Do you have Special Powers?

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Dowly

Aye, James Randi and Johnny Carson exposed him in 1973:

Yeah, Randi is someone I never tire of following on the Tube.

[Fubar2Niner]

I have the amazing inept power of running out of beers five minutes before the off license closes ten minutes away.

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Fubar2Niner

I have the amazing inept power of running out of beers five minutes before the off license closes ten minutes away.

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

Do what I do....stock up the garage

[Fubar2Niner]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Do what I do....stock up the garage

Is it possible to buy Fords Dagenham, Jim ? That's one helluva garage............ Expensive, but if we go halvsies...? Think of the discount mate Lockup might be a problem tho

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Fubar2Niner

Is it possible to buy Fords Dagenham, Jim ? That's one helluva garage............ Expensive, but if we go halvsies...? Think of the discount mate Lockup might be a problem tho

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

You and me getting through the contents of my garage would probably end up with us both getting locked up

[Fubar2Niner]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

You and me getting through the contents of my garage would probably end up with us both getting locked up

Possibly divorced too mate
Bloody tempting proposition tho ............. Here's to you and yours Jim !

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

[Platapus]

My special power is clouding people's minds so they don't believe I have any special powers.

I think it is working rather well.

[mapuc]

When I was young I could "hear" the phone about 2-3 second before the first signal came

I used to say "phone" and about 2-3 second later the first signal came.

Markus

[Eichhörnchen]

Now that's a good one; can you no longer do it?

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by Eichhornchen

Now that's a good one; can you no longer do it?

When I visit my Mom who still have the old type of phone I sometimes hear the phone before the first signal

When it comes to mobilphone I can't

It's like I hear a click or something and I wonder if it has something to do with my hearing problem. I have some kind of "overhearing". There are certain frequents I hear better than other people do and perhaps I have had this
"overhearing" all my life.

Just a thought.

Markus

[Buddahaid]

Originally Posted by mapuc

When I visit my Mom who still have the old type of phone I sometimes hear the phone before the first signal

When it comes to mobilphone I can't

It's like I hear a click or something and I wonder if it has something to do with my hearing problem. I have some kind of "overhearing". There are certain frequents I hear better than other people do and perhaps I have had this
"overhearing" all my life.

Just a thought.

Markus

You'd make a good earthquake early warning system.

[ikalugin]

I wake up 3 minutes before my alarm clock rings (what ever time it was set for). Also - I wake up if some one comes to my door (I am one light sleeper).

[d@rk51d3]

Originally Posted by mapuc

When I visit my Mom who still have the old type of phone I sometimes hear the phone before the first signal

When it comes to mobilphone I can't

It's like I hear a click or something and I wonder if it has something to do with my hearing problem. I have some kind of "overhearing". There are certain frequents I hear better than other people do and perhaps I have had this
"overhearing" all my life.

Just a thought.

Markus

I have something similar. Often have trouble separating close noises, or hearing conversations, often overpowered by outside sounds. ...... birds, dogs, a breeze.
Can hear things miles away though, and also clearly hear electrical appliances sitting idle or on standby in other rooms.

[vienna]

Because I had a sister who had silent Grand Mal seizures, I developed a high sensitivity to changes around my area. I, too, used to know when a phone would be about to ring, but I attributed the ability to a very low volume mechanical 'noise' occurring in those old style phones just before the ring itself. I have lost a lot of the ability since my sister is no longer around and, also, due to, I suppose, aging...

I used to freak out my 2nd ex by being able to tell when someone was coming down the walkway in front of the door before we could hear any footsteps. I also put this down to a highly developed 'sense' for very low volume sounds...

The earthquake bit is something I still retain. Any shaker 3.0 or over I seem to sense just a few seconds before it occurs. This has proven to be a big benefit living here in California, home of big quakes. The Northridge Quake (6.7 on the scale) in particular: I was sound asleep after having spent the night out and about consuming mass quantities of adult beverages; at about 4:30 in the morning, I woke up alert and stone sober and I immediately knew there was a quake coming. I quickly grabbed the pillows and blankets and pulled them over my head as protection. The quake hit a few seconds later and all manner of item rained down on me, including a bookcase that wound up pinning me down on the bed. If I hadn't 'sensed' the approaching quake and been able to cover and brace, I might have been injured more than the slight bit I was...


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[u crank]

Originally Posted by ikalugin

I wake up 3 minutes before my alarm clock rings (what ever time it was set for). Also - I wake up if some one comes to my door (I am one light sleeper).

I'm not a light sleeper, I just don't sleep very well. I probably wake 3 or 4 times a night and with out looking at the clock I can guess the time to within a few minutes. Every time.