David Plankton
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It has stayed with him ever since and it's even inspired a painting of his.
That it lingered in his memory enough for him to want to paint it is strange.
It has stayed with him ever since and it's even inspired a painting of his.
So lookI don't know what road it was on but I think it was a part of the motorway between the M25 and Bath. I know it's the M4 along that way but I'm not sure if it was on that bit.
So getting to the point. My dad saw a group of Victorians by the motorway. There was no film crew and they were walking as if on flat ground even thought it was rocky. It has stayed with him ever since and it's even inspired a painting of his.
Here we go. View attachment 4359
Actually he did write to the magazine about this but he's had no reply.
So look
Fantastic attention to detail considering he had to concentrate on the road.
Fantastic attention to detail considering he had to concentrate on the road.
Thanks for clearing that up, Morning Angel. I don't what to think. I know some festivals like Medieval Fairs have people wandering around in period costumes, but even that doesn't seem to add up.
Do ghosts usually cast shadows, as suggested by the painting?
Fair enough. Still think Occam's Razor hints strongly at guests on their way to a Steampunk wedding or similar gathering. just Google Steampunk couples pics and you'll find several close matches for the painting above.
Actually he did write to the magazine about this but he's had no reply.
It's interesting that the light is behind the subjects, which would have 'in real life' rendered the subjects quite hard to see in such detail and with such vivid colours.
I'm wondering if there was something/some people on the motorway hard shoulder which combined with a low strong sun and a 'semi-autopilot driving fugue', induced the sighting of the figures as painted.
Was he driving west?
'Art project'? Although the police would have moved them on as a distraction. Did anyone else in the car see them?
The chap in the picture looks a bit like I K Brunel. He would have an association with the Bath/Bristol area as he was in charge of building the Great Western Railway. Maybe he doesn't like competition from the motorway?
Unless OP's father is interested in Victoriana he's got a high amount of period detail in the costumes which tends to confirm he did see something.
Apologies, I misread. Was the car heading west though?He definitely saw the colours. No there wasn't anything near by and as I said earlier he was a passenger not the driver.
Apologies, I misread. Was the car heading west though?
Yes. He says between junction 15 and 16 on M4 (as we know).
I'm enjoying immensely reading through the Road Ghosts website.
My story belongs in urban legends I think, or at least I am trying to find out if it is an urban legend.
It concerns a colleague at work, years back who claimed she had an interesting evening when her car broke down on the way to Telford, so long ago it was pre mobile phones, and unfortunately I never clarified how she rang for assistance.
Firstly she said a male driver parked in front of her and offered to help. He was wearing and 'fiddling' with a pair of black gloves.
Understandably alarmed she told him she was waiting for the A.A. and thankfully the A.A. vehicle pulled up behind her. Whereupon the man went back to his car and drove off.
Unable to repair her car the male driver arranged for a tow and drove her home.
On the way they passed a hitchhiker, something in the driver's reaction bothered my colleague who asked him what was the matter.
He said prior to working for the A.A. he had a good job (unknown) a house and a family.
He said he gave a lift to a young woman who upon arriving at where she supposedly wanted to get to tried to extort money from him by threatening she would tell the police he tried to rape her.
He told her to get out and drove off.
The next day he was contacted by the police and questioned about the attempted rape.
He denied it and told the police about the girl's threats.
He was eventually cleared but as a result of the allegation lost his job, family and house.
He told my colleague he would never offer anyone a lift again.
There are about a million things wrong with this story, but it's pretty much as my colleague told it.
Is it a well known UL?
Motorways used to (and possibly still do) have emergency phones in case of breakdown.
No, although I also like the paranormal database.Motorways used to (and possibly still do) have emergency phones in case of breakdown.
Is the site you've been reading this one? http://www.paranormaldatabase.com/reports/roaddata.php?pageNum_paradata=0&totalRows_paradata=796
Interesting I'm only a couple of pages in. I went looking to see if anyone saw the same thing as my dad. I checked out M4 and it doesn't look like it, shame.