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Post by bc2ca on Feb 17, 2019 18:24:15 GMT
Friday DH and I were sitting in the family room and the overhead fan clicked on. We looked at the fan, then at each other.  It hasn't been used in months and I had to dig out the remote to stop it. Yesterday morning after he left for the gym and I was sitting tangled in a knitting project, it came on again. This morning my glasses weren't in their usual spot on my night table. I always take them off when I get into bed and park them next to my phone. They were on the bathroom counter. What's next? How many incidents before I call ghostbusters? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2019 18:25:35 GMT
Anyone you know die recently?
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Post by bazinga on Feb 17, 2019 18:52:25 GMT
My boyfriend has a remote ceiling fan that turns on randomly. He thinks a neighbor has the same one and their remote is turning his on as well. I don't think he's even considered a ghost. I'm so disappointed in him.
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Post by bc2ca on Feb 17, 2019 18:56:04 GMT
Anyone you know die recently? Yes, but a distant relative I hadn't seen in years. There are a few people I'd expect to be higher on her haunting list.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2019 19:01:36 GMT
Anyone you know die recently? Yes, but a distant relative I hadn't seen in years. There are a few people I'd expect to be higher on her haunting list. And you haven't visited any graveyards or played with a Ouija board or deaths in the house? |
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Post by wellway on Feb 17, 2019 19:01:59 GMT
I would have an electrician check out your fan in case there is an issue. You don't need it to short out and start a fire. How old is it?
Your glasses? Were you super tired going to bed last night and just left them behind in the bathroom?
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Post by bc2ca on Feb 17, 2019 19:22:00 GMT
Yes, but a distant relative I hadn't seen in years. There are a few people I'd expect to be higher on her haunting list. And you haven't visited any graveyards or played with a Ouija board or deaths in the house? no to both |
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Post by bc2ca on Feb 17, 2019 19:26:09 GMT
I would have an electrician check out your fan in case there is an issue. You don't need it to short out and start a fire. How old is it? Your glasses? Were you super tired going to bed last night and just left them behind in the bathroom? DH is an electrician and installed the fan about 10 years ago. He thinks it is the battery in the remote causing the problem. The glasses bother me more than the fan. I can't remember ever leaving them in the bathroom before and wasn't overly tired going to bed. |
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Feb 17, 2019 19:34:25 GMT
Anyone die in the home or property that you know of?
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Post by bc2ca on Feb 17, 2019 20:38:51 GMT
Anyone die in the home or property that you know of? No. The house has only been owned by us and the original owners. Through a common acquaintance we do know he died last March. |
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Post by lurkyloo on Feb 17, 2019 20:56:51 GMT
Not just a ghost, but most definitely an overheated ghost. Have you considered that you run your heat too hot for ghosts?
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Post by disneypal on Feb 17, 2019 21:03:42 GMT
That is very interesting...
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Post by basketdiva on Feb 17, 2019 21:06:02 GMT
Any military installation nearby?
Years ago we had a similar issue- fan and fan light would come on during day or the middle of the night. Also garage doors would open. Turns out there was something going on at military radar station on a hilltop 3k feet) that was testing something. Of course they disavowed all knowledge of it.
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Post by 950nancy on Feb 17, 2019 21:28:16 GMT
My boyfriend has a remote ceiling fan that turns on randomly. He thinks a neighbor has the same one and their remote is turning his on as well. I don't think he's even considered a ghost. I'm so disappointed in him. This happens in our house a lot. Almost always in the summer, so I wonder the same thing about someone else having a similar remote. I don't have time for a ghost. We've lived in the house for 32 years and bought it five years after it was built. I live in Colorado where our soil is mostly clay, so pretty sure it wasn't an ancient burial ground for anything but dead squirrels and rabbits. There were four college guys renting it before we moved in, so maybe they left something here I am not aware of. |
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Post by mom on Feb 17, 2019 22:08:52 GMT
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Post by azredhead on Feb 17, 2019 22:42:37 GMT
How old is your house? Do you have pets most specifically a dog? I am a firm believer. That said we thought our fans were toast after our storm damage back in July. Somethings went wierd. All of a sudden one light/fan works, the third one in the kitchen, (we have open kitchen living room space) We had both the contractor and an electrician look at them. There was no explanation that one just came back on lol! The others we'll just replace. We did have a few things in our first house, it was a much older house.
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Post by kelbel827 on Feb 18, 2019 1:11:52 GMT
Other than being bothered, are you afraid? I’m pretty sure my mom is in my house. I am comforted by that. My bff had one in her basement. Never bothered anyone but her roommate was terrified and smudged him away.
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Post by scrapmaven on Feb 18, 2019 20:50:21 GMT
Ok, if I say it's blue then it's blue. I am the world's biggest skeptic. Now, having said that I managed a haunted store years ago and I am now a believer in ghosts. Though I do tend to think that hauntings are often just en electrical issue or something like that. In this case, I'd see what else happens. If you're concerned then ask to speak to it. Then thank the person for allowing you to live in their home and let them know that you respect their space. Then set the ground rules.
In my case, I was tired of all of the shenanigans, so I laid down the law after doing the above. After that, it never bothered me, again. It left me alone. However, it still hated my boss. Whenever she'd come in it was chaos and she hated it. She was terrified and would get angry if she had to visit my store. It was very weird, but makes for great stories.
Be respectful, be firm and before you call "ghost", call an electrician or google the issue you're having w/your particular fan.
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Post by bc2ca on Feb 18, 2019 23:56:45 GMT
 thankfully we don't have an attic! Not just a ghost, but most definitely an overheated ghost. Have you considered that you run your heat too hot for ghosts? hahaha - I'm pretty sure the heat wasn't even on and it's been colder than normal here Any military installation nearby? Years ago we had a similar issue- fan and fan light would come on during day or the middle of the night. Also garage doors would open. Turns out there was something going on at military radar station on a hilltop 3k feet) that was testing something. Of course they disavowed all knowledge of it. interesting idea - we are south of Camp Pendleton and regularly hear live fire drills How old is your house? Do you have pets most specifically a dog? I am a firm believer. That said we thought our fans were toast after our storm damage back in July. Somethings went wierd. All of a sudden one light/fan works, the third one in the kitchen, (we have open kitchen living room space) We had both the contractor and an electrician look at them. There was no explanation that one just came back on lol! The others we'll just replace. We did have a few things in our first house, it was a much older house. The house is only 30 years old and yes we have a dog.
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Post by prettyprettypaper on Feb 19, 2019 0:15:04 GMT
My boyfriend has a remote ceiling fan that turns on randomly. He thinks a neighbor has the same one and their remote is turning his on as well. I don't think he's even considered a ghost. I'm so disappointed in him. Same with one of our fans. Went on for a few months and then stopped. |
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Post by trollie on Feb 19, 2019 1:28:18 GMT
Have you bought anything from a yard sale, estate sale, pawn or thrift shop recently? Spirits can attach themselves to things.
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Post by bc2ca on Feb 19, 2019 5:46:25 GMT
Have you bought anything from a yard sale, estate sale, pawn or thrift shop recently? Spirits can attach themselves to things. Yes, I have a beautiful new to us buffet picked up from my favorite consignment furniture store. |
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Post by MaryMary on Feb 19, 2019 5:54:48 GMT
My first house had weird stuff happen enough times over the years that I still can’t explain. Doors opening/closing on their own, lights turning off, loud noises without a source... I know the current owners and have been tempted to ask them if that stuff happens still, but don’t really know how it would be received. 😬 Never had another issue since we moved.
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Post by rune2484 on Feb 19, 2019 6:29:38 GMT
One of my best friends would laugh and tell you to leave out a saucer of milk because you have fairies. Not sure which I'd prefer  |
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Post by papersilly on Feb 19, 2019 6:47:45 GMT
After my mother died, I got custody of bottle upon bottles of holy water from Lourdes, France that she got when she went there with her church group. My sister and I joke that I'm armed and fully loaded in case ghosts come around.
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Post by scrappintoee on Feb 19, 2019 8:46:24 GMT
One of my best friends would laugh and tell you to leave out a saucer of milk because you have fairies. Not sure which I'd prefer I've neverrrrr heard of that.......LOL!  Yes, I have a beautiful new to us buffet picked up from my favorite consignment furniture store.
That gave me chills !!!  I've alllllways been afraid of antiques......people laugh about it (and I do, too!), but I really AM kind of afraid of them. Are you frightened by any of this? Let us know if more weird things happen! |
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Post by azredhead on Feb 19, 2019 19:43:23 GMT
I ask about the dog, because they are sensitve to various things. Our Akita/Lab is so much so she won't go in our 'scary room'. it our guest room. But it's become the storage area for now as it has all the stuff from Dh's parents who have passed and my moms who passed 2yrs ago. She was here a lot and we have some of her yarn, knitting stuff in there. We need to go in and go through it but neither one of us have been able to do it yet. So we call it that. But if we're playing and the ball goes over the threshold she'll wait for us to go get it lol! Nnobody likes the scary room lol!
Sometimes we'll hear the door of the kennel like it's opening. Duke passed just before my mom. Pia now will go in there, she wouldn't at all at first but we left one of his pillows in there sometimes I have to look twice because I see his or her outline sometimes and I have to check if she's in there but she's in another room.
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Post by trollie on Feb 19, 2019 20:56:03 GMT
Have you bought anything from a yard sale, estate sale, pawn or thrift shop recently? Spirits can attach themselves to things. Yes, I have a beautiful new to us buffet picked up from my favorite consignment furniture store. |
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Post by bc2ca on Feb 19, 2019 21:33:21 GMT
Yes, I have a beautiful new to us buffet picked up from my favorite consignment furniture store.
That gave me chills !!! I've alllllways been afraid of antiques......people laugh about it (and I do, too!), but I really AM kind of afraid of them. Are you frightened by any of this? Let us know if more weird things happen! I'm not afraid, but kind of intrigued and might try to find the history of the buffet. Nothing more has happened . . . yet.  |
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Post by scrappintoee on Feb 19, 2019 22:35:58 GMT
I have to look twice because I see his or her outline sometimes and I have to check if she's in there but she's in another room. |
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thankfully we don't have an attic!
I've alllllways been afraid of antiques......people laugh about it (and I do, too!), but I really AM kind of afraid of them. Are you frightened by any of this? Let us know if more weird things happen! 