our landlord? Or should we pay the whole cost since the old dryer probably would've gone a couple more years if it hadn't been for our negligence? Either way, expensive lesson learned!