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[DrBastard]

Also, I thought I may have been imagining it, but several other staff members also pointed out that they constantly think they see someone on the stairs down to the cellar while working. The stairs creep me out a little.

[idol_wild]

The Moorings is probably a pretty fucking old building.

Does anyone know a rough, basic history of the building per chance?

[Lucky Rathen]

Do you guys get the impression that it is a malevolent ghost, intending to frighten you and cause harm? Or that it's just trying to make you aware that's it's there?

[DrBastard]

I actually wonder why ghosts have to be so fucking mysterious the whole time. Why can't they just wave and say "hello"? None of this throwing stuff, disappearing into thin air, groaning in the night bollocks.

Whether or not this ghost (or ghosts) is intending to frighten, I'm not sure. I do know that if I was a ghost I'd probably get a little bored, and thus want to start having a little fun with the living (maybe that's why they are so mysterious?).

[Lucky Rathen]

A lot of the talk about ghosts suggests that they can't see you and aren't aware of you at all, they may be trapped in a plane somewhere between life and an afterlife, and can only see what it looked like when they died. It could be someone who died in the Moorings or in the spot the Moorings stands on, and if it was and the theory is correct, he'll only be able to see what the building looked like in his time. The one turning off the taps could well be an old barman who's just stuck in this perpetual loop, doing the same things he did on the day of his death over and over and over again, unaware that he's even dead.

The one in the toilets could have been stirred up by building work being done, there are stories of ghosts become active when old parts of buildings are ripped out or restored. One family I read about had no problem with ghosts until they had their bathroom renovated, and suddenly started seeing a figure who would appear in the room and demand to know where his bath had gone. It could have been that he could see that the room had changed, but he, unaware that he was dead couldn't see the new people in the house, and had happilly been reliving his last moments over and over until suddenly the bath was ripped out which ruined the cycle.

There's a story in that book the Haunted North about a guy who slept in a hut somewhere in the Grampian Mountains that is there for hillwalkers to spend the night. During the night he was awoken by the sound of someone frantically banging on the door. When he opened it there was no-one there. When he mentioned it to someone the next day he was told it was fairly common, and that a man in years gone by had been out hillwalking and caught out by the weather, had headed for the shelter, only to find the door locked. He was found dead from exposure, sitting on the doorstep the next day. They reckon from then on he's been reliving those last few moments, which is why people keep hearing him banging on the door trying to get in.

Certainly there were a lot of deaths around that area. At the back of the Moorings is where the "Pottie" used to be - it was a deep, round pool with smooth edges where they used to drown criminals back in the day, strapping them to something then lwering them into the water till they died (which was filled in in the 1800s). Could be the ghost of an innocent guy pissed off at being drowned for something he didn't do.

I'm expecting to get a lot of abuse for this post from non-believers.

[Pint_paul]

Originally Posted by Lucky Rathen

A lot of the talk about ghosts suggests that they can't see you and aren't aware of you at all, they may be trapped in a plane somewhere between life and an afterlife, and can only see what it looked like when they died. It could be someone who died in the Moorings or in the spot the Moorings stands on, and if it was and the theory is correct, he'll only be able to see what the building looked like in his time. The one turning off the taps could well be an old barman who's just stuck in this perpetual loop, doing the same things he did on the day of his death over and over and over again, unaware that he's even dead.

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i quite like that theory ryan,

well thought out (or stolen, im not sure) but i like it

[Lucky Rathen]

Oh absolutely stolen, I've read a lot of books about ghosts and hauntings (pretty much the entire occult section of Fraserburgh library, it's been a lifelong fascination of mine) and the theories behind it and that one crops up virtually every time.

In saying that, I'd still absolutely fucking brick it if I saw a ghost.

[Bigsby]

Originally Posted by Flash@TMB

Once the duty manager and myself were in cleaning up at around 2am. Nobody else was in the building. Back then the mop bucket used to live behind the bar. It's a sturdy little thing on wheels. I was up at the dance floor sweeping and Dougie was cleaning tables down near the door. We were both sober. There's this rumble rumble noise then a thump, then rumble rumble rumble, then the mop bucket appears at the bar hatch, then a thump and it rolls off the step onto the floor. Then it rumbles a couple of meters forward into the middle of the floor, a good 10 yards away from either of us, and then it tips over onto it's side which should be fucking impossible as it has 4 wheels. It was empty BTW. So this bucket had rolled forward 12 ", negotiated a perfect 90 degree right turn, rolled forward 3 feet, negotiated another perfect 90 degree to to bring in in line with the hatch, rolled neatly through the hatch barely wider than itself, down a step, another couple of meters then fallen onto it's side.

Sorry, but I find this impossible to believe. The Moorings actually has a mop?

[Jan]

Originally Posted by Lucky Rathen

( the entire occult section of Fraserburgh library)

What is that, 3 books?

[idol_wild]

Originally Posted by Lucky Rathen

A lot of the talk about ghosts suggests that they can't see you and aren't aware of you at all, they may be trapped in a plane somewhere between life and an afterlife, and can only see what it looked like when they died. It could be someone who died in the Moorings or in the spot the Moorings stands on, and if it was and the theory is correct, he'll only be able to see what the building looked like in his time. The one turning off the taps could well be an old barman who's just stuck in this perpetual loop, doing the same things he did on the day of his death over and over and over again, unaware that he's even dead.

The one in the toilets could have been stirred up by building work being done, there are stories of ghosts become active when old parts of buildings are ripped out or restored. One family I read about had no problem with ghosts until they had their bathroom renovated, and suddenly started seeing a figure who would appear in the room and demand to know where his bath had gone. It could have been that he could see that the room had changed, but he, unaware that he was dead couldn't see the new people in the house, and had happilly been reliving his last moments over and over until suddenly the bath was ripped out which ruined the cycle.

There's a story in that book the Haunted North about a guy who slept in a hut somewhere in the Grampian Mountains that is there for hillwalkers to spend the night. During the night he was awoken by the sound of someone frantically banging on the door. When he opened it there was no-one there. When he mentioned it to someone the next day he was told it was fairly common, and that a man in years gone by had been out hillwalking and caught out by the weather, had headed for the shelter, only to find the door locked. He was found dead from exposure, sitting on the doorstep the next day. They reckon from then on he's been reliving those last few moments, which is why people keep hearing him banging on the door trying to get in.

Certainly there were a lot of deaths around that area. At the back of the Moorings is where the "Pottie" used to be - it was a deep, round pool with smooth edges where they used to drown criminals back in the day, strapping them to something then lwering them into the water till they died (which was filled in in the 1800s). Could be the ghost of an innocent guy pissed off at being drowned for something he didn't do.

I'm expecting to get a lot of abuse for this post from non-believers.

I like this whole post - mainly because it isn't some smart arse narrow-minded person trying to be funny.

The Moorings is in an ancient place. Ancient. Isn't Shiprow one of the oldest, if not the oldest, streets in Aberdeen? I'm sure I'm quite accurate in saying that. There's lots of history down near the harbour generally, really. And up on Castlegate. I would love to see pictures of Aberdeen Castle. Indeed, the Castlegate apparently has a ghost of it's own, but the story only mentioned something about a dark, mysteriously robed dark figure. Unconvincing.