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I have a couple of racks in my shed of those small plastic drawers for keeping odds and sods in.

They have started opening by themselves!

Couple of months ago, I nipped in the house briefly and when I went back into the shed, about 10 of the drawers were open. I would have noticed if someone had walked in so wondered if a squirrel or something had been in and had a quick run around. But no, it happens now even when the shed is locked up!

I've ruled out mice too, so, is it something unworldly?

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37 minutes ago, Free Falling Foxes said:

I have a couple of racks in my shed of those small plastic drawers for keeping odds and sods in.

They have started opening by themselves!

Couple of months ago, I nipped in the house briefly and when I went back into the shed, about 10 of the drawers were open. I would have noticed if someone had walked in so wondered if a squirrel or something had been in and had a quick run around. But no, it happens now even when the shed is locked up!

I've ruled out mice too, so, is it something unworldly?

You're not going to believe this but I've got one of those and I have the opposite problem - it's not got a back on it, as it's presumably meant to mounted flush to a wall, but there are gaps behind where it is and I go in the shed and find the drawers have been pushed through the other side.

 

I'd never considered the existence of a type of spectre that only manifests itself through fiddling with plastic shed tidy cabinets

 

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9 minutes ago, Bellend Sebastian said:

You're not going to believe this but I've got one of those and I have the opposite problem - it's not got a back on it, as it's presumably meant to mounted flush to a wall, but there are gaps behind where it is and I go in the shed and find the drawers have been pushed through the other side.

 

I'd never considered the existence of a type of spectre that only manifests itself through fiddling with plastic shed tidy cabinets

 

Mmm, dunno, did you ever see Poltergiest?

That started by only moving chairs slightly and look how that ended up! :blink:

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6 minutes ago, Free Falling Foxes said:

Mmm, dunno, did you ever see Poltergiest?

That started by only moving chairs slightly and look how that ended up! :blink:

They're always mischievous aren't they? You never hear a ghost story about a spirit emptying the dishwasher or fixing a knackered door handle, and when I was clearing up the dog crap that my wife's friend walked into our house the other day they were conspicuous by their absence

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23 minutes ago, fazzyfox said:

With these being sheds could it be the floor is not level? I have cupboard doors that won't stay open due to being on a slope. Not that I'm being critical of anyone's groundwork! More a case of Spirit Level than level of spirits perhaps? :dunno:

Nope, can't be that. In fact they are leaning back slightly. The drawers behind lean forward a little but they never open.

Thanks for the suggestion but I'll Google for a Priest who carry's out exorcisms! :huh:

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About 10 years ago I was doing a voluntary international conservation project in the southwestern states. Based in Flagstaff, Arizona, you’d do projects around the nearby states like Utah, Nevada, California and New Mexico involving invasive species removal, trout habitat restoration, trail building and building a fence around Lake Mead. 
 

When we had downtime we’d rent a car and go off to ‘nearby’ cities like Las Vegas or San Diego. One time we went to Monument Valley in Utah to camp. It was bloody cold and windy when the sun went down, too windy to have a camp fire as it would have risked wildfires. 
 

So instead we all got in the car to stay warm before bed. Me, 2 English lads, a Scottish woman, two Dutch guys, and a young German girl. I told a couple of ghost stories to get the ball rolling. Completely pitch black outside.  Then we heard some spooky stories from the Europeans…

 

Now, the sort of car we’d rented was what’s known as a “soccer mom” car - essentially a people carrier but with mod cons to make life a bit easier and quicker. Including buttons above the driver’s door to open the boot and sliding door to get the kids out quicker.

 

I was in the driver’s seat.

 

So of course I waited until the spookiest possible moment from the German girl’s story. And then pressed the button to open the boot.

 

The screams, the swearing in German, Dutch and Scottish, the panicked scramble to get out of the car (which I’d locked) will stay with me forever. 
 

Not particularly scary for me but it’s one of the funniest things I’ve ever done. 

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44 minutes ago, Daggers said:

I’m finding threads on my favourite football forum are mysteriously being closed at random and posters apparently locked out of general chat. I suspect this is the work of malevolent spirits.

 

Don't start going full TPH on us now. 

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1 hour ago, Free Falling Foxes said:

Mmm, dunno, did you ever see Poltergiest?

That started by only moving chairs slightly and look how that ended up! :blink:

is your house shed built on an Indian burial ground?

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Few things to consider.

 

Are they all opening, or just a select few. If a select few, are they the same ones every time? Should be using the level on the glider/framework for those individual drawers.

 

Are they opening overnight, or over small durations in time? I'm thinking temeperature changes causing changes to material or humidity in the shed.

 

Are there any similarities between the weight of objects, or weight distribution of objects in the drawers that are opening?

 

Are the drawers on gliders, or just sitting on supportive frames? Are these gliders or supportive frames for those that are moving, less grubby than others?

 

I like to suspend my disbelief and listen to spooky stories as much as the average person, but if we investigate enough we can usually find a suffucient explanation within the realms of what humans have figured out so far.

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When I was a kid I used to see all sorts of stuff. I had an overactive imagination, childhood anxiety and frequent ear infections which would give me a fever and make me hallucinate. It was a great combo for coming out with some weird shit. 

 

Made for some fun stories none of which I really remember, but we have a good laugh about. 

 

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6 hours ago, samlcfc said:

Few things to consider.

 

Are they all opening, or just a select few. If a select few, are they the same ones every time? Should be using the level on the glider/framework for those individual drawers.

 

Are they opening overnight, or over small durations in time? I'm thinking temeperature changes causing changes to material or humidity in the shed.

 

Are there any similarities between the weight of objects, or weight distribution of objects in the drawers that are opening?

 

Are the drawers on gliders, or just sitting on supportive frames? Are these gliders or supportive frames for those that are moving, less grubby than others?

 

I like to suspend my disbelief and listen to spooky stories as much as the average person, but if we investigate enough we can usually find a suffucient explanation within the realms of what humans have figured out so far.

There will be some rational, logical explanation I'm sure.

I've never really noticed if it is certain drawers or random, I've just got used to going into my shed and closing any that are open.

Apart from the first time where several fully opened in a matter of minutes, it does seem to be a gradual process. If I go into the shed the following day, quite a few will be just slightly open. Leave it several days and most will be open by a couple of centimetres.

No glider or drawer runners either, the plastic drawers sit on the flanges/frame of the cabinet.

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