I’m sure this is a fine establishment. A lovely bed and breakfast in the historic downtown area of Glendale Arizona.
All the same, I rather not take a chance.
Good morning, ma’am. How did you sleep? I hope the room was to your satisfaction?
Well, yes, only I kept hearing footsteps in the room above me.
That’s impossible ma’am. There is no room above you.
What are you talking about? Of course there’s a room above me. I saw a man walk up the stairs last night.
You must have imagined it.
You bear a striking resemblance to Charles Boyer. Has anyone ever told you that?
Never. Here’s the coffee you ordered.
I didn’t order coffee.
Yes you did.
No I didn’t. I don’t like coffee.
Of course you do. You love coffee.
I do?
Here’s your spinach omelet.
But I didn’t–
Yes you did.
Hey, did the lights just dim?
It’s your imagination. Drink the coffee ma’am. You’ll feel better.
Don’t think I’d go there, but that does sound like a company I use to work for…
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Ha! Yes, now that you mention it, I recall at least one supervisor from my past who seemed intent on driving me insane. 😉
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Years ago, I stayed at a bed and breakfast in Bisbee, Arizona with my ex-wife. We didn’t get any sleep that night and it wasn’t because we were having a good time. She was afraid from the start and I guess it rubbed off on me because we heard noises all night long. And the bathroom was in the hallway so I had to stand guard whenever she had to go which was often. I’ve heard there are many towns like this in Arizona and there all haunted.
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It wasn’t the Copper Queen, was it? Actually, I think there are several spots in Bisbee that claim to be haunted. Other than that, the town is charming. 😊
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It wasn’t the Copper Queen but another one and they did advertise about a ghost living there. I don’t know if it was just the power of persuasion or the beers we drank at the saloon or both but we heard strange sounds.
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No way in hell would I stay at The Gaslight Inn. BTW, did anybody ever tell you, you bear a striking resemblance to Ingrid Bergman? Perhaps it was that fellow at the front desk.
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Must be my Nordic cheekbones. 😉
Can’t imagine why they chose that name for their inn. I mean, no one actually has gas lights anymore, right? Especially in AZ!
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That’s it, Ingrid Bergman. I’ve been trying to figure out who you looked like.
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Hahaha! I appreciate it, even as I laugh! 😆
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I wouldn’t risk it …. your dialogue ricochets me back to the movie and has me slightly chilled
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I haven’t seen the movie in several years, but I remember how creepy it was. 😳
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How could anything unseemly happen if they have a teddy bear drinking tea? I would sleep peacefully throughout the night. At the hotel across the street…
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Right? How incongruous is that scene? Hey, let’s have a Teddy Bear Tea Party! And oh, while we’re at it, we’ll make you think of a movie where a woman is on the verge OF A MENTAL BREAKDOWN! Caused by her HUSBAND!
By the way, did you know the term “gaslighting” came from the play/movie? I thought it was the other way around. Interesting, don’t you think?
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Yay! I finally know a bit of trivia that actually has some merit. Yep, “gaslighting” became a popular term after the play/movie introduced yet another way to torment the folks we supposedly love. In later years, it was also used as a descriptor for Soviet propaganda and political manipulation of the facts. Hmm. That seems to ring a current bell…
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OHMYGAWD! OUR ENTIRE NATION IS BEING GASLIGHTED!
Criminy, it all makes terrible, horrible, frightening sense now. Please excuse me while I cry uncontrollably. 😱
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