When my wife called me at work, her voice was tilted with alarm. I braced for something bad – break-in, car accident, burst pipe, kid with a broken limb. I was worried because whatever it was, it sounded expensive. “Babe [LONG PAUSE], uh [LONG PAUSE], there’s a bird in the house.”
Great story, and by the way, your wife reacted appropriately.
Growing up in a big, old house in Cleveland Heights, we occasionally had birds fly down our chimney. The problem was we never used the fireplace. Instead we had a bookcase shoved in it which meant we had to move the bookcase to get the bird out. This is where the hiding comes in. And for that reason I never saw how my father got the bird out.
I agree, the chimney was most probably the culprit. In the future, one could throw a sheet over the bird and then gather up the sheet & bird and release it outside. Also, to prevent such intrusion in the future, you need to put a screen on top of your chimney. I’d contact a chimney company for this. Or go to the local Home Depot and ask an “expert”.
Great story, and by the way, your wife reacted appropriately.
Growing up in a big, old house in Cleveland Heights, we occasionally had birds fly down our chimney. The problem was we never used the fireplace. Instead we had a bookcase shoved in it which meant we had to move the bookcase to get the bird out. This is where the hiding comes in. And for that reason I never saw how my father got the bird out.
I agree, the chimney was most probably the culprit. In the future, one could throw a sheet over the bird and then gather up the sheet & bird and release it outside. Also, to prevent such intrusion in the future, you need to put a screen on top of your chimney. I’d contact a chimney company for this. Or go to the local Home Depot and ask an “expert”.
When I was a kid, we got at least one bat in the house every summer. Check your chimney--that's how they can get in!
Funny and Instructive. Thank you.