humanoidlord
ce3 researcher
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thats the problem, at least to me it looks like some guy's abandoned car stash with some junk there wich might or might not be part of a old gas operation, but there are still too many differences from the original reportMy reading of the original story (several times) has the young fellows stopping at a gas station. Maybe not up to date, or like other gas stations they were used to, but they didn't think it odd until later. The description does not sound like anything other than a gas station to me. As I understand Ringo's last trip, this place might not even be on the same road, no matter what side of the road it was found on. I am very familiar with gas stations, old and new, and I don't see one in Ringo's photos.
.. in front of the house, right up against the edge of the tarmac of the road, sat a long, shed-type structure covered in corrugated metal plate and roofed with tar paper. On the short end of the shed, facing the way we were coming from, was an old, orange-striped gas pump. Set into the side of the shed was an open door and a large, grimy window cluttered with cans of motor oil and other stuff. In this window hung a large plastic sign saying, simply, “Gas” ... As I mentioned, we’d both travelled along this road many times, but never noticed this strange-looking gas station before
it would be uncanny in sparsely populated areas not to find little vehicle outposts here and there ... cars, farm machinery, bikes, etc, general hoardingthats the problem, at least to me it looks like some guy's abandoned car stash with some junk there wich might or might not be part of a old gas operation, but there are still too many differences from the original report
thats the thing, its so similar yet so different! its infuriatingi think its interesting that there is some commonality to OP ... but in some respects its almost like a mirror-image ! spooky ...
Yep, sounds like a gas station. Sign advertising gas.verbatim :
theres the doorBut this is all rather pointless
One of the many problems with the story. It's a great story though! And no, Henry, I'm not leaving. If I were in Ringo's position, I'd be looking around too. I just don't get the attempts to make some random building sort of near the setting of the story into some kind of explanation.Sorry if this has been mentioned, but wouldn't a Swedish fuel station say "PETROL" on the sign or the Swedish equivalent?
how is it an explanation, i dont think anyones said that have they ... id be occasionally taking the backroads glancing left and right also if i were local, its basically the ethos of ihtm imho, and all credit to ringo ... and there is a door, but it no doubt is at the unphotographed rear of the structure... I just don't get the attempts to make some random building sort of near the setting of the story into some kind of explanation.
the third option (less likely than the others but still merits attention) is that they somehow became confused about where they are and ended up in @Ringo 's bulding back when it was a little differentSeems like there are two possible explanations. Either the "strange looking gas station" popped into existence that one time where it had not been before, and was gone a few hours later, or it never existed at all. The two guys were mistaken? I suppose, if they were morons.
That's what I mean by being morons. Seriously, I'd say they covered that possibility when, after the mechanic had no clue who they were talking about, they went back up the same road looking for the place. If they had passed by that way numerous times, the last time being a few hours prior, at the most, do you really think they were "confused"? The fact the mechanic drew a blank when they described the place and the occupant is very weird, if true, as it was just a few minutes away from the mechanic's place.the third option (less likely than the others but still merits attention) is that they somehow became confused about where they are and ended up in @Ringo 's bulding back when it was a little different
It did. Somewhere way back in the earliest pages of this thread, Ringo queried it with the OP who confirmed the sign actually said BENSIN.Sorry if this has been mentioned, but wouldn't a Swedish fuel station say "PETROL" on the sign or the Swedish equivalent?
Sorry if this has been mentioned, but wouldn't a Swedish fuel station say "PETROL" on the sign or the Swedish equivalent?
the third option (less likely than the others but still merits attention) is that they somehow became confused about where they are and ended up in @Ringo 's bulding back when it was a little different
I just don't get the attempts to make some random building sort of near the setting of the story into some kind of explanation.
Wikipedia used to have a much more "Fortean" entry on the timeslip phenomenon, its potential nature and what environmental or psychic conditions might trigger it - I remember consulting it a lot during 2010, when I was preparing my own creative writing piece for my OU course. I believe Wikipedia deleted it a year or two later because it ventured too far into the parascience category, although it certainly used to be retrievable by working back through the revision history of the page.Oddly enough, if you look up what Wikipedia says about time slips, you will find them described there as a story line in books and films. Aside from demonstrating how hopeless Wikipedia is where such matters are concerned, maybe this explains the OU's odd take on the question. With around 500 cases so far on the record, you can no longer claim that time slips are "rare." Of course, even if this case hasn't been finally settled, it might have a different explanation.
Interesting that they deliberately deleted something purely on those grounds. Rather absurd, and knowingly misleading to claim, in effect, that time slips per se don't even exist. I have had occasion to contact Wikipedia about similar bias and dishonest entries before, and you can guess what sort of response I got.Wikipedia used to have a much more "Fortean" entry on the timeslip phenomenon, its potential nature and what environmental or psychic conditions might trigger it - I remember consulting it a lot during 2010, when I was preparing my own creative writing piece for my OU course. I believe Wikipedia deleted it a year or two later because it ventured too far into the parascience category, although it certainly used to be retrievable by working back through the revision history of the page.
In theory, but it requires a lot of highly specialised knowledge, and I would have no idea how to even begin! Obviously people with strongly held views might be willing to make a lot of effort to get them over, and I think some of them have targeted topics of the kind we find interesting and imposed their own bias on the entries.anyone can edit no ?
It's extremely important for some people to be "right". More important than the truth is to them, all too often.In theory, but it requires a lot of highly specialised knowledge, and I would have no idea how to even begin! Obviously people with strongly held views might be willing to make a lot of effort to get them over, and I think some of them have targeted topics of the kind we find interesting and imposed their own bias on the entries.
Exactly.It's extremely important for some people to be "right". More important than the truth is to them, all too often.
I asked that of the OP. The sign was in Swedish but he wrote the tranlsation here for clarity.
That's sort of where I am too but maybe not this exact building. If it isn't just BS then the young lads maybe got confused as to their exact position. Being young, they may hve found the situation stressful and recollection of the events may become distorted.
Or it's just a nice little story. Either way, it's exciting driving those back roads.
I don't expect to find The TDGS on my excursions nor am I trying to bend existing structures to fit the narrative. I am just reporting what i find for those of you who can't get there or explore yourselves. Any buildings, sheds or garages which are near to the very general position given by the OP are looked at. There is an air of strangness in the area but that's probably more my doing than anything else.
I've just thought of something - each time I drive there I have loads of petrol as I fill up nearby. Maybe I should try it when the needle is in the red?:nails:
Can I just say Ringo what an excellent job you're doing investigating this.
I was excited to read an update on this. Can I just say Ringo what an excellent job you're doing investigating this.
this! excellent stuff!
A few years back I did a road trip whilst in the UK to lots of Fortean places.