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xyz1 · 25-08-2009, 20:18

Hi,

I have a story I would like to share with you. I would appreciate it if anyone who has experienced anything similar to this could let me know, because I cannot get my head around it.

I returned home from work last Wednesday night at around 10 O clock. My girlfriend was out visiting friends, as she does every wednesday night, so I was alone in the house. I had a shower and sat down in my living room to watch a dvd. The light was on in the living room. About 2 minutes into the start of the movie I heard, clear as day, the sound of glass breaking in the sitting room. It was extremely loud and shocking. I jumped off my seat in fright. The noise had come from just in front of a sofa to my right.

The noise DEFINITLEY came from this area. I did what anyone would do and proceded to find out what had broken, thinking that someone must have left something on the sofa or something and it had fallen off and broken. There was no glass anywhere. I searched the sittingroom up and down, there was not a speck. I searched the hall, thinking maybe I got where the noise came from wrong - nothing, the bathroom, bedroom and kitchen downstairs - nothing. All the bedrooms upstairs - nothing, the attic - nothing.

I tried over and over again to explain to myself where this noise came from. I simply cannot find a logical explanation for it. I do not know much about the paranormal I confess, has anyone ever heard of anything like this happening to anyone before? It was definitely the sound of breaking glass.

I havent experienced anything like this since that night.
Thanks for reading.

feelio · 25-08-2009, 20:54

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Originally Posted by xyz1

Hi,

I have a story I would like to share with you. I would appreciate it if anyone who has experienced anything similar to this could let me know, because I cannot get my head around it.

I returned home from work last Wednesday night at around 10 O clock. My girlfriend was out visiting friends, as she does every wednesday night, so I was alone in the house. I had a shower and sat down in my living room to watch a dvd. The light was on in the living room. About 2 minutes into the start of the movie I heard, clear as day, the sound of glass breaking in the sitting room. It was extremely loud and shocking. I jumped off my seat in fright. The noise had come from just in front of a sofa to my right.

The noise DEFINITLEY came from this area. I did what anyone would do and proceded to find out what had broken, thinking that someone must have left something on the sofa or something and it had fallen off and broken. There was no glass anywhere. I searched the sittingroom up and down, there was not a speck. I searched the hall, thinking maybe I got where the noise came from wrong - nothing, the bathroom, bedroom and kitchen downstairs - nothing. All the bedrooms upstairs - nothing, the attic - nothing.

I tried over and over again to explain to myself where this noise came from. I simply cannot find a logical explanation for it. I do not know much about the paranormal I confess, has anyone ever heard of anything like this happening to anyone before? It was definitely the sound of breaking glass.

I havent experienced anything like this since that night.
Thanks for reading.

Not being smart but it wasn't anything to do with the movie?

xyz1 · 25-08-2009, 21:07

I knew I should have clarified that. No, not in anyway at all linked to the movie.

feelio · 25-08-2009, 21:16

That is strange, has any other sounds being heard in that room?

Any history related with the house, is it new, anyone live there years ago?

leddpipe · 25-08-2009, 21:29

thats a bizarre occurance OP!
and it happened right "in front of you" so to speak!
truly bizarre.
did it go on for long?

Overblood · 25-08-2009, 21:34

Chinese Lantern.

leddpipe · 25-08-2009, 21:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Overblood

Chinese Lantern.

ROFL

Overblood · 25-08-2009, 21:38

Seriously though, a few questions:

Are you living in a busy area?

Could it have been something outside your window?

What movie were you watching?

Were you sleepy at the time?

bigeasyeah · 26-08-2009, 03:33

Maybe your neighbours were dumping glass in their bins,presuming you have neighbours that is.
Could be skobies smashing empty bottles of buckfast near your house.
Also check your rooftiles,them breaking or moving about can sound like glass breaking.
Maybe stinky cats around the house knocking things over.
Either that or Steve Austin is about.

Slow Motion · 26-08-2009, 10:21

No explanations but more questions, what about the attic? As others said, did you check outside the house? You might have heard something through a vent or chimney that somehow got amplified!

suey71 · 26-08-2009, 14:16

Something like this has happened to me before, in my case it was the sound of lots of pots and pans falling in my mothers kitchen about 15 or so years back.
When I went to investigate, the cupboard from where the noise came from, everything was in its place. This happened twice in that house, lots of spooky things have happened in that house. I've mentioned these events in past threads.

But just last week in my own house I was lying awake in my bed and heard the noise of one of my children falling from a bunk bed, a really loud thud, I ran in and found no child on the ground, my wife had taken them out shopping.

.

xyz1 · 26-08-2009, 14:16

Checked the attic. Theres nothing in it.

The house is about 6 years old. As far as I am aware no history of anyhting like this ever happening here before. Am living here for just 1 year, but know the previous owner very well - my gfs sister and husband.

We live in the country, so no neighbours around, closest house is about 200 metres away, the main road about half a mile away.

Movie I was watcjing was Tora!Tora!Tora! a movie about Pearl Harbour.
I was not sleepy, was just home from work and it takes me a couple of hours to unwind.
Couldnt have been anything outside my window, noise came from the opposite side of the room.

It did not go on for long - imagine breaking a window with a football and the noise it woud make - about 2 seconds approx.

Thanks for all your quick replies.

I have tried to find a rational explanation for this but have been unable, any help is greatly appreciated. It has me somewhat freaked/baffled.

ellejay · 26-08-2009, 14:27

Hi XYZ1

I can't explain what happened to you but something similiar happened to me and it scared the living sh1te out of us.

At the time I was doing a bit of parttime barwork in a hotel.
There were two of us left in whole building, and we had just poured a pint and sat down in the bar.

In the lounge we heard an almighty noise of glasses breaking and crashing.
Words can't describe it except to say that it sounded like anything made of glass smashed into billions of peices against each other.

We ran into the lounge thinking robbers or wild animals and there was NOTHING. Not one peice of broken glass anywhere.

It was one of the scariest moments of my life.
We left that lounge and went home. Shaking like a leaf.
Never ever went back in with the lights off.

I've massive goosebumps even typing this, so XYZ1, I know exactly how you feel.

I said a prayer in there the next night I was on and said out loud I'm not here to change anything or annoy anyone, if I am I'm sorry and will do my best not to!! Leave me alone and I'll leave you alone.

(Parts of building are over two hundred yeard old)

Thank God nothing that crazy happened since.

Are you in an old house by any chance?

Hope that helps,
LJ.

Tragamin2k2 · 26-08-2009, 14:38

In before sleep paralysis

I had an experience like this but when i investigated i found a shattered pint glass in the press

TechFreak · 26-08-2009, 14:52

Have you a chimney or a surround sound system ??

Could be a sound from the surround system being refracted in the cooler air of the chimney.

25-08-2009, 20:18	#1
xyz1 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: mayo mostly Posts: 407 Adverts \| Friends	Sound of breaking glass. Hi, I have a story I would like to share with you. I would appreciate it if anyone who has experienced anything similar to this could let me know, because I cannot get my head around it. I returned home from work last Wednesday night at around 10 O clock. My girlfriend was out visiting friends, as she does every wednesday night, so I was alone in the house. I had a shower and sat down in my living room to watch a dvd. The light was on in the living room. About 2 minutes into the start of the movie I heard, clear as day, the sound of glass breaking in the sitting room. It was extremely loud and shocking. I jumped off my seat in fright. The noise had come from just in front of a sofa to my right. The noise DEFINITLEY came from this area. I did what anyone would do and proceded to find out what had broken, thinking that someone must have left something on the sofa or something and it had fallen off and broken. There was no glass anywhere. I searched the sittingroom up and down, there was not a speck. I searched the hall, thinking maybe I got where the noise came from wrong - nothing, the bathroom, bedroom and kitchen downstairs - nothing. All the bedrooms upstairs - nothing, the attic - nothing. I tried over and over again to explain to myself where this noise came from. I simply cannot find a logical explanation for it. I do not know much about the paranormal I confess, has anyone ever heard of anything like this happening to anyone before? It was definitely the sound of breaking glass. I havent experienced anything like this since that night. Thanks for reading.

26-08-2009, 14:16	#11
suey71 Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Dublin Posts: 799 Adverts \| Friends	Something like this has happened to me before, in my case it was the sound of lots of pots and pans falling in my mothers kitchen about 15 or so years back. When I went to investigate, the cupboard from where the noise came from, everything was in its place. This happened twice in that house, lots of spooky things have happened in that house. I've mentioned these events in past threads. But just last week in my own house I was lying awake in my bed and heard the noise of one of my children falling from a bunk bed, a really loud thud, I ran in and found no child on the ground, my wife had taken them out shopping..

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25-08-2009, 21:07	#3
xyz1 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: mayo mostly Posts: 407 Adverts \| Friends	I knew I should have clarified that. No, not in anyway at all linked to the movie.

25-08-2009, 21:16	#4
feelio Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Co.Leitrim Posts: 101 Adverts \| Friends	That is strange, has any other sounds being heard in that room? Any history related with the house, is it new, anyone live there years ago?

25-08-2009, 21:29	#5
leddpipe Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Church of the Oak Posts: 398 Adverts \| Friends	thats a bizarre occurance OP! and it happened right "in front of you" so to speak! truly bizarre. did it go on for long?

25-08-2009, 21:34	#6
Overblood Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,328 Adverts \| Friends	Chinese Lantern.

25-08-2009, 21:38	#8
Overblood Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,328 Adverts \| Friends	Seriously though, a few questions: Are you living in a busy area? Could it have been something outside your window? What movie were you watching? Were you sleepy at the time?

26-08-2009, 03:33	#9
bigeasyeah Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The West Posts: 1,360 Adverts \| Friends	Maybe your neighbours were dumping glass in their bins,presuming you have neighbours that is. Could be skobies smashing empty bottles of buckfast near your house. Also check your rooftiles,them breaking or moving about can sound like glass breaking. Maybe stinky cats around the house knocking things over. Either that or Steve Austin is about.

26-08-2009, 10:21	#10
Slow Motion Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Not on boards anymore Posts: 7,925 Adverts \| Friends	No explanations but more questions, what about the attic? As others said, did you check outside the house? You might have heard something through a vent or chimney that somehow got amplified!

26-08-2009, 14:27	#13
ellejay Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: wicklow Posts: 228 Adverts \| Friends	Hi XYZ1 I can't explain what happened to you but something similiar happened to me and it scared the living sh1te out of us. At the time I was doing a bit of parttime barwork in a hotel. There were two of us left in whole building, and we had just poured a pint and sat down in the bar. In the lounge we heard an almighty noise of glasses breaking and crashing. Words can't describe it except to say that it sounded like anything made of glass smashed into billions of peices against each other. We ran into the lounge thinking robbers or wild animals and there was NOTHING. Not one peice of broken glass anywhere. It was one of the scariest moments of my life. We left that lounge and went home. Shaking like a leaf. Never ever went back in with the lights off. I've massive goosebumps even typing this, so XYZ1, I know exactly how you feel. I said a prayer in there the next night I was on and said out loud I'm not here to change anything or annoy anyone, if I am I'm sorry and will do my best not to!! Leave me alone and I'll leave you alone. (Parts of building are over two hundred yeard old) Thank God nothing that crazy happened since. Are you in an old house by any chance? Hope that helps, LJ.

26-08-2009, 14:38	#14
Tragamin2k2 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 586 Adverts \| Friends	In before sleep paralysis I had an experience like this but when i investigated i found a shattered pint glass in the press

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TechFreak Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 106 Adverts \| Friends	Have you a chimney or a surround sound system ?? Could be a sound from the surround system being refracted in the cooler air of the chimney.