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Ghosts - What are your experiences?
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Right im only on page 29 but i cant get enough of this thread, its amazing. Ive a few stories myself (all secondhand thank God) from my family.
The first is one my grandad told my dad once and once only. Before i begin i should probably say that my dad's father was the most down to earth, by the book, mass every sunday, never miss a day of work, logical, even unimaginative man which is not to insult him but more to say that he would have had no time for silly fantasies and made up stories. One thing however did happen to him as a young man which he couldnt explain and, as ive already made clear, he wouldnt have made up either. While in his early twenties i believe he was a bit short on cash as he had only recently moved from the country to Dublin and was still in the process of looking for a job. He ended up booking into a halfway house type place for a night as it was cheap (Cant remember where it was) and was given a room at the top floor, it was the kind of room that the stairs lead right up to the door and is the only room on that floor. So he settled in for the night, eventually falling asleep only to be woken up a short while later by someone walking up and down the stairs, the person would rythemically and slowly climb the stairs until they got to my grandads door, wait a few seconds, turn around and walk slowly back down. Now my grandad being a straightforward kind of guy merely thought it was someone lost in the dark or the landlady checking things but it was keeping him awake so he became more and more irritated with it. After a few times he jumped out of bed to confront the person, waited til the got to the top, flung the door open only to find nobody there (Surprise surprise considering the thread
). While I in this situation would have wet myself my grandad just shrugged it off and closed the door. He turned around and as he started to walk back to bed he was thumped in the back with enough force to send him flying into the bed, he switched lights on, checked every crevice of the room, looked down the stairs but found nothing and with no money to go elsewhere he eventually just went back to his bed and went to sleep! The next morning, without mentioning specifics, he asked the landlady about any peculiarities with the buildings history, she wasnt aware of any so he forgot about it and moved on. It was only later that he was told that building most certainly did have a history, apparently during the war of independence the IRA had tracked one or more black and tans there where they had been lodged and assassinated them in the basement.
My mother has a weird story as well but one is enough for now i think. Time for me to go back to reading this great thread, i havent even made it out of 2008 yet !0 -
Right im only on page 29 but i cant get enough of this thread, its amazing. Ive a few stories myself (all secondhand thank God) from my family.
The first is one my grandad told my dad once and once only. Before i begin i should probably say that my dad's father was the most down to earth, by the book, mass every sunday, never miss a day of work, logical, even unimaginative man which is not to insult him but more to say that he would have had no time for silly fantasies and made up stories. One thing however did happen to him as a young man which he couldnt explain and, as ive already made clear, he wouldnt have made up either. While in his early twenties i believe he was a bit short on cash as he had only recently moved from the country to Dublin and was still in the process of looking for a job. He ended up booking into a halfway house type place for a night as it was cheap (Cant remember where it was) and was given a room at the top floor, it was the kind of room that the stairs lead right up to the door and is the only room on that floor. So he settled in for the night, eventually falling asleep only to be woken up a short while later by someone walking up and down the stairs, the person would rythemically and slowly climb the stairs until they got to my grandads door, wait a few seconds, turn around and walk slowly back down. Now my grandad being a straightforward kind of guy merely thought it was someone lost in the dark or the landlady checking things but it was keeping him awake so he became more and more irritated with it. After a few times he jumped out of bed to confront the person, waited til the got to the top, flung the door open only to find nobody there (Surprise surprise considering the thread). While I in this situation would have wet myself my grandad just shrugged it off and closed the door. He turned around and as he started to walk back to bed he was thumped in the back with enough force to send him flying into the bed, he switched lights on, checked every crevice of the room, looked down the stairs but found nothing and with no money to go elsewhere he eventually just went back to his bed and went to sleep! The next morning, without mentioning specifics, he asked the landlady about any peculiarities with the buildings history, she wasnt aware of any so he forgot about it and moved on. It was only later that he was told that building most certainly did have a history, apparently during the war of independence the IRA had tracked one or more black and tans there where they had been lodged and assassinated them in the basement.
My mother has a weird story as well but one is enough for now i think. Time for me to go back to reading this great thread, i havent even made it out of 2008 yet !
Thanks for sharing that, that was a great story to read, and i have no doubts whatsoever that it is a true story. Thanks again.0 -
Really enjoyed that story and most definatley true id have no dout..Right im only on page 29 but i cant get enough of this thread, its amazing. Ive a few stories myself (all secondhand thank God) from my family.
The first is one my grandad told my dad once and once only. Before i begin i should probably say that my dad's father was the most down to earth, by the book, mass every sunday, never miss a day of work, logical, even unimaginative man which is not to insult him but more to say that he would have had no time for silly fantasies and made up stories. One thing however did happen to him as a young man which he couldnt explain and, as ive already made clear, he wouldnt have made up either. While in his early twenties i believe he was a bit short on cash as he had only recently moved from the country to Dublin and was still in the process of looking for a job. He ended up booking into a halfway house type place for a night as it was cheap (Cant remember where it was) and was given a room at the top floor, it was the kind of room that the stairs lead right up to the door and is the only room on that floor. So he settled in for the night, eventually falling asleep only to be woken up a short while later by someone walking up and down the stairs, the person would rythemically and slowly climb the stairs until they got to my grandads door, wait a few seconds, turn around and walk slowly back down. Now my grandad being a straightforward kind of guy merely thought it was someone lost in the dark or the landlady checking things but it was keeping him awake so he became more and more irritated with it. After a few times he jumped out of bed to confront the person, waited til the got to the top, flung the door open only to find nobody there (Surprise surprise considering the thread). While I in this situation would have wet myself my grandad just shrugged it off and closed the door. He turned around and as he started to walk back to bed he was thumped in the back with enough force to send him flying into the bed, he switched lights on, checked every crevice of the room, looked down the stairs but found nothing and with no money to go elsewhere he eventually just went back to his bed and went to sleep! The next morning, without mentioning specifics, he asked the landlady about any peculiarities with the buildings history, she wasnt aware of any so he forgot about it and moved on. It was only later that he was told that building most certainly did have a history, apparently during the war of independence the IRA had tracked one or more black and tans there where they had been lodged and assassinated them in the basement.
My mother has a weird story as well but one is enough for now i think. Time for me to go back to reading this great thread, i havent even made it out of 2008 yet !0 -
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Certain, it was the first unread email in my inbox and long before I had ever heard of Facebook
Interesting. Considering the fact that you have accepted this way have an explanation and suggested some I find it hard to dismiss your claim. Guess I'll actually start opening those chainmails from now on; thanks for the tip
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steve_cass wrote: »That a spirit could have sent him an email ,is there any evidence that this has ever happened ??. I know it was just a suggestion but so was mine
You asked me to back up my explantion with a link to a study, which I did!
Yours came off in a very matter-of-fact manner to my interpretation. Besides, why should I provide a study for something somebody else suggested? There's not even evidence to say he believes in it himself, only a 'what if', which is not really comparable to saying 'the effects of drug x are...'
Besides, we all know that with no evidence to existence or non-existence, ghosts are a rhetorical topic at best, so asking for proof in a paranormal forum is just silly; belief is after all based on a foundation without proof. On the other hand we know for certain LSD exists. (or is that just an effect of a trip we're all on
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Please try to keep this thread for reporting experiences, not discussing the legitimacy of paranormal experiences. We could create a different thread for that specific purpose.
This is a thread on a discussion board, so people are going to discuss things. The topic is experiences, not report your experiences and expect everyone to believe every word. People are entitled to give opinions, ask questions, affirm or deny, etc, etc. Either add to the discussion or don't, nobody will bother you either way, but at least reciprocate and respect that not everybody shares your view and would actually like to have a proper discussion.0 -
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I'v loads. Here are a short few:
Last week: Was sitting at the computer with my back to the conservatory door. My sister was watching tv in the conservatory. She left to go to bed, and swtiched off tv, lights, ect. When she went upstairs I turned around to see that the door was closed as I don't like having my back to an open door. There are glass windows in the door and I could see the light was off. Anyway, sat at the comp for an hour or so, turned around by chance, the light was back on in the room. If anyone who was upstairs in bed was to do it, they would of had to come into the kitchen so I know it wasn't anyone who was here.
Same night two weeks ago: Was in bed. My younger sister had been out drinking and came home, got sick in the bathroom. I checked up on her and then went to bed. I couldn't sleep thinking she might get sick again so I sat up and started txn her so say come sleep with me, I had half the message wrote when I heard somebody trying to come into my room (me and my sisters lock our doors sometimes the time, as we are always taking each others clothes haha, so mine was locked that night) so I figured it was her, got up unlocked it and opened, no one there. I went in to her and she was asleep. Went into my other sister and she was asleep, I woke her and asked had she heard anything or was it her, she said no, but got up to go to the bathroom, I stayed in the hall talking to her for a minute and then went to go back to bed, when I went back into my room, (I have a bay window, and a rocking chair at the window, the curtains don't go around the window, but straight across) there was a bulge at the curtains, I went over and burst into tears?!! My sister came over and I pulled back the curtains, the rocking chair was about 3 feet out from the window. It wasnt like that when I went to bed as I had closed the curtains and everything was in its place and the curtains went straight across.
Have twice woken up to figures standing beside my bed, once a young boy, dressed in old fashioned shirt and had a 'bowl' haircut. And then an old man whos face I will never forget as it was twisted in anger. Both times I closed my eyes and said go away and when I opened they were gone.
Used to feel some one sitting on the edge of my bed when I was lying in it. I dont know why but I always thought it to be a woman.
Many more but don't want to write big post. 0 -
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