Ghost Hunters Union County Courthouse

I just have to say that Jay and Grant totally mistated the fact that there was no exit for the apparent "ghost" to get through. If you look closely, there are two colums in the bookshelves on the left of the screen. Right after the second column, there is an aisle where someone could go...I watched the footage over and it appears the "ghost" made that turn right before it reached the second column, through the aisle that went to another row of bookshelves. I find it odd that they would state such a thing when it's right in front of our noses.

Also, they stated that the "ghost" appeared to be female, when in both my and my Mother's opinion, we both thought it was a man. We are watching in HDTV on a pretty large screen, so again, to say something like that when it's totally subjective, is pushing it a bit. When something like that, which is far back away from the camera, to say this and that about it, when you cannot back up for fact that it is, totally leads the viewers and probably the "clients" into believing what they want you to believe.

But after looking again and again, there IS a place for the "ghost" to exit the scene, right after the second white column on the left for the viewer, and the image sure does look like to me, that it turns right, our left, into that access aisle. There also is a portable podium there, although you cannot see this in the night footage, you CAN see the second column.

But as many of you probably don't know, they really aren't plumbers as well. This was even stated by Roto-Rooter, that they are not employees of Roto-Rooter in Rhode Island. Jason does have a one year apprentice license, but Grant doesn't even have that. And don't you think you would want licensed plumbers working on your pipes? Especially when installing devices that may use natural gas to heat water? Or how about properly installing vent pipes? I mean, all the home renovation shows I've seen, contract out licensed plumbers to do the pipework and install hot tubs and such, I wouldn't want to be electricuted by an improperly grounded hot tub!

So let's get real, and remember, although it's now Scy-Fy...it was the Science-FICTION channel.

Latest Ghost Hunter Episodes

I just have to say that the latest Ghost Hunter episodes have been very disappointing, especially the Samuel Mudd House episode. This so called "spectre" was totally someone out of position or in my OPINION, someone trying to get away with something, now WHO, is to be debated.

Jason and Grant, even in the following week, "chased" the sounds and noises they heard or the images they saw off camera. But when this huge anomoly goes across their FLIR camera, they fiddle around rewinding the thing, Jason claims to have scanned left a good distance...no not really, you can still see the light in the background, then goes back, and a bit later goes about 45 degrees to the left.

Why didn't they chase the thing? The natural human response when seeing something like that, and you have been chasing ghosts for years and years, would be to run after it!! Yet they were totally blase about the whole thing, rewinding the camera to look at the image and just rant on how amazing it is.

They said they couldn't see or hear the "apparition" but the crew cameraman was well behind Jason and Grant to the point where the "apparition" would be out of range of it's IR ability. We have Jason leading the way, Grant well behind him and the crew cameraman well behind Grant. It was obviously a SOLID object, because the FLIR device cannot measure air temperature between objects, it can only measure the temperature of the solid objects that reflect heat (Even though something is cold, it is still emitting heat, the only way it couldn't, would be to be at absolute zero, when movement of atoms stop. It's this movement of atoms that cause heat. The faster they move, the more heat they emit).

But very seldom does the Ghost Hunters crew mention that the FLIR device catches only heat or reflected heat from solid objects only. But they have mentioned it a few times. So if a client chooses to believe that the object is a ghost possibly wearing an old time bonnet and is vaporous, they never say "Oh no, it has to be a solid object for the device to see it" bringing questions into the client's mind, "well, how can a ghost be solid, if it's just energy?" That would probably not be aired on the episode. Anyway, these "apparitions" they catch with the FLIR device, even the one dancing a jig at Ft. Mifflin I believe, all have to be solid objects, ie. people. Like why would a ghost peek around the corner? After it just came out and danced a jig? If it came out to dance a jig, it's obviously not afraid to show itself, so why peek around the corner? Bah.

I also have to question EMF devices. This is a bunch of hoo-hah. I went and got an MRI, (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) which produces a magnetic field that would probably fry the EMF devices they carry, the technician told me it produces into the thousands of gauss, while these EMF detectors measure milligauss. It also would be the ultimate fear cage, would it not? Yet the only thing that really bothers people is the claustrophobia. The confined space. There is no sign that says you might experience "itching, paranoia, feelings of being watched or dread, or even hallucinations" and you are in this field up to and over a half hour. Yet this EMF claim says that some people experience it immediately if not over some time. But yet we have to remember that this is just a very small emf compared to the emf the MRI device makes, remember, this thing uses so much magnetic energy to see our muscles and tendons and soft tissue unlike x-rays. The technician I talked to also said no one experienced those effects, except for those with masses on the brain or brain injuries who might have hallucinations due to the injury. How many of you out there have had an mri? See any ghosts? If EM Fields also help ghosts manifest, you would thinks they would all be sitting around an MRI device like those waiting for Whoopi Goldberg in "Ghost"!

If this new show coming out, Ghost Lab, uses EMF devices, I might have to question that as well. They are claiming to come out and do the most scientific evaluations of ghost hot spots. I do like the fact that the GHI team does use a camera that also utilizes the ultra-violet spectrum instead of just the infra-red (heat). Remember that the ultra-violet and infra-red are just a very small part of the radiation field, which also contain x-rays and gamma rays as well. Just different wavelengths of radiation. Gamma rays being the most destructive. There are also alpha and beta rays. Forms of radiation not quite as powerful as Gamma rays, but will kill you if exposed enough. It's hard to remember that light is just a part of this radiation spectrum, including infra-red and ultra-violet, we just cannot see them. Infra-red will burn you if too close to a campfire, ultra-violet will burn you if out in the sun too long and no sunblock on you. Anyway, you can get better information on radiation, which light is a part of, on wikipedia or elsewhere on the web. As for the MRI, read up on this, the only possible skin irritation may come from older style tattoos with a lot of iron oxide (red) used in them. At any rate, I think my rant is done for the day...and as you can see, been neglecting this blog for a bit, just a lot of health problems and such, but the latest GH episodes just made me want to speak out, and thinking about the MRI that I had compared to EMF detectors.

Well, A New Ghost Hunters Episode Tonight

Tonight, Jay and Grant and the rest of the TAPS crew check out Belcourt Castle, located in Newport, Rhode Island, in a two-part show. This usually means they don't see much, despite all the hype put on the ads. They also check out a Somerville, Mass. bowling alley, described as old-time. I wonder if it's one of those candlepin type bowling alleys, if I remember right, that's what they are called and popular in the Northeast US. I will end up watching it tomorrow as my disability usually puts me to sleep fairly early. I will try to comment on this episode then.

Also, as usual, there are a bunch of repeat episodes tonight with the new show sandwiched between them. It can give some of the new audience a chance to catch up, I can't remember which episodes have been edited since their original airing, but I shall try to research and find out if i have the energy and time.

Also a new episode of UFO Hunters on the History Channel tonight as well, looking into Alien underwater bases, for those interested in UFO's. With the distance between the stars and Einstein's theory of Relativity saying you cannot go faster than the speed of light, I find it a little hard to believe in UFO's. No doubt people are seeing something, there are too many credible witnesses to say they are all hoaxes. Classified military activity maybe, I don't know on this one. But another theory is tectonic activity, which as an example, may produce phenomenon akin to lightning in a thunderstorm, but on a geological level. This theory is very tough to explain, but sightings near volcanoes may be a result of this.

And also on paranormal Wednesday, a couple of repeat MonsterQuest episodes are on tonight on the History Channel as well, exploring the possiblility that the Loch Ness Monster DID exist, but has died...as well as maybe the possibility a form of Megalodon (The giant prehistoric shark similiar to the Great White, but much larger, may still exist). MonsterQuest can be interesting at times, at one time having an episode about the Humbolt Squid in the waters of the Sea of Cortez (between Baja California and the Mexican mainland, these squid ARE quite aggressive and may be responsible for deaths of fishermen (Called the Red Devil by local fishermen). They can have mantles like 3 feet long along with a large sharp beak, and like the Giant and Colossal Squid, very sharp hooks lining their suckers, making escape very difficult. If you are checking out MonsterQuest re-runs, I would recommend this episode. At least I hope it was on MonsterQuest!

Anyway, happy viewing! And if you wish to watch all of these, I hope you have a dvr.





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First Post...Why?

I suppose we all have a wonder about what is out there after we die. Maybe we have had experiences that make us wonder, what the heck was that? I have had such an experience, as an adolescent. I will maybe go into this later, it's a pretty short story, but I probably will.

But my main goal is to discuss my opinions about what's going on now with the paranormal parade that's going on our televisions lately. Some shows seem to be sincere, some outright silly in a way. Hopefully, we will have a good dialogue on our experiences, what we think about what we've seen on the latest television shows.

Let's see what this turns into, shall we?

Anyway, off we go, into the unknown or simple explanation.