I could caretake The Overlook Hotel

[XanaDUer2]

As long as I was alone and it was not haunted.

[wcmagumba]

1. Redrum dude...

[XanaDUer2]

2. Wendy should have hit him again

[Omnipresent]

3. Just don't stand near the elevator when it opens.

A tsunami of blood gets off, on your floor!

[XanaDUer2]

4. Not haunted

Haunted, problemo.

[Omnipresent]

6. The problem is, they never tell you it's haunted.

Most people find out the hard way.

[XanaDUer2]

7. I know some who would seek it out

I don't want to see spirits in black tie toasting me

[XanaDUer2]

5. SPOILER

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Scatman C getting axed really upsets me. Doesn't he live in the book and helps them escape?

[Clouds Passing]

8. A big no on the haunted.

It is not fun or funny living in a place that is haunted.

[XanaDUer2]

9. Have you ever? Nt

[Clouds Passing]

10. Yes. It' scary.

She would follow me up and down stairs, sometimes I felt like she would push me down the stairs if she could,. She turned off and on lights, tvs, fans, etc. Rattled windows and doors really loud. She would hide things, important things like purses and keys. Made the baby cry, I could not leave him alone for one instant because of her.

[XanaDUer2]

11. Wow, I'm sorry

That must have been terrifying

[Clouds Passing]

12. It was at first. Then I began telling her that she was not alive anymore, go to the light.

And she began to clam down. I always got the sense from her that she did not want anyone else in her house. Former owners of the house have acknowledged her presence and similar antics.

[Harker]

13. My last job in Colorado was night auditor / security at an old hotel overlooking The Stanley. I worked alone.

One night at 2 or 3 a.m. a young couple came down to the desk with all their luggage, saying that there was a ghost in their room looking for French fries, and that they were leaving. They were both clearly shaken, and asked about other lodgings. I pointed out the window at The Stanley, and they about flew out of there.

I dutifully searched the room, but found no sign of the ghost. Just a few empty ketchup packets.

[XanaDUer2]

14. The Stanley sounds haunted

Weird interaction

[Harker]

15. That was an odd one.

Googling "Overlook Hotel" gets one a photo of The Stanley.

[XanaDUer2]

16. What does a night auditor do?

I've wondered for years and I only hear it in relationship to overnight jobs in hotels.

[Harker]

17. I tallied all the credit card payments and submitted them.

I reconciled the days income with the expected figures. I welcomed late arriving guests and booked them into rooms. Did my best to make the guests comfortable and happy. Made coffee at the end of my shift for those guests up and about.

As the overnight security man I walked the property several times, checking doors and looking for non-existent problems, tried to quiet loud unruly drunks, mentioned the swimming pool hours (only to the loud ones) and looked for ghosts.

[XanaDUer2]

18. Thank you

[Harker]

19. Sure thing!

It was for the most part a quiet, enjoyable job where it was expected that I would get some reading done or enjoy a movie on TV in the lobby.