I have been ripping MP3's from my CD's all day today ... I did other stuff in between like all our laundry [since I have attempted to put fear of the bats aside and enter our laundry room again] ... rearranged our closet [subconsciously so it was neater and I could see if any bats made it their home] ... I found some great birthday cards for my friend Jason [got out of the house so I wouldn't think of the bats for a while] ... and watched killer episodes of Alias and Queer as Folk [nothing to do with bats at all ... except that I would normally turn out the lights and relax on the couch but opted for all the lights and sitting up on the couch] ...


it is becoming very draining always worried about when they will appear ... any weird squeaky or cricket sound I hear I jump ... I don't walk into a room anymore without looking up at the vents ...


I was smart ... I called all the Blockbusters in our area till I found one that had the game Ghost Recon and asked them to hold it for me ... I knew once David had it he would stay up till almost dawn playing ... sort of a bat protector for me ... and I was right ... he was up till after 4:30 last night ... and he is deep into the game tonight ...


in order to bring myself away from having a stress heart attack we are starting yoga at work tomorrow ... that should be great for me ... I can hardly wait ... I need something like that so badly ...


well I am off to the bat cave bedroom for some much needed sleep ... tomorrow someone is coming to clean our ducts ... I sure hope that helps ... in some way ... even if it is only in my mind ...

its snowing ... can you believe it ... March 30th and we have snow ... crazy i tell ya ...

David is crazy ...


I am in the office reading the meeting notes for our association for the last several years to see if bats were ever brought up ... cause we are going to our next meeting ... I have the window open and there is a strong smell of fertilizer but on top of that I could smell cigar ... now I love the smell of cigar ... it reminds me of my grandfather and just brings good memories ... so I walked into the living room to see if David could smell it and there he is making screens for the vents outside ... puffing on a big 'ol cigar ... where he got it I don't know but he is puffing away ... which has to be annoying the hell out of the neighbors upstairs ...


I don't know if I condone causing trouble ... but at the same time it is kinda funny ...

:) I have calmed down a bit ... I did a lot of reading yesterday on bats and I guess if I am going to have something in my house it isn't too bad ...


They are not aggressive animals ... even when chased they won't attack ... they only bite if you try and pick them up ... which I am not planning on doing ... so basically if I leave it alone it will leave me alone ...


but I also learned any excavation of bats has to be done before May 1st ... cause babies are born in May and if you seal up any entrances between May and August the babies that can't fly can't get out ... so I am on a mission to have a bat free house within the next month ...


the trapper couldn't find anything yesterday so last night we left the grate off the duct ... the screen off the window ... and the window open ... while we sat in the other room watching The E! True Hollywood Story of Family Feud that I had TiVoed earlier in the week ... since we didn't hear anything last night I am hoping he found his way out ...


regardless I am having someone come in on monday and clean our duct work ... can't hurt to suck all the shit out of them ... and we are sealing up anything that would appear to be a crack to the outside world ...


but right now it is David I am more worried about than any bat ... he is so upset and has so much built up rage that I worry he is going to do something that he gets in trouble for ... he so bitterly despises the people upstairs ... if they ever come in contact with each other I don't know what will happen ... and once he gets his mind set there is no turning back ... I am really very scared for him ... I don't want him to do anything foolish ... it isn't worth it ...

unfortunately by the time the Trapper got to the house the bat was back in hiding ... and it won't be out again until it is dark when it cost double to have someone come out ... so I have been reading up on bats and bat removal ...


they are passive creatures ... they don't bite unless they are picked up ... even if you chase them they won't attack ... but there is the danger of rabies if they bite ... that would suck ...


our condo association is a bunch of assholes ... when I called to see if anyone else was having this problem it was like talking to a recording that kept saying "this isn't our responsibility" ... I told her I wasn't looking for money ... I was looking for guidance ... didn't matter ... I told her the trapper really felt that the foam on the outside sealed up their exit and that is why we have been having problem since then ... she said there is no way that could be the case ...


that is when I rattled off my facts ... that bats only need 1/4" of space to enter something ... so a crack in the wall would be enough ... and a crack in our heating duct would be enough ... that an opening 6/8" by 7/8" is big enough for them ... and that everything here was hunky-dory up until Saturday night ... they filled the crack Saturday afternoon and Saturday night we started hearing strange noises ... our cat started going crazy ... and it was a really warm night ... optimal feeding time ...


again she said there is no way their foam is the problem ... this woman went from telling me they had problems with the people upstairs to defending their fucking foam fiasco ...


David is pissed ... now he is dealing with bats in the house ... and being walked all over ... it is only a matter of time before one of us goes upstairs to tell them what we really think ... I am ready to cut out a big piece of black construction paper in the shape of a bat ... and in silver pen write "your fucking foam chased bats into our house" and put it on their door for all to see ... but I have learned when fighting with someone you don't want anything on paper ... it all has to be verbal with a he said / she said story later ... bummer ...


David and I were trying to get some sleep now ... since we will most likely be up all night ... but it isn't working ... Kramer obviously smells the critter and keeps getting up to inspect the house ... tensions are too high to sleep during that ...


maybe I will see if Davie wants to go out for a bit to eat ... ease the tension ... :)

Where bats get into your house ...

They're baaaaaacccccccck!!! [Poltergeist theme in my head]


bats ... more fucking bats ... I am ready to sell the damn place ... and I am starting to think this is why they moved ... transferred to Japan my foot ... they wanted to get the hell away from the bats ... that is why they were looking for a quick closing ... it is sick ... at least I went to sleep at 9:30 last night cause by 4 I knew something was wrong but kept ignoring it ... by 5 I was up ... and David had every door closed and was sitting vigil on the sofa ...


so the guy is coming back over today ...


David said the bat in the heater this time was trying even harder to get out ...


one was ok ... fluke incident ... got rid of it ... life moves on ... now that there is more than one I don't think I can ever be comfortable again ... cause now I will always wonder ...


I am just sick to my stomach ... life was easier as a renter rather than an owner ...