The House That Felt Pressure: The Lamp That Never Went Out

The House That Felt Pressure: The Lamp That Never Went Out

A warm orange lamp burned in the front room of an empty house with the power supposedly shut off, and an antique mahogany barometer inside ticked itself hard against STORMY while the sky outside stayed clear - what else in that house was reacting without a person present?

In this episode, we follow the quiet mornings when Donald Norris moved into four Prentice Loop and began noticing odd atmospheric readings and a light that should not have been on; how did two functioning barometers, a steady lamp, and the routines of two cats connect to an unexplained pressure change?

Person: Donald Norris Date: July 5-9, 2009 Location: Four Prentice Loop Item: Two functioning barometers (mahogany aneroid and brass pocket) Pets: Two cats named Meter and Toll

- Donald Norris signed the lease and moved into four Prentice Loop on July 5, 2009. - A lamp in the front room was glowing orange on July 9, 2009, though the house was supposed to be empty and power was stripped at the meter. - Donald found three wooden crates in the garage containing textbooks, drafting tools, a framed photograph, and eight antique barometers on his arrival. - The mahogany aneroid barometer’s needle moved overnight from CHANGE toward STORMY and on July 8 struck the brass rim, resting hard against the stop. - Toll, the orange cat, required timed medication every morning at 5:30 drawn from a bottle kept in the refrigerator.

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