Mystery

[blunthead]

Has anything ever happened to you which you could not explain?

Something strange happened to me recently, and so far I remain at a loss to figure it out. I've been on a diet plan some weeks now which includes periodically weighing in, which I do every few days or so. The scale I use is a medical one, the type that stands against the wall and has two movable weights at the top. After weighing I always leave the weights where they are. When I went to weigh myself today both of the weights were all the way over to the left at zero.

There was a man in the house yesterday to provide me an estimate to have the basement waterproofed; otherwise, no one has been in the house beside myself and my cats in weeks. I keep a spare key in the carport which only my next door neighbor and my sister know about. I've called them both to see if either of them came over lately and upon discovering I was away let themselves in. Neither of them had. I called the waterproofing guy who assured me he had not weighed himself while I wasn't looking, nor messed with the scale on purpose or accidentally.

I've checked the windows, all of which are closed and locked. I've checked the basement, and while I did leave the outside door unlocked after the waterproofing guy and I were down there, the door from the basement to the upstairs remains locked.

Nothing is missing, and much could've been including a laptop, checkbook, and other goodies.

So, it's a real mystery.

 

[FlakeNoir]

I'm not so familiar with the workings of this type of scale--is there any possibility that one of your cats could have knocked it somehow?

 

[Spideyman]

I'm not so familiar with the workings of this type of scale--is there any possibility that one of your cats could have knocked it somehow?

it looks something like this for the top part, Flake. Yes, I'd guess the cats at play too.

 

[Riot87]

I'm not good at telling stories but i have one i will post a little later as i have to go for a while.

 

[blunthead]

it looks something like this for the top part, Flake. Yes, I'd guess the cats at play too.

That's what it looks like. The weights don't move readily. The smaller one slides, but not freely. It must be pushed into place. There are V-shaped grooves into which the larger weight rests, so it doesn't slide at all, but must be lifted and moved to the next groove. Consequently, it's hard for me to imagine the cats capable of moving at least the larger weight.

 

[FlakeNoir]

That's what it looks like. The weights don't move readily. The smaller one slides, but not freely. It must be pushed into place. There are V-shaped grooves into which the larger weight rests, so it doesn't slide at all, but must be lifted and moved to the next groove. Consequently, it's hard for me to imagine the cats capable of moving at least the larger weight.

I don't like to think of people being deliberately untruthful, but from what you've described, I'd have to wonder if your waterproofing guy might have told a bit of a porky after being asked outright?

 

[blunthead]

I don't like to think of people being deliberately untruthful, but from what you've described, I'd have to wonder if your waterproofing guy might have told a bit of a porky after being asked outright?

Maybe, though had he managed to weigh himself and sit back down within the time I was out of the room, which was less than a minute, I'd have been impressed to witness. He was a real standup kind of guy, though, too, including professional (I decided to let the company he represents do the work and it ain't gonna be cheap, owwee, hadda take a loan). I tend to believe him. I know my neighbor and sis are telling me the truth. The whole thing sounds sufficiently bizarre as to tempt me to consider that I must have moved the weights myself, despite my having absolutely zero memory of the event. But this is hard to believe, as I can't imagine why I'd choose to do that when I never do that. I like having the weights right where they were last weigh-in so I can adjust the top one slightly to show my continued progress (or regress, like today).

I realize this sounds as if I'm simply saying I must've done it, no big mystery. But the thing is, you know, I didn't do it.

 

[FlakeNoir]

Maybe, though had he managed to weigh himself and sit back down within the time I was out of the room, which was less than a minute, I'd have been impressed to witness. He was a real standup kind of guy, though, too, including professional (I decided to let the company he represents do the work and it ain't gonna be cheap, owwee, hadda take a loan). I tend to believe him. I know my neighbor and sis are telling me the truth. The whole thing sounds sufficiently bizarre as to tempt me to consider that I must have moved the weights myself, despite my having absolutely zero memory of the event. But this is hard to believe, as I can't imagine why I'd choose to do that when I never do that. I like having the weights right where they were last weigh-in so I can adjust the top one slightly to show my continued progress (or regress, like today).

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you and am probably incorrect anyway--in your first post you hadn't mentioned that he was on his own for such a short space of time... so not having any other info' I'd just wondered? I suppose too, that I'm quite the sceptic when it comes to otherworldly stuff, so will always look to the human/animal aspect first.

 

[blunthead]

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you and am probably incorrect anyway--in your first post you hadn't mentioned that he was on his own for such a short space of time... so not having any other info' I'd just wondered? I suppose too, that I'm quite the sceptic when it comes to otherworldly stuff, so will always look the the human/animal aspect first.

Oh, you didn't upset me at all. I'm sorry if my response made it seem so. You're right, I neglected to mention I'd left while waterproofing guy was in the room. But I'd ruled him out due to my honest belief in his trustworthiness, that he'd have admitted doing it. I made sure he understood it was quite alright had he done it. I'm the skeptic too, and definitely am not in the habit of immediately assuming or considering the presence of a ghost or some other such solution. I don't utterly reject a supernatural scenario; I just prefer to try arresting the usual suspects first.

 

[Bryan James]

You sleepwalk and are unconsciously manifesting your desired (and eventual) destiny.

/Tony Robbins Off

 

[FlakeNoir]

Oh, you didn't upset me at all. I'm sorry if my response made it seem so. You're right, I neglected to mention I'd left while waterproofing guy was in the room. But I'd ruled him out due to my honest belief in his trustworthiness, that he'd have admitted doing it. I made sure he understood it was quite alright had he done it. I'm the skeptic too, and definitely am not in the habit of immediately assuming or considering the presence of a ghost or some other such solution. I don't utterly reject a supernatural scenario; I just prefer to try arresting the usual suspects first.

It's okay we're fine... (I think it was your line of sad faces at the top of the post. )

 

[FlakeNoir]

You sleepwalk and are unconsciously manifesting your desired (and eventual) destiny.

/Tony Robbins Off

Clever...!

 

[blunthead]

You sleepwalk and are unconsciously manifesting your desired (and eventual) destiny.

/Tony Robbins Off

OIC, the weights ended up at zero because that's my ultimate weight goal. I think that shows a slightly more healthy self-image than if they were at the other end.

 

[blunthead]

It's okay we're fine... (I think it was your line of sad faces at the top of the post. )

Those were the direct result of me trying to use a PIA iPad. It simply would not allow me to place the purple unhappy face where I wanted it, plus when I clicked on it it didn't appear, which explains the multitude of them.

 

[HollyGolightly]

Has anything ever happened to you which you could not explain?

Something strange happened to me recently, and so far I remain at a loss to figure it out. I've been on a diet plan some weeks now which includes periodically weighing in, which I do every few days or so. The scale I use is a medical one, the type that stands against the wall and has two movable weights at the top. After weighing I always leave the weights where they are. When I went to weigh myself today both of the weights were all the way over to the left at zero.

There was a man in the house yesterday to provide me an estimate to have the basement waterproofed; otherwise, no one has been in the house beside myself and my cats in weeks. I keep a spare key in the carport which only my next door neighbor and my sister know about. I've called them both to see if either of them came over lately and upon discovering I was away let themselves in. Neither of them had. I called the waterproofing guy who assured me he had not weighed himself while I wasn't looking, nor messed with the scale on purpose or accidentally.

I've checked the windows, all of which are closed and locked. I've checked the basement, and while I did leave the outside door unlocked after the waterproofing guy and I were down there, the door from the basement to the upstairs remains locked.

Nothing is missing, and much could've been including a laptop, checkbook, and other goodies.

So, it's a real mystery.

he weighed himself - he's just embarrassed (twice - go me!). Or he just wants you to think you're crazy. But who knows? You're right - it's a mystery.

 

[blunthead]

he weighed himself - he's just embarrassed (twice - go me!). Or he just wants you to think you're crazy. But who knows? You're right - it's a mystery.

The waterproofing guy? No, I really don't see him doing it. The more I think about it the more I think I might be possessed.

 

[nate_watkins]

I was just wondering if you would notice... I see you did.

 

[FlakeNoir]

I was just wondering if you would notice... I see you did.

 

[blunthead]

I was just wondering if you would notice... I see you did.

You people never tell a guy anything, you just let him wander about possessed and everything. That's not right.

 

[nate_watkins]

You people never tell a guy anything, you just let him wander about possessed and everything. That's not right.

Well, it's funnier that way.