Bats, Raccoons and Broken Phones
This past week we switched phone companies at our office. This may sound simple but it turned out to be quite a project. Trying to coordinate the switching of phone numbers from one company to another was very frustrating. It took about 40 phone calls, 3 dozen emails and even a few faxes. As a result the phone system at our office was down for Thursday afternoon, all day Friday and all day Saturday as well. If you called during that time you either got a busy signal or a “this number is not in service” message. I apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused. As of right now all our phones are back up and running.
In the field we’re seeing very large colonies of bats in the last few weeks. We’re also seeing juvenile bats in several different stages of development. This presents a very tricky situation. You must proceed with caution when doing any type of bat removal service this time of year. Being able to detect the prescence of a maternal bat colony inside of a structure is a skill that very few people have.
Calls for raccoons have started to dwindle as this year’s juvenile coons are now very large and traveling on their own. Just last week I found myself chasing 4 juvenile raccoons in a 110 degree attic.
I’ve also been training for this year’s Pann Mass Challenge. I haven’t had much time to ride but I have been running or doing some type of cardio just about every day. I did 70 miles on my road bike last weekend and felt really good. I’m planning on doing 4-5 more training rides on my road bike and i’m not worried about being physically ready for the ride. However with the recession and our country’s current economic crisis i’m finding that fundraising has been harder than in year’s past. I’m not doing very well to date and could really use some support. If you are able to put a few doallars towards a very worthy cause you can donate here - BatGuys 2009 PMC
Matt Grady