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weird tales???
Published Sep. 29, 2008
Well Halloween is just around the corner and a blog about it got me to thinking about some times when strange things happened to me.
Let me say this; I have never seen, heard, or any other way come in contact with a spook, spirit, or anything out of the ordinary. I have, however, had some weird funny things happen. Like the time I saw my neighbor after her funeral.
I live in a small quite rural neighborhood where all the neighbors know each other. Across from me lived a very nice old lady. I am not sure how old she actually is, but she had a flag pole and flag in her front yard in honor of her son who died in Vietnam and I know her husband has past. If I had to guess I would put her around 80.
After my wife left and I found myself between jobs, we would talk sometimes during the day and she would give me tomatoes from her garden.
Well one day I finally get a job and I am leaving early and getting home late so I don’t see her much anymore. Well one day I am pulling into the neighborhood and I see the slow funeral signs up. I see her house has a wreath on it. I was pretty sad, because she was always so nice. I go and get a bereavement card and when I see her other son in the driveway I take him the card. I tell him how sorry I was to hear about what happened and that she will be missed and give him the card.
About two weeks later I am pulling out of my driveway to go to work and it is still dark outside. My headlights hit her driveway and what do I see but her standing there with her cane and she is waving at me. I shriek and nearly run into the ditch. I jump out of the car as she is coming over to me. She asks are you alright? I said in a very shaky voice “Yeah”. She said that she just wanted to thank me for sending such a lovely card for her daughter. She said she passed away suddenly and they had the services and such at her house.
So that is the closest I ever came to seeing a ghost.
There was one other time when I was a kid. I may have been around 10 at the time. I am riding with my Uncle who was only around 16-17 himself. We were out in Snow Camp which is very rural and just traveling along. It was daylight out; I would put it around 2:00 in the afternoon.
I see something in the sky to the right of the car. It was a huge ship of some kind. It was long and very dark with lights along the bottom. I remember that because I thought it was weird that the lights were on the bottom. I point at it and ask my Uncle what is that?
Bang!! Next thing I know I am just sitting there riding in the car. I look around but no ship. I ask my Uncle about it, but he says he never saw anything.
Now Occam’s razor (All other things being equal, the simplest solution is the best.) would say that a young boy fell asleep and had a vivid dream. I just don’t remember falling asleep or waking up. Weird huh?
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GOLO member since October 11, 2007
September 29, 2008 7:40 p.m.
I've had a few strange experiences. Ghost? Maybe.
GOLO member since July 28, 2007
September 29, 2008 3:31 p.m.
GOLO member since October 24, 2007
September 29, 2008 3:25 p.m.
GOLO member since August 9, 2008
September 29, 2008 3:01 p.m.
My fourth husband.
Honest!!!"
some people ever learn...
GOLO member since August 9, 2008
September 29, 2008 3:01 p.m.
There had always been tales of strange lights in that area, but I had never seen anything strange before or since. There was no lightening that night.
For years, I wondered what it was until I saw a special on "Earth Lights". What they describe sounds like what I saw. They seem to occur near running water and granite which describes that area.
There's usually a scientific explanation.
GOLO member since December 20, 2007
September 29, 2008 3:00 p.m.
GOLO member since September 7, 2007
September 29, 2008 2:55 p.m.
Wow!! That is surprising!
GOLO member since October 17, 2007
September 29, 2008 2:54 p.m.
10/4, and I understand exactly where you're coming from.
But...
(you knew that was coming didn't you)
I grew up in a 275 year old haunted house, and that changed my mind.
I am still leery of stories from other folks though, until I see proof.
God bless.
Rev. RB
GOLO member since July 2, 2007
September 29, 2008 2:49 p.m.
My fourth husband.
Honest!!!
God bless.
Rev. RB
GOLO member since July 2, 2007
September 29, 2008 2:47 p.m.
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