Here Here!!! i agree Becky!

Lee.

http://www.eastridingparanormal.com

People can have that expectation regardess if it's a public haunt or they're participating in a private residence investigation. It's more so the idea of what they're going into and knowing something could be there, and it does take a certain control for an investigator to go in with a "blank slate mind". I've had enough practice to be able to do so, so it's not a problem for me. For some people, as in other discussions we've had here, it may be their only chance to experience an alleged, scary looking haunted location, so it is more of a thrill. People have to have some common sense though, and be their biggest skeptic against themselves when they go through their results from the night, or even when they're there, if they experience something don't automatically assume it's a ghost. Do some common sense investigating first and use logic, and based on the outcome of that then it may or may not be considered paranormal.

I have spent dozens of nights, paid and private (I was a volunteer for 13 years) at the Mansfield Reformatory. I helped market it at times. I know what experiences I and others have had, and what was and was not paranormal. We spent straight 15 hours there before, just 3 of us with no one else on the grounds and experienced/documented nothing at all paranormal. Another time, we spent a straight 8 hours there with others on the grounds and captured what we believe to be paranormal activity on film, digital recorder and photos.

It can and cannot happen, but people really need to use good common sense judgement when investigating, regardless of the location and how many stories go along with it. By the way, after Waverly is fully turned into the fancy boutique hotel, it won't be open to paranormal investigations as it is now. They are only leaving the top two floors "as is" so that paying hotel guests can see how it once looked as a hospital back in the day. I'm not sure if they're going to update it and turn those top two floors into a living museum or if they will leave them empty.

Edit – PS, is your name really Regan? If so, I love it…!

I don't know why I missed this thread until now, lol…

MK,

My wife and I decided to make this our "paranormal road trip" next year as it is only 4.1 hours from St. Louis where some of her fam/friends are. I made an initial inquiry and for 8hr. overnight invests, it is 100 per person. I was going to check on date availability but booking starts Jan. 4th 2010.

I think it would be foolish to plan on the building being there indefinitely and although the Mattingly's are doing well with it, I hope to look back fondly as having been able to investigate it should something happen and the site become unavailable.

Andy

Thanks, hopefully there will be a high attrition rate of less-than-serious folks as the hours wear on. I am fully aware that these won't be the best investigation conditions to hope for, but we will try to maximize our time on site. The QM event I attended was a disappointment due to a lot of factors. Drunks in our group, people constantly whispering, and being rushed from one area of the ship to another like cattle. It made it hard to "smell the roses", if you will. Even though I was disappointed in the circumstances, I still has a really cool personal experience and a decent EVP. Not bad for less than ideal circumstances.

I don't really know what to expect from Waverly regarding their investigation structure, but I know that there will be sacrifices. Just to get the opportunity to investigate it on a more personal basis seems worth it to me, and 8 hours is a long time enjoy the building.

Andy

Cheryl, I know we talked about this before, but I cant remember

do you have a time line on this trip? did you say April?