January 1996

Mary and David Green, who owned a house in western Massachusetts, asked T.A.P.S. to help them with a spirit that kept moving objects in their home, creating unwanted light shows, and making pennies appear on the floor of their younger son's room."

"...hearing noises, as if people were going up and down their stairs. ...awoken by wild laughter or the sound of a toy piano...in their attic--even thought they didn't own a toy piano." "...they saw a shadowy figure standing at the foot of their sons' beds."

"Sometimes they would leave the house and have to go back because they forgot something. When they returned thought their basement door, they would hear what sounded like a party."

Is free cheap enough? I didn't even have to pay shipping and handling...we'll call it a donation to my little library!

I haven't started reading yet. Between the kittens, my house, my mom's house and work I am stretched a little thin right now. But I will certainly let you know what I think as I go along!

I'm sorry to say. I don't want these guys to get are hard earned money. LMAO! Let them get it from their B&B ghost hunts. /laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

I'm going to start write about their investigations. A couple of them are before the show. The rest will be familiar. But, it's J's takes on the them that's interesting.

I haven't started reading yet. Between the kittens, my house, my mom's house and work I am stretched a little thin right now. But I will certainly let you know what I think as I go along!

I hope you got it cheap. /wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':huh:' /> Lol! I'm not going to be alone writing all this. Wait til you start reading this, wow.

I'd love to know your thoughts after you read it T!

Believe me! It'll be the same as mine I'll bet. /laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':P' /> They are one way on the show. And, another in the book. But, some things are the same. They should have made both a little more cohesive. Let me know what you think of it AH. This makes is far more interesting for discussions having people read the book. Instead of me writing excerpts. Which there's more juicy parts that I didn't get into yet. Let me know if I should just hold up the writings. Or, you want to continue where I left off.

I got a copy coming in the mail! Yay!

I'd love to know your thoughts after you read it T!

"

. Determine the causes of certain events

. Eliminate all possible natural explanations

. Define a core essence for the phenomenon from

regularities

. Define specific situations involving the phenom-

enon

. Learn what the phenomenon does under other con-

ditions, such as after prayer or when it is clearly ad-

dressed with questions

. Predict what the phenomenon might do if it were

moved away from he venue in question"

These are their guidelines.

"In every investigation we collect a wealth of data through different types of cameras, meters, and voice recorders, and from observations and reports of strange experiences. We sift through all of this as objectively as possible before we begin to draw conclusions."

This is what they want to achieve.

"We understand that ghost hunting isn't an exact science." "However, we're determined to come as close to scientific accuracy as we possible can. That's the only way we're going to produce reliable evidence and advance the study of the paranormal."

Very interesting.

I got a copy coming in the mail! Yay!

I hope you got it cheap. /wink.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':o' /> Lol! I'm not going to be alone writing all this. Wait til you start reading this, wow.

For me, this doesn't make sense? So, even with the scientific evidence? It's not enough for J? That's a surprise.

This section is about their scientific approach. So, here it is

"Scientific knowledge comes from systematic and objective observations, which help us make deductions we can trust. It also means we have to test those deductions through controlled experiments that can be repeated by others under the same conditions. After subjecting phenomena to recording, measurement, and experimentation, we may realize that our initial observations were in error, or we may see more evidence to support our hypothesis. But the point is to try to debunk it first."

Later I'll write the rest of their approach.

"These people work for NASA, the CIA, and FBI. They include a forensic scientist, a nuclear physicist, and even a Secret Service agent, but they're so dedicated to ghost hunting they don't mind doing it anonymously."

And, they have Santa Claus, Easter Bunny and the TF, too! Lol! You would think they would have their "scientific" end of investigating down to a(excuse the pun) science.

"But the heart of the organization is still my partner Grant, whom I affectionately call G.W. He's the one who designed our investigative protocol. He's also the one who gets the lay of the land in each case, ..." "Grant always question what people think they see or hear." "Pictures that contain complex shapes and variations are the most likely candidates for the overactive imaginations, Grant's discovered, as are "features" that look like those of cartoon characters. He has art training, so he can tell right away if something has the right proportions to be a face."

It goes on longer. Which I will continue next time. I'm still confused who Grant really is? He seems to be what we call a "Jack of all trades" kind of person. Which means he's ok in all these fields. But, not great.

What are the plumbers doing here? Really?

Insert gratuitous joke about plumbing....

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What are the plumbers doing here? Really?

Makes me vomit in my mouth, a little.

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