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pengillian101

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6. We had a mouse survive the washing machine cycle once.

Reply to TheMightyFavog (Original post)

Thu Mar 28, 2013, 02:55 AM

Mar 2013

When the wash and spin cycle ended, the darn thing was clinging to the top of the cylinder's column thing. It was in the basement. Who knows how he got in there.

He was easily plucked off and taken outdoors. I'm sure he was plenty dizzy after riding that thing the whole cycle.

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How the hell does a bat find its way into a running washing machine? [View all] TheMightyFavog Mar 2013 OP

Ick! love_katz Mar 2013 #1

Laundry area's in the basement. TheMightyFavog Mar 2013 #3

Eeew! tblue Mar 2013 #2

1. I don't think so. I was washing regular clothes, and no kids. TheMightyFavog Mar 2013 #4

have Bella and Edward been spotted nearby ? olddots Mar 2013 #5

We had a mouse survive the washing machine cycle once. pengillian101 Mar 2013 #6

I would've been REALLY impressed if it survived the dryer--on high heat! lastlib Mar 2013 #20

It was in there already? pokerfan Mar 2013 #7

It didn't fly out when I dumped the clothes in. TheMightyFavog Mar 2013 #12

I think it was in there before the clothes went in. MADem Mar 2013 #24

It may be time to forgo wearing your bat broaches pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #8

Maybe the bat was napping in the dirty laundry. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #14

Which is prcisely my point pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #15

Point, counterpoint! In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #16

My hat's off to you pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #17

already in the laundry, RILib Mar 2013 #23

Probably looking for water before you dumped the clothes in n/t Duer 157099 Mar 2013 #9

The bat was most certainly dead. TheMightyFavog Mar 2013 #10

Suicide? Duer 157099 Mar 2013 #11

Baticide pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #13

Bats aren't rats - Bats are of the order Chiroptera, not Rodetia talkingmime Mar 2013 #18

Sonar??!? lastlib Mar 2013 #19

I admire your bladder & colonic control irisblue Mar 2013 #21

I had better luck. texanwitch Mar 2013 #22