Welcome back to the Twilight Zone! The haunting this time wasn’t too exciting, but it did happen nonetheless. If you’re wondering about the status of this site, because of the status of our home, everything is still on track for a closing date of the thirtieth. We’re all excited, but in a way we will miss the ghost. We won’t miss the freaky stuff that goes on after dark though, I can tell you that! Wolfs, music boxes, people, etc; it’s like a Lifetime Movie around here sometimes.

I really appreciate all the kind emails and comments about the site. The Lost American stated: “We're normal people with abnormal experiences who finally found somewhere comfortable and trusting to finally open up. Believe me, I've been to a thousand other forum sites and they're all the same. This one has heart.”

I like Hello Ghost too; it’s a fun site. I like the people and their stories, as well as their theories and opinions. Since everyone likes it, and it’s gaining popularity, we’re going to keep it open. I’ll be working on changing things so that users can write their own articles on their hauntings. If I could just get Ravenwolfe to post some content:-)... Anyway, I’m always open to suggestions. I don’t know any more about this than you all do!

As you may know, anytime a comment is posted to the content or guestbook, the comment needs to be reviewed before it is visible. Doing that keeps out the spammers, as well as those who want to cause trouble. The only thing I can’t review before posting is the forums. So, I was wondering if The Lost American and Patty would be moderators in the forums. Basically, you would keep the bad people out in case I, RootWeb, am not around. My wife, RootKitty, will also be more active on the site. Now, on with an update!

There hasn’t been anything remotely as interesting as the wolf, but we have had more objects being moved around more frequently. For example, I was in the family room. The dog was sitting in the dining room, staring into the bathroom. My wife, seeing this, became curious as to what he could possibly be staring at. She walked over and looked and that’s when she saw it. There was a pair of pants on a hanger that was hanging on shower curtail rod in the bathroom. The hanger was swinging rapidly back and forth in such a way that it appeared as if a person was pushing a child in a swing set. Even though she was there watching, it didn’t stop it’s steady motion. She ran down to the family room to get me, and quickly started telling me about this current situation while grabbing the camera. I was reluctant to even go look, but I decided to try anyway. I jumped up and we both ran back in to take some photos. The dog started barking of course, but he was just barking at our busyness more than anything else; he gets upset when we run in the house.

After arriving to take the photos, I found nothing was out of the ordinary. There was no movement at all, not even a feeling of cool air like we sometimes feel. I stood there thinking about what she told me, and then I realized something. If those pants were swinging as rapidly as she states they were, whether by ghost or by human, then they should still be swinging. If you push them, and then stop pushing them, they will slow down until they eventually stop swinging. But these pants aren’t moving at all. That means the swinging pants were stopped. Stopped by something that I did not see nor hear, and stopped by something that did not want to reveal itself to me.

There has been some input about how this may all be happening around my wife because she’s more susceptible to paranormal things than I am. I wonder what will happen when/if we move. Whatever is here has been getting stronger, there’s no doubt about that. But we won’t really know if it’s related to RootKitty or not until we move; if we move I should say. We still have to close on the newer house...

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re: moderator Written by patty1019 on 2005-03-22 04:19:52 rootweb,    sure i'd be glad to help out! i like this site alot.     hey, i know what you mean by your dog not liking running around in the house. your's is part terrier and our's is too. she's very sensitive to any sort of movements inside or out. terrier are ultra sensitive when it comes to dog breeds. our dog is maltese-terrier dalmation. she's a great companion and is never far from me. terriers were first bred to go into rabbit holes. their sense of smell is very good as they sniffed out their prey. when we let our dog out if she sees a bunny she's off in a flash she's so fast. when we first moved here she'd wake up during the night and growl at something she was looking straight at from the bed. she'd back up to hide between us like something was after her. when my husband would scold her for being so nervous she'd grumble. now he recognises that she's seeing something because of where she keeps looking. there's nothing there but the closet doors! so far we've got a big ghost dog and a ghost man, lol. we've only been here a little over a year.     my husband is intrigued by your area and the reports of military ghosts having been seen there. he says there could very well be civil war artifacts all over your property. i told him hey what if 1812 artifacts could be found. he said they'd be worth a heck of alot of money, more than civil war. old wells were once used as junk pits and we've got friends who've cleaned some out to find all sorts of antiques. they've found alot of bottles which are very collectible, ivory and bone buttons, all manner of things survive in these places. i saw a guy on tv that would go through old privy's. for anyone who dosen't know what those are.............they're outhouses! lol     i bet lost american has heard of outhouses and has probably tipped a few over! it used to be the all american pastime of those who lived out in the sticks! lol     patty1019

1800's artifacts Written by Kitty on 2005-03-22 14:20:30 Patty,    I have found many 1800's era artifacts growing up in these parts. Yes, this area is rich in Civil War history. As a matter of fact, it is not far from here that there is a cemetery which dates back to that period itself. When I was growing up, we would find arrowheads, musket balls, etc, throughout the woods.    As for tipping over old privies, well, I can't say that I have ever done that, but have heard of my fair share of poor cows that were harassed.     I am glad to see that you have volunteered to help my husband moderate. Thank you for the help. I have read your messages, but have not commented. I hope to change that, though.    Again, thanks for the help.    RootKitty

Mooooo Written by thelostamerican on 2005-03-22 15:13:44 Where do I sign up?! lol. I'd consider it an honor (man, that sounds cheesy). Thank you. You realize my time zone is aprox. 7 hours ahead of you guys, so I'll do the night shift. Your overnight shift is my daylight shift.    Maybe you can send me some tips on how to do what when per email.    I think Patty's on to something with the well.... in your backyard. Check it out.    And, no, I've never harmed an outhouse in my life. I've thrown rotten fruit at passing cars, crawled into the sewers and as carlights drove past I would stick out my hands and make wierd noises, played my share of white rabbit (ringing the doorbell then skootin'. really good on stormy nites. hihi), I've even loaded the schoolbus of my EX girlfriend's mother with firewood, but I've left outhouses alone.    Out in the sticks. I'll keep that one in mind Actually I'm from the east coast. I grew up so far out on the east coast that if you took a right turn you'd be standing in the atlantic ocean. lol.    Hello Rootkitty! Nice to meetcha! Now leave them cows alone (what you guys out in farmland do for kicks! Unreal! lmao) just teasing. Nice to see you here tho.    And Ravenwolfe.... come on. Join the party! We could all maybe come a bit further. And you have me curious as well. The same goes for all who visit here     Tschuess!  tla

Patty and TLA Written by rootweb on 2005-03-23 20:38:35 Thanks, Patty and TLA, for being moderators. I made the changes. You can delete, edit, move, etc, all posts in the forums. I'll write something up and email it to you guys.    That's interesting Patty, now you've got me wanting to dig up my well! (Or at least drop a camera down it on a rope...)

hey rootweb and rootkitty Written by Guest on 2005-03-24 10:12:06 hey,    thanks for asking me to co-moderate with tla. i'll be waiting for your email on how you'd like it done.     yes, stick with a camera it's safer that way. metal detectors are a great tool on your yard. million candle flashlights would give you a good clean look down the well. careful not to lean on the edge of the well as they've been known to give way when they're old. there's topographic maps you can access on the net which will bring the view down right over your property.     thanks,  patty109

A Look Around Written by Kitty on 2005-03-24 18:17:17 Thanks TLA for the welcome . It is very nice to meet you formally as well. I have heard and read so much about you all that I just had to join in "the party." You would be surprised at the things we "local yokels" do to amuse ourselves . Also, thank you for the advice about the well. Since the dog is so good at detection, maybe we could just kill many birds with one stone and send the dog down there, rope around his waist, a light, the metal detector, and the tape recorder strapped to his little head . I don't want anyone to think that I don't take this seriously, but I just thought I would take a bit of a stress relieving giggle for a moment. Things here have been getting pretty crazy. I just thought I would let everyone know what an invaluable asset we consider you all to be. Thank you all so much.    RootKitty

Laughing Written by thelostamerican on 2005-03-25 08:16:51 Laughing about it helps relieve the stress And we've read a lot about you! Its comforting to know you got hooked up with Ravenwolfe and have joined us as well.    PAAAARTYYY!!!!!!!!!    And I want pics of the dog/adventurer. Poor guy. First the strange visitors and now his folks are strapping all kinds of gadgets to him and dropping him in a well for a looksy. "All I did was bark a few times and they're wigging out on me!" HAHAHAHA

Yippee Written by kitty on 2005-03-25 13:13:55 My grandfather has nicknamed him Yippee because all he does is bark and bark. He barks at the vacuum, he barks at the washer and dryer, he barks at everything other than himself. Wait, he even barks at his own tail...never mind . So, a few times is tolerable, but he deserves to be dunked a few times... maybe we can sell tickets. Hold an old fashioned bobbing for apples...hold the apples. LOL

I WANT PICS Written by thelostamerican on 2005-03-25 20:03:02 I WANT PICS !!!!! HAHA (the poor thing)

OK... Written by rootweb on 2005-03-25 20:44:06 Pics are in the admin forum... All registered users can view the vicious beast.

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