Okay, so they put nails in chests to ward off spirits? You've gotta be kidding me.

Good morning from the Okanagan — the lake is calm, the vines are growing, and we have things to discuss.

I’m pouring my second coffee this morning and scrolling, like you do, when I hit this wild story out of Rome. Archaeologists digging in some ancient necropolis found three skeletons, like, 1,800 years old, and guess what? They had *iron nails* on their chests. Not just beside them, *on them*. The theory is these Roman folks were trying to keep restless spirits from, you know, getting up and bothering everyone. Can you imagine? Like, "Oh, Tiberius is acting up again, better just hammer some iron on him for good measure." It’s morbidly hilarious, if you think about it. Makes you wonder what kind of *real* problems they were dealing with if a few nails were the go-to solution for ghostly annoyances.

Honestly, here in Kelowna, our biggest concern with graves is usually if the Ogopogo will pop up and give someone a fright during a lakeside funeral. We’re not out here trying to keep the dearly departed from haunting us with ironware. Maybe it’s the fresh air, maybe it’s the wine, but our spirits, both living and... otherwise, seem a lot more chill. Plus, putting nails in someone's chest? That’s just not very Okanagan hospitality, is it? We prefer to offer a good meal and a nice view, even to our ghosts.

Nina Papadimitriou, MiTL Sports Desk, Kelowna.

The crew on the Morning Wire show would have a field day with this — seriously, tune in live at mornings.live.