On Wed, 4 Jan 2017 16:27:23 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
wrote:

>On Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 11:43:09 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>> "dsi1" wrote in message
>> ...
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>> On Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 11:33:29 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>> > "dsi1" wrote in message
>> > ...
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>> > On Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 11:39:56 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>> > > "dsi1" wrote in message
>> > > ...
>> > >
>> > > On Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 9:31:07 AM UTC-10, graham wrote:
>> > > > On 1/3/2017 12:04 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> > > > > On 1/3/2017 12:45 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>> > > > >> "jmcquown" wrote in message news >> > > > >>
>> > > > >>>
>> > > > >>>> Before I was married (1982) my fiance rented a shotgun house. It
>> > > > >>>> was
>> > > > >>>> the former caretaker's cottage behind what used to be a moderate
>> > > > >>>> plantation house in west TN. I was there by myself, putting up
>> > > > >>>> some
>> > > > >>>> shelf paper and cleaning the kitchen. I could see out the
>> > > > >>>> kitchen
>> > > > >>>> window down the driveway.
>> > > > >>>>
>> > > > >>>> It was a nice Spring day in April. I had the windows and doors
>> > > > >>>> open
>> > > > >>>> while I did some cleaning up in the kitchen at the back. There
>> > > > >>>> was
>> > > > >>>> a
>> > > > >>>> wooden screen door at the front with a squeaky rusty spring. I
>> > > > >>>> was
>> > > > >>>> alone at the back of the house when I heard the rusty spring,
>> > > > >>>> heard
>> > > > >>>> the
>> > > > >>>> door open, then heard it thump shut. I heard heavy footsteps
>> > > > >>>> walking
>> > > > >>>> through the front room, towards the bedroom (which was in the
>> > > > >>>> middle
>> > > > >>>> of
>> > > > >>>> the house). I called out, "Michael? I'm back here!" Nothing.
>> > > > >>>> I
>> > > > >>>> looked out the side kitchen window. No cars in the driveway. I
>> > > > >>>> went
>> > > > >>>> back to whatever I was doing. Then I heard the screen door
>> > > > >>>> spring
>> > > > >>>> again. And the wooden door again, thump. And again, heavy steps
>> > > > >>>> walking into the front room. There was no one there. I was
>> > > > >>>> suddenly
>> > > > >>>> filled with a feeling of dread. I literally got goosebumps. I
>> > > > >>>> knew
>> > > > >>>> I
>> > > > >>>> wasn't alone in that place. I exited via the side kitchen door
>> > > > >>>> and
>> > > > >>>> walked home to my parents house which was not far away.
>> > > > >>>>
>> > > > >>>> A few days later I met the two middle aged women (I think they
>> > > > >>>> were
>> > > > >>>> cousins) who owned the property and lived together in the main
>> > > > >>>> house.
>> > > > >>>> According to family legend, a man who was a caretaker there in
>> > > > >>>> the
>> > > > >>>> 1950's believed his wife was having an affair with one of the
>> > > > >>>> farm
>> > > > >>>> workers. He allegedly got drunk and in a rage came home and
>> > > > >>>> stabbed
>> > > > >>>> her
>> > > > >>>> to death.
>> > > > >>>>
>> > > > >>>> Sorry, I don't have any citations. All I know is I refused to
>> > > > >>>> ever
>> > > > >>>> spend time alone in that place again.
>> > > > >>>
>> > > > >>> So somebody COULD have been in the house but you never checked.
>> > > > >>> No
>> > > > >>> ghostly apparitions, frosty breezes, clocks running backwards at
>> > > > >>> 10x
>> > > > >>> speed, blood running down the mirrors, or even woo-ing sounds?
>> > > > >>>
>> > > > >>> It could have just been your stalker Alex!
>> > > > >>>
>> > > > >>> -sw
>> > > > >>>
>> > > > >> LOL I'm sure you know what a shotgun house is. I could see clear
>> > > > >> through from the kitchen. There wasn't anyone there. The room did
>> > > > >> get
>> > > > >> very cold (it was a warm spring day) but I didn't mention it, just
>> > > > >> that
>> > > > >> I got goosebumps.
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >> Jill
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >> ================
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >> Heh you wouldn't have got me back in there either!!!!
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>
>> > > > > There was a haunted church in downtown Memphis, too.
>> > > >
>> > > > No! Only the minds of gullible believers are haunted:-)
>> > >
>> > > Things that go bump in the night should be investigated. I used to have
>> > > an
>> > > OCD spector washing their hands in the bedroom bath at night. I first
>> > > assumed that my wife had come home from work and was washing her hands
>> > > in
>> > > the bathroom sink. After this went on for quite a while, I got up and
>> > > checked to see what the problem was. What a surprise to see nobody
>> > > there.
>> > > After mulling on this for a while, it was ascertained that this was
>> > > caused
>> > > by the interaction between a fan and the sound of car tires on rain
>> > > soaked
>> > > streets outside the bedroom. I heard this startling phenomenon on
>> > > numerous
>> > > occasions. I haven't heard this in years because I simply moved the fan.
>> > > Too
>> > > bad, I miss that hand-washing ghost.
>> > >
>> > > ===
>> > >
>> > > You could always put the fan back <g>
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk
>> >
>> > I want to meet up with a real ghost - I got some questions for him/her.
>> >
>> > My brother works at an area well known for ghost sightings. The place
>> > rents
>> > out storage lockers. He said he saw the famous spirit while he was up on a
>> > ladder changing light bulbs. The lockers are open on the top and he saw a
>> > woman with long hair slowly rise, look around, and then slowly descend all
>> > floaty like. My brother assumed it was a ghost but my guess is that
>> > there's
>> > someone living in those storage lockers rather than a mujina.
>> >
>> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mujina
>> >
>> > =====================
>> >
>> > You could be right. I have never seen a badger with long floaty hair ...
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk
>>
>> In this case it refers to a faceless ghost in the shape of a woman with long
>> hair. These stories arise from places with bad vibes because of location and
>> architecture. They inherently have a bad feel to them. I've been to places
>> like that and have even lived in one. No ghost sightings to report - yet.
>>
>> ==================
>>
>> Give it time ... ooooooooooOOOOooooooo
>> --
>> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk
>
>There's not much time to give. If those ghosts don't show up soon, I won't need to meet one - I'll be one.

Wow, I didn't know there was life this far down.