Is there anybody there?

@p1kef1sh (45681)
April 30, 2009 4:37pm CST
I was just locking up for the night when I had an inexplicable urge to go outside into the back garden. I looked around and good see very little but heard a weird bell like noise. A small bell, not a big old church bell. Then it stopped and just as I turned to go back into the house it started up again. I looked about but still couldn't see anything. Then it stopped. I looked, saw nothing. Then it started, I looked etc etc. After a while I decided that I was hearing things. At that point the monster struck! Screaming I leapt into the air as I felt it warm against my legs. Dare I look. I said DARE I LOOK? YES? I did. Oh what a silly I felt. There at my feet was a kitten rubbing itself against my leg. Round its neck was a collar with a little bell on it. Now you know me and cats, but this was hardly Simba King of the Jungle! Have you ever had any late night scares that turned out to be something very everyday?
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
1 May 09
Hey p1key! You silly you! A little bitty kitty scared you! I hope the kitty was able to find it's way home now! If it was rubbing against you it was just saying "hello" to you! How could you possibly be scared? Now I have had the displeasure of taking the trash out and running into a skunk! Now that is what we here in the states call really scary! Nothing like coming face to face with a skunk! Now that is something you just don't want run into! Any sudden moves on either part could be beyond deadly and smelly!
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@guybrush (4658)
• Australia
1 May 09
I've often wondered what a skunk smells like, Opal - is it really that bad?
@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 May 09
Skunks Opal? Sheesh. Wait until you've had apes in your garbage!!
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
1 May 09
Guy, you don't ever want to know that smell! When you smell it outside it is bad, but when it "skunks" you, it is the most unbelievable smell ever! My dog got skunked years ago and the smell permeates the whole house and burns your throat and stays in the house for weeks! And the poor dog!
• United States
1 May 09
Sorry, can't answer this right now, laughing too hard!
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 May 09
LOL. At least I was on my way to bed.
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• United States
1 May 09
Yeah, that way you could crawl in bed, and hide under the covers from that ferocious little kitty cat!*LOL* I was laughing so hard that my son came in to see what I was laughing at. I had him read it. Now this boy is 6'4" and weighs close to 300 pounds. He was laughing so hard his face was red and he was shaking all over. The truth is, either one of us probably would have had the same reaction, under the same circumstances.
@ElicBxn (63594)
• United States
1 May 09
Actually, when I am thinking something is common, it too frequently turns out to be something not what I expect. Like the time the cats were all over what I thought was a little silvery belt/toy and it turned out to be a baby garter snake - in the KITCHEN! Well, I'm not afraid of cats or snakes, so I reached into the seething mass of cats and extracted that baby snake from their clutches! So, tell me, oh f1shy one, what did you do with that sweet baby cat - since it obviously didn't eat you.
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@ElicBxn (63594)
• United States
1 May 09
no, garter snakes a/k/a grass snakes are little, green/silver things. A larger one might bite, but this was too small. Now, Texas does have all 4 kinds of posionous snakes in the U.S.: a couple of rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths a/k/a water moccasins, and coral snakes. I have never had a wild encounter with any of them, tho I have gotten to see them up close in a captive state.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 May 09
Are garter snakes poisonous Elic? We only have one type of venomous snake here so I don't have too much knowledge of them. The kitty ran away once I told him to go home. I am not the world's greatest cat friend and had it ben daylight I would have shooed it away. They are never happier than when they are catching birds in our garden or crapping on the lawn!
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@guybrush (4658)
• Australia
1 May 09
How spooky - hahahaa! I must admit, I've often scared the life out of myself when locking up the house and putting the lights off before going to bed. I often come out of the kitchen in the dark and catch sight of a dark figure moving furtively in the living room. It's only ME, reflected in the mirror over the fireplace ... but it never fails to creep me out!
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 May 09
I have occasionally caught a shadow behind me at night. Now that's spooky!! Good to hear that you have reflection though. I'll put the garlic and the stake away now!
@guybrush (4658)
• Australia
1 May 09
Hmm ... I'd always ASSUMED it was my own reflection ... but now you've given me a niggling doubt (thanks). About a year ago though, I went into our ensuite bathroom in the middle of the night without putting the light on, as there was a bit of moonlight coming in the bedroom window. As I was coming out of the bathroom, I seemed to walk into a very dense, dark mass. No other way to explain it. My first thought was that my husband was on his way into the bathroom and I'd bumped into him - but then I saw him fast asleep in bed - and the obstruction disappeared. It was very creepy, and my poor old heart was thumping away like mad.
@sanuanu (11235)
• India
1 May 09
That was one hell of a story my friend. I thought what is happening here but to kill all my excitments you have mentioned your cat! Whoooooo, *sigh*. I thought that you had a fight with some monster! LOL
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 May 09
It might as well have been. Scared me! LOL.
@sanuanu (11235)
• India
2 May 09
Was that cat also scared of you?
@thezone (9394)
• Ireland
1 May 09
A few years back we were woken up in the early hours by our dogs barking. The do not bark unless something is wrong or a stranger comes to the door. When I say they were braking they were going crazy So I got my torch and went out the backyard to have a look, I was expecting someone to be in the yard by the natures of the dogs bark, but nothing. I had a look around until one of the dogs led me to the source. It was a little baby hedgehog that had crawled under the back gate. Crisis averted. I got dressed and brought the hedgehog back to one other neighboring fields. A few nights later it happened again and then again a few nights after that. So I just ended up blocking up the gap under the gate and the problem was solved
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 May 09
We had a baby hedgehog snuff;e round the garden last year. S/he disappeared as fast as it appeared.
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@thezone (9394)
• Ireland
1 May 09
They are so very cute. I would have been quite happy to have a hedgehog roam around the garden, they are great for eating the slugs, but it was not possible because of the two dogs. I would have named the little guy Sonic lol
@Sissygrl (10912)
• Canada
1 May 09
hhahahah thanks p1ke i needed that!! too funny. did you bring him in for a midnight snack of tuna and share some cold milk ? That's my kinda friend.. you can hear them coming and they can't talk back. and not to mention warm and fuzzy and cuddly.
@Sissygrl (10912)
• Canada
1 May 09
aww too bad p1ke i dont like my MEN fuzzy.. only kitties. lol.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 May 09
Sounds like me Sissy. Warm, fuzzy and cuddly!!! LOL.
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@mummymo (23706)
1 May 09
I knew it was going to be a cat - mine used to have those little bells in her collars! I don't get frightened silly , night time or other times - I am a woman! lol xxxx
@mummymo (23706)
1 May 09
And quite right to! xxx
@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 May 09
I bow to your superiority Mummymo. XXXX
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• United States
1 May 09
Not recently but when I was in my late teens I was out in my yard with my tennis racket taking out moths of all shapes and sizes when I was dive bombed by a bat. He got tangled up in my hair. It was something straight out of a B rated horror movie. I keep my hair pulled back in a bun now if I am ever out with the kids catching fire flies or killing moths.
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 May 09
I once hooked a bat when I was fishing Cyn. Don't bats like buns? I know that I do. Sugar ones especially! LOL.
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
1 May 09
LOL! Yes, I was sitting on my front porch shortly after I moved into my house--my first home, all by myself!!--and I heard this weird sound. A buzzing type of sound, really strange. I couldn't figure out what it was! I got up and lo and behold, there was a kitty on my front steps, purring like mad! I'm allergic to cats so hadn't heard a purr for decades! I wasn't scared, but curious, and I was surprised to find it was an ordinary cat. I still feed that little stray cat and a couple of others. One of them is quite friendly as long as I just talk to it and not try to touch it. Fine with me, I don't really want to be in the emergency room unable to breath.
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 May 09
I have an allergy to cats too. But I am not that fond of them anyway. But I'll chat to one providing that it's idea of fun isn't eating the birds in our garden or making offerings on the lawns!
• Canada
30 Apr 09
Lol, awh, that's adorable! I haven't had anything like this happen to me before, that I can remember, anyways.
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 May 09
It made me jump I know that!
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1 May 09
Hi p1key, Awwww poor little kitten, I was just picturing you in the back garden scrating your head wondering what it was, hehehe, yes something like that happened to me, I was watching this programme on tv and they were showing snakes on there, oh I can't stand stand snakes, it was horible and I was like had my eyes shut when something was slithing on my legs and slowely up my knees, i jumped up screaming as I done that the poor cat darted out the catflap in fright and hubby came charging downstaires because I woke him up from his slumber, shouting "what is it, what is it"? it was the cat's tail that brushed against my legs and my knee. hugs. Tamara xxxxx
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 May 09
LOL. Poor hubby and poor you Tamara. XXXX
@camomom (7535)
• United States
3 May 09
That's funny. I think I would have reacted the same way though.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
4 May 09
I was very surprised I can tell you! Something so small could provide such a big shock......... (that's what The Boss says too!!. Cheeky boy! LOL.)
@camomom (7535)
• United States
4 May 09
We have mice in our house that we can't seem to get rid of. I had one run across my foot once and I screamed and jumped. I'm not even scared of them. It just surprised me, I guess. So see, it happens to everyone.
@curry33 (67)
• China
1 May 09
i think i donot have that experience,because i've fell into asleep at late night,i'll never stay late into night,,,
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 May 09
I wish that I hadn't either.
@dorypanda (1601)
1 May 09
Awwwww. I'm always jumping at shadows, you're not the only one. I was in the bathroom a few nights ago, my son and Mr.Panda were both asleep, outside I heard a blood curdling scream-like noise, it made me nearly jump out my skin! Then, to make it even worse I heard some large animal running through our entry way. When I regained my composure (basically putting myself back on the loo), I realised that the noise was a cat which had been startled and the large animal was probably a dog. But, even so, it was quite scary, especially after I'd just been playing with Vampires.
@dorypanda (1601)
1 May 09
Yup, I turn into a Vampire at night time and go off and play with some others. :) (just in case some people who are a bit dim read this: I am not really a Vampire, I'm talking about a game I play)
@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 May 09
Do you often play with vampires Dory? I have often heard babies crying in the night that turn out to be cats screeching at each other.
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
1 May 09
acat!!!that too at night!!what was the bosses reaction???i was mylotting away one day when suddenly i heard a gunshot like sound and then it came repeatedly.i fell off from my chair and curled up for cover(i thought it was some mad man,guess i am reading too much news)it turned out that someone was spraying water on the window,he was also washing our car.
@riyasam (16556)
• India
1 May 09
the car did become clean,my hubby had requested the car-washer to spray water on our windows also,ofcourse hubby did get a hearing for scaring the shi*out of me.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 May 09
The Boss was asleep Riyasam. LOL. That must have ben a shock for you. Hope that the car was clean afterwards.
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@royal52gens (5488)
• United States
2 May 09
There are times I hear things. It takes awhile to identify the source. It usually turns out to be something normal. I have never been spooked by a kitten though. I am glad you are okay.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
2 May 09
Thank you. It made me jump though!
• India
7 May 09
One of these Mylot smileys scared the crap out of me just now. Just a second ago, I was about to write than I don't scare easily. LOL!! Well, night creatures, both imaginary and real, used to scare me witless when I was little. But now that I am a big girl with a small boy, nothing scares me. If I hear any sounds, I just march out with a big stick, ready to beat the hell out of anything that is making that noise. I wouldn't hurt a kitten though. :) Cheers and happy Mylotting
@p1kef1sh (45681)
7 May 09
I'll note not to creep up on your house!
@scorpio19 (1363)
7 May 09
I can't think of any off hand, I just wanted to reply and tell you how much I enjoyed reading your discussion, you really can tell a story, you should write stories not just tell them, your very good p1kef1sh.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
8 May 09
That's very sweet of you to say so Scorpio. You aren't the first to have said that. But I don't know. They're not THAT good! I expect that you read "Ailsa". That went down OK with a few people. www.authspot.com/Short-Stories/Ailsa.431243 if you didn't read it first time round.
@Citychic (4067)
• United States
1 May 09
Is there anybody there? No I've not had any late night scares like that one. But I do have a few cats that seem to roam around in my backyard but I'm not going to scare them off b/c they must be coming for a specific reason. So I'm just gonna let them continue to come and do their thing. Happy mylotting
@p1kef1sh (45681)
1 May 09
Like pooing on your lawn if they're anything like the ones here! Grrr. LOL.