Cornhead
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Let me start off by saying I do not believe in ghosts. That being said, some freaky shit has been occurring in the wee hours while I've been alone in the shop where I work.
It began last Friday, I was supposed to work Saturday, six to noon. I decided I'd rather ski Platty than work, so I went in at seven pm Friday to work my "Saturday" then. I don't have my own key, I had my boss's key because I was supposed start an hour before him Saturday morning. Anyway, I had to let myself in, there's normally a skeleton crew on evenings, it was their work share day off. I open the door at my end of the plant. I get ready to use my phone as a flashlight to get to the time clock at the other end of the plant. I look down the plant, a good 100 yds, and the light is on near the time clock. I walk the length of the plant, and punch in, leaving the light on. This is where the freaky shit begins. Later that night, I was crossing the hall to an oven I was using. There is a clear line of sight to the end of the plant. As I crossed to the oven, I happen to glance down the hall, and the light I had left on, was off.
When my work was done, half past midnight, I shut down my end of the plant, and drove my car to the parking lot at the end of the plant near the time clock, to hide the key for my boss, and punch out. I unlocked the door at this end of the plant. When I opened it, the light was back on. I looked up at the light, they were new LED's that they got free, or cheap, to save energy. I figure, mystery solved, newly installed light fixture, bad connection, nothing paranormal, until tonight.
I was asked to either stay late, or come back in, to screen a hot job that had to be ready to ship in the morning. I opted to return, this time the skeleton crew was working. I punched in at 9:45 PM. I said hi to the two guys working the shift. One came to me at half past midnight and told me they were leaving. I told him to lock up, and I would leave through my fire door. I also told him to leave the light on by the time clock. My hot job wasn't quite done, I got ready to leave at ten till two. As I was shutting down my end of the plant, I once again glanced down the plant. I noticed the guy didn't leave the light on by the clock, as I had told him. As I got ready to punch out, again preparing to use my phone as a flashlight, I notice the light on near the clock. This time, it was not the newly installed LED's, but the entire bank of ceiling lights in that department.
Now, how the hell do you explain this shit? There are no motion sensors, or timers, on any of theses circuits. I was a little uncomfortable just as I was leaving when this happened. I still don't believe something paranormal was going on, but WTF happened? No one but me was in the building while this shit was happening. There's no way to light that bank of lights without throwing the switch. Makes me not want to be there alone late at night, color be wussy if you like.
Maybe it's Art Bonker's ghost, old guy I used to work with, worked there fifty years, he's dead, but didn't die there.
It began last Friday, I was supposed to work Saturday, six to noon. I decided I'd rather ski Platty than work, so I went in at seven pm Friday to work my "Saturday" then. I don't have my own key, I had my boss's key because I was supposed start an hour before him Saturday morning. Anyway, I had to let myself in, there's normally a skeleton crew on evenings, it was their work share day off. I open the door at my end of the plant. I get ready to use my phone as a flashlight to get to the time clock at the other end of the plant. I look down the plant, a good 100 yds, and the light is on near the time clock. I walk the length of the plant, and punch in, leaving the light on. This is where the freaky shit begins. Later that night, I was crossing the hall to an oven I was using. There is a clear line of sight to the end of the plant. As I crossed to the oven, I happen to glance down the hall, and the light I had left on, was off.
When my work was done, half past midnight, I shut down my end of the plant, and drove my car to the parking lot at the end of the plant near the time clock, to hide the key for my boss, and punch out. I unlocked the door at this end of the plant. When I opened it, the light was back on. I looked up at the light, they were new LED's that they got free, or cheap, to save energy. I figure, mystery solved, newly installed light fixture, bad connection, nothing paranormal, until tonight.
I was asked to either stay late, or come back in, to screen a hot job that had to be ready to ship in the morning. I opted to return, this time the skeleton crew was working. I punched in at 9:45 PM. I said hi to the two guys working the shift. One came to me at half past midnight and told me they were leaving. I told him to lock up, and I would leave through my fire door. I also told him to leave the light on by the time clock. My hot job wasn't quite done, I got ready to leave at ten till two. As I was shutting down my end of the plant, I once again glanced down the plant. I noticed the guy didn't leave the light on by the clock, as I had told him. As I got ready to punch out, again preparing to use my phone as a flashlight, I notice the light on near the clock. This time, it was not the newly installed LED's, but the entire bank of ceiling lights in that department.
Now, how the hell do you explain this shit? There are no motion sensors, or timers, on any of theses circuits. I was a little uncomfortable just as I was leaving when this happened. I still don't believe something paranormal was going on, but WTF happened? No one but me was in the building while this shit was happening. There's no way to light that bank of lights without throwing the switch. Makes me not want to be there alone late at night, color be wussy if you like.
Maybe it's Art Bonker's ghost, old guy I used to work with, worked there fifty years, he's dead, but didn't die there.
