Moving Objects, Cold Spots and Ectoplasm!

Monday, July 7, 2008, 5:00 a.m.

The following events were described to me by my co-worker and fellow night auditor:

Courtney was sitting in the inner office when she heard what she described as the sound of a deck of cards being shuffled.  She walked over to the manager's desk and spotted the employees' time cards sitting in a stack.  Courtney was startled to notice, however, that each individual time card was bent in some fashion or another. (If you have ever seen a time card, you will know that they are constructed of sturdy cardboard.)

Courtney then went back into the laundry room.  When she opened the door into the laundry room, she noticed that all the lights were turned on.  She reported to me that she always turns the lights off in the laundry room when she first starts her 16-hour shift at 4:00 p.m.

Courtney also noticed that the housekeepers' supply carts, which weight at least 100 pounds, were all moved from the original locations which they were in at the start of her shift and placed at odd angles around the room.

Courtney then went into the breakfast room to get a cup of coffee.  There is a new juice machine located there which has a light that is turned on at the beginning of the breakfast service and then turned off at its completion.  When Courtney stepped into the breakfast room, which is kept dark until we open for breakfast, she saw that the light on the new juice machine was turned on.  She was very surprised to see that light on now when it had not been on during any of her frequent trips during the night for coffee.  As Courtney stated it:  "You can't miss when that light is on because it illuminates the entire breakfast room."  She then turned the light off and returned to the inner office.

It was at this point that Courtney noticed that it was extremely cold in the area.  She walked into the lobby and looked over at the four-foot tall painting of General Robert E. Lee that is hanging on a wall there.  She told me that it appeared to be very blurry.  She then realized that she was looking at the painting through a white cloudy mist which was hanging directly in front of the portrait.  Courtney said that the mist didn't remain long, but it was definitely there for several seconds before it disappeared.

It was then time to prep for breakfast and Courtney went to work.

Geez!  I wish I could see that cloudy mist (ectoplasm?) in the lobby!  That is the second sighting like this on the property in a week.  It sure was a busy night, Courtney!