Officer investigates possibility of ghosts in his own home

ABD13.com ^ | 5 May 05 | Ilona Carson

[Rennes Templar]

What an amazing profile. I like Rowe, especially Gladiator. Watched it about 20 times now. I will check out the Gladiator forum. Not much into Grant. I went to college in Davenport, IA. Good luck on your walk!

[A knight without armor]

1. I am crazy about the name Monkapotamus. Up until now Flux Capacitor was my favorite FR name. So now I have two favorites.

2. Did you ever see that episode of Growing Pains where the grandfather did not know he died? Yike, I hope I am remembering the right show. It was the family sitcom with Micheal J. Fox. I only saw the episode once but it was memorable. It was off the beaten sitcom path because it hit on the paranormal.

As I recall the grandfather died while jogging (maybe). Anyway, after he died he would come into the house through the backdoor into the kitchen. One morning Micheal J. Fox was in the kitchen and here comes grandfather who comes in and goes to the frig for a drink. They have a discussion and it turns out that grandfather simply did not know he had died. I forget how everything else went but that always stayed with me.

[Xenalyte]

Wow - this is close to me! I'm gonna ask my HPD buddies if they know Officer Zamora.

Thanks for the spooky neighborhood ping!

[CurlyBill]

I didn't see the NY prison episode... what happened there?

[A knight without armor]

What's the name of the lightening novel? Sounds intriguing.

I have seen St. Elmo's Fire on cattle horns on a hot night and on a pig's back in the snow.

[Xenalyte]

In our first townhouse on Briar Forest (the Walnut Bend townhomes, for you Houstonians), my fiance and I saw things we still can't explain.

The hair dryer plugged in in the bathroom upstairs would turn on while we were both downstairs. There were cold spots that let's face it, you can't explain in 105-degree Houston, Texas.

The scariest, though, was when he awoke to find a woman bending over him who wasn't me.

[Dog Gone]

Was she hot?

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

The scariest, though, was when he awoke to find a woman bending over him who wasn't me.

Given that you are known to carry edged weapons, I'd say that was quick thinking on his part ... so long as he sticks with the story!!

[Dog Gone]

It was a ghost, honey, I swear!

[Jonx6]

interesting

[Ditter]

I just was on Briar Forest a few minutes ago. Did the ghost make you move?

[Samwise]

Someone had to post it.

[lowbridge]

Michael J Fox was on the tv series Family Ties. Not Growing Pains. The actor you are thinking of is Kirk Cameron.

The episode you speak of is indeed a Growing Pains episode. The Grandfather dies, and Mike Seaver (Kirk Cameron) sees the grandfathers ghost jogging into the back door and through the kitchen. The Grandfather didnt come into the Kitchen for a drink, but Mike did. He came into the kitchen, takes the milk carton for a drink, watches his grandfathers ghost enter the kitchen through the back door, says "Hi Mike." and keeps on jogging through. Mike drops the milk carton onto the floor in shock.

[A knight without armor]

Growing Pains - I had completely forgotten that title.

The idea that grandfather did not know he was dead stayed with me as I've heard that notion before. I think that WAS the situation, was it not? He did not realize he died?

And Kirk Cameron, I have not thought of him in ages.

[Ciexyz]

Shivers!

[lowbridge]

The idea that grandfather did not know he was dead stayed with me as I've heard that notion before. I think that WAS the situation, was it not? He did not realize he died?

This is true. After seeing the Grandfathers ghost in the kitchen for the second or third time, he forces himself to go to the kitchen for another encounter to try to mae contact with the ghost. Mike manages to stop the grandfather in mid jog while still in the kitchen, pointing out to him that he died. And this is news to the grandfather's ghost. He doesnt even realize that he was dead.

This epsiode has stayed with me too. (I have read somewhere that some ghosts dont even realize that they are dead) And if you liked that plotline, then you should see the Nicole Kidman movie: "The Others"

[Alia]

You've got mail.

[Pepper777]

Pinging to read later! :)