Mojo In The Morning

Bat in the Sink

11 min
Apr 8, 202611 days ago
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Summary

The Mojo In The Morning hosts discuss a friend's encounter with a bat flying out of his kitchen sink, which sparks a broader conversation with callers about bat encounters in homes, basements, washers, cars, and toilets. The episode explores why bats are increasingly appearing in unexpected places and includes caller anecdotes about dealing with bat infestations.

Insights
  • Bat encounters in residential spaces are becoming more common, suggesting potential habitat loss or seasonal migration patterns affecting urban and suburban areas
  • Callers demonstrate significant anxiety and fear responses to bat encounters, indicating a knowledge gap about bat behavior and their beneficial role in pest control
  • Professional bat removal services exist and use humane trapping methods rather than extermination, suggesting a growing market for wildlife management
  • Bats are nocturnal and use echolocation rather than sight, contrary to popular misconceptions about their blindness and behavior
Trends
Increased wildlife encounters in residential spaces including bats, deer, and wild turkeysGrowing awareness of humane animal removal services as alternative to exterminationSeasonal bat activity patterns affecting homeowners in multiple regions simultaneouslyPublic misconceptions about bat behavior and capabilities driving unnecessary fear responsesWildlife habitat compression forcing animals into human living spaces
Companies
Simply Health
Workplace healthcare provider offering 24/7 GP and mental health support with pay-as-you-go services
Batman (Wildlife Removal Service)
Local bat removal service that uses humane trapping methods and sealing techniques for attic infestations
People
Shannon
Co-host discussing bat encounters and planning to retrieve suitcases from attic
John
Co-host contributing to bat discussion and animal encounter stories
Mojo
Primary host managing caller interactions and bat discussion segment
Chelsea
Shannon's acquaintance who confirmed Batman service professional was prepared for attic work
Teresa
Called in to share story about finding a bat in her washing machine with dark clothes
Amanda
Called to discuss benefits of bats for mosquito control and bat house installation
Amber
Called to share experience with multiple bats in house over several months
Catherine
Called to describe fear of bats after encounters at sister's house and prank by brother-in-law
Savannah
Called to share story about finding a live bat in her toilet in basement room
Jackie
Called to describe bat landing on her lap while driving with father and brother
Wisam
Second-time caller in 30 years, corrected idiom reference from 'bats in the bell free' to 'bats in the cave'
Quotes
"He picked the plate up off of there to kind of rinse it and start doing it. And as he picked the plate up, something flew out of that area there. He didn't have the disposal on. Thank God. Because a bat flew out of his sink."
JohnEarly in episode
"I would die. We had bats one time and I was telling my friend this, we had bats in our attic and you could hear him. I thought we had like mice or rats or something. And we ended up having to call literally a service called Batman."
ShannonMid-episode
"I thought was a dark black sock and here it was a bat that was in my washer that wash with my clothes."
TeresaCaller segment
"Bats in the bell free. That's an old idiom meaning someone is a bit eccentric, odd, or not thinking clearly. Like their mind is in a tall church tower, a bell free, and the bats are flying around inside causing confusion."
ChatGPT (read by host)Mid-episode
"I love watching bats and they're great. They eat tons of mosquitoes. Really, you should buy, they have bat houses. You can hang in trees and stuff around your house to encourage them to stay around."
AmandaCaller segment
Full Transcript
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And you know how you like put a plate over your center area where their garbage disposal kind of puts the- Yeah. In the garbage disposal? He picked the plate up off of there to kind of rinse it and start doing it. And as he picked the plate up, something flew out of that area there. He didn't have the disposal on. Thank God. Because a bat flew out of his- No way! Out of his, uh, his sink. So he had a bat in his house that got for somehow in his sink and it made him go, I might have a bat coming through my pipes or something like that. Oh my God. I would have picked out. Have you guys, have you seen the bats, like the bats that are out these days? No. There's bats that are all over the place. Like I feel like we're infested with bats all over and they're flying all over the place. Last night we were out and it was just before it started getting like dark and the bats were just flying all over the place. Like, you know, kind of, they're the ones that kind of circle and go crazy. Like where they're not, like normal birds will fly and they land somewhere. If the things are still circling like in the middle of the night, it's a bat that is flying about there. Yes. Yeah. I would die. We had bats one time and I was telling my friend this, we had bats in our attic and you could hear him. I thought we had like mice or rats or something. And we ended up having to call literally a service called Batman. It was the guy shows up in a, like an old pickup truck with it saying Batman on the side. And there's like bats flying on there. And the guy went up in our attic and the weirdest thing was I said to Chelsea, I go, is this guy okay to go up there? And she goes, Oh yeah, absolutely. And he comes walking in, he's got goggles on and he's got like all this. He was prepared. Oh, he was like, seriously, it was crazy. And he went up in the attic and he set up little traps for the bats and then he ended up catching a bunch of the bats. And then he lets them go. And then we had to like, there was areas like up towards like our chimney area that we had to like make sure that we're sealed and closed off. I have to go up in our attic today to get down some suitcases and stuff. And every time I go up there, I'm like, please don't let there be poop. Don't let there be animal poop or an animal up there. And bats only come out at night, correct? Uh, bats typically sleep during the day. They're actually, you know what bats are? Bats are you before you got this morning, John? Oh, nocturnal. Yeah. Yeah. They're they're they are they sleep during the day and then at night they kind of go out and they do their thing. You know what I mean? How in the heck did it get in the garbage? Yeah, this is a, here's some back. So sleepy. This is bats. People like bats. Like people actually have bats as pets, which I think are kind of weird. I would rather have bats in my attic than mice or rats. Would you? Yeah. What's up, Teresa? Hi. Hey, what are your thoughts? What are your thoughts about Shannon going into that attic to go get her her suitcases today and how many bats you think are going to jump out at her? Oh, probably a ton. Um, what'd you? My washer was downstairs in the basement. I was doing a load of darks and I was grabbing everything out and at the end I was grabbing this. I thought was a dark black sock and here it was a bat that was in my washer that wash with my clothes. No way. Yes. I screamed in. Yeah. Yeah, I was there, but I wasn't about to touch it. I had my son come. I said, you got to be the man in the house and get this bat out of here. How old is your son? Oh, he was young. Yeah, like a teenage kid? Because at that point I'm not the man of the house. At that point, I'm sorry. Whatever happened to dad? Where was dad at at time to be the man of the house? Like, I don't care. I don't even care if dad's a deadbeat. You go find another man to be the man of the house. I don't want that brought on me. Yeah, it's pretty freaky. Yeah, that is crazy. In your, uh, You drive there. Amanda, what's going on? Hi. Yeah, I love watching bats and they're great. They eat tons of mosquitoes. Really, you should buy, they have bat houses. You can hang in trees and stuff around your house to encourage them to stay around. So I like the idea that they eat mosquitoes. The problem though is they might think I'm a mosquito and I don't necessarily want the bat, right? You know, dodging towards my head because they're blind, aren't they? Isn't that where we get the term blind as a bat? I think they use like echolocation or something like that. It's kind of like dolphins do in the water. Amanda, I take Henry and Louie, my dogs out to go to the bathroom at like 10 o'clock at night. And those some bitches, man, they, they will fly down and go after me. They think my hair is an animal or something. They're like going right after the day. I haven't heard they like hair. It's crazy. Uh, what's up, Amber? How you doing? Hey, I'm good. How are you? I'm doing okay. We're talking about my buddy who had a bat fly out of his sink. Can you imagine what you would do if that happened to you? Um, honestly, I could probably imagine because we've had bats in our house over the last couple of months. Man, we'll just be sitting and watching TV and all of a sudden you see something flying through the living room and then the cats start chasing it. Wow. Do you ever have bats in your bell free? What is that term? Isn't it like bats in the bell free? What is it called? Yeah. Yeah. Bats in the bell free. What does that mean by the way? And somebody says you have bats in your bell free. You've got a booger in your nose. Is that what it is? No. I do have a booger in my nose. That's what it means. I don't know. What that means. I don't know. Hang on. I just make that up. Chat GPT. Let me ask chat GPT. What does it mean when you have bats in your bell free? I'm going to ask it right now. What does it mean when it says you have bats in your bell free? I thought it meant you have a booger that people could see. Bats in the bell free. That's an old idiom meaning someone is a bit eccentric, odd, or not thinking clearly. Like their mind is in a tall church tower, a bell free, and the bats are flying around inside causing confusion. You guys, I have no idea where I got the booger thing from. I swear I've heard that before. I think I got bats in my bell free. And he got a booger. What's going on, Catherine? Hi. So I found out that I'm terrified of bats a couple of years ago. I was at my sister's and one flew through the house and I freaked out and started crying. And it was very embarrassing. And then a couple of minutes later, the same thing happened. Something flew over my head and I again freaked out and my brother-in-law took a black sock and put dental floss and was dangling it over my head. Oh man. I'd be freaking. That would be just nuts. These guys are playing games with you, Catherine. What's up, Savannah? How you doing? Hi, how are you? I'm good. Hey, Savannah's on the phone. Cabs out. I just gave you a tear. What's going on? So I have a basement room that I rent and one morning I went to the bathroom and I thought that there was a black paper towel in my toilet. It turned out to be a bag. Oh, geez. They put it on the way to check. Oh my God. Because I had a feeling like something would have flown up. And I don't know. Was it, it was dead? No, no. It was alive. Oh my God. And I don't ever look in my toilet. I never look in my toilet when I'm going to the bathroom in the middle of the night. Oh, in the middle of the night. Yes. If I sat down that thing, there would be enough room in my butthole for that. Okay. Can you imagine? It would be horrible. That's truly a bad in my belt. Oh my God. Jackie was driving in her car. No. And what happened? Hi. So my, so I was driving with my dad and my little brother and a bad actually like my bird was going crazy in the seat next to me and I was trying to figure out why I moved the pressure. It went right on my lap. Holy. And I freaked out and I sliced it down and put a pillow over top of it and told my dad, like I was like going crazy climbing to the front and he's like, what a bug? Why are you freaking out a bug? And I was like, no dad, a bat. Oh my God. That's quite the difference there. At this point right now, I am literally like starting to scratch and etch and like that's flying all over the place. Close your windows guys. Keep them closed. Watch your toilets. I've been on the phone for a long time. Hey. Man, this is crazy. And you know what? It's the attack of all the animals because you know what's going on Jackie? We've got deer overpopulated. They're running out in the middle of the street. They literally sat next to me at a red light this morning looking over at me like, when are you going to go? And then these turkeys, these wild turkeys, I want to shoot those bastards. Those creep me out so bad. It's even coming up. Oh my God. Yeah. This is nuts. All these people, by the way, getting attacked by bats. Nobody else has heard bats in the Belle Free for a booger. I'm really waiting for that. No, no, no, no. Wisam says that you're wrong Shannon. What is it? Wisam? So it called bats in the cave. Oh yeah, that's right. Thank you. Thank you. Yeah. So Mojo, I'm a second caller in 30 years. 30 years. Hey, 30 years. Hey, Mojo. It's only been 25, but I got to tell you something. That's amazing. You need to call us more often. What did you call for the last time? Oh my God. I left a mark. Remember when he said I want Caldian to cut me out in Caldian? Yes. And people start calling me off and he said you asked for it when I cut the art in Caldian? That's right. That was you. Well, Wisam, call us more often. I'll talk to you in another 25.