Miscellaneous: Today, I installed motion sensor lights in my house to save on...

By zzarzzur - 29/12/2015 09:49 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I installed motion sensor lights in my house to save on energy. When I laid down in bed, I saw the lights turn on from downstairs to the kitchen. I live alone. FML

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By wtfisgoingon - 28/04/2013 10:30 - United Kingdom - London

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By liynda - 06/05/2011 01:49 - Canada

Today, I knocked on the door of the bathroom to make sure nobody was in there before I walked in. Then I remembered I live alone. FML

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RodzillaX 30

Tuesday 29 December 2015 15:30

Demand some rent/utility money. Ain't no ghost living off you for free, especially if they're going to run up the electric bill.

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Tuesday 29 December 2015 15:28

Apparently you don't...

Comments

smxiricky 23

Tuesday 29 December 2015 23:03

an infestation problem is the only true conclusion to this dilemma or you have an animal on which you did not mention...ugh

legendof90 14

Tuesday 29 December 2015 23:29

Don't turn lights on then?

joeymo304 9

Wednesday 30 December 2015 0:03

Mine do that a lot. It's not a ghost!

MitchTheLizard 5

Wednesday 30 December 2015 2:32

.....and you can see through floors.....

Britt125 16

Wednesday 30 December 2015 4:33

I imagine they saw the glow from the lights. I'm upstairs in my house now and I can see that the hall light from the lower level is on, because I can see the glow around the top of the stairs. I can see individual room lights too until about halfway down the hall. It's not that strange to be able to tell that a light is on on another floor

clawstrophobic 15

Wednesday 30 December 2015 3:13

Maybe it was a bug??

NightKat 25

Wednesday 30 December 2015 4:28

Get the salt!

militarybrat 21

Wednesday 30 December 2015 5:21

Change the sensitivity on it. I know alarm systems that arent supposed to pick up dogs under 40 lbs yet turned on with a 10 lb dog. You do not have a ghost. At most you have big bugs.

mhmdgrsd 8

Wednesday 30 December 2015 6:46

there is jinn living

XxGaLaXy_HiTzxX 14

Wednesday 30 December 2015 10:29

Its either time to call an electrician man, policeman or priest.

abnormaalz 7

Wednesday 30 December 2015 10:49

i heard a story about someone where every night he lost some food in his fridge, he thought it was his wife but she denied. he installed a camera with night vision and the next day he saw that someone who he don't knows lives in his basement. i saw the films myself. spooky.