Halloween stories: the confusing incident with the frying fish
With Halloween upon us, it seems that many people out there are harbouring spooky secrets, and sharing their homes with ghostly figures, both of the friendly and unfriendly kind. Here are a few of your stories, but please keep them coming in to marketing@propertyfinder.com, or include your comments below.
Confusing incident with the frying fish
David in Scotland
My story is not so much terrifying as confusing. I don't believe in ghosts and never have done. However, I cannot explain what happened.
My wife and I live in a 300+ year old modernised cottage in what used to be a traditional fishing village in the north east of Scotland. Folk who lived here led frugal lives, totally dependant on the sea for their livelihoods. They would be entirely self-sufficient, baking their own bread and consuming a great deal of fish as there main dietary staple.
One night at about 03:00am my wife woke me to tell me that she was experiencing a strong smell of bread being baked. I made light of her observation, saying that no one in the neighbourhood would be baking bread at this hour, and we wouldn't be able to smell it through our three foot thick walls anyway. I paid a visit to the bathroom to be met by an almost overpowering smell of frying fish!
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