Argh, if it's not aliens it's always something

[Infernal]

Today it's bats. Again. I was dozing off on the couch last night and the I caught a quick moving shadow out of the corner of my eye, and then it swooped back and I realized I was being dive bombed by a bat with a 2 foot wing span. Fun.

You old timers might recall a couple of years ago when, after successfully chasing a bat out of here and killing it, I fell 40 feet through a rotten step in my back staircase and split my skull open on a rock, causing a giant scar, lots of pain, a severe concussion, and chronic neck pain that I still get from time to time -- so I have a deep hatred for these things now.

But, being half asleep and caught completely off guard, I instead chose to hide under my blanket for 60 seconds or so while I watched the shadow of the bat cross between the light and my covers several times in utter horror, and then finally worked up the nerve to jump up off the couch, scream like a 9 year old girl, run into my bedroom in a panic, slam the door, and jam a towel under the door. [img]smile.gif[/img] That's testosterone, baby! [img]graemlins/rant.gif[/img]

So, I quietely came out this morning and searched the apartment, no sign of Flying Rodent Intruder #4.

I looked through the apartment in an attempt to try to figure out how he got in, and the only thing I noticed was a 1" opening around a pipe under my bathroom sink that seemed to drop right down to the basement, so I sealed it up with spray foam insulation. I hope that sucker found it's way out last night, otherwise it's sleeping in here and is going to wake up and have no way to escape, and then it's ON mofo! :Puts on helmet and grabs Fire Axe: [img]graemlins/omg.gif[/img]

Seriously, what are the odds that the stupid thing found its way out last night? Are they smart enough to remember how they got in and follow it back out? Or is it hiding in here waiting to suck my brains out or infect me with rabies while I sleep? :(

[3.4 slow to go]

Maybe you should just move to Greenland & a safer life. realy.

[vanbibber]

Originally posted by Infernal:

But, being half asleep and caught completely off guard, I instead chose to hide under my blanket for 60 seconds or so while I watched the shadow of the bat cross between the light and my covers several times in utter horror, and then finally worked up the nerve to jump up off the couch, scream like a 9 year old girl, run into my bedroom in a panic, slam the door, and jam a towel under the door. [img]smile.gif[/img] That's testosterone, baby! [img]graemlins/rant.gif[/img]

[img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img] id would do the EXACT same thing. i hate bats

[MTMike]

Oh man, my walls would have been riddled with bullet holes trying to shoot that ****er.... :eek:

[BLLDOGG]

damn dude...Bats!! do you live in a hut or something?

[Big Tymer]

it was member number 410 [img]graemlins/rock.gif[/img] trying to see what your next gameplan was......

[speedracer95v6]

damn flying rats.

[kristen]

omg i don't know what i would do. i freak out at the sight of any bug in my place. but a bat. i don't think that you would even hear my screem it would be so high pitched. i would hide in a closet and not get out till morning.

good luck getting that thing out. those buggers can smoosh down to the size of a pen to get in holes and what not.

ahhhhh he's hanging on the back of your shirt! run!

[loser]

ewww, what if it's still in there. its gonna die ( from no food ) and then its gonna smell. i'd double check the place and make sure.

last year, i was sound asleep and all of a sudden my sister ( 16 at the time ) cam running into my room screaming. i gusse she woke up and ther was a little baby mouse in her bed. [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img] so she got her tissue box and threw it at it, and it went under the blanket. so like 20 minutes later i went in, with a bucket, she said it was little so i was too scared. but still its a mouse..and long story short i almost crapped my pants trying it get it in the bucket. my mom told me flush it [img]graemlins/omg.gif[/img] but i couldnt, so i walked across the street and down like a block and let it go in the woods. im sure something ate it, but it felt better than flushing it. its was so small.

[JohnD.]

You need to learn up on your bat catching/killing techniques.... watch "The Great Outdoors" immediately.

[JusFlyinBy]

Originally posted by JohnD.:
You need to learn up on your bat catching/killing techniques.... watch "The Great Outdoors" immediately.

LOL. Seriously that is the first thing that came to my mind when I read his post. [img]graemlins/rofl.gif[/img]

[MikeV6]

That bat is so hiding in some dark corner of your apartment right now.

Did you check the entire roof? all the small crevises? I would get a can of raid, a lighter, and maybe a fire extinguisher for the aftermath.

I hate bats too. They always fly into my head when camping.

[SpeedingFirebird]

Originally posted by MikeV6:
They always fly into my head when camping.

INTO your head? j/k [img]graemlins/stickpoke.gif[/img]

had a bat fly into my house one night. My sister (17 at the time) lay on the floor in the fetal position crying hysterically while I chased the thing all over the house with a swiffer. Opened all the windows, but it just wouldn't fly out. Finally, after 20 minutes, I cornered it. splat. It fealt gross to pick up. very hairy.

[black98V6]

we have a few that hang out around OUTSIDE our house, we have a large light in the back yard and I know at least one lives in that, but it's a little sucker and they eat mosquitos so we are glad to have em. I watch em fly around all the time at dusk, I know we have 3 for sure dunno about any more.

[Earnhardt132000]

Bats are awesome. Like black98V6 said, they eat mosquitoes, so that makes them kickass. Whenever I go swimming after a long 4wheeling expedition at dusk, they always swoop down into the pool area and scares the crap outta my friend's sister. I see at least 10 flying around - I wouldn't mind if they got into my house...