tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post6501561641562748672..comments2024-03-22T14:46:37.849-04:00Comments on A Fly on Our (Chicken Coop) Wall: Creature or Wild? Yeah, We Got That.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-33184681950996044432013-09-09T00:05:33.627-04:002013-09-09T00:05:33.627-04:00When I was in the second grade a bat came down our...When I was in the second grade a bat came down our chimney and into our living room. It landed on my brothers heal while he was laying in front of the fireplace. My mother did scream, "A Bat! A Bat!" And she did run out if the room. My brother jumped up and attempted to kick the bat off his heel but it had a good grip on his sock. It finally broke loose them went flying wild circles thru the living room and diningroom. My mother, safely locked herself and my brothers and baby sister in the bathroom while I stood in the l<br />Hallway of the living room watching my father hobble around the room swinging at the bat with his crutch. (My father was recovering from foot surgery.). <br /><br />It was the funniest thing to watch...you would have loved it with all the screaming and running. My father was finally able to knock the bat unconscious with the upper end of his crutch, then he picked it up and tossed it outside. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by today...it was s sweet :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01606087404029591264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-80545591898162672582013-09-05T00:42:49.773-04:002013-09-05T00:42:49.773-04:00I miss making up test too, I.T.C. I loved to use ...I miss making up test too, I.T.C. I loved to use the test genators that came with the teacher book. The old generators I still have won't work on my 64 bit Windows Seven computer or I would make some for my Sunday school class, a couples class age 70 and up.<br /> <br />My four-year-old granddaughter loves to tell of the time when the bird came into our house. How Mrs. Jim opened the back door and I shooed it around with a broom. Once it saw that the door was open it swooped down from eighteen foot ceiling and was free again.<br /><br />That was a bid deal for the GD. Us too because of her. Mostly it is little lizzards that come in around here.<br />..Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982249173214655060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-44241410943305888332013-09-04T12:37:40.525-04:002013-09-04T12:37:40.525-04:00I am not surprised by this at all. I will pass al...I am not surprised by this at all. I will pass along the message as I'm setting him free out the front door. May even give him bus money. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-77212161956173391632013-09-04T12:36:40.350-04:002013-09-04T12:36:40.350-04:00Good to know! I will be sure to have tape handy f...Good to know! I will be sure to have tape handy from now on. Someone screams, she gets her mouth taped! Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-60260595784596150922013-09-04T11:36:11.002-04:002013-09-04T11:36:11.002-04:00If I had a bat in my house, I know the zookeeper i...If I had a bat in my house, I know the zookeeper inside me would totally want to keep it as a pet. I have a special place in my heart for bats... no clue why. I just think they are precious! Next time Mr. Bat comes to visit you, tell him I have a bridge under which he can lodge. A creek is beneath it too, and juicy bugs everywhere! Hee hee!Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664068521097565025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-6372752283948929012013-09-04T09:20:01.684-04:002013-09-04T09:20:01.684-04:00Nice work not confusing the bat with screams! I&#...Nice work not confusing the bat with screams! I've rescued several--they don't freak me out. Years ago I taught in a very old high school and bats were a common thing in our classrooms. Since they don't fly but swoop, I'd wait until they got low to the ground, scoop them into a wastebasket and set them on a high ledge outside. Years later I learned at a library program that screaming really freaks them out since they navigate by sound!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-81912951484162435482013-09-04T07:13:12.992-04:002013-09-04T07:13:12.992-04:00Ha! I don't think you are alone in that. :)Ha! I don't think you are alone in that. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-58898227667792021172013-09-04T07:12:54.176-04:002013-09-04T07:12:54.176-04:00LIVE ACTION!!
I have no doubt that poor bat was v...LIVE ACTION!!<br /><br />I have no doubt that poor bat was very unhappy with his conditions.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-49255128037630320792013-09-04T05:55:04.439-04:002013-09-04T05:55:04.439-04:00My answer to all the questions is A ;o)My answer to all the questions is A ;o)Abelle | The Wows! And Oops! Of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10736942491931104624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-69197960179876780582013-09-03T22:54:17.006-04:002013-09-03T22:54:17.006-04:00Kudos to you for taking charge, honey! We mamas ha...Kudos to you for taking charge, honey! We mamas have to do everything, don't we? Also, I would like to add that we are Turtleman fans at my house! LIVE ACTION! Ay! Yi! Yi!<br /><br />I would be wanting to investigate and get a close-ish look. Poor bat was probably freakin out! I am guessing he was probably harmless...wishing he was back in the bat cave and all that. <br /><br />Great story!! Joellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656607163003314734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-5617822995671456542013-09-03T22:22:30.142-04:002013-09-03T22:22:30.142-04:00A bat story of your own we need to hear?A bat story of your own we need to hear?Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-76727776560197867222013-09-03T22:21:56.312-04:002013-09-03T22:21:56.312-04:00There isn't much to like about a bat, I'll...There isn't much to like about a bat, I'll give you that. I'd say, "But it's so little," if I weren't so afraid of mice. :)<br />Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-73811816561742159622013-09-03T22:20:39.603-04:002013-09-03T22:20:39.603-04:00Ha! I think a few people felt the same way, but w...Ha! I think a few people felt the same way, but were shamed into staying by their spouses or friends. Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-35250633586329229752013-09-03T22:19:56.491-04:002013-09-03T22:19:56.491-04:00Glad you liked it! The mom is certainly the level...Glad you liked it! The mom is certainly the level-headed one in this house. :) So funny that you would be afraid it would go for your hair. So many people are afraid of just that. Because bats like to be tangled in hair? :)<br /><br />The prompts worked well for me. Thanks for hosting!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-75893896735235844062013-09-03T19:46:30.459-04:002013-09-03T19:46:30.459-04:00I would have ran screaming from there. Oh yes I w...I would have ran screaming from there. Oh yes I would and I have too.<br /><br />Have a terrific day. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-72869206273576105062013-09-03T16:37:18.718-04:002013-09-03T16:37:18.718-04:00Me? I'd be running and screaming from the hous...Me? I'd be running and screaming from the house. I don't like no stinkin' bats.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17756564685282866773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-89329183927524380252013-09-03T16:29:41.581-04:002013-09-03T16:29:41.581-04:00Scenerio B
Answer E) Stay well away from the bat, ...Scenerio B<br />Answer E) Stay well away from the bat, and leave as soon as possible.<br />Yes, I am not a fan of rodents.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09148248533255355405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-25957762521536796542013-09-03T13:27:40.937-04:002013-09-03T13:27:40.937-04:00What a truly entertaining post, Christine! Talk ab...What a truly entertaining post, Christine! Talk about an interesting real-life scenario! I had to stop and think how each of my family members would react to something like that. I smiled at your story, because so often it is the mom who is the level-headed one who saves the day... and the bat in this case! :-) I would likely be the one retrieving the net, and then handing it to Papa Bear while I barricaded myself inside the bathroom to escape a bat targeting in on my hair! :-) I am so glad you joined us for TST this week, you did a great job with this!!Josie Two Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18388032819905416258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-9559233001301375082013-09-03T13:14:05.982-04:002013-09-03T13:14:05.982-04:00I "GET" to have close encounters?!?! Wh...I "GET" to have close encounters?!?! While I'm not afraid of them, I certainly don't relish them. I would love for you to get the bats instead of me. Yes, it is best not to touch them. A bite from one could make a person really, really sick.<br /><br />Hold up. Even if it is in your house, you can't do anything about it? That is crazy!!<br /><br />You do not want to see that. Well, maybe you would. But no. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-698007455680721222013-09-03T13:11:12.155-04:002013-09-03T13:11:12.155-04:00When we lived in Bermuda, we sometimes got lizards...When we lived in Bermuda, we sometimes got lizards, and one time the gigantic, flying cockroach. A flying fox sounds quite a bit more intimidating than a bat. I might have to leave the room for that one.<br /><br />Thanks! And thanks for stopping by!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-68090954457837639092013-09-03T13:09:34.264-04:002013-09-03T13:09:34.264-04:00I would have, if it weren't for my husband and...I would have, if it weren't for my husband and mother-in-law shaking behind me. I did take photos of the last one, since it was simply a matter of taking the chair it was lounging in outside. My husband could handle that one.<br /><br />Wow. What are you supposed to do if those bats are in your attic??<br /><br />Thank you. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-52783116939134339732013-09-03T13:07:51.574-04:002013-09-03T13:07:51.574-04:00No way!! That works??? We may just have to try t...No way!! That works??? We may just have to try that next time. Although, it won't be so easy to just open a window to release it. Our old house doesn't have windows that open in most of the upstairs rooms. We'd have to carry it through the house.<br /><br />I have become very good at catching them. It only takes me a few seconds. Perhaps it was all of those tennis lessons I took as a kid. :)<br /><br />I don't think we need bat boxes. We have plenty of places around for them to live. The big barn alone would house plenty. We've been in the attic to check for them, but haven't seen any. I don't know exactly where they are living.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-26296849806116058722013-09-03T13:03:56.032-04:002013-09-03T13:03:56.032-04:00Lucky, I guess. I wouldn't mind if you got th...Lucky, I guess. I wouldn't mind if you got the bat to write the story every once in a while. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-30635028515189335742013-09-03T13:03:11.315-04:002013-09-03T13:03:11.315-04:00I have thought about how relationships within a fa...I have thought about how relationships within a family affects it all. It has to add/change things a bit. It is very interesting.<br /><br />You're welcome!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1329563580023354380.post-50876652901557027652013-09-03T12:51:27.262-04:002013-09-03T12:51:27.262-04:00Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. No, we a...Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. No, we aren't into hurting animals around here. (Our dogs might be, but we aren't.) We've had at least 5 in our house at different times, and all have been moved to the out-of-doors.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209807996463889703noreply@blogger.com