Vault: What's Haunting This Police Department? Ghost Hunters Found Out

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The Bert Show Episode Summary

Episode Title: Vault: What's Haunting This Police Department? Ghost Hunters Found Out
Date: May 6, 2026

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Overview

This episode of The Bert Show dives into an investigation at the Holly Springs Police Department, where unexplained paranormal activity has both spooked staff and piqued public curiosity. Andy from Atlanta Ghost Hunters joins the conversation, sharing new audio evidence, recounting chilling experiences, and offering insight into the methods and mindset of ghost hunting. Local staff, including Gina from the Police Department, detail their own encounters, and listeners call in with related stories and questions.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Who Are The Atlanta Ghost Hunters?

• Andy introduces his team as "skeptics first," aiming not to prove, but to logically explain mysterious events (00:24).
• Their investigative process:
  • Use video and audio equipment, with a focus on capturing EVPs (Electronic Voice Phenomena)
  • Often debunk events, but sometimes audio reveals responses clearly tied to investigators' questions (00:40).
• Memorable Quote:

  "We're skeptics. We don't go into a location necessarily trying to prove that a property is haunted. We try and logically explain things...but our audio equipment tends to pick up what's known as an EVP."
  — Andy (00:24)

2. The Haunted Club Compound Teaser

• Andy teases a recent, terrifying investigation at Atlanta's Compound club, calling it "the most wicked place" he's ever investigated (01:57).
• He reports being physically scratched, hearing chilling audio, and even leaving the scene—something unprecedented in his six years of ghost hunting (02:12).
• Humor & Camaraderie:
  • The hosts joke about Andy’s fear, with Andy admitting, "I screamed like a B, baby girl, last night" (01:57), and,

  "I'm way more afraid of living people than I am dead. I was freaked out last night. I had. I was done."
  — Andy (02:32)

3. Unsettling Activity at Holly Springs Police Department

• Gina, the court clerk, gives firsthand testimony. Officers have repeatedly reported:
  • Footsteps in empty corridors
  • Male voices (often two at a time), occasionally a female scream
  • Doors opening/closing on their own, even those held by weights (03:37)
• Gina describes her own experiences:

  "I have never heard voices, but I have actually left my office because I've thought that there's someone in the office down the hall...and that's usually when I pack up and leave."
  — Gina (04:36)

4. The Ghost Hunt: Findings & EVPs

• Physical events:
  • In the women’s locker room, something was audibly thrown in the bathroom, but no physical object could be found (05:15).
  • "It was definitely a distinct sound coming from the bathroom area..."
    — Andy (05:50)
• Strange movement:
  • Noises seemed to move through the conference/training rooms as Andy switched locations (05:47–06:36).
• Building history:
  • Despite a new facade, the building is old and the site of a fatal car accident, possibly tied to the hauntings (06:52).
  • A deceased individual involved in the accident had prior run-ins with law enforcement.
• Audio Evidence (EVPs):
  • "Go, Zach!" (08:25)
    • Clearly heard name; no current or past employee named Zach confirmed by Gina.
    • The hosts and callers debate if the word might be "Prozak" or "Frozak," injecting skepticism and comic relief (13:04).
  • "Hey, they’re here. Go." (09:04)
    • Suggests an awareness of the investigators’ presence.
    • Host & Caller reaction:

      "That freaks me out is when the ghosts are like, oh, the others are here..." (09:43)

  • "Screw all of them." (10:06)
    • Captured while the team was packing up—possibly a disgruntled spirit with animosity toward law enforcement.

5. Staff & Listener Reactions

• Gina admits she’s "a big chicken" and the ghostly evidence makes her reconsider working nights (05:09, 11:22).
• Hosts suggest asking former staff about the name "Zach" (11:29).
• Andy stresses that spirits are not necessarily confined to one place and can follow objects, people, or just wander (12:00).
• The segment concludes with hosts joking about using ghosts as a crime deterrent and thanking Gina for her courage and participation (12:35–12:49).

6. Listener Calls & Broader Haunting Questions

• A local caller describes his 11-month-old daughter screaming and staring at a corner in their new home, seeking advice (13:16).
• Andy’s reassuring response:

  "I don't think there's anything to be scared about in any of these hauntings other than last night...normally there's really nothing to be afraid of."
  — Andy (13:45)

  • Advises listeners to "set ground rules" for spirits, just as you would for a child or pet.
  • Notes that "new" homes can still be haunted due to the land or objects, not just the building age (14:28).
• Another listener is creeped out living near the police department; hosts jokingly suggest taking cookies to the officers and watching out for Zach (15:41–15:48).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Personal Fear:

  "I screamed like a B, baby girl, last night. I was scratched on my arm...I had two claw marks going down my arm."
  — Andy (01:57)

• On Haunted Workspaces:

  "I've actually left my office because I've thought that there's someone in the office down the hall, and there's nobody there. That's usually when I pack up and leave."
  — Gina (04:36)

• On Setting Boundaries with Ghosts:

  "You really, I tell our clients pretty much you got to treat them like a kid or a dog and basically set the ground rules."
  — Andy (14:28)

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Important Timestamps

• 00:24: Andy introduces Atlanta Ghost Hunters’ skeptical approach
• 01:57: Andy recounts terrifying experience at Club Compound
• 03:37: Gina details reports of paranormal activity at the police station
• 05:15: Incident in the women’s locker room (object thrown, no source)
• 08:25: Playback and discussion of "Go, Zach!" EVP
• 09:04: Playback and discussion of "Hey, they’re here. Go." EVP
• 10:06: Playback and discussion of "Screw all of them." EVP
• 13:16: Caller asks if his baby’s behavior is paranormal; Andy responds

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Tone & Style

The episode balances spooky and comedic elements: the Bert Show cast’s humor lightens the serious, almost unnerving ghost stories; Andy’s candor and rational approach grounds the discussion; Gina’s sincerity underscores the genuine impact of these experiences on staff.

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Summary in a Nutshell

The Atlanta Ghost Hunters visit Holly Springs Police Department to explore staff claims of eerie happenings, capturing several compelling EVPs and correlating them with the building’s mysterious history. Both staff and listeners express a mix of skepticism, fear, and curiosity, while the show’s signature blend of authenticity and levity keeps things engaging—even for skeptics and new listeners.

Transcript

[Host 1]

The Bird Show.

[Host 2]

Andy is back. What's going on, man?

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

What's going on, guys?

[Host 2]

How are you, dude?

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

I'm doing absolutely outstanding. How you been?

[Host 2]

Weeks ago, people started emailing me, like, when are the ghost hunters coming back in? When are the ghost hunters coming back in?

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

It's that time of the year, baby. It is national championship time. Tis the season.

[Host 2]

So let's say this is the very first time people are listening to this segment. They have no idea who you are. Who are the Atlanta Ghost Hunters?

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

The Atlanta Ghost Hunters. We are a group of, first of all, we're skeptics. We don't go into a location necessarily trying to prove that a property is haunted. We go in trying to logically explain things that people have had happen to them. There's a lot of reasons why things happen in a home or business, so we try and disprove them. But we bring in our equipment, mainly video and audio. And our audio equipment tends to pick up what's known as an EVP or an electronic voice phenomenon. And this electronic voice phenomenon in most situations other than last night, like I told you about, it was an amazing investigation last night. Most of the times you have no idea that these things are actually happening. We'll conduct an investigation, go back and review all the audio to see exactly what we captured, review the video to see if anything was on there and on the audio. Somehow we're capturing these voices that clearly are intelligent. They respond back to things that we're talking about. They say things that tend to respond to the conversation.

[Host 1]

Well, it doesn't make them intelligent. It makes them present. Give them some math problems and let's

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

see what they can. Don't give me any math problems.

[Host 2]

Well, you could say that about the people in front of you also.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

So, yeah, basically we'll see if we get any activity out of a property, and then at that point we'll be able to say, hey, at least you're not crazy. We don't get rid of them, but we can tell you what you're experiencing

[Host 1]

is real now only because it's come up twice so far this morning. Jen earlier said she got a text message about last night's thing, and then you had just brought it up and you were a little freaked out by it. Am I correct in saying that that one is Compound and that you're going to present that to us Thursday morning?

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

Yes.

[Host 2]

As in Compound. The club Compound. The club found some freaky, freaky stuff at Compound.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

Let me tell you, Compound is without a doubt the most wicked place I've ever really. I screamed like a B, baby girl, last night. Really, I've never. I was scratched on my arm. I. You can't really see right now, but I had two claw marks going down my arm.

[Host 1]

Are you saying it's just for marketing our Halloween party?

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

I.

[Caller 1]

Wait.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

When you hear the audio that we bring you guys, you will hear the true terror in all of our voices. Well, think of all the freaky things

[Host 2]

those ghosts have had to see. A compound at 1:32 in the morning.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

Man, it was. It was without a doubt the scariest. And I don't get scared on these things.

[Host 2]

Really?

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

I don't get scared. I'm way more afraid of living people than I am dead. I was freaked out last night. I had. I was done. I mean, literally, you'll hear in the audio. I said I am done.

[Host 2]

Really?

[Host 1]

Is it the first ghost hunt you've walked out of?

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

Clearly, yes. And I took a couple of shots afterwards. I had. I had to calm my nerves.

[Host 1]

You're climbing over the bar, banging at

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

the bat break in case of emergency. So it was. It was a lot of fun. Definitely compound his guts. Something crazy going on. It was. It was the craziest investigation I've done. And we've been doing this now, going on six years. What's the history of that property?

[Host 2]

Well, let's get into that in a couple of days because we're gonna spend a lot of time on that. We still gotta do the one today.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

Sure, sure. All right. So the one we're doing today, we. We actually got contacted by the Holly Springs Police Department.

[Host 2]

They're actually on the phone with us right now. This is Gina, who works at Holly Springs Police Department. Hey, Gina.

[Gina (Holly Springs Police Department)]

Good morning.

[Host 2]

Good morning. How are you?

[Gina (Holly Springs Police Department)]

I'm good. How are you?

[Host 2]

Good. Now, I just want to get your perspective on this before Andy tells us here what he found there. Tell us what's been going on in the office that indicates to you that there might have been some paranormal activity going on.

[Gina (Holly Springs Police Department)]

Okay. Well, most of the information has come from officers who work here at night. And many, many of them have heard from downstairs. The police. The squadron is downstairs. Upstairs. The building is shared by city hall. But what they hear most of all is footsteps, Always from the front of the building to the back of the building. They've actually come upstairs to clear the building and find nothing here. Some of them have heard actual voices. Male voices, usually. They say they hear two male voices. One officer has heard what he said sounded like a female scream. Other than that, just, you Know, doors open and doors closing when there's nobody there to open them. And these are doors that are held open with weights and things like that.

[Host 2]

And you could really start to talk yourself out of it. Even if you hear something, you're like, that can't be. But when you hear it over and over and over again, then it can't be denied after a certain point, you know?

[Gina (Holly Springs Police Department)]

Right. I try to talk myself out of it all the time, actually. I have been here at night. I'm the court clerk here, and I have been here at night working. And I have never heard voices, but I have actually left my office because I've thought that there's someone in the office down the hall, and I go down there, and there's nobody there. And that's usually when I pack up and leave.

[Host 2]

Yeah, no doubt.

[Host 1]

I would perfectly understand if I was trying to get something from the court clerk and I heard this story down in your county, and you're like, I'm not gonna be able to get to it because I'm leaving at sundown tonight. I'd be very patient. I'll see you in the morning.

[Gina (Holly Springs Police Department)]

I'm a pretty big chicken, so it really doesn't take much.

[Host 2]

All right, Andy, so you head on out to Holly Springs Police Department.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

Yes, absolutely. And, Gina, you did a great job, by the way. You weren't chicken. Everybody that was there that evening, we. We all kind of experienced some different things. The woman's locker room. There's a woman's locker room down on the main floor there where the female officers would prepare for their day. And that's where they actually heard the scream come from. And we actually had an object. Something. We still were never able to find out exactly what it was. Something was thrown across the room. I mean, some sort of object was thrown. We turned the lights on, could find nothing. There was nothing on the floor. But we. Those of us that were in the

[Host 2]

room, you could hear something, like bounce off a locker or something.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

It was actually in the bathroom area. Something just was thrown across the bathroom area. Could find nothing. But it was definitely a distinct sound coming from the. Coming from the. The bathroom area of something being thrown in there. So no water was on in the bathroom. It's a. I think there's just a few female officers. So it's not used very often. And from what we found, that tends to be the places where these things tend to go to. They don't. They don't really want to interact with people. They want to be left alone. From what we've seen because it's always the darkest and creepiest and places left alone the most. So. But it was a great investigation. We actually. In the conference room, I guess, where the officers meet every day, strange noises coming from one side of the room. I would get up and move over to that side of the room, and then the noises would start on the other side of the room. So we just.

[Host 1]

That squad room, she was saying at

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

the beginning, male voices are. Gina, was that the same room where they were hearing the voices? That conference room thing?

[Gina (Holly Springs Police Department)]

That was the. Well, the room you're talking about is the training room. The squad room is the very first room. And the voices were actually heard upstairs.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

Upstairs, okay. Which definitely kind of works with what we caught, because most of the things were actually caught upstairs. Now, just to kind of preface, the building looks very new. Basically, all they did is they put a new facade on it, new brick. So when I pulled up, I was like, how in the world could this place be haunted? Because it looks brand new, but it is actually a relatively old building. There was a fatality accident right in front of the police station several years ago, and they've always wondered if maybe that fatality accident might have something to do with the things that they're experiencing. And one of the things that one of the people that actually died in that accident kind of had some run ins with the law in different jurisdictions surrounding the area and probably didn't have the most respect for the law. And there's one EVP that we'll play here towards the end that kind of hints towards maybe this person was not that close to the law enforcement industry. All right, well, you want to start off the first one that we caught Again, this one was upstairs. Upstairs near the squadroom area. This is actually in the. Near the city hall area, where the. The city manager actually has his office and the mayor. Everybody's up in that area. And this one's very. All of them really are very clear, which, unlike some of them, for those of you who have not listened before, a lot of times are very whispery. Sometimes they're very distant, and then sometimes we catch some that are right up on the microphone. And this first one that we caught, I don't know who this is, but we catch a name. Go ahead and play it, and see if you guys can see what it says. All right.

[Host 2]

Is that it?

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

Yeah.

[Host 2]

Yeah. You could hear at least the Z in Zach.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

Go, Zach. Is what we can catch out of that. Now, Gina, is there anybody that works there by the name of Zach?

[Gina (Holly Springs Police Department)]

No, not currently. And I really haven't heard that name as far as someone employed here.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

Okay, well, that was caught up.

[Host 1]

Freaks me out when they sound so, like, that sound that. That sounds like it's one of you guys in the room speaking in the microphone. That's.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

And there was nobody. Nobody there by the name of Zach of any of our investigators.

[Host 2]

Let's hear that again. Okay.

[Caller 2]

Say by the bell.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

So go, Zach, is what we caught out of that one. All right, now go back to clip number one. Sorry about that. Clip. Clip number one. This one is also caught. Stairs in the. In that. That hallway area that leads to where the city. The city manager's office is. And this one says, like, if I can remember correctly, it says, hey, they're here. Go.

[Host 2]

Can definitely hear the. Like, the sound of a voice. I just can't make it out. But when you slow it down, it's

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

what it sounds like. Hey, they're here. Go.

[Host 1]

I hear they're here.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

Mm.

[Caller 2]

See, that always that freaks me out is when the ghost are like, oh, the others are here. You know what I mean? Like, the time before whenever you had the person say, oh, they think we're ghosts. Yeah, you know?

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

Gosh, they think we're ghost. Yeah.

[Caller 2]

And then this one. They're here. Go.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

And that one was really. That. That. It sounds a lot totally different on. On the recorder than it does actually, right there.

[Host 2]

It's more clear. It's clearer on yours.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

Much clearer on ours than it is. And who knows, you know, Like. Like we have every time. It always sounds different in people'. Yeah, it definitely does sound different in the car. All right, so the. The. The third one that we caught out of here, this one is the one that leads us to believe that maybe this. This particular person did not have the most respect for the law. It. This was while we were breaking everything down. So, I mean, we were. We were done with the investigation. We weren't asking any questions. Nothing going on. We're just starting to break everything down to get out of there for the evening. And it sounds like, to me, screw them all. Or screw all of them

[Host 2]

now are both of those voice sounds.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

There's somebody talking in the background.

[Host 1]

In the background.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

It's in the background. It says, screw all of them.

[Host 1]

Yeah.

[Host 2]

Can hear the whisper in the front end of it, Right?

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

Exactly. And then all of them is clear.

[Gina (Holly Springs Police Department)]

Wow.

[Host 2]

Does that make any kind of sense at all in the stories that you know around the police department?

[Gina (Holly Springs Police Department)]

Well, no. I mean, clearly, most people that get in trouble with the police Are not happy about it.

[Caller 2]

They say the same thing.

[Gina (Holly Springs Police Department)]

I mean, I can't say that it is. I can't say. I just. That's creepy.

[Host 2]

Does that give you like.

[Gina (Holly Springs Police Department)]

I know. I'm not gonna work here at night again.

[Host 2]

I was gonna say, does that give you comfort or does that freak you out more?

[Gina (Holly Springs Police Department)]

That freaks me out.

[Host 1]

You know, what you can do is there's always the crusty old police officer who's. Who retired 20 years ago, but he's still, like the crossing guard, slash, you know, waiting room guy, whatever. Ask him. Go and ask him about the name Zach and see if he. You know what I mean? Like, there's.

[Gina (Holly Springs Police Department)]

Yeah. I mean, I'll definitely do some research and see if I can come up with anything.

[Host 2]

I wouldn't. I don't want to know.

[Host 1]

Right.

[Caller 2]

I am curious if you think spirits, like, stay in your investigations. Have you seen them stay in one space or are they flowing from one space to another?

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

I don't think that they are restricted by anything. You know what I mean? We've caught ones walking down the street before. I don't think that they're necessarily tied to any particular place. I think maybe they might have a comfort in a particular object or in a space, so they might go back there more frequently. But no, I think they can wander around from. From place to place because I just

[Caller 2]

want her saying that she would never work there at night again. It's like, well, if she has to, they may not be there the next time.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

She's there during the daytime, too, unfortunately,

[Host 2]

trying to give her some comfort. If you're cruising around Holly Springs, I'd just be really, really careful. You get thrown in jail in Holly Springs, they can't be held responsible by what happens to you. From Zach.

[Host 1]

That's actually good crime deterrent for that bird.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

You just gave them a public service announcement.

[Host 1]

Hey, get in the car with Zach. There's nobody back there. Oh, yes, he is.

[Host 2]

Hey, thanks, Gina. Tell everybody in Holly Springs, fired or a police department. We said hey. Okay.

[Gina (Holly Springs Police Department)]

Thanks a lot.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

Thanks, Gina.

[Host 1]

Thanks a lot. Thank you.

[Host 2]

Hey, Christy. Good Morning. You're on Q100.

[Gina (Holly Springs Police Department)]

Good morning.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

Hi.

[Gina (Holly Springs Police Department)]

Good morning. All right, so the first ghost is not saying Gozak. He's saying Frozak.

[Host 2]

What are you saying?

[Caller 1]

Pro.

[Host 2]

She's depressed, which is what Gina's gonna have to be on the next. Here is Jason. Good Morning. You're on Q100.

[Host 1]

Hi.

[Caller 1]

How's it going, Bert?

[Gina (Holly Springs Police Department)]

Sure.

[Caller 1]

I love you guys.

[Host 2]

Thank you, sir. What's up?

[Caller 1]

I just had a question. Me and my wife moved up here a few years ago and we have our first 11 month old daughter. She's 11 months now and we had the house built so there's no history that should be in the house, I would hope. But about two or three times a week she'll wake up with this curdling scream. One of those ones where she can't breathe, tears are pouring down her face, and she keeps staring and pointing at this one corner. Is this something I should be worried about or is this something that kids just do to knock years off your life?

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

We'll get used to that. Kids will do that for the rest of their life. Knocking years off your life. But you know, honestly, I don't think there's anything to be scared about in any of these hauntings other than last night. I was a little freaked out. But normally there's really nothing to be your afraid of about these things. They normally can't hurt you. Main thing that I would say is just whenever you're experiencing things in your house, and a lot of times it'll start off with kids and then it will move on to the other family members. Just remember that that's your house. And if things do start spinning out of control, you can basically tell whatever the spirit or whatever this entity is, basically what the ground rules are.

[Host 1]

As long as you're going to haunt this house, you're going to haunt it under my rules.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

Exactly. Exactly. I mean, you really, I tell our clients pretty much you got to treat them like a kid or a dog and basically set the ground rules. This is, this is, you know, I can't get rid of you. But these, these are the rules that we're going to play by. And I've experienced this stuff since 1991. That's what got me into the field. And when things start spinning out of control, I'll basically yell at it and say, no, this is, this is not how it's going to go down. You know, these are the, these are the ground rules in the house. Being that it's a new house has nothing to do with it. I mean, we've got some of the creepiest EVPs out of brand new homes. It's either going to be tied to the land or an object or something in the house itself. So it doesn't.

[Caller 1]

Which I'm sure has more than its share of interesting things.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

What was that?

[Caller 1]

Pickett's Mill battlefield?

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

Absolutely. Yeah. We get all kinds of reports of activity over in that area.

[Host 2]

And we've asked a question more than once from our virtual listeners about their kids hearing stuff before they do. And it just seems like there's. Yeah, they cease that. There's a sensitivity there that kids have that adults just don't have and can see things a little clearer that way.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

And maybe it's just because we've been jaded and told that it's not real and, you know, that we try and discount it, but kids don't have that. They don't have that guard. They don't have that ability to filter through what's real and what's not.

[Host 2]

Hey, Theresa. Good morning. You're on Q100.

[Gina (Holly Springs Police Department)]

Good morning. You guys are really creeping me out because I live two seconds down the road from Holly Springs Police Department.

[Host 2]

Happy Halloween. I bet Zach has crashed over at

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

your house from time to time. You don't even know.

[Host 1]

I think he should. You should go down there today and take your neighborhood police some gifts. Just a little bags of cookies or something. Stay hi, say hi, hang out for a while.

[Caller 2]

You don't stay high and go.

[Andy (Atlanta Ghost Hunters)]

Not a good idea. The bird show.