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This Is Just Batty
Posted by Simple Dude | Posted in House | Posted on 01-10-2012
I saw this at a Home Depot store the other day and had to snap a photo….
I’d have to be batty to hang this in my yard. Damn, that was lame.
I get that bats eat insects and therefore are nice to have in the neighborhood to help thin out the night time mosquito population. However… who would put this in their yard like some twisted Halloween themed birdhouse? Is this creepy or what?
When I saw this at the store I texted this photo to my Lady Friend (she wasn’t at home) and told her I was about to hang it above our deck. She was NOT amused.
I haven’t been around here much the last week, and even now that I have something to post it’s just a brief one. Good things are happening though, both with my job and personal life in that I am very, VERY close to finally finishing this goofy book I’ve been writing for the last 8 months or so.
Happy Monday kids!
SD
(Un)fortunately, I don’t need one of those. We have a giant cactus tree in the front yard that produces flowers at night that attract them. Looking forward to all the upcoming good news.
Posted on: Oct/1/2012@8:49 am
Funny you post that because that is one of the things that my husband makes and sells….bathouses!! And really? You are supposed to paint them a certain color (depending on you location in the country – because bats from different regions are attracted to different colors) and you are supposed to mount them on a very high tree. We have several of them, but you would never know we have them because a) you can’t see the houses and b) you never really see the bats!
Even though we will sit out in our backyard by the fire pit and every now and then on will swoop down super lightening fast and drink out of the pool.
Sorry, dude….but that shit is just cool.
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Posted on: Oct/1/2012@9:25 am
I have bats flying around my garden at dusk but haven’t built a bloody house for them.
Posted on: Oct/1/2012@9:30 am
I love the idea of bat houses and even had one up around my place. The only problem is that you want them to be at least 15 feet up in a well shaded area, and I still have not mastered the fine art of flight.
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Posted on: Oct/1/2012@10:26 am
Call me weird if you will, but that is made of awesome and I want one!
Posted on: Oct/1/2012@10:52 am
Where we live we have a major mosquito problem with the added attraction of the West Nile Virus. Bats love eating mosquitos, so yes, I want one of these buggers so they can annihilate the mosquito population.
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Posted on: Oct/1/2012@12:45 pm
These are everywhere out where I live, the bats don’t bother you.
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Posted on: Oct/1/2012@10:13 pm
I would say Happy Monday to you, too, but it may be Tuesday where you are at this point in time. So Happy Tuesday.
I love bats. You wouldn’t hang it on your deck, though, silly. They go way up high. Bats, like a lot of humans, like to be high.
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Posted on: Oct/1/2012@11:16 pm
I have always wanted a bat house. My husband says no. He is deathly afraid of bats. You would not even believe me if I told you how he reacts to bats.
Posted on: Oct/2/2012@12:14 am
I love that….. looks great, I almost wish I had one, if only to freak out my neighbours!
*waves from Brighton*
Posted on: Oct/2/2012@10:23 am
Happy Monday and Tuesday now. I’ve been seeing these all over the place. Bats have never been my favorite, so it’s safe to say we won’t have any bat houses at our house. I can’t understand why the LF wouldn’t approve though
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Posted on: Oct/2/2012@3:26 pm
This is very disturbing considering that bats contain viruses that are fatal to humans and are highly contagious. They are a real problem here in Australia.
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Posted on: Oct/2/2012@5:20 pm
So, my father is that crazy guy that has one of those in his back yard. Granted it’s not here with we are in a suburban setting but up at our mountain house you better believe that we have one. I, like your Lady Friend, was no amused because as a child I was buzzed by one and it’s wing got tangled in my curly hair. I was FREAKING out! F’ing bats!
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Posted on: Oct/3/2012@8:15 pm
I think simply putting the Bat Signal into the night sky would be sufficient enough.
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Posted on: Oct/7/2012@8:18 pm