Tag Archives: Niagara Falls

A Winter’s Tale From The Bellman Chronicles.

Posted on 2019/11/09 by

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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