Monday, August 25, 2008
Batty, batty, bat!!!!
For all you Sesame Street devotees out there...we had a batty, batty, bat in our house last night!!! Ugh!!!! I went up to bed at 11 pm and after checking on the kids headed into our bathroom. All of a sudden I noticed some shadows moving in the hallway. When I took a closer look I realized it was a bat and screamed - which caused the bat to head toward me in the bathroom. I ran out the door as he flew in. I had the presence of mind (not quite sure how!!!) to slam the door shut behind me. We deliberated quite a while in front of that door about how handle this. I wish I had taken a picture of Pat suited up in his jumpsuit for work at dangerous plants and holding one of our All Clad sauce pans (why couldn't he have grabbed the farberware)!! We weren't quite sure how to get Pat in the bathroom without the bat getting out and I wasn't sure I would be a good second line of defense...so we called the PG Police. When I told them "we have a bat in our bathroom - can you help us with that?" The officer's response was, "Boy, I hate that." Sums it up for us too! So, Officer Owen Duff came over and was a HUGE help. After, more deliberation and Officer Duff suiting up in his fighting gear too... Pat and he finally entered the bathroom. After about 10 mins they found the bat hanging upside down off of my conditioner bottle. Needless to say, the bat is no longer with us (well, he is double bagged in our fridge but no longer of this world). Animal rights for cute furry animals - not bats that come into my house! Today he'll head to Bernardsville Health Department for rabies testing. And, I'll probably never sleep well again!
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Oh no! And let me guess, the kids slept through all this? Needless to say, I will no longer eat meals made in your all clad, nor will I ask to borrow your conditioner :)
the all clad is bat-free--I caught him with my bare hands a la ozzy osbourne. and my thanks to officer duff as well. maybe meredith won't wake any bats up tonight.
That Ozzy Osbourne comment isn't so funny now.
surreal, lawrences.
after this, i now fear bats.
for the next 5 yrs., patrick, you are BATMAN. forget little owen duff. when the flying rascals invade my house i know who to call.
So I guess the bat's out of the bag--we're now that family you can talk about. . ."I knew a whole family that had to get the rabies shots because there was a rabid bat in the house". . .The stuff legends are made of.
So to truly capitalize on this, the Lawrence family is starting a new business--Bat Busters (cue the music). We'll come into your home and apprehend any rogue bats. Euthenization, storage and rabies testing are additional services. Larger mammals quoted separately. We now have excellent relationships with the local and state DOH and CDC as well as the PGPD. Be the first on your block to say you had your bats busted.
Colder weather is moving in--do you want them sleeping in your attic or under your bed? Call 908-BAT-BUST. Act now and we'll throw in a free book--The Magic of Guano.
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