"It's ironic to me that people who claim far less feasible experiences often expect everyone else to take them on board straight away. Raggytash wouldn't do that, I know that. The other bloke, however, does not enjoy the same degree of required diffidence."

You may not be surprised to learn Steve, that I do not give a flying fuck what you believe or disbelieve.
I know what I experienced and relayed to my wife,
that to my mind is, if not proof, a verification. That is sufficient for me, sufficient to pull me up short and concentrate the mind.
I do not know what the phenomenon is and suppose that it will be impossible to prove.....but I know one very important thing,   it happened and was verified.