Tag Archives: Niagara Falls

100 Reasons To Not Kill Yourself: #17.

Posted on 2020/03/10 by The Hook

When I was a schoolboy in the Canadian public education system (yes, the same one that produced Justins Bieber and Trudeau, sadly) I wrote a gripping series of  stories about mythological heroes and superheroes of my own creation meeting in … Continue reading →

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A Winter’s Tale From The Bellman Chronicles.

Posted on 2019/11/09 by The Hook

As I’ve often said before, there is a ridiculous amount of downtime when you’re a bellman; guests arrive in waves rather than ripples so I find myself seeking out deep, meaningful conversations with my fellow hospitality wage slaves. I rarely … Continue reading →

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A Day In The Life. (Or At Least A Piece Of One.)

Posted on 2019/07/04 by The Hook

On a typically atypical Wednesday morning I made my way to the hotel’s mid-tower and knocked on one of the press-board doors that separate the inmates from those of us that try to run this particular asylum, not having any … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons To Not Kill Yourself: #72.

Posted on 2019/02/17 by The Hook

Well, I’m twenty-eight posts into this sucker and I have to admit… I’m wavering; coming up with one hundred reasons to embrace life over death is proving more difficult than I ever would have imagined. This is a job for … Continue reading →

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The Bellman Chronicles Revisited.

Posted on 2019/02/16 by The Hook

I haven’t written much about my life in the hospitality trenches lately so here’s a brief look into my world. As a bellman I have one goal to achieve while I’m on a call (in lay terms that refers to … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons To Not Kill Yourself: #83.

Posted on 2019/01/26 by The Hook

A lifetime ago when I was a mere teenager (with hair) I stood at a guard rail along the Niagara Parkway and considered climbing over and throwing myself into the Niagara river. In retrospect I suppose I should’ve been smoking … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons To Not Kill Yourself: #85.

Posted on 2019/01/22 by The Hook

There was a gentleman in his Seventies who recently joined the ranks of lost souls who have given themselves over to despair and leapt into the depths of Niagara Falls; the Niagara Parks Police found his parked car nearby, loaded … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons To Not Kill Yourself: #94.

Posted on 2019/01/04 by The Hook

This one is quite obvious but if you’re depressed it may not register in your consciousness. So allow me to illuminate you… #94: It’s Really Going To Hurt. Seriously, like I mean really hurt. Like Indian rug burn hurt. A … Continue reading →

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100 Reasons To Not Kill Yourself: #100.

Posted on 2018/12/28 by The Hook

Admittedly, this may take awhile to complete, but here goes. #100: It’s All Been Done Before… Leaping from a great height? Cavemen whose wives ran off with the woolly mammoth milk man started that trend, so unless you land on … Continue reading →

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Tour Season, Cultural Bridges Blown Asunder… And Godzilla!

Posted on 2018/10/15 by The Hook

Riddle me this, kids: When is a dreary, rainy Monday morning at the height of bus season in Niagara Falls anything but boring? Why, when you mix two Japanese tours, two buses, two clueless Japanese tour guides and two black-as-the-ace-of-spades … Continue reading →

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