From: "Debbie Messner" (gdtamess@netzero.net)
To: obiwan@ghosts.org
Subject: Brag Road
Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 8:06 AM
This is the only way I could send this story it would not send any other way
Saratoga Lights
A relative sent me this site and upon reading some of the stories submitted, the Bragg road story caught my attention because I too have seen the lights of Saratoga. I am now a resident of Ohio, but lived several years in Houston Texas. I had been told of the legend and had tried to convince someone to investigate this with me. Finally I was able to convince a girlfriend to make the trip. When we arrived at the dirt road, just the sight of it scared me to death. A very narrow, one lane road. Swamp on both sides, and the trees hanging over the road like hands. My girlfriend and I took one look at each other and knowing that my car was an old beater and could break down, turned right back around and left. I then convinced my brother and his friend to come back out with me. Neither were believers and I think they did this to pass the time and satisfy my interest. It was night of course, and we traveled down the old dirt road until we could find a place to pull off. The guys got out of the truck and sat on the hood. I sat inside the truck with my two year old son on my lap, and also with the doors locked.
After about 20 minutes or so, I see both of the guys heads turn to the right then they jump off the hood and both turn to the right and I can hear them saying "What is that"? and "It is moving closer"! The next thing you know both guys are beating on the truck window wanting inside, I thought they were joking and I took my time unlocking the doors. When I finally realized that they were not joking, I let them in. After getting in, they quickly locked the doors and began explained what they saw. So, we waited another 20 minutes or so for the lights to appear again and they most certainly did.
We all sat very quietly as the light drifted down the road. To us, it looked like a lantern. We could even make out the flickering of the flame inside. It was a very bright light, unmistakeable. It got very close to the truck and then disappeared. We were silent all the way home. We decided that this had to be investigated again to prove we weren't crazy.
So the first chance we got we went back out again and chose a different part of the road to park, much further down. Once again this very same light appeared. This time, it had been planned that when the light got almost in front of the car, my brothers friend would get out and investigate. We sat there watching the light, waiting. Our friend slowly put his hand on the door handle and slowly began to turn the handle to open up the door and just at the point of being able to open the door and jump out, the light disappeared. Of course no one would believe us and we had to make the trip back out there many times to prove ourselves, but never did we go out there and not see that mysterious lantern resembling light. This is one story we were always able to prove. This has been the ghost story that we have been able to share with others, it happened back in 1986.
Debbie Messner
gdtamess@netzero.net
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