I think there's a ghost in my house

[redrhodie]

But, here is the weirdest: We were vacationing in CapeCod and my husband lost his keys in the ocean. The problem was that he had the only copy of a key to our toyota. We went home a day later, and walked in the house throught the kitchen. The counter was completely clear. I walked to the end of the room and turned around...just in time to see the key drop onto the counter. The rest of the key chain has never appeared.

So weird! That's a nice ghost.

I had a strange thing happen last night. DBF and I went to dinner at a local restaurant which is believed to be haunted. Well, I've eaten there an bunch and never seen anything. Last night, though, when I got to the front door, I put my hand on the nob and someone was opening it from the other side. The latch pushed down, and the door pulled open. You know what's coming...there was no one on the other side of the door.

[Biciclista]

I'm jealous. no ghosts. ok, once while thinking of my recently departed father in law, i smelled roses in my bedroom.. but that's it.

for those of you who don't WANT ghosts, get a pet. all noises and movements can then be blamed on pets and you can sleep better knowing it was the cat or dog who made that strange noise.

[badger]

I love all those benevolent ghosts.

I've heard that ghosts tend to go where they enjoyed being while alive, so they say most ghosts don't linger in cemetaries. And going by that theory, apparently golf courses are full of ghosts, lol.

One time I needed a place really quickly after coming home from a failed move across the country. They gave me a "deal"; I move in on the 15th and they won't charge me the rent as they can't move the furniture until the end of the month. They told me I could sleep on the bed that was there. I tried, but it creeped me out, so I slept on the floor.

Many of my electronics failed; my new toaster died, the fridge died, and I could never get a connection to the internet. And my cat virtually lived in the kitchen cupboard and wouldn't come out.

I didn't really feel a presence, but it was getting a bit ridiculous so I asked my landlord if something happened there, and she admitted that her mother died there. She apologized for not telling me and promised to do a smudging while I went to Japan to visit family. When I came back, I could feel the place being "lighter", and my cat was out and about. My landlord did say she felt that her mother moved on as well.

Getting back to my original post...

I guess a part of me WANTS to see or think there are spirits because I was hoping my dog would come back for a visit But knowing that animals and children often see spirits and neither of my cats reacted to anything, I'm pretty sure it was some freaky dust/flash combination.

[sundial]

for those of you who don't WANT ghosts, get a pet. all noises and movements can then be blamed on pets and you can sleep better knowing it was the cat or dog who made that strange noise.

LOL! My first gsd would walk down the hall, stop in front of the guest room, and start wagging her tail wildly as if she saw someone dear that she hadn't seen in a good while. I'd like to think it was my guardian angel she was visiting with.

Another interesting story.....I had an electrician install a new garbage disposal. I had everything laid out for him and the area was completely cleared for him to work. Upon completing the task we both checked to see if everything was in working order. The next morning I walked in the kitchen and looked down into the sink. There lay a dog treat right over the garbage disposal. We don't even have dog treats!

[Norse]

for those of you who don't WANT ghosts, get a pet. all noises and movements can then be blamed on pets and you can sleep better knowing it was the cat or dog who made that strange noise.

That works great, unless all the pets are in the bedroom sleeping with you and one of the cats looks down the hall with her "there's an ax murderer in the house expression"!

[Iris616]

That works great, unless all the pets are in the bedroom sleeping with you and one of the cats looks down the hall with her "there's an ax murderer in the house expression"!

Has this happened to you?

[ClockworkOrange]

Oh no, no, no!

The thought of ghosts and anything spooky, really scares and unnerves me.

In fact I kept trying to ignore this thread but curiosity got the better of me.

I am one of those who does not believe in anthing like that but then again........ It's just the unknown!

Clock

[bmccasland]

I had a house once that was haunted -actually the entire hatchery was haunted, and hoped my ghost would come with me when I moved, but he didn't. I could spin many a yarn of things that went on at that hatchery. All of them of a friendly nature. I never felt alone or afraid, even when I was the only one home on the entire station on some holiday weekends.

The things that go bump in the night now I can blame, with a very clear conscious, on the kitties or the dog, or the very large bugs that they (MY fur balls) are trying to tame into submission.

[Norse]

Has this happened to you?

We have yet to find any ax murderer roaming the halls but yes, one of the cats does do this on occassion. We are only the second owners of this house, which was designed and built by the original owners, and the husband (the architect) died in the dining room. Many weird things started happening when we were having the kitchen remodeled and I sensed he wasn't happy so I stood in the kitchen and spoke out loud to him (DP thought I was nuts) telling him how much we loved the beautiful home that he had built, how happy we were there and that all we were doing was adding one little touch to the masterpiece that he had created. All was calm and warm fuzzy feeling after that and we really feel enveloped by love and care in this home.

Corny perhaps, but the house has good karma!