I love to cook on the grill, but....

So, yesterday I decide to grill a small hamburger patty to go with my steamed veggies for lunch.  Planned on grilling on for my fur baby Biscuit too.  Made out the pattys, seasoned and headed to the patio to light the grill.  Last summer I bought one of the really nice stainless steel grills from Lowes.  It's great!  Opened the bottom doors and turned on the gas tank.  Opened the lid to light the burners and.......  found a POSSUM grinning at me.  Scared the life out of me!  You just don't expect to see something looking back at you when you open the grill!  He had crawled up from the bottom and was by the burners under the racks.  I think I screamed higher than i ever sang on the operatic stage!  Finally ran him off.  Totally dismantled the grill and cleaned every inch.  It looks like it did the day I bought it.  I had a chicken pot pie for lunch.  Biscuit had kibble.

Bless your heart!  It would be a LONGGGGG time before I would grill again - but, that is just me!
I KNOW I would have used BLEACH on every inch of that grill to SANITIZE it!  YUCK - O!
So sorry that happened to you my friend! 

I am sorry John, but this is funny.  I know it wasn't to you, though.  This reminds me of a time when Geni (my daughter) was young.  We had bought a new stove and put the old one on the back deck for a few days until they came to get it.  She walked outside and ran back in screaming bloody murder.  She was screaming "there is a big big rat in the stove".  John walked out the door and a huge possum was running across the back yard.  It was so funny.  Thank you so much for the laugh this morning.  I needed it.  Watch out for them possums

I'm with Carmen!  that is funny....I could see in my head!  at least your grill is nice and clean!  Good thing you didn't light it before you opened it.....or you would've had a different protein for lunch!!

Well Well I had a recipe for Possum !!!