I have the same nasty blob that shows up a couple of times a year (in the same spot) on my gravel dtiveway. If I leave it it dries out and falls apart when I shovel it away. If I remove it right away it is a slime consistency. The top a bright orange and the interior a brighter orange. It varies in appearance slightly. This last one looked like popcorn that had been tossed in a bright orange sauce. I'm glad to read the previous comments as I too thought some animal was vomiting on the driveway. The closest plants are about 6 feet away so it does not seem to be related to plants or mulch as some have suggested but who knows. If anyone has any suggestions as to where a person could learn more facts about this fungus I would appreciate that information.

I found it two days maybe three ago. I do not know how long it had been there. I was making something to eat and began cleaning the glass surfaces of the shelves with a household disinfectant when I noticed that the crisper drawer too needed cleaning. It was empty and had been for a few days. I removed the drawer and began cleaning the interior pan with the ridges and the exterior scalable surfaces when my finger came into contact with the "goo", when the "Goo" attacked. It was (is) clear, gelatinous, colloidal - when I attempted to wash it off my hands it became almost like a pair of latex or silicone gloves - slimy, almost tacky, and a B to deal with. I tried hot water, Dawn (beyond the sink), and another Lysol based cleanser to no avail. I finally removed the substance, compound, polymer, pathogen, hazardous material, ectoplasm, whatever it is from the plastic - and when my hands dried they appeared and seemed normal (as before) considering. However, when I checked the very next day the substance was already reforming. Location - the upper back corners of the crisper/lunch meat drawer. This thread appeared in a search just now. I looked into the matter yesterday using ChatGPT/ChatGen chatbot and the answer was very interesting. The refrigerator is new. I still haven't fully comprehended the statement, but I thought it better to fufully experience the phenomena/phenomenon before going too far. The cloth that I used is still saturated with the stuff - lyophobic/hydrophobic whatever. Very interesting and intriguing as well.

We have been making this recipe for years...got the original recipe right here on this forum...we ended up re naming it "Five Hour Chicken". My kids would come home from school and smell the aroma and say "Yipee Five Hour Chicken!" They now have moved into places of their own and make it themselves....we all triple the rub recipe and keep a jar on hand at all times...the rub works great on my BBQ Pork rib recipe as well!! Both are family favourites!!

I'm a former member of Dave's Garden, which used to be a pretty popular site and probably GWs most notable competitor. I probably had a dozen or so stickies posted to fora related to container gardening, houseplants, and 1 or 2 other fora (maybe they're still there somewhere - not sure). I quit going to the site when they deleted the container gardening forum and said they felt it should be incorporated with just 'gardening'. The stickies seemed to work out quite well - and it's no problem to look beyond the 2-3 threads you might find pinned to the top of a forum if one felt there was nothing there to capture one's interest. Those threads did get an extra measure of traffic, so there were a lot of gardeners following them on a day to day basis, even if for no other reason than there was a considerable amount of information being shared. About there being a better way ....... I have probably read "It works for me" as a direct reply to me about something gardening related a thousand times or more as a point meant to terminate the discussion. It doesn't matter how many better options or potential issues there are, if it works for that person, the method should never be questioned or even gently criticized. For those of us who try mightily to keep the impressionable from falling into the patterns of the "it works for me crowd" who have little interest in honing their skills, it presents a dilemma. Say nothing and let the information stand unchallenged, or explain why there are potential issues involved with certain advice/practices or even offhand comments. When I come across obvious misinformation, I always ask myself if it has the potential to diminish the gardening experience of others. If 'no' - I offer no comment; if 'yes' I explain clearly why I disagree. That's held me in good stead for quite some time, so I don't plan on changing anything. I didn't write this, but it illustrates the folly in using the "I've always done it this way" argument, a logical fallacy called 'Appeal to Tradition'. Following that, you'll find "The Story of My Old Pal, Joe Pye", and what worked for him. The Way It’s ALWAYS Been Done Start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it. Before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all the other monkeys with cold water. After a while another monkey makes the attempt with same result, all the other monkeys are sprayed with cold water. Pretty soon when another Monkey tries to climb the stairs, the other monkeys will try to prevent it. Now, put the cold water away. Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one. The new monkey sees the banana and wants to climb the Stairs. To his shock, all of the other monkeys attack him. After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs he will be assaulted. Next, remove another of the original five monkeys and replace it with a new one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment with enthusiasm. Likewise, replace a third original monkey with a new one, then a fourth, then the fifth. Every time the newest monkey takes to the stairs he is attacked. All of the monkeys that are beating him up have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs or why they are participating in the beating of the newest monkey. After replacing all of the original monkeys, none of the remaining monkeys have ever been sprayed with cold water. Nevertheless, no monkey ever again approaches the stairs to try for the banana. Why not? Because as far as they know, that is the way it has always been done around here. It works for me: I usually shake my head whenever I hear the words “It works for me“ used as either an argument in a debate or as a justification for particular methods when there has been a suggestion that there might be a better way. I’ve encountered those words so often that I even wrote a silly little story to illustrate how ridiculous it is to use “It works for me” as any kind of argument. After the story, I’ll look a little deeper at the phrase, if you’re still interested. It Works for Me - or The Story of Old Joe Pye There’s this story I often tell ‘bout a real good friend I had a while back - called hisself Joe Pye. Now ol’ Joe was kind of a stubborn sort, but at least sometimes he'd listen ...... if you caught him on a good day. Well, I’m gittin off the track here, so lemme git back to my story. Ol' Joe had a real peculiar habit. See, ever’ mornin he'd commence to banging his head against the wall for 15 minutes or so before he went to work. When I'd ask him, "Why o' why do you do that, ol' Joe?" His answer would always be, "Well, it works for me - wakes me up inna mornin. Gits my blood a movin‘" Now I'd been around the block a time or two; and I was sure as sure can be there was a more productive way for ol' Joe to wake hisself up inna mornin, so I timed it to when I figgered Joe would be in one of his listenin’ moods, and sorta half whispered a suggestion to him. Had to do it more'n a coupla times, too - even got some other folks agreein with me and telling’ ol’ Joe the same thing … to sorta help ol’ Joe along. Well by gosh, through the blessed power of multiple suggestions, and jus like I proposed, ol' Joe commenced ta huggin & kissin on his wife ever’ morning’ afore work instead of pursuin his other long time habit of bangin his head 'gainst that wall. Stubborn as he was, ol’ Joe recognized right away he was better off - he just lacked the benefit of enough experience to see it at first. His wife was quite pleased with the change as well - took right kindly to it. Ol' Joe never ever did go back to bangin his head on that wall neither. There's a moral to this yarn: If yer real happy with how things is, and ‘it works for you’, by all means, please maintain the status quo; but at least allow it is possible there’sa better way you might not know about .... at least consider it …. please? Al