Debra says, "And they are really NOT cute AT ALL". Right! A bat has a face that only a mother (bat) could love. Bats drive me batty but they're better than rats! Richard Emlin ----- Original Message ----- From: <dorner1065@aol.com> To: <padutch-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 1:13 AM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Animals in our homes! Yikes it was a bat!! > Ugh.? A bat got into my garage (which is also my basement) once. I was > coming down the steps to go out for the night and something very dark and > very silent flew past my head.? More than once.? After I got over almost > having a?heart attack I?realized it had to be a bat and, for lack of being > able to think of anything better to do, I ran back upstairs and called my > mother! > > The response I was looking for (fathers,?pay attention here) was that my > dad would be right up to take care of this unwanted guest.? But mothers > being the practical sort, mine in particular, suggested that I merely use > my extra garage door?remote to open the door and let the poor creature > escape, because, as she insisted, it was "more afraid of you than you are > of it."? (THAT was strictly a matter of her opinion, I promise you.? No > bat was presently flying past HER head.) So, I opened the door hoping it > would leave, but in my panicked state was sure that all this would do > would be to invite MORE bats in.?I waited for at least?five minutes > (making my mother stay on the phone with me the whole time).? This was in > December.??Yes, I was heating the outdoors.?? > > When I thought enough time had passed for the bat to figure out what > actions were in his best interests, I very cautiously crept back > downstairs.?Seeing no further sign of the bat,?I was convinced it had > taken the avenue of escape I had frantically provided. > > About six months later I was cleaning out my basement and saw what > appeared to be a pile of dirt in an otherwise empty flower pot.? Knowing I > would never store a pot without first cleaning it out, I?picked it up to > look at it more closely, and the?"pile of dirt" turned out to be a dead > bat!!!? I have no idea if this was the bat I thought had escaped or one of > its compadres.?I've never had?another one in the house, though, and that's > what counts! > > Ick.? I mean, I appreciate them going around doing useful stuff like > eating up all the bugs and pollinating the plants and everything, but I > will never forget how creeped out I was by that thing flying past my > head.? And they are really NOT cute AT ALL. > > --Debra?? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cathy Raber <pigeonrock@earthlink.net> > To: padutch-life@rootsweb.com > Sent: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:08 am > Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Animals in our homes! Yikes it was a bat!! > > > > > Well, talking of unexpected things. I had to put a bat > outside while I was at my sisters in OH! Scary! At first I didn't know > how to pick it up, then decided to just use a couple washcloths. I saw it > go across the floor, & I'm staring at it & saying, "No, that's not a bat", > & it went into her bathroom, in front of my eyes, but still followed it, & > so sure enough that's what it was! Then I was thinking about the fact I > could get bit, & have to go through the rabies shots, plus my three kids > were in the house!! I ended up grabbing it with a washcloth, & getting > it > outside, & watched it fly away. My kids wanted to see it, but I only let > them see the foot, which was so tiny, with it's nails! My sister, when I > told her about it, she said, did you kill it, I said of course, I didn't! > Then thought well how do you do it? I didn't even entertain the idea! > But > she said that you kill them, because they're sick, because of being in the > house!? I guess they aren't supposed to be moving around in the daylight, > & do understand that, but still! Cute little thing though! Ugly little > thing in the same breath though too! Foot is like the size of the nail on > one of your fingers, which is small! > So different animals I encountered in OH/PA area! Oh > yes, and if you ever get to Pgh. Zoo or haven't been there in years, they > have a great Aquarium now! And otters tank, & Polar bears swimming in > huge > tanks! SO AWESOME seeing everything! My favs had to been the elephant > house though! And seems to be going to build another perhaps?! Something > at least?! The bull elephant was so great! Wow, & so BIG! Amazing! > Animals certainly add to our lives, no question! > My little one certainly loved all the big dogs they > all had! Boxers were at my sisters, & became attached to both but the > male > dog especially!! Cathy > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free > from AOL at AOL.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PADUTCH-LIFE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message