Weiser Locks gave me some Home Safety tips to pass along for Halloween....
- Don't leave your door unlocked while trick-or-treating with your kids, even if it's only on your block.
- Stick close to home as vandals target homes where everyone is clearly away
- Keep your door locked after each group of trick-or-treaters
- Don't allow anyone in your house, big or small, even for an 'emergency' phone call. Offer to make it for them if you feel compelled to do so
- Don't feel you have to answer the door to late night trick-or-treaters, or you may be getting a nasty treat
- Make sure your address is clearly visible, incase you do need the police to come to your aid
- Is your backyard secure? Think of a fence and bushes if you don't feel secure
- Make sure all exterior doors have deadbolts that have at least a 1" throwbolt
Friday, October 29, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Phobias
Phobias are quite common and occur in more than one in every 10 Canadians.
There are 4 main types of phobias:
animal type (e.g., spiders, dogs, and rodents)
natural environment type (e.g., storms, lightening, and water)
blood-injection-injury type (e.g., seeing blood, getting a needle, having a medical procedure)
and situational type (e.g., enclosed places, flying, driving).
Phobias that do not fit into these four categories fall into a fifth category referred to as "other type" (e.g., fears of choking or vomiting).
Blood-injection-injury and animal phobias typically begin in early childhood whereas situational and natural environment phobias begin later, usually in the late teens and 20s. Approximately 75% of individuals with a blood-injection-injury phobia report a history of fainting in response to the phobic stimulus.
Here's phobias from the alphabet
Acousticophobia- Fear of noise.
Barophobia- Fear of gravity.
Cacophobia- Fear of ugliness.
Dishabiliophobia- Fear of undressing in front of someone.
Ephebiphobia- Fear of teenagers.
Frigophobia- Fear of cold or cold things.
Gamophobia- Fear of marriage.
Hobophobia- Fear of bums or beggars.
Ithyphallophobia- Fear of seeing, thinking about or having an erect... well you know
Japanophobia- Fear of Japanese.
Kosmikophobia- Fear of cosmic phenomenon.
Levophobia- Fear of things to the left side of the body.
Mythophobia- Fear of myths or stories or false statements.
Nomatophobia- Fear of names.
Oenophobia- Fear of wines.
Paraskavedekatriaphobia- Fear of Friday the 13th.
Rhytiphobia- Fear of getting wrinkles.
Scriptophobia- Fear of writing in public.
Tremophobia- Fear of trembling.
Uranophobia or Ouranophobia- Fear of heaven.
Venustraphobia- Fear of beautiful women.
Walloonphobia- Fear of the Walloons.
Xanthophobia- Fear of the color yellow or the word yellow.
Zemmiphobia- Fear of the great mole rat.
I can't even make this stuff up!
There are 4 main types of phobias:
animal type (e.g., spiders, dogs, and rodents)
natural environment type (e.g., storms, lightening, and water)
blood-injection-injury type (e.g., seeing blood, getting a needle, having a medical procedure)
and situational type (e.g., enclosed places, flying, driving).
Phobias that do not fit into these four categories fall into a fifth category referred to as "other type" (e.g., fears of choking or vomiting).
Blood-injection-injury and animal phobias typically begin in early childhood whereas situational and natural environment phobias begin later, usually in the late teens and 20s. Approximately 75% of individuals with a blood-injection-injury phobia report a history of fainting in response to the phobic stimulus.
Here's phobias from the alphabet
Acousticophobia- Fear of noise.
Barophobia- Fear of gravity.
Cacophobia- Fear of ugliness.
Dishabiliophobia- Fear of undressing in front of someone.
Ephebiphobia- Fear of teenagers.
Frigophobia- Fear of cold or cold things.
Gamophobia- Fear of marriage.
Hobophobia- Fear of bums or beggars.
Ithyphallophobia- Fear of seeing, thinking about or having an erect... well you know
Japanophobia- Fear of Japanese.
Kosmikophobia- Fear of cosmic phenomenon.
Levophobia- Fear of things to the left side of the body.
Mythophobia- Fear of myths or stories or false statements.
Nomatophobia- Fear of names.
Oenophobia- Fear of wines.
Paraskavedekatriaphobia- Fear of Friday the 13th.
Rhytiphobia- Fear of getting wrinkles.
Scriptophobia- Fear of writing in public.
Tremophobia- Fear of trembling.
Uranophobia or Ouranophobia- Fear of heaven.
Venustraphobia- Fear of beautiful women.
Walloonphobia- Fear of the Walloons.
Xanthophobia- Fear of the color yellow or the word yellow.
Zemmiphobia- Fear of the great mole rat.
I can't even make this stuff up!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Top 10 Haunted Places in Canada
According to Trip Adviser, here's the Top 10!
10. St. Francis Xavier University, Mount St. Bernard College, Antigonish, Nova Scotia
This hosts tales of mysteriously moving objects, phantom elevators moving around with no passengers, inexplicable voices and shadows.
9. Mirimichi, New Brunswick
From a headless nun walking the French Fort Cove footbridge to the haunted St. Michael’s church, Miramichi is rich with phantom folklore, and is also, incidentally, a beautiful wharf city to visit on vacation.
8. Old Montreal, Quebec
This provides the setting to many of Montreal’s most famous ghost stories, from the ghosts of a prostitute looking for her head to the spirits of families lost in a great hotel fire. If you’re out in Old Montreal looking for a quaint boutique or an interesting restaurant, keep your eyes open also for the wandering reminders of the area’s history.
7. HI Ottawa Jail Hostel, Ottawa, Ontario
Find restless souls in the halls and former cells of the Ottawa Jail Hostel, which once served as the Carleton County Gaol and housed the last working gallows in Canada! The hostel regularly celebrates its macabre past with “parties with the ghosts” on special occasions and is featured along the Haunted Tour of Ottawa.
6. Gibraltar Point Lighthouse, Toronto Islands, Toronto, Ontario
This lighthouse played host to some foul play in the nineteenth century when the lighthouse keeper at the time was murdered one evening. Accounts of exactly how the death occurred and who committed the crime have varied, but the mystery draws many intriguing stories about the former lighthouse keeper’s ghost.
5. Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba
This castle-like hotel is rumored to be haunted by a number of ghosts. Even a Canadian Member of Parliament was so convinced of a presence in her room that she fled from her room in the middle of the night.
4. Government House, Regina, Saskatchewan
Howie, the affectionately named ghost, has been credited with the opening and shutting of doors, unaccounted-for footsteps on the stairs and the mysterious movement of items from one location to another. Some theories hold that “Howie” is actually the ghost of the former cook of Lieutenant-Governor McNab, who died in the house. However, others claim that there are more than one ghost inhabiting this historical mansion which once served as home to Lieutenant-Governors of the Northwest Territories.
3. St. Louis Ghost Train, St. Louis, Saskatchewan
Llate at night, be on the lookout for the phantom lights out on the dirt road where the train tracks used to be. Whether these lights are a paranormal phenomenon or a perfectly natural occurrence, the curious appearance of these lights nearly every night has attracted curious onlookers for over thirty years. Some say the light is a ghost train, others the lantern held by the spirit of a conductor who lost his head on the tracks and searches eternally to find it. The realists claim that it is simply a refraction of headlights from the highway a few miles off.
2. Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta
A blocked off stairway, said to be haunted by a tragic bride, and a mystery missing room, rumored to be locked forever to contain the family of ghosts that inhabits it, give rise to multiple tales of hauntings and eerie events in this historic and beautiful chateau hotel.
1. The Old Spaghetti Factory, Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia
If you are looking for eerie eating, check out the Old Spaghetti Factory in the Gastown neighborhood. You may hear stories of inexplicable cold drafts and moving table settings, shenanigans attributed to the ghost of a certain train conductor who met his end during a tragic collision on the underground railway track upon which the restaurant is built.
10. St. Francis Xavier University, Mount St. Bernard College, Antigonish, Nova Scotia
9. Mirimichi, New BrunswickFrom a headless nun walking the French Fort Cove footbridge to the haunted St. Michael’s church, Miramichi is rich with phantom folklore, and is also, incidentally, a beautiful wharf city to visit on vacation.
8. Old Montreal, QuebecThis provides the setting to many of Montreal’s most famous ghost stories, from the ghosts of a prostitute looking for her head to the spirits of families lost in a great hotel fire. If you’re out in Old Montreal looking for a quaint boutique or an interesting restaurant, keep your eyes open also for the wandering reminders of the area’s history.
7. HI Ottawa Jail Hostel, Ottawa, OntarioFind restless souls in the halls and former cells of the Ottawa Jail Hostel, which once served as the Carleton County Gaol and housed the last working gallows in Canada! The hostel regularly celebrates its macabre past with “parties with the ghosts” on special occasions and is featured along the Haunted Tour of Ottawa.
6. Gibraltar Point Lighthouse, Toronto Islands, Toronto, OntarioThis lighthouse played host to some foul play in the nineteenth century when the lighthouse keeper at the time was murdered one evening. Accounts of exactly how the death occurred and who committed the crime have varied, but the mystery draws many intriguing stories about the former lighthouse keeper’s ghost.
5. Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg, ManitobaThis castle-like hotel is rumored to be haunted by a number of ghosts. Even a Canadian Member of Parliament was so convinced of a presence in her room that she fled from her room in the middle of the night.
4. Government House, Regina, SaskatchewanHowie, the affectionately named ghost, has been credited with the opening and shutting of doors, unaccounted-for footsteps on the stairs and the mysterious movement of items from one location to another. Some theories hold that “Howie” is actually the ghost of the former cook of Lieutenant-Governor McNab, who died in the house. However, others claim that there are more than one ghost inhabiting this historical mansion which once served as home to Lieutenant-Governors of the Northwest Territories.
3. St. Louis Ghost Train, St. Louis, SaskatchewanLlate at night, be on the lookout for the phantom lights out on the dirt road where the train tracks used to be. Whether these lights are a paranormal phenomenon or a perfectly natural occurrence, the curious appearance of these lights nearly every night has attracted curious onlookers for over thirty years. Some say the light is a ghost train, others the lantern held by the spirit of a conductor who lost his head on the tracks and searches eternally to find it. The realists claim that it is simply a refraction of headlights from the highway a few miles off.
2. Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, AlbertaA blocked off stairway, said to be haunted by a tragic bride, and a mystery missing room, rumored to be locked forever to contain the family of ghosts that inhabits it, give rise to multiple tales of hauntings and eerie events in this historic and beautiful chateau hotel.
1. The Old Spaghetti Factory, Gastown, Vancouver, British ColumbiaIf you are looking for eerie eating, check out the Old Spaghetti Factory in the Gastown neighborhood. You may hear stories of inexplicable cold drafts and moving table settings, shenanigans attributed to the ghost of a certain train conductor who met his end during a tragic collision on the underground railway track upon which the restaurant is built.
Halloween Laughs!
What do goblins drink? Ghoul-aid
What is a Mummie's favorite type of music? Wrap
What's a monster's favorite bean? A human bean.
Where does a ghost go on Saturday night? Anywhere where he can boo-gie.
What did the skeleton say to the vampire? You suck.
Why did the ghost go into the bar? For the Boo-s.
Why didn't the skeleton dance at the party? He had no body to dance with.
What tops off a ghost's ice cream sundae? Whipped scream.
What are ghosts' favorite kind of streets? Dead ends
What is a vampires favorite holiday? Fangsgiving
What kind of makeup do ghosts wear? Mas-scare-a.
What do ghosts get in their coffess? Scream and sugar!
What do witch's eat on Halloween? Fettucinni Afraid-o
What do witches use in their hair? scare-spray
What instrument do skeleton play? Trom-BONE.
What do ghosts eat for breakfast? Boo-Berries.
What's it like to be kissed by a vampire? It's a pain in the neck.
Why doesn't anybody like Dracula? He has a bat temper.
Why are vampires like false teeth? They all come out at night.
Why did the headless horseman go into business? He wanted to get ahead in life.
How to prevent SCARY breath!
- When the sack of candy comes home, take control of it and dole it out over time
- Feel free to deny the most offensive treats, it's not worth risking cavities!
- The all-day sucker is like hosing your teeth down with sugar, so keep your kids away from candy that stays in the mouth for long periods... like massive lollipops, jaw breakers, etc.
- Sugarless gum is great for reducing bacteria, so use it as an after-dinner treat
- Sugar-free candy is the best way to go with kids, so maybe buy some and swap it for some of sugary candy (I saw if the bag still looks full, they'll never know!)
- If you're handing out treats this year, think of fun alternatives, like stickers, noise makers or toys (I saw at Zellers individually wrapped farm animals, how cool!)
- Make sure your kids brush their teeth after a candy affair... child-friendly mouthwash should not contain alcohol and their tooth paste shouldn't contain Sodium Lauryl Sulfate which is a harsh detergent that can cause canker sores and dry mouth!
- Feel free to deny the most offensive treats, it's not worth risking cavities!
- The all-day sucker is like hosing your teeth down with sugar, so keep your kids away from candy that stays in the mouth for long periods... like massive lollipops, jaw breakers, etc.
- Sugarless gum is great for reducing bacteria, so use it as an after-dinner treat
- Sugar-free candy is the best way to go with kids, so maybe buy some and swap it for some of sugary candy (I saw if the bag still looks full, they'll never know!)
- If you're handing out treats this year, think of fun alternatives, like stickers, noise makers or toys (I saw at Zellers individually wrapped farm animals, how cool!)
- Make sure your kids brush their teeth after a candy affair... child-friendly mouthwash should not contain alcohol and their tooth paste shouldn't contain Sodium Lauryl Sulfate which is a harsh detergent that can cause canker sores and dry mouth!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Haunted Places in New Brunswick
Bathurst
Baie des Chaleurs... Legend tells of a ship of settlers that was ambushed by the British Army who set it on fire! Year round people claim to see lights in the bay, and sometimes can make out people burning on the ship, but when they get closer the boat disappears.
Bathurst High School... Some believe there is a phantom that haunts the basement of the theatre stage.
Boiestown
The woods near this 15-acre museum are said to be the home of the mysterious Dungarvon Whooper, believed to be the ghost of a murdered logging-camp cook. Hunters and loggers have claimed to hear inexplicable blood-curdling howls here on cold, dark nights, allegedly the cries of the spirit angrily hunting for his killer.
Burnt Church
Burnt Church School... Some believe the school is built over a graveyard. People have heard many strange noises and experienced sinking feelings in the gymnasium and where the daycare used to be.
Fredericton
Christ Church Cathedral... The ghost of Margaret Medley (the wife of a past bishop) has been seen praying, walking, and doing other minor disturbances
Hillsborough
Grey Island Cemetery... There's a statue that looks at you with 'real' eyes and cries
Miramichi
The ghost of a headless nun is said to be seen walking across the footbridge that leads from one side of the cove to the other
St. Michaels Building... Voices can be heard on the stairs leading to the 2nd floor. A ghost in the girls bathroom in the basement disappears when you look in the mirror. Children laughing can be heard in the downstairs gym. A boy and girl haunt a room on the first floor.
St. Michaels Church... Childrens voices and a nun screaming can be heard
Skyway... people have seen over 100 ghosts here, the bathrooms are haunted, and believed that the ghost of a murderer is in the basement!
Moncton
Capitol Theatre... Legend says that when it was a movie theatre, a girl fell down a flight of stairs and died, and can be seen in the ticket booth late at night.
Baie des Chaleurs... Legend tells of a ship of settlers that was ambushed by the British Army who set it on fire! Year round people claim to see lights in the bay, and sometimes can make out people burning on the ship, but when they get closer the boat disappears.
Bathurst High School... Some believe there is a phantom that haunts the basement of the theatre stage.
Boiestown
The woods near this 15-acre museum are said to be the home of the mysterious Dungarvon Whooper, believed to be the ghost of a murdered logging-camp cook. Hunters and loggers have claimed to hear inexplicable blood-curdling howls here on cold, dark nights, allegedly the cries of the spirit angrily hunting for his killer.
Burnt Church
Burnt Church School... Some believe the school is built over a graveyard. People have heard many strange noises and experienced sinking feelings in the gymnasium and where the daycare used to be.
Fredericton
Christ Church Cathedral... The ghost of Margaret Medley (the wife of a past bishop) has been seen praying, walking, and doing other minor disturbances
Hillsborough
Grey Island Cemetery... There's a statue that looks at you with 'real' eyes and cries
Miramichi
The ghost of a headless nun is said to be seen walking across the footbridge that leads from one side of the cove to the other
St. Michaels Building... Voices can be heard on the stairs leading to the 2nd floor. A ghost in the girls bathroom in the basement disappears when you look in the mirror. Children laughing can be heard in the downstairs gym. A boy and girl haunt a room on the first floor.
St. Michaels Church... Childrens voices and a nun screaming can be heard
Skyway... people have seen over 100 ghosts here, the bathrooms are haunted, and believed that the ghost of a murderer is in the basement!
Moncton
Capitol Theatre... Legend says that when it was a movie theatre, a girl fell down a flight of stairs and died, and can be seen in the ticket booth late at night.
According to IMDB
Top Rated "Horror" Titles
| Rank | Rating | Title | Votes |
| 1. | 8.7 | Psycho (1960) | 145,785 |
| 2. | 8.5 | Alien (1979) | 183,042 |
| 3. | 8.5 | The Shining (1980) | 180,537 |
| 4. | 8.3 | Les diaboliques (1955) | 15,032 |
| 5. | 8.1 | The Thing (1982) | 80,100 |
| 6. | 8.1 | Rosemary's Baby (1968) | 51,877 |
| 7. | 8.1 | The Exorcist (1973) | 105,144 |
| 8. | 8.1 | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) | 16,919 |
| 9. | 8.0 | Frankenstein (1931) | 23,407 |
| 10. | 8.0 | Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) | 29,471 |
| 11. | 8.0 | Faust: A German Folk Legend (1926) | 4,542 |
| 12. | 8.0 | Werckmeister Harmonies (2000) | 2,934 |
| 13. | 8.0 | Bride of Frankenstein (1935) | 15,864 |
| 14. | 8.0 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) | 14,812 |
| 15. | 8.0 | Dawn of the Dead (1978) | 42,741 |
| 16. | 8.0 | Night of the Living Dead (1968) | 39,400 |
| 17. | 8.0 | Kaidan (1964) | 4,290 |
| 18. | 8.0 | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) | 12,580 |
| 19. | 8.0 | Onibaba (1964) | 4,243 |
| 20. | 8.0 | Shaun of the Dead (2004) | 136,387 |
| 21. | 7.9 | The Innocents (1961) | 6,937 |
| 22. | 7.9 | Halloween (1978) | 63,818 |
| 23. | 7.9 | Repulsion (1965) | 12,913 |
| 24. | 7.9 | The Birds (1963) | 53,017 |
| 25. | 7.9 | Spalovac mrtvol (1969) | 1,635 |
| 26. | 7.9 | The Unknown (1927) | 2,593 |
| 27. | 7.9 | The Man Who Laughs (1928) | 1,383 |
| 28. | 7.9 | Freaks (1932) | 13,917 |
| 29. | 7.8 | Evil Dead II (1987) | 44,662 |
| 30. | 7.8 | Eyes Without a Face (1960) | 4,799 |
| 31. | 7.8 | Grindhouse (2007) | 83,536 |
| 32. | 7.8 | The Phantom Carriage (1921) | 1,518 |
| 33. | 7.8 | The Invisible Man (1933) | 8,008 |
| 34. | 7.8 | Vredens dag (1943) | 3,461 |
| 35. | 7.8 | Dead of Night (1945) | 3,505 |
| 36. | 7.8 | Peeping Tom (1960) | 9,322 |
| 37. | 7.8 | Island of Lost Souls (1932) | 1,408 |
| 38. | 7.8 | The Haunting (1963/I) | 11,630 |
| 39. | 7.8 | The Wicker Man (1973) | 20,705 |
| 40. | 7.8 | I pugni in tasca (1965) | 1,015 |
| 41. | 7.7 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) | 3,907 |
| 42. | 7.7 | Häxan (1922) | 2,850 |
| 43. | 7.7 | Vargtimmen (1968) | 4,550 |
| 44. | 7.7 | Zombieland (2009) | 84,505 |
| 45. | 7.7 | The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) | 3,792 |
| 46. | 7.7 | The Phantom of the Opera (1925) | 5,738 |
| 47. | 7.7 | Dracula (1931) | 13,647 |
| 48. | 7.7 | Deep Red (1975) | 9,206 |
| 49. | 7.7 | Saw (2004) | 114,467 |
| 50. | 7.7 | [Rec] (2007) | 35,891 |
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