Mr. Squirrel,

Could it be that SOMEONE (a previous owner, not YOU obviously) has
used the stove with the drain cover down and the heat has created the
mess you have discovered? Again, I realize that no squirrel would do
such a thing, even by accident. Maybe it was home invasion...

Jim

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 8:42 PM, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> That's disgusting. �Nothing like that in my van. �;-)
>
> Tried scraping it off with a spatula? �Heating it up to soften it and then
> the spatula? �A metal spatula, not a rubber or plastic one. �Paint scraper
> could be used in the same way.
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> Joy
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> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 10:59 PM, Robert Fisher <refisher@mchsi.com> wrote:
>
>> I can't decide if he's messing with our head(s) or somebody is messing with
>> his.
>>
>> Cya,
>> Robert
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>> Loren Busch
>> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 6:05 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Goopy stuff on dish drainer
>>
>> Damn Mike, you get some really weird stuff in your rig. �Just make sure
>> there is no "Federal Crime To Remove" label on there somewhere.
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <
>> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > The dish drainer / heat shield dingus mounted over the stove burners
>> > appears to press into three blobs of some white viscous stuff gummed onto
>> > the underside of the counter when it is not deployed. To reduce rattling?
>> >
>> > The blobs have melted or something -- see the picture at
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/j.michael.elliott/DripTray?authkey=Gv1sRgCMCB6orW6O-Uaw#5383981513851249842
>> >
>> > It's pretty creepy. Stuff is tenacious. Anyone got any hints on how to
>> > remove this goop?
>> >
>> > --
>> > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> > 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
>> > Bend, OR
>> > KG6RCR
>> >
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