This man’s viral adventure with getting bats out of his attic is the perfect Halloween story for today
An attic full of bats might sound like it only belongs in a haunted house, but for David Hill, a writer living in Arkansas, that scene-from-a-horror-film became a reality 10 days before Halloween.
However, his adventure trying to get rid of the bats became far more complicated than he ever expected—and his story is now going viral.
David, who uses the Twitter handle @davehill77, attempted to solve the problem by hiring professionals to remove the bats. But it didn’t work out quite as planned.
We have over 40 bats in our attic. We paid a company $800 to get rid of them. The guy is up there now swatting them out with his hands.
— David Hill (@davehill77) October 21, 2016
It seems that the professionals also didn’t know how to handle all 40 bats.
I asked the guy if they always do it this way and he said "no, when we first started we didn't know much about bats. We used a pillowcase."
— David Hill (@davehill77) October 21, 2016
And sometimes, things don’t always go according to plan.
"We put on gloves and would just grab them and put them in the pillowcase. One time a new guy got scared and swung it around and killed em."
— David Hill (@davehill77) October 21, 2016
Thankfully, they try not to hurt the bats.
"That got us in trouble with the protected species thing. So now we just try to shoo em out."
— David Hill (@davehill77) October 21, 2016
They called in reinforcements.
Another guy just got here with a 40 foot ladder. Can't wait to see how this is going to work.
— David Hill (@davehill77) October 21, 2016
But at this point, the bats were EVERYWHERE.
There are bats everywhere now pic.twitter.com/GDh8x4viyi
— David Hill (@davehill77) October 21, 2016
The bats (understandably) didn’t want to leave their home, so they kept coming back.
"Some of em tried to come back so we got a little more aggressive with our pokin"
"I just hope they don't come back while I'm on that ladder— David Hill (@davehill77) October 21, 2016
Even the pros, Brad and Tanner, were wigged out at this point.
"They ain't comin back, Tanner."
"Hell, they might!"— David Hill (@davehill77) October 21, 2016
David resigned himself to the fact that this day was now Bat Day.
I have so much work to get done today but this is happening
— David Hill (@davehill77) October 21, 2016
And even took a poll to get his followers’ opinions.
Will the bats come back while Tanner is on the ladder
— David Hill (@davehill77) October 21, 2016
Following the overwhelming “yes”, it’s no surprise that no one wanted to climb up that ladder.
Neither of them want to go up the ladder. "It's just unsettling."
— David Hill (@davehill77) October 21, 2016
David shared a photo of the ladder of death.
— David Hill (@davehill77) October 21, 2016
At this point, everyone is worried about climbing up that thing.
Somebody might die on this property today
— David Hill (@davehill77) October 21, 2016
Brad became the hero by deciding to climb up.
Tanner wussed out. Brad is going up. 🙏🙏🙏
— David Hill (@davehill77) October 21, 2016
THEY DID IT!!!!
Success. No bats, no deaths.
— David Hill (@davehill77) October 21, 2016
But not without experiencing real raw fear.
Brad said there were "at least 50" bats up there. "They was mad, too."
— David Hill (@davehill77) October 21, 2016
But even after the little buggers were gone, David wasn’t without reservations.
So comforting to know there are 50 pissed off homeless bats flying around my neighborhood rn
— David Hill (@davehill77) October 21, 2016
What if they come back—seeking revenge?!
When the bats come back looking for revenge, they wont distinguish between Brad, the one who actually poked them, and me, an innocent renter
— David Hill (@davehill77) October 21, 2016
But he was sure to give credit where it was due.
Shoutout to Brad and Tanner, two men far braver than myself.
— David Hill (@davehill77) October 21, 2016
And said what we were all thinking.
I hope they get to keep the $800 and not share it with some jerk bat boss sitting on his ass somewhere.
— David Hill (@davehill77) October 21, 2016
We’re glad everyone made it out unscathed (bats included)! But for our heroes Brad and Tanner, this is just another day on the job—let’s have a round of applause for the unspoken heroes of our society.
