tim’s thought property

As it just so happens, the Passat that my dad purchased, in the then impending demise of our ‘81 Toyota Tercel is Haunted. Yes that’s correct, haunted. It may sound like I’m using the term lightly, but in fact I use it quite honestly. Let me explain.

A Haunted House, or Haunted Amusement Park or Haunted Anything is prone to a few criteria.
1) Abandonment The object in Haunting question must normally be forsaken by the world. It is normally assuaged by neglect, therefore furthering the abandonment. Be that a room in a house or hotel, or say, a car, in the driveway of someone who wishes to sell it.
1 a.) Sub-Category: State of Ill-Repair Said object of Haunting is usually run down, and has varying states of damage to it. Broken window, boarded up doorway, dust, spiders, sheets. Also, there is usually a long stretch of time in where more damage is compounded to said Haunting object.
2) Mystery The object of Haunting normally has some kinds of compiled rumours or stories about it, many very untrue. Yet, these stories intrigue, nonetheless. Also, people who believe said rumours often do not listen to reason.
3) Ghosts The object of Haunting cannot be haunted without a Ghost of some sort. Be that the ghost of a dead lover, the ghost of a dead cat or the Ghost of Christmas Future. Ghosts, although most commonly seen in sheets and cloaks, are not uncommonly invisible. As many Ghosts resort to making sounds or noises to frighten people, they need not show themselves.

With all that in mind, it seems that the Passat is haunted. My brother Phil, and I came to this conclusion whilst driving said Passat to dinner this evening. There was a rattling, then a knocking coming from below the e-brake. There is not supposed to be ANY knocking on a car, especially while driving. Needless to say we did not see a Ghost per-say, but it didn’t need to show itself to us. Upon our parking of the car, we found the catalytic-converter glowing red, which was tell-tale evidence of Ghostly Activity. I guess ghosts these days don’t slime the walls, like they did in the age of Ghostbusters.