No Smoking
After leaving Falkirk (for details see the originally titled earlier posting "Falkirk") we proceeded up to loch lomond to the wedding. When we first arrived at the loch my partner made a comment that she felt like we were cursed. I probably should have of listened to her then.

3 packets of cigarettes mysteriously disappeared from or rental car. 1 packet well ok they were just forgotten somewhere but not 3. I am the sort of person who makes a point of putting things away safley. Both of us swore that the cigarettes were put back in the car .That was not the wierdist thing .

After the wedding we stayed up for an extra couple of days. On the last day there i went from our hotel out to the car to get something . Sitting in the center consoul was a packet of matches . I went back inside, the car keys never left my pocket. About half an hour later we checked out and left.

The hotel was up a long drive through a wooded area. About halfway down the drive we got a really strong smell of what can best be described as white spirits. It only lasted for a few seconds but was really intense. Neither of us had anything in our bags that would have of produced that smell if spilt , so we were a bit confused.

A few minuites down the road we stopped for breakfast but decided to have a quick gasper first.

"Welgar have you got a lighter?"

" Its ok there is a box of matches in the car"

At this point we had only opened the car doors and stepped out. I look in

NO MATCHES

WTF

Searched the car could not find the matches!

As i found out the next day going back a few generations my mums family has strong roots around the loch clan stronghold and all that. All i can think of is that the ancient ones really dont approve of smoking.


Im normally a skeptical person but this was just too bizarre for me .

EDIT : Forgot to add we went for a drive around the loch and came across an old viking graveyard , so stopped for a look. My digital camera has not worked properly since . It just keeps getting streaky lines through pictures. Never had any problems with it before.
(welgar, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 9:57, 1 reply)

Cigarettes and matches missing?
Obviously this has less to do with dead ancestors disapproving of smoking, and more to do with the difficulty of obtaining fags on the Other Side of the Mortal Veil: they have to pinch them from the living. Proper cigarettes are preferred, since it's murder trying to make a roll-up with ectoplasm.

Around here the ghosts seem to help themselves to bottles of wine; at least, there always seem to be more empty bottles around than I remember drinking.
(richardm, Mon 7 Jul 2008, 15:28, closed)