Post by malcolm on Jun 29, 2012 2:28:09 GMT -5
Though this is not part of the Goodnight Sweetheart stories, I feel that it is related as we are dealing with a real Time Portal. I have come across a few, but this account is my favourite.
Experienced by - A Norfolk Man - pseudonym of Mr. Squirrel quoted.
Place - John Buckle(Printers) Shop, on corner in Great Yarmouth.
Present Time - 1973
Event - Mr. Squirrel decided to visit the Shop where he had heard he could get suitable envelopes for his coin collection. His first visit to this shop, so the cobbled space in front, and brightly painted facade made an impression on him. Inside there were photo-graph frames with flower motifs on them, an old-fashioned till-box, and a container full of walking sticks. Then the assistant
appeared wearing a long black skirt, and a blouse with ‘mutton-chop sleeves’. The girl’s hair was piled on top of her head in a large bun. Since the current fashion ;in 1973 was varied, he was not perturbed. When asked for envelopes for his coins, she produced these from a brown box full of the objects. When he remarked on the number, the Assistant replied that the men on the Sailing Ships bought them to use as receptacles for fish-hooks.
A little surprised at this, he nevertheless asked how much for the envelopes. She asked for a ‘shilling’ which was not unusual then as it was only 3 years into decimal currency, and many people still referred to 5p as a shilling. So he gave her a 5p piece, at which she looked astonished, - but made no comment.
Throughout his time in the Shop, there was a deep silence, and outside traffic noise had ceased. A week later, he went back to the Shop for more envelopes, and got the shock of his life as he approached. It was totally different, and the cobbles were now pavement, the exterior and interior now dark and weathered, and changed. The shop assistant was now a mature woman who denied all knowledge of the young girl. As for the envelopes she said they had never stocked them.
The date of the envelopes was later checked, and found to be of a type first used in the 1920’s, although perfected before the First World War.
What makes this experience much more interesting is that there was an interchange between Mr. Squirrel and the shop girl. Most other cases are often only observations of what appears to be a rerun of some holographic recording - like ghosts.
Experienced by - A Norfolk Man - pseudonym of Mr. Squirrel quoted.
Place - John Buckle(Printers) Shop, on corner in Great Yarmouth.
Present Time - 1973
Event - Mr. Squirrel decided to visit the Shop where he had heard he could get suitable envelopes for his coin collection. His first visit to this shop, so the cobbled space in front, and brightly painted facade made an impression on him. Inside there were photo-graph frames with flower motifs on them, an old-fashioned till-box, and a container full of walking sticks. Then the assistant
appeared wearing a long black skirt, and a blouse with ‘mutton-chop sleeves’. The girl’s hair was piled on top of her head in a large bun. Since the current fashion ;in 1973 was varied, he was not perturbed. When asked for envelopes for his coins, she produced these from a brown box full of the objects. When he remarked on the number, the Assistant replied that the men on the Sailing Ships bought them to use as receptacles for fish-hooks.
A little surprised at this, he nevertheless asked how much for the envelopes. She asked for a ‘shilling’ which was not unusual then as it was only 3 years into decimal currency, and many people still referred to 5p as a shilling. So he gave her a 5p piece, at which she looked astonished, - but made no comment.
Throughout his time in the Shop, there was a deep silence, and outside traffic noise had ceased. A week later, he went back to the Shop for more envelopes, and got the shock of his life as he approached. It was totally different, and the cobbles were now pavement, the exterior and interior now dark and weathered, and changed. The shop assistant was now a mature woman who denied all knowledge of the young girl. As for the envelopes she said they had never stocked them.
The date of the envelopes was later checked, and found to be of a type first used in the 1920’s, although perfected before the First World War.
What makes this experience much more interesting is that there was an interchange between Mr. Squirrel and the shop girl. Most other cases are often only observations of what appears to be a rerun of some holographic recording - like ghosts.