[jQuery] Clearing a textarea doesn't work in IE6 using val("");

[reach4thelasers]

$("textarea").val("");

Throws an error in IE6:
"Could not set the value property. Unspecified Error"
But it works fine in all other browsers.

Can anyone tell me another way of clearing a textarea that works in
all browsers?
I'm using JQuery 1.3.2

You have no idea how much I hate IE6 right now!