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We Have Spooks
tapwater
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..Wife's reading lamp just went off. Okay, turn it back on. She went back to our bedroom and the small lamps on either side of the bed were on. Turned them off.
..We ate supper, then she went to put her robe on and the bed lamps were on again. We read for a while. She headed for the bedroom and stopped midway down the hall. The bed lights were on again. Now the reading light went off. No other lights in the house have been effected and those two rooms are on separate circuits.
..Aliens? Ghosts? The Great Pumpkin? Frankly, I don't need a rational explanation. It would squash my imagination...[:D]
..We ate supper, then she went to put her robe on and the bed lamps were on again. We read for a while. She headed for the bedroom and stopped midway down the hall. The bed lights were on again. Now the reading light went off. No other lights in the house have been effected and those two rooms are on separate circuits.
..Aliens? Ghosts? The Great Pumpkin? Frankly, I don't need a rational explanation. It would squash my imagination...[:D]
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SEE IF THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
We had a haunted house in Atlanta. The hallway light would go on at 3 am, but nobody was in the hallway to flip the switch!
The little lamps by the bed would go on, or off, at any time of the day or night.
Did you make it through the night?!?!
..Just as soon as I got under the covers, the lamp just on my side of the bed flashed bright for a second and went back off, as if to say "good night". All very odd...[:0]
There ain't no such thing as 'spooks.' [:D]
..So you say..[:D]
" Bear but a touch of my hand, and you will be upheld in more than this."
[;)][8D][:D]
"Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee
Throw away Zippo, check.
happened on Halloween. My neighbor and good friend lives in the old farmhouse that I grew up in. Now, he has a strange tale about my grandfather, whom neither of us ever met. At least that's who we assume he saw in the barn.....Maybe later.....gotta go.
SELL THE DAMN HOUSE, QUICK [:0][:)]
Whoa not til you hear from Don...patience grasshopper...
quote:Originally posted by e3mrk
I tell the Wife we have Spooks because now and then the Cat will just stare into a corner until someone breaks Her concentration.I tell the Wife She sees something We cant and She tells Me I'm nuts.
quote:Originally posted by bigoutside
Did you make it through the night?!?!
..Just as soon as I got under the covers, the lamp just on my side of the bed flashed bright for a second and went back off, as if to say "good night". All very odd...[:0]
..When that "good night" flash went out, My wife said "Good night Lo", referring to her late Mom whom we called Lo for Lois. That seemed to settle the matter. I have an open mind to whatever lurks in the unseen realm. You see, I was the last one that Lo tried to speak to before she passed. I neither believe nor disbelieve in spirits or the afterlife.
..Folks, please don't hammer me for that last sentence. I'm content in my fence riding...[:0]..[^]
Touch lamps?
..Yeah, I know they can do weird things but these have never acted up
and the two rooms are on separate circuits. Even so, that little 25 watt bulb that said "good night" came through our eyelids like a flashbulb or strobe. That was the only time that just one of the pair came on. I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything.
..We just think it was a very cool incident, regardless of cause..[^]
I suspect some won't and refuse to open their mind when something occurs rather than let it flow
I wont go any further lot more to it, it is quite interesting subject
I will probably get beat up for the above--so be it
Tapwater--I don't doubt a word you have printed. I see those who think what you say as naysayers it is obvious they have never had unexplained occurrences or things happened leaving one to decipher (analyze)the meaning or message
I suspect some won't and refuse to open their mind when something occurs rather than let it flow
I wont go any further lot more to it, it is quite interesting subject
I will probably get beat up for the above--so be it
..It's all cool, Ford. Going through life with an open mind is like going into a restaurant and ordering "something that sounds good". You might like what you get or not. A closed mind goes to the same restaurant every time and never varies the order. I like to think that my mind's open...[;)]
All I know is I have never experienced anything that couldn't be explained as non-paranormal. Maybe you have to be receptive to have these type of things happen?
I was just jabbin' ya Tap. I have no idea whether 'ghosts' exist or not.
All I know is I have never experienced anything that couldn't be explained as non-paranormal. Maybe you have to be receptive to have these type of things happen?
..Heck, I realize that Marc. A complete, rational answer that is proven by traditional science would be just as welcome. Consider all the explanations for the Bermuda triangle. Most come with the disclaimer: "This could well be the answer" Okay, I'll consider that. Modern science begs for proof. No one can provide that....yet.
I was just jabbin' ya Tap. I have no idea whether 'ghosts' exist or not.
All I know is I have never experienced anything that couldn't be explained as non-paranormal. Maybe you have to be receptive to have these type of things happen?
If you would have spent one night in our house in Atlanta, you would believe in ghosts.
My buddy Dwight and his wife came down for a visit. I told Dwight, "Don't invoke the ghost! You will get a visitation for sure because the ghost always gets the attention of someone who is new to the house."
Dwight had to be the "macho man." He walked into the house, stood in the foyer, and said "Come on ghost, show me what you got. I am not afraid."
Next morning at 7 Dwight and his wife packed up and left without a word, didn't even stick around for breakfast. His wife later told me that, when they were laying in bed that night, they felt cold fingers running across their arms. Plus, the bedroom light turned on, and off, 3 times.
Capt. Jack Sparrow.
"Man if you ain't John I'm gone!"[8D]
Come on, onehandude, tell us what y'all saw and heard from your boat. I like a good ghost story.
..I'll give you the one from my neighbor that I referred to earlier. The farm where I grew up is just a quarter mile away. My paternal grandpa built the house and barn. I never knew him, as he passed several years before I was born. When that ground was divided, folks from out east bought it and are fantastic neighbors. Very grounded people.
.."Bill" has a lot of restored farm equipment such as two cylinder John Deeres and horse drawn implements. One day, he was driving a Johnny Popper and saw an old man in the barn doorway, wearing bib overalls. The old guy cracked a slight grin, raised his hand slightly and nodded, as if to say "You're okay". Then, he dematerialized in front of Bill's eyes. Bill searched the barn, and of course no one was there.
..Bill was hesitant to tell me about it and asked me if any of my ancestors fit that description and wore bibs. I knew my Dad hadn't. My oldest sister remembers Gramps and said that yes, he did.
.."Bill" is so down to earth, honest and generous, that I can't fathom him making something like that up. From what I know of Gramps, I'm pretty sure that he would approve of what Bill has done with the farm and keeping the "old days" alive.
..Take it at face value. I've no reason to believe that Grandpa Pete didn't pay a visit.
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
There ain't no such thing as 'spooks.' [:D]
You haven't ever been to Atlanta have you?
quote:Originally posted by Marc1301
There ain't no such thing as 'spooks.' [:D]
You haven't ever been to Atlanta have you?
..You know, I was going to add Detroit or Chicago's south side, but we don't want this going the wrong way, do we?...[;)]