[thechat] What's in the wall ...

[spinhead]

when we lived in texas, starlings used to fly down the chimney into the
bedroom (if you can ever find a house with a fireplace in the master
bedroom, sell whatever you have to and buy it)

we had one flying around trying to assault me, for quite a while, with my
wife laughing hysterically as i jumped and dodged. suddenly, it
disappeared - i took a step back to get my bearings and see where it was,
and felt a *squish* under my right foot.

i killed that sock dead. (dirty socks go in the laundry, not on the floor,
dear)

the starling, however, was so startled by my jumping and screaming that it
went up the chimney again.

spinhead


----- Original Message -----
From: "Luther, Ron" <Ron.Luther at compaq.com>
To: <thechat at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 4:51 AM
Subject: RE: [thechat] What's in the wall ...


> Hi Michele,
>
>
> Not to worry - it's probably just a stray giraffe.  That's just the way
they
> are.
>
> Don'tcha love it when cats do that?
>
> Hmmmm ... given that it's attracted to the light ... I'll have to guess
> bird.  They DO make a lot of scratching noises when they get stuck like
> that.  I had a Starling get stuck behind some kitchen cabinets once in
Ohio
> ... I left a flashlight on near a small opening and eventually it found
it's
> own way out... Then I had to 'catch and release' it - the cats REALLY
wanted
> to be helpful! I'm sure we all looked like something out of a Marx
brother's
> movie.  Hmmmm ... maybe Keystone Cops actually.  Anyway, the cats just
added
> soooo much to making that a calm and peaceful exercise!    ;-)
>
> Let us know what you find!
>
>
> RonL.
>
> Who's had birds, bats, mice, and rats find there way into various houses
> .... mostly always uninvited.  There's just something special about waking
> up and finding a live bat in the bathroom .... it's almost better than
> caffeine!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michele Foster [mailto:michele at wordpro.on.ca]
>
> I'm working away here .. and suddenly realize the cats are both scratching
> at the wall, and they start to make a lot of noise.
>
> So, any guesses?  A bird, a bat, a mouse, a chipmunk?
>
>
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