Did you hear that? Sounded like a knock on a door. A wooden door. Right upstairs above us. Wait - did that door just open? Do you hear work boots? Was that another knock? What is going on up there? Yes - this is bits 'n pieces of an actual conversation my husband and I had about 17 years ago. (and I remember it like it was yesterday) What reminded me of this conversation was a blog I just read. YOU CAN READ IT TOO!! RIGHT HERE :) Ummm.....let me give y'all a little history. (I'll try to be as brief as possible)
We had just moved into a great big old Victorian home in Milford, Pennsylvania. It had been converted to apartments, and we lived on the third floor. We were very excited to be living downtown in this great old house. Great location - great price :)
We moved in and met the neighbors right away. All very nice. Most of them had recently moved in as well. We had been there just about a week. It was a Friday night. Our five year old was sound asleep and we were in the kitchen making a late dinner. There - out of the blue, we heard it. Both of us.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK. Three hard loud raps on a solid wood door. No doubt about it - it was right above our kitchen/hallway threshold. Right where you would expect the door to be, haha. Then we heard people come in. More knocking, more people. We could hear the chairs being pulled out. After they sat down the noises were muffled, 'cept for what sounded like the slap of the cards in a poker game. Friday night was poker night - I guess we had better get used to it. Not every Friday, thank goodness - I guess they took turns playing at each others places.
Why is this so unusual? People play poker, I know. We used to play all the time. It's a lot of fun. The odd thing about this is that we lived on the third floor. The TOP of the house. THERE WAS NOTHING ABOVE US BUT THE ROOF!!! That is what is so odd, haha. Eventually the noises from above stopped. It was Very strange - but nothing we couldn't live with, lol.
What got me thinking about that old house is this blog I was just reading. YOU CAN READ IT TOO - RIGHT HERE!
Now, would we have moved in if we thought we would have a friendly spirit 'living' above us? Probably not. I'm glad we didn't know because it turned out to be a great place :)
Y'all have any stories?? I'd love to hear them.
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Humm., not sure I would have felt as comfortable with the house, but glad it turned at well for you.
You should have told them to keep it down... they were making enough noise to wake the dead.
KARA, After closing on a friends house we were in their old house getting our sign when they told us they had ghost. They said they were friendly ghost; that was why the door bell was not hooked up. It would play three different songs one of them being bring me home to the ball game. My husband told them he didn't believe in ghost. Just then this weird music starts playing and there wasn't anyone else there but us. We made a fast exit and now believe in ghost.
haha, that is a great story Marchel. and Lane that was too funny. Hey Kevin, yeah - it was weird, but there was never a feeling of 'amityville horror', lol.
Too bad it wasn't high stakes poker, you may have joined the game. Or maybe the last game they played the stakes were, too high?
maybe the stakes were too high, Jane Page, haha. All this talk about poker......I'm ready to play some :) Have a good weekend.
Sounds like a reason to buy new construction to avoid the tennant that wont vacate!
it certainly does Rob :) I need to add that to the list of 'reasons to buy new'. Have a good night :)
HaHa......I enjoyed your piece. I would have loved to go here and see what happened or what I sensed. Everyone that knows me knows that I have a very pronounce intuition and sixth sense. It would have been cool to hear the game going on. Anything else happen? I have heard a few stories about ghosts in our historic town. One over at Columns and another of a Civil War era soldier that appeared to a long time resident in town.
Hi Steve. That was about it, not much more than the game. It was pretty cool - eventually we just got used to it that we really didn't even notice it anymore, lol.
I've got a cool story about a hotel we stayed at in Virginia one time!