Was discussing in general about ghosts with friends recently, and their experiences that they have had with the unknown, here are their experiences that they have had. My friend, her husband and her 2 yr old little boy was driving home on Christmas Eve about 9yrs ago, on the A74, quite late at night, there was no other cars around, road was very quiet, when they saw a teenage boy walking alone, they stopped to give him a lift, but when they looked out he had vanished, at the time they thought that he had just jumped into a ditch or behind a bush or something, and carried on with their journey. But a few months later my friend was watching Breakfast TV, and there was someone on there that had, had the very same experience, only there were just the two of them in the car, there was no one in the back seat, and the boy got in, but after driving away, they turned around to speak to the boy and he was gone, this was also on the A74, isn't that strange, wonder if anyone can relate to this.
Other story, was my friend and his brother when they were both very young, woke up in the middle of the night, to see a very much alive clown sitting on their bike in the corner of their bedroom, my friend being the youngest of the two, was so scared he put his head under the bed clothes, but his older brother who was much braver, peeped out from under the bed clothes, and the clown had moved of the bike, and was now sitting on the end of the bed just watching them.

What part of the A74 Sparkle-? I drive part of the A74M everyday going to work. on the Aat Kinmount there are some reported road ghosts.

http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/scotland/dumfriesshire/dumfrieshire1.html

Not sure which part, will find out for you, these other stories are interesting though, spooky road, the one with all the farm animals sounds a bit O.T.T though.

I live with a ghost and have met them from time to time, but never during my trips to the UK, alas.

So do you know who your ghost is Wombat?

i Know my Ghost.. My Grandparents.. They Pop In Time to time.. Always in the corner of my eye.. isee them.. typing this now.. isee them in the corner of m yeye.. scares me..

Yes, I do know who my ghost is, which is actually quite reassuring - it's a former owner of my home. Through one of those coincidences that I suspect isn't a coincidence, I met his daughter a few years back. Everything I told her generally tallied with his behavior in life. She was intrigued by the occasional lights and doors which open on their own, but I assured her that her father is definitely a caretaker of this place, not anything which I fear. I have a very strong suspicion that when the wife dies, my ghost will move on, he's just waiting for her. He's not British, though, so I feel guilty for mentioning him on a British site!

Amazing!! We have been getting strange things happening in our house too lately, my Grandad died just over a year ago, don't know if it's just a coincidence or not, but just after a few months after he died, our sitting room door would open by itself, never did this before, did it very regular for a while, but has not done it for a few months now. But just the other day, I was on the PC and Hubby was in the bathroom, when we heard a loud noise like a fan going full blast, I went through to the kitchen, and the cooker hood fan had come on by itself and was on the fastest speed, I never use it on this speed, only the first setting, it was very strange, as the switch for it is quite stiff to slide along. My hubby said if he hadn't seen this for himself he would never had believed it!

I Had a Strong Relation with my Grandparents.. My Ghosts.. Theyre looking over me.. which comforts me.. Whemn they get me Scared or Somewhat Stressed I Always Say to my self out loud.. Please Stop it I Dont want Any More..
And it all Goes.. Weird..Plus That CLOWN STORYS That Is Weird..

Not as far as I know, he wasn't. Not saying it is him, or if it even is a ghost, just things that have happened, and are quite impossible to have happened on their own.

Hey Wombat that's some story, but a nice one, it's good that you know his daughters and are able to compare notes, which would be interesting for you, it would explain a lot for you, I wonder if he can see you, or not?

I know this discussion has come up elsewhere on this site and I've enjoyed reading the discussions. My gut feeling is that some ghosts are recording which play over and over and that others (like the one at my place) do have some sense of the beings with whom they share space.

Thanks, Wombat, interesting stuff, though I have to say there was nothing very conclusive, for me. It could all be coincidence.