Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Noise from the attic.
Early this morning, about five, I was about half asleep and heard a bonking noise in the attic. Not a scuffling but as if a large box was picked up and moved and set down again...two or three times in succession.
Now I have some major hearing issues so to hear anything means the noise was significant. Sweetie was sleeping peacefully and I hated to wake him. Than later, about 7:30, All three of us were awake and watching Television in the Master bedroom and the sound came again. Helene got up and stuck her head out the Lanai door looking for something and Henry turned down the TV. I said, "Was that Thunder?" He said "no". We all listened again.We heard it three more times. When I had heard it earlier I thought maybe one of the cats had been closed in the closet, it sounded like a loud rattling of the pocket door. We mulled over what kind of creature in the attic could be making such a sound. Certainly not a bird or a conventional mouse. Does anyone have any ideas? (P.S. I don't believe in ghosts.) |
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Bats in your Belfry???
I don't recall your landscaping....but, we have queen palms in front and sometimes the fronds will "scrape" the roof in the wind. Are any tree branches touching the roof?
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Maryland (DC Suburbs) - first 51 years The Villages - next 51 years |
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Well, 07, bats in my belfry,that I am sure of. But Sweetie and Helene are pretty well adjusted and stable. We have NO large trees close to the house.
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Had friends in the Villages who had Raccoons in their attic---they had pried their way in. They had to hire professional help to trap them and then repair their entryway. Think there were others in their neighborhood who had the same problem. Raccoons sound pretty scary to me now after reading about their attack on a lady here in Florida. Please be careful.
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Happy Halloween
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I don't think rats are the issue unless they're on steroids.
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Such a mystery, make sure to let us know what you find up there. |
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Julia
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Other than a "critter" of some sort, the other thing that comes to my mind when you describe the noise is something to do with the water pipes. The reason I say that is...once I lived in a house where noises like this started occuring, and it was finally traced to the water lines. (loud thumps, short bursts of vibratory sounds similar to a jack hammer, etc.) I think they called it "water hammer" or something like that. It just happened occasionally. Was especially unnerving when it happened in middle of night! Anyway, that's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
Keep us posted!
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I wouldn't be surprised because Donna's in town and Julia is searching for her
I had a similar experience a few weeks ago, GG, I heard someone walking on my roof in the middle of the night. First I thought, EARTHQUAKE!!.... then I realized I'm in Central FL now, so that's not an issue. But I have seen some evidence of possum poop around my house and I wouldn't be surprised is they can access the rooftops.... I like the Julia story better though as I could use some company sometimes.... better than nothing!
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GG, I remembered a story from the news which occurred a year or so ago regarding some people hearing noises in their attic. When they went to investigate they found a man living in their attic wearing their clothes.
Let's just hope he hasn't relocated to TV. Here's a link to an online article about the incident: http://www.wjactv.com/news/18374571/detail.html |
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If I were you Gracie, and you suspect something is in your attic, I'd get a pro in to see if anything is there. |
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I just talked on the phone with a very helpful man who coincidentally lives in the same model we do, The Gardenia. He told us the point of entry for his visitor.
He said that he too had heard similar noises especially in the early morning hours and it was an opossum. I turned the phone over to Sweetie then, just as he was telling me that he used strobe lights and a boom box to send this creature packing. I am going to look up the habits of the opossum and the roof rat. Yikes. |
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This kid is way too young for The Villages. Gracie, if it is a man in your attic and he's single, let KathieI know so he can join the singles crew.
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Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. |
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