paulsamotis
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This experience seems a little mundane compared to some in this section (stick-men! Eek!) but it did rattle me somewhat. It's taken me few days to post as I've been going through all the obvious explanations with friends, and discounting them.
Last Saturday evening I was having a quiet pint in a pub in town, reading an old copy of FT ("The Cornubia", for fellow Bristolians - a cracking pub). I was sitting on a stool, my pint and peanuts on a shelf that runs down the right hand wall as you enter. Having settled down with my third (and final) pint, I was reading the FT when I was suddenly aware of my still full glass tottering on the edge of the shelf; I managed to grab it before it fell, spilling only a little. My immediate response was of course to glance around to see if anyone had knocked the glass, or even just walked past at that time, but the handfull of people in the pub were all seated. Thinking it a little odd, I checked the surface of the counter (dry) and pushed the still almost full pint glass back against the wall (The shelf is about 10 inches wide), so such an "accident" shouldn't happen again.
Five minutes later it did. This time I happened to be reading the top of a page and, over the top of the magazine, saw the glass move from the wall, across the counter and off the end in one swift smooth movement. I was drenched and looked down to see where the glass had landed. It was over to my left, in the main walkway of the pub, which convinced me it had left the shelf at a fair rate. I looked around to see if anyone had witnessed this, but everyone seemed wrapped up in their own conversations. I decided against asking anyone directly as I was feelling a little foolish with the best part of a pint of cider down my shorts. I beat a swift retreat, feeling quite spooked.
There are several explanations I know, but nobody was moving around, the shelf was horizontal, stable and dry (to begin with anyway) and neither of that night's previous pints, nor any of the others I've drank in that same position over the months, have seen fit to move so swiftly off the surface and across my lap. I've seen empty pint glasses look a little slippy on wet tables, but this one moved very deliberately off the end...
Anyone else experienced rogue pint behaviour?
Last Saturday evening I was having a quiet pint in a pub in town, reading an old copy of FT ("The Cornubia", for fellow Bristolians - a cracking pub). I was sitting on a stool, my pint and peanuts on a shelf that runs down the right hand wall as you enter. Having settled down with my third (and final) pint, I was reading the FT when I was suddenly aware of my still full glass tottering on the edge of the shelf; I managed to grab it before it fell, spilling only a little. My immediate response was of course to glance around to see if anyone had knocked the glass, or even just walked past at that time, but the handfull of people in the pub were all seated. Thinking it a little odd, I checked the surface of the counter (dry) and pushed the still almost full pint glass back against the wall (The shelf is about 10 inches wide), so such an "accident" shouldn't happen again.
Five minutes later it did. This time I happened to be reading the top of a page and, over the top of the magazine, saw the glass move from the wall, across the counter and off the end in one swift smooth movement. I was drenched and looked down to see where the glass had landed. It was over to my left, in the main walkway of the pub, which convinced me it had left the shelf at a fair rate. I looked around to see if anyone had witnessed this, but everyone seemed wrapped up in their own conversations. I decided against asking anyone directly as I was feelling a little foolish with the best part of a pint of cider down my shorts. I beat a swift retreat, feeling quite spooked.
There are several explanations I know, but nobody was moving around, the shelf was horizontal, stable and dry (to begin with anyway) and neither of that night's previous pints, nor any of the others I've drank in that same position over the months, have seen fit to move so swiftly off the surface and across my lap. I've seen empty pint glasses look a little slippy on wet tables, but this one moved very deliberately off the end...
Anyone else experienced rogue pint behaviour?
. And certainly has plenty of ghost potential: it's in a very old part of the city, dating back to the 12th century - the only reason there's so much concrete there is that the Blitz wiped out most of the historic stuff 
