With Halloween right around the corner, I thought it would be appropriate to finally tell the world about our spooky happenings at the House of Pain (built in 1917). Is our house haunted? We kept telling ourselves that there is no way, but so much evidence has surfaced over the months that we are starting to think otherwise… It all started before I even owned the house and received the $8,000 tax credit…

Here is a photo of the back side of the house, showing a window that is part of my room in the attic. When we were getting the house inspected by a licensed inspector, he started by checking the outside of the house with a pair of binoculars. He noticed that this top attic window was CLEARLY cracked from one corner to the other, with a chunk of the top right corner actually missing. He snapped a photo of this, and we went on to inspect the rest of the house from the inside. When we got up to the attic, he examined the window from the inside and the window seemed to be in perfect condition. He checked his camera again, which still showed this window being severely cracked. Spooky, huh?

These photos were taken from inside of the garage. Dave and I were cleaning out the garage one day when Dave accidently sprayed the wall with water. We were both quite shocked. The water made visible characters on the wall. We then drenched all the walls of the garage and found that this secret writing was everywhere. One wall is full of strange names such as “Cornelius”, another says “Ma is lazy”, while others are covered in arithmetic.

There has been lots of other evidence that we don’t have photographic evidence of. Matt swears that one night he saw someone in the corner of his room staring at him. Joe possibly might be possessed. Approximately four nights a week I hear him screaming jibberish at the top of his lungs in his sleep. Joe and I have both been caught having strange sleep walking tendencies. And who knows about Dave, he is locked in his room 85% of the day.

I hope I didn’t tick off any ghosts  by writing this.

On a lighter note, does anybody have any halloween costume ideas for the four of us? Please let us know!

By Chris

Come one, come all and welcome to crib notes. In May, I purchased my first home and was able to grab the $8,000 tax credit. Purchasing the home has begun a new saga in my life, and I would like to share my experiences with everyone. If you would like to become more familiar with my current place of residence, refer to our previous post. Every now and then I will be posting about the college house I live in, which is frequently referred to by the locals as the “hop” (house of pain) or “the two two five”, which is the house number.  I live there with three of my best friends from high school, although we all go to various colleges around Rochester, New York. There is never a boring day at the hop, and I am here to fill you in on all of the excitement. And now I will introduce the crew…

-This is Joe. He is currently an economics and business strategies major at the University of Rochester and plays linebacker for the football team. He delivers pizza when he is not busy with school and football. He bench presses twice as much as you weigh, and enjoys a nice ham/turkey sandwich. Interesting Fact- Joe is frightened by dead animals. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

-This is Matt. He is currently a sports science major at Monroe Community College, and he plays on the school’s lacrosse team. Matt would do anything for his Buffalo Bills. He works for a wiring company these days, as well as the local burger joint. He enjoys singing to country music while in the shower, and takes full advantage of his Irish heritage. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

-This is Dave. Dave is also a student at Monroe Community College, studying accounting. He plans to attend St. John Fisher College after his time at MCC. A cornerback for his high school football team, Dave now works  for a wiring company with Matt and enjoys fishing. He is smaller than the rest of us, so he serves as the house “punching bag”, so to speak. He locks his bedroom door while he sleeps because of this. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

School is just starting back up, so there are bound to be some interesting things that happen at the two two five this year. Stay tuned for future crib notes!