Why did I check before?????

So a month or more ago my dryer stopped drying the clothes. I'd have to run it ALL DAY to dry 1 load of laundry. We've had the dryer 10 years and it was already used before we got it so I wasnt upset that it finally gave out, its fine🤷‍♀️ so my husband and dad gifted me a BRAND NEW washer and dryer set for Christmas. I love doing laundry and have never owned anything new before. I was so happy. But....my dryer wasnt drying again🙄🙄 I was getting pissed. I'm 24 weeks pregnant and really wanted to get new sheets on our bed and wash and put away some of baby girls clothes and it took 4 hours to dry 1 blanket. Yall....a SQUIRREL was inside the lint tube thing that connects to outside the house. There was a whole nest in the tube. (The protective mesh thing fell off the outside of the house and we will replace it tomorrow)I'm so mad. We probably could have used our old dryer for a while longer. I'm grateful for the new set but I'm one of those that if it ain't broke dont fix it. I want to use things until they fall apart and I just trashed the old dryer thinking it was broken but I'm 99% sure it was the squirrel tube😂🤷‍♀️