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Few points on the show:

I think the omission of anything bigfoot-like is sensible because that alone may turn off many would-be readers and possibly publishers (tho he may have had a deal regardless), The book is interesting in it's own right without any 'need' for including any paranormal stuff.

Is it possible that some of the disappearances were deliberate? Like some guy wants everyone to think he is dead etc? That kind of thing certainly goes on in the world and it may account for some of the cases. Not all by a long shot though. It is still very strange how there were not only disappearances but the manner was very weird, with people's belongings being found far from where they were expected and in places that would have been ridiculously difficult to get to. Not something that happens just be accident, taking a wrong turn for half an hour for example. The way some were described, they were far more out of the norm than that.

The call dropping a couple of times. I wonder if anyone has ever sat down and got some stats from a phone provider? How often can anyone reasonably expect to have such call problems during a call of these 2hour durations? I can say personally that I cannot remember EVER a landline call just failing like that and most certainly not a few times in a row!

Unless it is some deliberate 'showmanship' in the paranormal field (I don't think so but it has been hinted at by another post I think) then it does appear on first look to be happening at a very high rate during these call-in shows. It's not like the phone company knows what the topic of conversation is do they? Or do they?
Seriously though, I don't know about California but at home in the UK I am not familiar with landline calls just dropping. Mobiles, sure. Landlines, no.
I would think it worth Don calling his provider and asking what is a normal level of failure to expect?

@Ward - what's this 'I wish cotton was a monkey' gag? Is it a private joke or am I missing something quite well known? (won't be the first or last time!)

<blockquote data-quote="Goggs Mackay" data-source="post: 133193" data-attributes="member: 4654">Few points on the show:&nbsp;I think the omission of anything bigfoot-like is sensible because that alone may turn off many would-be readers and possibly publishers (tho he may have had a deal regardless), The book is interesting in it&#039;s own right without any &#039;need&#039; for including any paranormal stuff.&nbsp;Is it possible that some of the disappearances were deliberate? Like some guy wants everyone to think he is dead etc? That kind of thing certainly goes on in the world and it may account for some of the cases. Not all by a long shot though. It is still very strange how there were not only disappearances but the manner was very weird, with people&#039;s belongings being found far from where they were expected and in places that would have been ridiculously difficult to get to. Not something that happens just be accident, taking a wrong turn for half an hour for example. The way some were described, they were far more out of the norm than that.&nbsp;&nbsp;The call dropping a couple of times. I wonder if anyone has ever sat down and got some stats from a phone provider? How often can anyone reasonably expect to have such call problems during a call of these 2hour durations? I can say personally that I cannot remember EVER a landline call just failing like that and most certainly not a few times in a row!&nbsp;Unless it is some deliberate &#039;showmanship&#039; in the paranormal field (I don&#039;t think so but it has been hinted at by another post I think) then it does appear on first look to be happening at a very high rate during these call-in shows. It&#039;s not like the phone company knows what the topic of conversation is do they? Or do they?<img src="/forum/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eek.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!&nbsp; &nbsp; :eek:" data-shortname=":eek:" />Seriously though, I don&#039;t know about California but at home in the UK I am not familiar with landline calls just dropping. Mobiles, sure. Landlines, no.I would think it worth Don calling his provider and asking what is a normal level of failure to expect?&nbsp;@Ward - what&#039;s this &#039;I wish cotton was a monkey&#039; gag? Is it a private joke or am I missing something quite well known? (won&#039;t be the first or last time!)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Goggs Mackay, post: 133193, member: 4654"] Few points on the show: I think the omission of anything bigfoot-like is sensible because that alone may turn off many would-be readers and possibly publishers (tho he may have had a deal regardless), The book is interesting in it's own right without any 'need' for including any paranormal stuff. Is it possible that some of the disappearances were deliberate? Like some guy wants everyone to think he is dead etc? That kind of thing certainly goes on in the world and it may account for some of the cases. Not all by a long shot though. It is still very strange how there were not only disappearances but the manner was very weird, with people's belongings being found far from where they were expected and in places that would have been ridiculously difficult to get to. Not something that happens just be accident, taking a wrong turn for half an hour for example. The way some were described, they were far more out of the norm than that. The call dropping a couple of times. I wonder if anyone has ever sat down and got some stats from a phone provider? How often can anyone reasonably expect to have such call problems during a call of these 2hour durations? I can say personally that I cannot remember EVER a landline call just failing like that and most certainly not a few times in a row! Unless it is some deliberate 'showmanship' in the paranormal field (I don't think so but it has been hinted at by another post I think) then it does appear on first look to be happening at a very high rate during these call-in shows. It's not like the phone company knows what the topic of conversation is do they? Or [I]do they?:eek:[/I] Seriously though, I don't know about California but at home in the UK I am not familiar with landline calls just dropping. Mobiles, sure. Landlines, no. I would think it worth Don calling his provider and asking what is a normal level of failure to expect? @Ward - what's this 'I wish cotton was a monkey' gag? Is it a private joke or am I missing something quite well known? (won't be the first or last time!) [/QUOTE]

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