Have You Ever Spent A Night In A Cemetary?

@gtargirl (5376)
United States
October 15, 2007 2:02pm CST
Well, I'm not proud of this but when I was 16 I ran away from home (that's a whole other discussion). Long story short, I found myself spending the night in an old cemetary. There was a little abandoned train station house nearby (at least that's what it looked like)and that's where I slept. No ghosts but I did get attacked by giant June bugs. Have you slept in a cemetary before or where's the weirdest place you've hung your hat, so to speak?
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@spoiled311 (5500)
• Philippines
16 Oct 07
no i haven't, and not particularly interested. lol im not the scaredy type, but i don't think i would want that kind of adventure. for one, those tombs are hard to sleep on. they will be nasty for my back. second, the dew will just leave me with allergic rhinitis. hahaha
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@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
16 Oct 07
I hear ya! This adventure came to me quite by accident. I wouldn't recommend it or do it again myself. Unless, of course, someone would pay me $1000. Mmmm, I'd still have to think about it. Things frighten me more easily now. Eeck. Anyway, thanks for your input, keep that back in shape.
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
16 Oct 07
I never have but I must be honest I have said several times I would like to as I firmly believe in spirits and such and one would think that is the place to go to see them I now believe differently to where they would be so I think I would be way too scared to do it anyway.....
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
16 Oct 07
I believe the spirits just hang around guiding people...
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@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
16 Oct 07
Where do you think they would be now. Have you ever wondered down the off-beat path on Mauii on the road to Hannah?? There are no street lights and no homes, just acres of wooded lands. I'm just sayin'. We saw someone walking in the rain. When we stopped she was gone. A little creepy. We never talked about it.
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@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
16 Oct 07
Mmmm, interesting. Someone like the girl on "Ghost Whisperer?"
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
16 Oct 07
TO me is when we had to stay in a boarding house in Colo.we had a small bed roon for the four of us and we had to eat down stairs with all the boarders think we stayed about a week before a job came thru
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@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
16 Oct 07
nope it was for working men mostly Instead of a motel they had a boarding house
@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
16 Oct 07
A boarding house? Sounds like a college thing.
@applsofgld (2506)
• United States
22 Oct 07
Oh my goodness girl! No way would I be in a cemetary after dark, never on purpose. No one would ever have to worry about me being in a place like that, weren't you afraid? I'd be scared out of my mind!
@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
22 Oct 07
Well, the train-station house had a light. And we were busy getting attacked by giant June bugs, lol. We did see a couple of people walk by which made us feel safer. Of course, who knows, maybe they were permanent residents of the cemetary. Brrrr, I just scared myself. Hehehehe. Honestly, I would never do it again.
@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
16 Oct 07
I have never spent a night in a cemetary although it looks to me like it would be a very quiet place thus good for resting or sleeping. The weirdest place where I slept was in the morgue of a hospital where a friend of mine worked. I never spent the night there but i often took a nap there. It was quiet and nobody bothered me there :) I used to pick her up after work but sometimes I was tired and she was late so I would go to the morgue and take a nap there. There really wasn't much movement there - actually I rarely found anyone there and there was this little room with a bed... perfect for naps :)
@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
16 Oct 07
Now are you aware that a morgue is the residence of the deceased? LOL. Just checking. Because whether anybody is there or not . . . that's just creeeeeeepy!! Mmmm, I think a morgue is far scarier than a cemetary. You win. Hehehe, have a perfectly good evening.
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
16 Oct 07
LOL you're right :) I guess what I meant to say was that the residents didn't bother me at all, they were really quiet hehehehehe
@Margajoe (4746)
• Germany
15 Oct 07
Hoi Gtargirl! Hoe gaat het met jouw? In a cemetary? No never slept in one. Did kuddle in one on the recesses of school, with my boy friend. I was 15 at the time and we were in love.LOL. The only place we could hide and kiss a little was at the cemetary. Maybe the ghosts could see us, but we never thought of that. lol Groetjes.
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@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
16 Oct 07
Hoi Marga, Het gaat erg goot. (I spelled that wrong didn't I?) Well, now we know your secret past. LOL. You have some stories to tell, my friend. Thanks for stopping by. Doeg! Is that how you say bye now?
@Margajoe (4746)
• Germany
21 Oct 07
Hi Gtargirl! Yes I have lots of stories to tell.LOL. Goed is the first thing you asked. Not goot but goed. And the other was doeg, that could be doei,dag,and doeg is also good. So I can get my english back , you can get your dutch back. LOL Life is fun! Take care, have a nice day. Margajoe.
• United States
16 Oct 07
I would never sleep in a Cemetary! I just couldn't do it. I'd be awake all night. Sleeping in the woods in a tent is about as far as I'll go. I wouldn't do it if I was alone though. LOL
@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
16 Oct 07
Oh, I would never sleep in the woods. Not even in a tent, lol. At least in a cemetary you know that every creepy sound cannot be real. Who knows what lurkes behind the trees in the forest? Hehehe, sorry, I get soooo carried away at times. Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful, crazy Tuesday.
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
16 Oct 07
When I was a teenager we girls were a bit nieve. The boys told us about a tomb stone that glowed in the dark. Well of course we wanted to see it. The boys drove us out there. Never did see the glowing tomb stone but we did do a bit of necking. That cemetary was one of the necking spots for the teens back then. That is the only time I was in a cemetary at night.
@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
16 Oct 07
Okay then. Enough said, lol. I'm sure you know "boys" a little better these days. Hehehe, thanks for sharing your little adventures.
16 Oct 07
My first trip to Whitby Goth Festival included spending the night up by the Abbey ruins on the cliff top after the end of the first night of bands, friends, music, drinking etc. I, together with around 30 others, climbed up almost 100 steps to the top and spent the rest of the night around a bonfire with a few bottles :-) I must admit I thoroughly enjoyed the whole night and watching the sun rise over the sea in the morning was great, even though it was cold.
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@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
16 Oct 07
Uw, very cool!! That sounds like a place where movies should be made. They probably have been. How awesome to wake up with a view of the sun rising over the sea. Wow!! I would have a little bit of a problem climbing up 100 steps to get there but I'm sure it would be worth the panting and such. Thanks, my friend, for sharing that. Have a wonderful Tuesday morning.
@andrejuly84 (1047)
• Romania
16 Oct 07
i wouldf never spend a night in a cemetery,it is too strange,i have too much fear doing this.i don't think i will ever have the courage for this
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@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
16 Oct 07
Yes, I really wouldn't recommend it to anyone and I might not even dare someone to do it. And as far as my little adventure in a cemetary it probably had very little to do with me being courageous. Or at least I don't remember being brave. I remember being cold though. Oh well, thanks for the visit. Hope you have a wonderful week.
@zidlore (251)
• Philippines
16 Oct 07
Yes, I've slept in the cemetery, but not alone, of course, I'm afraid of the dark. Here in the Philippines, people usually sleep in the cemetery during Halloween, so as to avoid traffic the next day when we visit the remains of our departed love ones.
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@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
16 Oct 07
We have been quite educated about this event you speak of. It's a strange but beautiful kind of event, I must say. I guess if you were to spend a night in a cemetary it would be better to spend it with friends--and a comfy sleeping bag or something. Thanks for your input.
@izathewzia (5134)
• Philippines
16 Oct 07
Nope, in fact, i haven't gone to cemetery during All Saint's Day or All Soul's Day. I hate the crowd and the noise and the traffic. But I do visits the tomb of my departed love ones if I find time once in a while. And they are always in my prayers.
@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
16 Oct 07
That's sweet, my friend. My loved ones are all buried in tombs that are located in other countries. Most of them in Indonesia, Holland and Australia. I don't like the crowds either. Sounds like there are plenty of people around on All Saint's Day. Makes a cemetary not so creepy.Thanks for hanging out with us today. Have a wonderful Tuesday.
• Italy
16 Oct 07
I have once, it was obviously Halloween night and I was hanging out with friends. That was really brave of you, sleeping all alone in such a scary place for a whole night... Great!
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@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
16 Oct 07
Were you sure all the ghosts and goblins were kids in costume? I'm just sayin'. Anyhow, I really wasn't alone. My best friend and I were running away from home together. Yeah, we thought we had it bad. Turned out that home was not so terrible after all. Thanks Londoner for stopping by. Have a great Tuesday afternoon.
@pubski (41)
16 Oct 07
The strangest place I slept was on a boat. Not very exciting :( I feel kinda left out, maybe I will go and sleep in a cemetery tonight so I can join the club :D
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@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
16 Oct 07
Outstanding! Take pictures and maybe a video, lol. I hope there's lots of mist--should make it more interesting. Hehehehe, just kidding.
@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
16 Oct 07
I have never spent a night in a cemetary and do not believe that I would ever do something like that. I would probably have nightmares sleeping there or would be looking over my shoulder all the time which would prevent me from sleeping. I can not say that I have ever slept in any strange places other than when I was in Boy Scouts and going on camping trips.
@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
16 Oct 07
Heheehe. Wait . . . you're a boyscout. Nothing should scare you then. Right? Ah, just kidding. Hey, my daugher joined the boyscouts a few years back. What were they called? Boyscout Explorers or something? I don't know. She got to dance with boy scouts and travel world wide.
• United States
15 Oct 07
Well havent spent the night in a cemetary, but I've spent the night in one of the US's most haunted place, Rolling Hills Country Mall. It was for a ghost hunt, really creepy place.
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@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
15 Oct 07
Sounds a little too creepy for me. LOL. I can't stand things jumping out at me in the dark. It's actually haunted??? Do tell. What's the story with that Mall. Soooo, how many ghosts did you hunt down? Creepy!!!
@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
16 Oct 07
No, I have to say that I have never slept in a cemetary. I have visted many cemetaries, in daylight, as they are very historical & quite informative.
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@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
16 Oct 07
I hear you on that fact, JennyB. We have a few interesting ghosts towns here in California. I've heard the cemetaries there are fascinating. I'm sure some of Australia's cemetaries have stories to tell. Thanks for dropping by.
@mamasan34 (6518)
• United States
16 Oct 07
I have never slept in a cemetery before. You must have had a tremendous adventure that night. I ran away a couple of times and stayed at a friends house, his house was infested with roaches and it was the grossest thing ever. It wasn't because his house was dirty, it was just an old house and for some reason this house just had them everywhere! So, that had to be the grossest place I spent time at.
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@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
16 Oct 07
Yes, it was quite an adventure. I might fictionalize a little and write a short story. Okay, a roach-infest house is definitely the grossest hangout. Nightmares!
@michecu (637)
• Philippines
16 Oct 07
I have never and will never spend a night in a cemetery. I think it is very creepy and I couldn't help but think about ghosts and those creatures in horror movies. Perhaps, I can hang around there but only in broad daylight. The dark is scary enough how much more if it catches you in a cemetery. I guess, it would take a lot of bravery to sleep in a cemetery...alone.
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@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
16 Oct 07
Hehehe, I wish I could say that I was brave. In actual fact I was with my best friend and the lights were on in our little train station house. But it was still creepy and we did see a lot of shadows especially when the breeze kicked up. Eeeeck!
• United States
15 Oct 07
you know im trying to think of a weird place i have slept and i cant think of any lol maybe in a car at a rest stop
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@gtargirl (5376)
• United States
16 Oct 07
Hehehe. Now I could scare you about rest stops, but I won't. Just don't ever rent a movie called "Rest Stop." You'll never sleep there again. Oops, sorry, I said I wouldn't scare you. LOL.