Sort of like killing a blimp?

As for my experience, back when I was a bachelor and didn't have very high standards some buddies and I were in a very low-rent apartment. What I didn't know was that they had bats living in the walls. So I had a similar experience one night, except that I turned on the light and saw/felt a bat run across my stomach. I have never come to full awareness so quickly. Anyway, the rest of the night was spent trying to figure out where the bat came from (apparently through the ventilation) and getting him outside of the apartment. Needless to say, this did raise my standards a bit for where to live.