[senior citizen]

On the eve of Halloween, who believes in ghosts ?

Has anyone ever seen or felt a ghostly apparition ????

Interesting article re some of the ghosts of Central Florida, including a pair at the Lakeside Inn in Mount Dora..........


At Halloween, meet the ghosts of Central Florida -

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...,6216885.story

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by senior citizen

On the eve of Halloween, who believes in ghosts ?

Has anyone ever seen or felt a ghostly apparition ????

Interesting article re some of the ghosts of Central Florida, including a pair at the Lakeside Inn in Mount Dora..........


At Halloween, meet the ghosts of Central Florida -

At Halloween, meet the ghosts of Central Florida - Orlando Sentinel

Read a book called Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28827.Ghost_Hunters before making up your mind. My college background is a unique blend of the study of the History and Philosophy of Science (two BAs) mixed with a Minor in Religious Studies. I am very much of the mind that we have very severe limits to the extent of our knowledge in many areas and certainly the after life is one of the most profound. James does report on shadows from that realm which do not stretch the bounds of reason to the breaking point.

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Read a book called Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28827.Ghost_Hunters before making up your mind. My college background is a unique blend of the study of the History and Philosophy of Science (two BAs) mixed with a Minor in Religious Studies. I am very much of the mind that we have very severe limits to the extent of our knowledge in many areas and certainly the after life is one of the most profound. James does report on shadows from that realm which do not stretch the bounds of reason to the breaking point.

Right up my alley. Sounds fascinating; just read all of the reviews.....
Wondering if I can get it on my Kindle? Thanks for sharing.

[senior citizen]

p.s.
Just downloaded it to my Kindle. Thanks again. Great reading for Halloween.......

[njbchbum]

lived with one in college! sorority rented a house out from under a fraternity one year...when the guys found out they told us we were not gonna be happy because of the ghost...of course we said pshaw!

well - we would sometimes notice the front door would rattle followed by the door to the second floor rattling, too. later we would hear the doors rattle in the reverse. we figured it was a draft - no big deal.

other times i recall standing in the kitchen and feeling a cold, cold breeze pass me when standing near the basement door - figured it was a draft - no big deal.

roomie and i rearranged our bedroom one day and when settled into bed that nite - every picture and anything else hung on the wall fell OFF - all at the same time! we said aloud, 'sorry', went to sleep and rehung the stuff the next day. thought we must be lousy decorators - no big deal.

the big deal came the evening my date and i returned to the house with take-out and had just sat down at the small table/benches in the nook/butler's pantry between kitchen and dining room. we each heard firm footsteps on what we thought was the roof but probably the 2nd floor. WELL! the two of us - at the same time - LEAPED from the benches, flew thru the dining room and were out the front door before you could holler ghost! we rode around for what seemed hours and my dated finally returned to the house - pulled up dead even with the front door and told me he would call me tomorrow! like he**, i said! he did come in and did a boogie man check and left after the coast seemed clear.

well - the guys were right - there was a ghost! came to find out that a one-time local councilman hung himself from the 2nd fl landing due to some town scandal he was involved it! it had to have been basil!

[Ceafolks]

On the eve of Halloween, who believes in ghosts ?
I do....

[DougB]

I see dead people

[Easyrider]

No, don't worry about the dead people, it's the live ones you have to watch..

[graciegirl]

Nope.

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by njbchbum

lived with one in college! sorority rented a house out from under a fraternity one year...when the guys found out they told us we were not gonna be happy because of the ghost...of course we said pshaw!

well - we would sometimes notice the front door would rattle followed by the door to the second floor rattling, too. later we would hear the doors rattle in the reverse. we figured it was a draft - no big deal.

other times i recall standing in the kitchen and feeling a cold, cold breeze pass me when standing near the basement door - figured it was a draft - no big deal.

roomie and i rearranged our bedroom one day and when settled into bed that nite - every picture and anything else hung on the wall fell OFF - all at the same time! we said aloud, 'sorry', went to sleep and rehung the stuff the next day. thought we must be lousy decorators - no big deal.

the big deal came the evening my date and i returned to the house with take-out and had just sat down at the small table/benches in the nook/butler's pantry between kitchen and dining room. we each heard firm footsteps on what we thought was the roof but probably the 2nd floor. WELL! the two of us - at the same time - LEAPED from the benches, flew thru the dining room and were out the front door before you could holler ghost! we rode around for what seemed hours and my dated finally returned to the house - pulled up dead even with the front door and told me he would call me tomorrow! like he**, i said! he did come in and did a boogie man check and left after the coast seemed clear.

well - the guys were right - there was a ghost! came to find out that a one-time local councilman hung himself from the 2nd fl landing due to some town scandal he was involved it! it had to have been basil!

That was quite an experience. An unsettled spirit and unsettling experience for sure.

I've seen and felt my share of ghostly apparitions.....but all of mine were friendly ghosts.......just momentarily "passing by" soon after their death....................like saying goodbye. All long stories which I've probably mentioned before. Only one had harsh "energy" but she had died an untimely death and wasn't ready to depart.....or leave her young children.

But, I've never had an experience like yours..........enjoyed hearing about it.

I used to have a whole slew of books written about popular ghosts seen in and around the Maine seacoast.........like Haunted New England........
They were all too factual to be made up..........and many people, like yourself, had experienced them.............

We all have spirit form. When it leaves the body, sensitive folks can "feel" it or "see" it. Truth is stranger than fiction.

But, as another poster said, and as my mom always said (and my grandmothers) "Only the living can hurt you".

[Golfingnut]

LOL. Ghosts? I hope I don,t see anyone I know say yes to this question. I gave up ghosts with my Weegee board when I was a child. I do;however, believe that being entertained with fun stuff rather than scary stuff is better for your health.

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

LOL. Ghosts? I hope I don,t see anyone I know say yes to this question. I gave up ghosts with my Weegee board when I was a child. I do;however, believe that being entertained with fun stuff rather than scary stuff is better for your health.

Both are good (fun stuff and scary stuff).......but this is Halloween after all....

My last , or should I say, memorable attempt at the Ouija board was back when we were 19 years old. All of our friends, including us, were engaged to be married........(the olden days)........I was at my girlfriend Kathy's house, planning her upcoming wedding, while the guys (our fiance's) were supposedly going out bowling.........

Both of us were going to be in her upcoming wedding.......
Just a long string of weddings among our group......everyone married young back then, at about 20.

They were planning to be back before 9 p.m........but when they didn't show, we began wondering. She took out her Ouija board to pass the time and for some laughs. She was a good Catholic girl by the way.

Neither of us "fixed" the message or anything......we just followed the implement on the board.......which our fingers were resting on.

It spelled out PONDEROSA.

Well, we both knew there was a show with that name on television.
But it made no sense ........................yet.

Then, it spelled out some other pertinent things that surprised the both of us.

Long story short, when the guys returned home, they told us that they were really hungry while bowling and decided to stop by THE PONDEROSA RESTAURANT on route 46 (I think it was) in N.J. for a steak, baked potato, etc..........and forgot the time. They weren't that late.

The Ouija board was right. I think Ponderosa was a new restaurant back then. All we could relate it to was the television show........

[DougB]

There was no TV show called Ponderosa. It was called Bonanza. Topless bar has a few of the same letters.

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by DougB

There was no TV show called Ponderosa. It was called Bonanza. Topless bar has a few of the same letters.

You are right. But that's the show we "related to" when the Ouija board spelled out PONDEROSA. The two of us did not know of the restaurant.

Just the show......"BONANZA" as you corrected. Before, I was going to mention Little Joe Cartwright, etc. and Hoss, etc. Like I say, it was a long long time ago......but we near fell off our chairs when they walked in the door and said they had a late dinner at the PONDEROSA. Believe me, it was not us spelling out PONDEROSA. It was so accurate, plus a lot of other things it came up with.

P.S. There were no topless bars in N.J. back then and these two 19 year old good Catholic boys would not have been allowed in a bar in 1964. We never drank either, as the drinking age was 21. We dated from age 17 till we married at 20. Still couldn't legally drink. Times were different back then.

A week or so later, we all had dinner out at THE PONDEROSA..........

[senior citizen]

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This is one ghost tour I would LOVE to go on.....
The last time we toured Gettysburg Battlefield, etc. was about 46 years ago, while living in New Jersey.

Many other battlefields are also "haunted" by "ghosts" who died untimely deaths..........