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About an hour ago, we had had dinner and were having a cup of tea while watching the telly when the kettle switched itself on, my phone has bleeped a text message bleep but there aren't any, weird or what!

Susan - have a look at : "do you believe in ghosts?" on Chat thread.

Dermot, I haven't read it all yet but my sister and I are both in my house, we both heard the kettle switch itself on and it is only 3 weeks ago that our Dad died.

Or it could be a power surge?

xxxx mick

Defo not an power surge Mick.

its your dad trying to contact you,he wants to tell you hes ok.x

I once had a dream about my dad who died when I was only four. When I woke up I went downstairs to make a cup of coffee, always my first job of the day. The electric kettle was already very hot as if it had just finished boiling. I was the only one in the house. It didn't bother me but it may have done had it been in the night when it was dark.

Wendy x

re the kettle switching on, I've had that a lot, but there is a reason for it. ( assuming it is a kettle on a base not a whistling one on the hob of course lol) .

Sometimes the kettle is put back on the base at a very fine fraction of an angle, just enough so that it makes connection and starts up....but, it will loose the connection as it starts to boil, I assume the vibration does that, then as it has cooled and is 'still' it re-connects and starts up again. It's a bit of a surprise the first time it happens though!

Yeah, you're right - a visit from a departed spirit,
is far more likely than a power surge, loose connection,
or any other logical explanation,


xxxxxxx mick

This was a long time ago before the days when electric kettles had bases. It just had a lead one end plugged into the socket on the wall and the other end plugged into the kettle.

I like ti think it was my dad paying me a visit!

Wendy x

didnt susan say she had a txt message bleep at the same time mick?a bit strange dont you think.

I did get a text bleep on my phone, nothing since though so maybe he has settled down now for a while and found Mum.

Maybe he was texing his confession as recently recommended by the Catholic Church - or is this an early April fool's joke?

LOL Dermot, early April fools day joke text would be right up his street.