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W.A. Coolidge Company is a full service construction company serving the Seacoast of New Hampshire, Maine, and Northern Massachusetts. The owners, Wayne A. Coolidge and Wendy A. Wentworth Coolidge have been partners since 1984. We specialize in high quality residential and commercial building, renovations, and restorations.
The Coolidge Company is about flexibility, innovation, and results. Our company will focus on your precise wishes in order to deliver cost-effective solutions to any project. We strive to offer superior quality by using and overseeing the best and reliable subcontractors and suppliers in the area. We believe that every project that we undertake will be completed within a timely fashion as if it was our personal home. We offer first class craftsmanship and attention to detail from start to finish. We want to make your dream project a reality along with providing a fun and memorable experience.
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Renovating your basement can increase your living space, which can be a great addition in the colder months when more time is spent indoors. (Photo: W.A. Coolidge Company)
Quarterly NewsletterBat Crazy
Written by: Wayne Coolidge This story is dedicated to Joan Correll. She called me to help her find out how bats were getting into her bedroom. Over the recent Labor Day weekend, I had an experience while at my camp, which made me realize I did not show her enough empathy!
During the night, I woke up and needed to use the bathroom. I didn’t turn on any lights, as to not wake up Wendy. Plus, I am very familiar with navigating my way through the living room, across the dining room, along the kitchen, and to the bathroom. A nightlight in the kitchen gave just enough guidance to reach my destination. While in the bathroom, I heard a strange noise coming from behind the wall. It started at the top of the wall near the attic, a scratching type of sound, until it reached the floor. Damn mice! Though it was in the middle of the night, I decided to set up a mouse trap. It was worth taking some extra time before heading back to bed to eradicate the little vermin. As I was about to exit the bathroom, I heard the strangest squealing noise coming from the kitchen- a noise that I am still unable to describe. Nothing that I have heard from a mouse before, but it was probably afraid of its impending demise. I opened the bathroom door, and as I was about to step out, something flew by my head. Startled, I jumped back and quickly closed the door. What the hell was that? Maybe my imagination. I cracked the door open to look again, and I saw two bats flying in the kitchen. I watched as they flew through the dining room, the living room, circled at our bedroom, and back towards the kitchen. And they were moving fast! I stood there for a few minutes, trying to process my situation. There I was, standing in the bathroom, out of earshot of a sleeping Wendy, no cell phone- and in my underwear. Ruling out sleeping on the bathroom floor until morning… I knew I had to make it back to our bedroom. I have seen enough movies and read enough books to know the last thing I want is for a bat (or two) to get caught in my hair. I grabbed a bath towel, put it over my head, got down on all fours, took a deep breath, opened the bathroom door, and made my escape. Staying low, as I did an army crawl back to the bedroom, I could hear whizzing and fluttering above my head. Keeping my head covered, bumping into furniture and walls along the way, I eventually made it back. Drawing the doorway curtain closed, which is our temporary door during our renovation, I realized that there was a one-inch gap on each side of the curtain to the edge of the door frame. Small enough for privacy, but not small enough to keep out attack bats. Standing there contemplating my newest predicament, I heard Wendy say, “Are you okay?” I quickly explained my encounter, the blood thirsty bats, and the curtain issue. She assured me that no bats would be finding their way around the curtain and to just come to bed. Believing her, and relieved that my ordeal was over, I got back in bed and fell asleep. Meanwhile, guess who lay awake the rest of the night looking at the gaps on the sides of the doorway curtain, worrying if the bats would get in the bedroom… |
