Oooooooooooo, Richard !!! LOL! You sound like my Uncle Milt :O) Richard wrote: I guess you might say that bat got board. Don wrote: I just joined this list this evening, and so far I find it quite > interesting. > The stories of bats bring back memories. When we lived in Taiwan > (I was military) I opened the back door one night and a bat flew in. > He kept flying from back to front, and would not land anywhere. I > asked the maid (no, we were not rich, a full-time maid cost $30.00 > a month) to get a broom and I grabbed a mop. We tried to swat the > bat, but it would fly around the mop and broom. Finally I went outside > and got a board. I stood under where the bat was flying, and, after a > few passes over my head, I waited until it got almost to me and quickly > shoved the board up in front of the bat. It hit the board and then hit > the floor. I was able then to pick it up in a towel and get it outside. > > I grew up in Castlewood (between New Castle and Ellwood City) in > western PA. We now live in Arizona, just about a half mile from the > edge of the desert, and we have lots of wild animal tales to share later. > > God bless, > Don in AZ > > > ------------------------------- > 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 ------------------------------- 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