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    Okay, that may not be exactly true, but something is going on around here.

    What it is, ain't exactly clear.

    For the past few months, I've often encountered a strong smell of cigarettes. This isn't unusual, given the rate of smoking in this country. But sometimes it happens when nobody is around me - I mean, when nobody is even to be seen in the street. Granted, it could be coming from someone's window. I can't discount that possibility. But it seems that it isn't coming from any source in the vicinity.

    My father, who died almost three years ago, smoked like the proverbial chimney. I hadn't seen or spoken to him for many a year before his death. So, we weren't close in any way. But since he was such a heavy smoker, and I can't pinpoint the source of the smoke, I wonder if he's trying to tell me something, and if so, what it could be.

    Today, I was in the bedroom, getting ready to go out, when I smelled smoke again. But this time, it was more of an odor that a person gives off, when that person smokes. It wasn't like the stench coming off a burning cigarette. It had the smell of clothing enmeshed in it. And the smoke smell was more like a hand-rolled cigarette, or a cigar, neither of which my father smoked.

    I asked if someone was there, and wanted to say something to me. Nothing.

    What could be happening?

  • #2
    Did you have a recorder when you asked your question? You might have gotten a response but unable to hear it.

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    • #3
      No, no recorder.

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      • #4
        The process of actual vocalization is, sometimes, difficult for any entity that might be lingering around you. Rather than asking it to try to say something, you might try just asking it to do anything to make its presence known.
        "Things that fail to kill me make me level up." ~ NateWantsToBattle, Training Hard (Counting Stars parody)

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        • #5
          Make sure you are polite, and ask it not to hurt any one or animals when you ask it to make itself known.
          Just in case.
          "Is it the lie that keeps you sane? Is this the lie that keeps you sane?What is it?Can it be?Ought it to exist?"
          "...and may it be that I cleave to the ugly truth, rather than the beautiful lie..."

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          • #6
            I'm not an expert on this, but I do think your dad is trying to tell you something or trying to make emends.
            Do not annoy the woman with the flamethrower!

            If you don't like it, I believe you can go to hell! ~Trinity from The Matrix

            Yes, MadMike does live under my couch.

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            • #7
              I can't imagine what he would try to tell me - and why me? It was my sister who kept in touch with him, long after the rest of us gave up on him. If anyone, I would think he'd be hovering around her.

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              • #8
                It may or may not be your dad-- like you said, it smells different.
                Maybe the ghost thinks you're a person it knew in the past? Or maybe it is someone you knew? Or maybe you are the most like said ghost, so it's trying to talk with you, for whatever reason...
                "Is it the lie that keeps you sane? Is this the lie that keeps you sane?What is it?Can it be?Ought it to exist?"
                "...and may it be that I cleave to the ugly truth, rather than the beautiful lie..."

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                • #9
                  Eireann, it's up to you what you want to know. You can either engage this spirit or get rid of it. Understand that if you engage it, it could connect permanently with you.

                  If you want to engage it, get a voice recorder of any kind; if your cell phone has a recording feature, you could use that. Ask a question, wait a few seconds, ask the next question, wait, etc. Then listen to the recording.

                  However, spirits use energy, including your energy. They can be very draining when they hang out around you. So be careful, please.
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                  • #10
                    Yes, and my energy has been mostly negative lately, with everything that has happened this year. I've read quite a bit on the subject, and I know that entities can show up when there's negativity flying around, much like poltergeist activity tends to center around teenagers. I don't get a "bad" feeling here; I'm just wondering what is going on.

                    I just went to the bathroom, and walked through what felt like a cobweb. I could feel it on my arms, but I couldn't see it. And it certainly wasn't there earlier.

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                    • #11
                      Actually, a lot of what is seen as poltergeist activity is teenagers. Their hormones are going haywire, and they usually haven't had all of their belief in the "impossible" drummed out of them, yet.

                      Oooh... the cobweb sensation. I get that semi-often. It tends to be more twitch-causing when you get it while stationary. Actually, now that I think about it, I get that here a lot more than any other place I can remember living.

                      ^-.-^
                      Faith is about what you do. It's about aspiring to be better and nobler and kinder than you are. It's about making sacrifices for the good of others. - Dresden

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                      • #12
                        Does your family have a history of spirits and the paranormal happening around them? If so, that might be it.

                        My family has a long history of being a magnet for spirits and the paranormal and 99% of the time it is not negative.

                        If your family doesn't have that type history, the spirit could be attracted to where you live or any of a thousand reasons known only to that spirit. Do you get a feeling of dread or fear around it? If so, it is feeding off of that and you will have to over come that to get it to leave. If you have no feelings one way or another it just might be knowing that you know it's there, like a child who has been ignored for too long who will do what ever it takes to get attention.
                        Do not annoy the woman with the flamethrower!

                        If you don't like it, I believe you can go to hell! ~Trinity from The Matrix

                        Yes, MadMike does live under my couch.

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                        • #13
                          Eireann, this posting might help you out:
                          http://paganwiccan.about.com/od/divi...irits.htm?nl=1
                          Labor boards have info on local laws for free
                          HR believes the first person in the door
                          Learn how to go over whackamole bosses' heads safely
                          Document everything
                          CS proves Dunning-Kruger effect

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                          • #14
                            My family doesn't have a huge history of paranormal events occurring, but there have been occasional incidents. I've been an emotional yo-yo the past couple of years, which could be it - not only with the events of my personal life, but also with the infamous neighbors and their stereo (EXTREME rage there) and frustration over the fact that even when they're quiet, my landlord and landlady, who live upstairs, have two very active children and there is no soundproofing, so I can hear almost all of what happens in their place (and they are home virtually all the time).

                            I have a strong feeling that I'm meant to move out of this place and into a better and quieter one. It's a very similar situation to when I worked for Loser Company. I didn't want to be there, but I didn't want to leave until I had something else lined up. The decision was made for me, however, and I still don't have steady work. I hope to all hell that this doesn't mean I'm going to find myself having to move out of this place without having another place to go!

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                            • #15
                              Woof - I was online, several windows open simultaneously, working on a project, watching/listening to something scary, and I suddenly felt freezing cold. My feet were already cold, and out of nowhere, my arms were icy.

                              I thought of myself being surrounded by white light, and the cold went away.

                              I said out loud, "If there's a spirit here that wants to bother someone, feel free to go next door and harass them!"

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