MY DXing Was Postponed This Morning

[cyberdad]

Cyberdad, you must have done a Bugs Bunny and made a wrong turn at Albuquerque!

Sort of. I asked him if I had made a wrong turn somewhere. (He laughed). Suffice to say I've had more than a few WEIRD experiences going through customs.

 

[oldradiotapes]

But I seem to remember a light brown thick gooey substance that didn't exactly smell good. It sort of reminded me of STP (a motor oil additive if anyone here doesn't remember the stuf). I can't imagine that would have been non-toxic. And I remember thinking that it was a good thing the mess stopped just short of the transmitter, about 25 feet from the exploding window mounted AC.

Compressor oil is often circulated alongside the Freon (or whichever gaseous refrigerant is used) in small systems like kitchen refrigerators and room air conditioners. It's used mainly to lubricate the compressor. Usually it's either mineral oil or petroleum based.

That stuff is probably second to icky-pic as the most vile substance known to Mankind. Straight Simple Green alone will not completely remove it from your tile floor! Nor will it remove the stuff from your clothes, your hands, the bucket or anything else it comes in contact with. Nature's way of reminding you why gasoline was invented.

https://www.hunker.com/12185181/purpose-of-oil-in-a-refrigeration-system