The council had decided to demolished all the houses as they would take a lot of money to be done up as the council said. The people who lived in the houses were not pleased at all but the council had built some new houses and they had to live there. However, if the truth was out really the council wanted to split the tight community up as there were several houses and they formed like a square, so everyone use to call it the square. They all looked after each other. They borrowed each others washer and helped each other if the needed coal and things like that. They all looked after each other when the police use to call. They would never let the police tackle anyone in the square with out all of them being there to protect the person in question. That is what I mean about it being a tight community.

Anyhow, Phyllis was angry and things started to move around and was not pleased at all. The family had to move and so did Phyllis. Phyllis grew attached to Ian and what ever the house he moved to she use to follow him. When Ian and I met she made herself known and she use to pinch my bottom or she use to hide things away. I use to ask her to bring it back and she did. We liked each other which was a blessing as Ian and I got married. When we did get married, Phyllis moved in with us.

Ian use to smoke and she hide his cigarettes a lot. She use to like music and then lit up the stereo and put out the CD. She wanted music. I had trouble getting a top off the jar of pickles and I came into the room to ask Ian if he would take it off for me. As I entered back into the kitchen the top flew off the jar. I chuckled and said thank you. She also switches the telly over too and put on a dvd. It would be playing when we came into the house even if no one had been in. If Ian had shouted at us she use to and still does hide things

This question is not a rhetorical one. By the end of this article there will be answer: there has to be. Once again, we are outgrowing ourselves and morphing in to various ideological “camps” if you will. Where there are camps, there are tribes, where there are tribes you have variances in culture and where there are variances in culture there will undoubtedly be disputes: warfare even.

It has been my experience that the underlying cause of most all bloodshed, with regard to the world of ideas, is people thinking they think alike but the frustration are the dichotomous outcomes. So kill the other party and I will be right by virtue of the fact that I am the only one left to “herald’ a particular idea. Cool.

May I say that there is exponentially a better solution? Since the outcomes of like ideas are different we must agree that these ideas are not so “like” – what we perceive as similarities are only that faulty perceptions. The litmus test is the outcome itself. If the outcome is different so are the ideologies that spawned them. This is a basic logical tenet that is commonly overlooked.

O.K. brass tacks time. Definitions. It seems we (human beings) need to define our existence using language. We throw out words to the winds and await their definition as given back to us by time, culture, trend. Example: rainbow (admittedly not the same cultural icon that Dorothy had in mind in the Wizard of Oz, oh and “Oz” itself love those full of testosterone-prison-bait-shiv scenes), gay (happiness?), joint, (no longer a member of the body) well you get the idea.

It is now time to catch the words “ghost hunter” and “paranormal investigator” as the cultural wind blows them back within our grasp. When Jason and Grant (I have the utmost respect for the courage these two gentlemen had to grandfather the beginnings of the paranormal in the “media world”) were, I am sure, sort of coerced into doing “GHOST HUNTERS”; they were exploring a cultural territory that only those in truly covert cult fashion perused. This idea of “paranormal investigation” grew in the popular mind through these televised programs. Within a short period of time, because of the media, “ghost hunting” has become a household word. This was considered an evolutionary step in definition. These “Ghost Hunters” did NOT want to be known as “Ghost Busters”. This definition had already become

Do ghosts exist? Maybe, but there are too many examples of incidents that show some tangible form of proof of the existence of our spooky friends. I think almost everyone knows one person or another who has either encountered or knows someone that has a tale to spin. A true ghost hunter needs a few tools of trade to start his expedition into the paranormal unknown.

1. A simple digital thermometer is very important since a spectral presence has a significant impact on the surrounding environment. A decrease in several degrees in a specific spot can be a key indicator that something ghostly is within close proximity.

2. Next both a video camera, and a common camera (35 mm recommended) can be used to catch a spirit on film or video. This task is a little more difficult since most ghosts never make their physical presence a visual experience. Sometimes it can be possible to catch something in a mere shutter of the camera or in a flicker of video, and they are usually very unnoticeable unless you carefully scrutinize the film or footage taken. Orbs appear as globular circles found in photos, but are quite frequently discounted to environmental or light causing anomalies. I have captured such things in several photos, and of twelve of my best photos only one could be explained by a local photo specialist. Video is less likely in catching a spook posing, but you may capture strange noises, occasional blurs, or if your lucky some manifestation causing moving objects like doors or chairs.

3. Another tool in ghost hunting is an Electro Magnetic Field Meter, used to measure electromagnetic changes in a specific area. The EMF meter is sometimes also called a Gauss meter, does have some drawbacks since it is very sensitive to any other electrical devices like cell phones. On any of my hunts I have done my investigation in two stages; one with a flashlight camera, and an EMF, and another with other equipment that may cause false readings.

4. A good tape recorder can be used to capture things like bumps, footsteps or my favorite phenomenon the holy grail of ghost hunting: E.V.P. (Electronic Voice Phenomenon). E.V.P. was made famous by the movie White Noise, and is an actual recording of spirits communicating from the dead.

5. Last but not least, you need to use your eyes, ears and other vital senses. During a midnight visit to Leap Castle In Ireland, I didn’t have my other tools but I was able to detect a hideous odor in one of the hallways, and later on I could hear footsteps, and various other noises.

So if you’re not afraid of the dark, and you have the constant pang of curiosity about what lies beyond the world of the living; than my friend you have the makings of a ghost hunter. There are millions of websites with good locations, and some are found just by talking to the locals when visiting a new town. I have never actually seen a ghost, but I have had a lot of spooky fun in my searches, and a few unexplainable experiences to go along with them. Good luck, be careful, respect the law, don’t go alone, and make sure someone knows where you are going, and most important of all: BOO!

Ghost hunting is a difficult venture to undertake. From dealing with problems of society’s skepticism (a CNN study shows only 33% of Americans believe in ghosts) to actually tracking and capturing or eliminating a phantasm, there is a lot that the amateur ghost hunter must learn. Most guides in bookstores are written as “fiction” or simply not nearly informative enough. In order to explore the world of ghost hunting, one must first understand what a ghost is.

“Ghost Fact-sheet”

1. Ghosts, by and large, have NO NATURAL PREDATORS. This means that ghost population growth has been relatively unrestricted since ghost hunts and witch hunts were outlawed in the mid 1700s. Ghosts are now predicted to outpace other segments of the population and become the largest minority in the United States by 2017.

2. Ghosts are indestructible and are largely composed of dark matter. Since destroying a ghost is impossible, and scaring one is out of the question, ghosts must be persuaded to leave their “Haunts” (their migratory living spaces) by means of deception or bribery. Hence the common ghost hunting term, “Trick or Treat”.

3. Although over 9,000 reports of possession are reported each year, over 28% of these cases are falsified, and 71% are demonic, not phantasmal, possession. Thus, don’t spend your ghost hunting resources on possession cases, as you are largely unequipped to take down the higher of the Order of the Nightmaren.

Quick facts, although useful, will not a ghost hunter make. Yes, one must understand one’s enemy, but this will only go so far. Remember that, being nearly invisible (ghosts reflect ultraviolet and infrared radiation), ghosts could be watching you at any moment. Even now, a wraith is observing your study of this guide, and is preparing counter measures. Don’t be surprised to enter your next Haunt with an EM-Gage, just to find the target ghost has prepared an Anti-EM Radio field to counteract your equipment. You have been warned.

Do note that, despite popular belief, ghosts cannot physically harm you. Of the millions of Haunts that occur each year, only several hundred result in injury. Even then, most of these injuries are self-inflicted, and are caused when a terrified victim trips or falls while evading the ghost. That said, always face a ghost with proper head and elbow protection. Even the most stalwart of ghost hunters can be overcome with fright as they lay eyes on an otherworldly manifestation