Another story from my mispent youth....

I've never understood women's fear of bats and other things. It's ridiculous. I'm glad you kept a cool head and were able to remove the poor thing without injuring it. It's a miracle that it wasn't hurt by those hysterical dumb idiots!

The hamper trick is very handy! I use a similar technique to catch spiders and other beneficial bugs when they wander into my house. When I lived in the desert I used to do that with scorpions and tarantulas, although I could usually herd the tarantulas out the door without capture.

Wow. I think I would have been too scared to have done something like that. I am only 5'4" so I am right with you on that part. I'm glasd you all got the thing out of there though.

Good for you and your cool-headed thinking!
It is a good story. Thanks for sharing.

Now that is the kind of thing I would do. I am an animal rescuer at heart, and so is hubby. I will keep the method in mind, as we have bats at our day service location right now, and everyone else will freak.

U did get a good story & u forgot to mention how brave u were to do that. I have never had any dealings w/bats & don't want to. . Hope ur mom is doing well. Have a good weekend.

I'm like that with spiders and mice and things. I often find quite big spiders stomping around my bath and rather than kill them, I put a tumbler over them, and slide a piece of card over the top of the glass, then put them outside. With wasps, I pull all the curtains back and open the windows wide so that they can find their way out, and with mice, which I've only encountered once or twice over the years, I use a humane, see through plastic, trap. When the mouse is inside, I take the trap to the top of the garden and release them into the sheep's field.

I can't harm animals, but there are those I would rather lived their lives outside of my home as opposed to inside, so it seems I deal with them in much the same way as you do. Lovely story, my friend. Thank you for sharing and Brightest Blessings.

That's a good story. A good case of necessity is the mother of invention.

I don't recall you ever telling me this story! But I can picture it well; you have a tendency to get into weird situations...just like yours truly.

And don't try claiming you did tell it to me; you aren't always right, y'know...

Brobdingnaggianingly yours,
Maggiepie
"WHERE'S THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE?"

When my son attended Toronto's York University, he moved onto the campus and lived in a co-ed dorm. This was about 15 years ago when the co-ed dorm was a new concept. Some time later, his Mother and I dropped in for a visit. We took the elevator up to the 4th floor, and proceeded down the hall to his room. On our way we met a student who asked us who we were visiting. We told her his name and she called to my son to inform him of a pending visit. Just as we approached the room, another girl scurried out of his room and hurried down the hall.
After we had visited for a while, I asked about the washroom facilities, and my son replied. " Oh, just down the hall on your right, and don't be surprised if a girl comes out of a stall while you are there!" "Oh thats ok" I replied, "I really don't need to go that bad!"

Hi Elic,



What a wonderful bat story though so be proud, and that was very brave of you to do that, but I am not afraid of the bat, I actually think they so sweet, the one I got off my cat was little black one with a fluff of hair on his head, it was so soft, like cotton wool, but you did well girl.


Tamara