Cars Behaving Oddly in Stockton Mystery

[biblegirl]

THE truth is out there!

Or at least a group of baffled drivers hope it is following a morning of motoring mystery in Stockton.

Residents on Leam Lane, Bishopsgarth, woke last Wednesday to find their cars’ electrical systems behaving oddly.

And confused driver Daniel Joyce contacted the Gazette in the hope we would get to the bottom of the problem. “It was early in the morning and a lot of people were having problems starting their cars,” said Daniel, 21, who drives a Citroen Saxo.

“The central locking wouldn’t work on mine so I opened it manually but then the engine wouldn’t start.

“I ended up pushing it around the corner and as soon as I got it away from the street it would work.”

The puzzling problem is believed to have been caused by some form of radio, electric or satellite signal interfering or blocking the signal that some car keys send to the engine.

Each key emits different frequencies, explaining why cars on the street were affected in different ways.

Daniel added: “It’s a bit of a strange one but it’s cost people money for tow trucks and if it’s going to happen regularly it could be a problem.”

Other drivers on the street were also affected, including Bernard Dambrosil, whose Land Rover alarm began wailing at about 6am.

He said: “I opened the car door and the alarm went off. Then I couldn’t start the car so I had to call a tow van. It’s been checked over but there’s nothing wrong with it.”

Neighbour Geoff Saysell says his Hyundai Accent was also affected by the puzzling problem.

The 53-year-old said: “The central locking on my car wouldn’t work so I had to open the door manually. The alarm went off so I had to get under the bonnet and physically disconnect it. I work at Wilton and when I got there the locking worked fine.”

And it wasn’t just cars which were affected. Val Nixon had problems when she tried to open up her newsagent’s. Val told the Gazette: “The remote wouldn’t work for my shutters - they wouldn’t go up or down.

“I had to call out an engineer and I’m expecting a bill of up to about £300. I didn’t know about the car problems until two days later.”

Some believe the problem could be connected to a change in satellites at the University Hospital of North Tees. But NHS Trust spokeswoman Claire Young denied they were the cause.

She said: “It sounds like a mystery. Obviously we need to be careful with these things ourselves because we have a lot of sensitive equipment.”

Do you know what could have caused the problem? If so call us on 01642 234216 or email chris.hole@eveninggazette.co.uk.

http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2009/05/15/mystery-as-stockton-cars-behave-oddly-84229-23631429/

[bones]

gremlins,,, :p

[biblegirl]

didn't this happen in War of the Worlds?

[phildee3]

Watch out for crop circles in the area!

[Ian2day]

I think its just interferacne from the tetra masts or the mobile phone masts hidden in petrol forecourt signs or in church steeples. This problem has been around for a number of years.

[wildhorse]

omg i used live over that way...

ian2day was just about to say about the EMF towers and that the whole place sounds like it needs GIFTING!!!!!

[Ian2day]

It will be due to the power used in the keyfob being quite low compared to that emitted from the tetra towers etc. It don't mean that the tetra towers broadcast is safe though. I think Icke did something on them transmitting the police radio signal on the same frequency as our brains. This being deliberate to interfere with us and stop us from being at rest even when asleep. Or it was to bombared our brains with a compliance frequency of some sort.

[mrindigo]

Pole shift anyone? Magnetosphere and heliosphere acting up again, letting in charged particles from space interfering with electric systems, anyone?
The closer we get to 2012, the more of this is going to be reported I think.

[ennui]

There was a case like this a few years ago. They eventually found out it was caused by some equipment thing that was emitting the wrong frequency. That was the official story anyway.

[offspring of eve]

This happened to me last year in Morrisons car park in Byker Newcastle.
I was parked near a tall lamp post . My remote would not open the door, a woman close by was having the same problem, we commented on it.
I managed to get in with the key but had trouble starting the engine.
Her car however just wouldn't start and had to call the AA.

[cookie_dude]

This happened in a road near me. They said the problem was with a faulty lamp post:rolleyes:
I wonder what was in the post.

[number_6]

It will be due to the power used in the keyfob being quite low compared to that emitted from the tetra towers etc.

With all due respect, etc. you obviously have no idea how a transponder key works.

[Ian2day]

With all due respect, etc. you obviously have no idea how a transponder key works.

I'm guessing that it sends an encrypted coded message. With some algorthym used to calculate the next random code used from a possible bank of millions of such encrypted key codes.

[michael christopher]

Pole shift anyone? Magnetosphere and heliosphere acting up again, letting in charged particles from space interfering with electric systems, anyone?
The closer we get to 2012, the more of this is going to be reported I think.

Why would it effect only one area? Doesn't the heliosphere surround the entire solar system? I would think it would probably be more of an encompassing problem if solar radiation was causing this.

It seems more likely to me that some sort of electromagnetic device being used in the area is causing the problem. Maybe an EMF tower, maybe something else... there's really no way of knowing.

[cleopatraxxx]

Pole shift anyone? Magnetosphere and heliosphere acting up again, letting in charged particles from space interfering with electric systems, anyone?
The closer we get to 2012, the more of this is going to be reported I think.

hello mrindigo,
where can we read about the magnetosphere and heliosphere acting up again?:confused: is it anywhere on the news? if so, please send links

whatever it was that made a whole street affected, i find this as not good news at all. i wonder why " a STREET"? HAARP in action maybe?
something is going to happen soon. i don't believe it to be good in nature.
just a FEELING. i am not affraid though.

[deca]

Electronic harassment, fuck with your gear until you "lose it"

[mrindigo]

Why would it effect only one area? Doesn't the heliosphere surround the entire solar system? I would think it would probably be more of an encompassing problem if solar radiation was causing this.

It seems more likely to me that some sort of electromagnetic device being used in the area is causing the problem. Maybe an EMF tower, maybe something else... there's really no way of knowing.

Just because one area reports this does not mean it was going on only in that area. It's just what know of for that particular incident. The Earth's magnetosphere does not specifically work in one uniform way. It has weak points which shift and vary based on the magnetic and electric flows of the Earth, as well as solar activity. If the Heliosphere were acting strangely, it wouldn't have stability, which could let in other cosmic forces. The Earth wouldn't be the only planet being effected by this either. A good example is the rapid decline in ice on the pole caps of Mars.

It could be a cell tower or some electromagnetic pulse machine, but I doubt something like that would be used in an area like that. Down time with electric devices doesn't force people to pay bills. Logically speaking, anyone with the capability of such a device would likely not use it in an area based on that assumption.

All signs point to planetary lay line instability as far as I'm concerned.

[mrindigo]

hello mrindigo,
where can we read about the magnetosphere and heliosphere acting up again?:confused: is it anywhere on the news? if so, please send links

whatever it was that made a whole street affected, i find this as not good news at all. i wonder why " a STREET"? HAARP in action maybe?
something is going to happen soon. i don't believe it to be good in nature.
just a FEELING. i am not affraid though.

WASHINGTON (Map, News) -
When the sun sneezes it's Earth that gets sick.

It's time for the sun to move into a busier period for sunspots, and while forecasters expect a relatively mild outbreak by historical standards, one major solar storm can cause havoc with satellites and electrical systems here.

Like hurricanes, a weak cycle refers to the number of storms, but it only takes one powerful storm to create chaos, said scientist Doug Biesecker of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's space weather prediction center.

A report by the National Academy of Sciences found that if a storm as severe as one in 1859 occurred today, it could cause $1 trillion to $2 trillion in damage the first year and take four to 10 years to recover.


The 1859 storm shorted out telegraph wires, causing fires in North America and Europe, sent readings of Earth's magnetic field soaring, and produced northern lights so bright that people read newspapers by their light.

Today there's a lot more than telegraph lines at stake. Vulnerable electrical grids circle the globe, satellites now vital for all forms of communications can be severely disrupted along with the global positioning system. Indeed, the panel warned that a strong blast of solar wind can threaten national security, transportation, financial services and other essential functions.

The solar prediction center works closely with industry and government agencies to make sure they are prepared with changes in activity and prepared to respond when damage occurs, Biesecker said in a briefing.

While the most extreme events seem unlikely this time, there will probably be smaller scale disruptions to electrical service, airline flights, GPS signals and television, radio and cell phones.

On the plus side, the solar storms promote the colorful auroras, known as the northern and southern lights, high in the sky over polar areas.

An international panel headed by Biesecker said Friday it expects the upcoming solar cycle to be the weakest since 1928.

The prediction calls for the solar cycle to peak in May 2013 with 90 sunspots per day, averaged over a month. If the prediction proves correct it will be the weakest cycle since a peak of 78 daily sunspots in 1928.

Measurement of sunspot cycles began in the 1750s.

The panel described solar storms as eruptions of energy and matter that escape from the sun. At least some of this heads toward the Earth.

Solar cycles of more and fewer sunspots last several years and the cycle currently building up will be number 24 since counting began.

It's only the third time researchers have tried to make such a forecast. In 1989 a panel predicted Cycle 22, which peaked that year. And in 1996 scientists predicted Cycle 23.

Both earlier groups did better at predicting timing than intensity, according to Biesecker.

The last solar minimum occurred in December, the researchers said.

W. Dean Pesnell of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the forecasts are based on such indicators as the strength of the sun's magnetic field at the poles and the reaction of the Earth's magnetic field to the sun. Both are weak right now, he said, with only a few sunspots visible since 2007.

A preliminary forecast issued in 2007 was split over the outlook for the upcoming cycle, Biesecker said the researchers have now reached consensus.

http://www.examiner.com/a-2005574~Warning__Sunspot_cycle_beginning_to_rise.h tml


I read more but I can't seem to find the articles I read. :o

Anyway, it was about the unusual inactivity of the sun and the heliospheres odd formation. There was a bit about a Nasa team being a bit embarrassed because it wasn't doing what they had predicted or thought it could do. It went on to say that the quietness of the sun was like a calm before it awakens with sun spots and solar flares. Sorry I could find the articles.

As a side note: I'm curious, the emphasis of my screen name?

[cleopatraxxx]

http://www.examiner.com/a-2005574~Warning__Sunspot_cycle_beginning_to_rise.h tml


I read more but I can't seem to find the articles I read. :o

Anyway, it was about the unusual inactivity of the sun and the heliospheres odd formation. There was a bit about a Nasa team being a bit embarrassed because it wasn't doing what they had predicted or thought it could do. It went on to say that the quietness of the sun was like a calm before it awakens with sun spots and solar flares. Sorry I could find the articles.

As a side note: I'm curious, the emphasis of my screen name?

thak you mrindigo
Regards
Cleo

regarding the emphasis of your screen name, hehe, if you notice, all quoted texts come by default in this forum in bold so that it emphasises the user posting... well i just adopted the same technique lately and whenever i thank or direct my question to particular member(s) in a post i emphasise their user names for easier reading ;)

Cleo