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Title: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: fightingquaker13 on October 31, 2009, 07:40:05 PM
While I did not indulge in M'lette's full scale craziness, I did go out and buy a plastic pumpkin and a jumbo sized bag of mini-snickers (which I would never consider freezing and eating myself). Its 8:30 EDT and not one, none, zero, zip, nada, costumed tricycle motor has showed up demanding loot. It seems that down our way folks are going to Church and school sponsored "trunk or treat" parties where folks park in the lot, decorate their cars and the kids go car to car with costume contests and the rest. I suppose its a good thing, but it seems a bit sad that we've gotten so paranoid that we don't trust our neighbors to give our kids candy. I mean honestly, the urban legends about razor blades in apples etc are just that. I make no complaints about having a bag of frozen Snickers goodness to myself, but it is kind of sad to step out your door on Halloween night and not see a mob of sugar crazed ankle biters extorting the neighbors.
FQ13 who feels old
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: twyacht on October 31, 2009, 07:48:08 PM
WOW, As a S. FL local, never get chocolate as it melts when its 80 + degrees,...

Wife and I had the critters from 7:00 to 8:45 than ran out of candy.

Sorry you didn't have the crumb crunchers make the rounds.

Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: TAB on October 31, 2009, 07:55:44 PM
its not dark here yet, but judging by the number of familys in the area, we will get lots.
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: Pathfinder on October 31, 2009, 08:04:32 PM
While I did not indulge in M'lette's full scale craziness, I did go out and buy a plastic pumpkin and a jumbo sized bag of mini-snickers (which I would never consider freezing and eating myself). Its 8:30 EDT and not one, none, zero, zip, nada, costumed tricycle motor has showed up demanding loot. It seems that down our way folks are going to Church and school sponsored "trunk or treat" parties where folks park in the lot, decorate their cars and the kids go car to car with costume contests and the rest. I suppose its a good thing, but it seems a bit sad that we've gotten so paranoid that we don't trust our neighbors to give our kids candy. I mean honestly, the urban legends about razor blades in apples etc are just that. I make no complaints about having a bag of frozen Snickers goodness to myself, but it is kind of sad to step out your door on Halloween night and not see a mob of sugar crazed ankle biters extorting the neighbors.
FQ13 who feels old

Lots of kids here, candy bucket is down to the good stuff, intentionally hidden at the bottom for good reason - it is the good stuff!!

As for the razor blades, once again you are full of sh|t on that as well. It was real, there were incidents. Sadly, it turned out, that most (not all) were done by the families for publicity, something like a weird Munchhhousen disease. But it was real.
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: tombogan03884 on October 31, 2009, 08:07:50 PM
FQ, I know of at least 2 cases in Boston that probably happened before you were born.
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: fightingquaker13 on October 31, 2009, 08:17:03 PM
Then I reckon I date myself as young. I remember when I was 8 or so local ERs volunteering to x-ray the candy for free (Lord knows what a nightmare that must have been, kids+ER on a night when adults go out and get drunk and stupid). Anyway, it was discontinued because there was nothing found. If there were needles in the tootsie rolls or razors in the apples I stand corrected by Path and Tom (I really hate doing that, but so be it).  My understanding was that it was an urban legend. Still, I do dislike the distrust that prevents folks from sending their kids to their neighbors. This strikes me as a warning sign about the dissolution of community solidarity and the horizontal bonds that make up a healthy society.
FQ13 who will eat a frozen snickers bar and look on the bright side
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: tombogan03884 on October 31, 2009, 08:24:56 PM
You can trust YOUR neighbors if you want FQ.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091101/ap_on_re_us/us_rapist_s_home_bodies

Coroner: 6 bodies found at home; Ohioan arrested
CLEVELAND – A convicted rapist who fled before police arrived to arrest him on new rape charges was arrested Saturday in his inner-city neighborhood after police found six decomposing bodies at his home.
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: Timothy on October 31, 2009, 08:25:24 PM
Same here, not a goul or soul or ankle bitter (other than my dog) to be seen.

A plethera of goodies for my fat ass, just what I need, another reason to fill the cake hole....

 ;D
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: Timothy on October 31, 2009, 08:27:02 PM
You can trust YOUR neighbors if you want FQ.

Coroner: 6 bodies found at home; Ohioan arrested
CLEVELAND – A convicted rapist who fled before police arrived to arrest him on new rape charges was arrested Saturday in his inner-city neighborhood after police found six decomposing bodies at his home.

Cleveland is best viewed at about 80 MPH on Route 90 in your riew view mirror...
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: fightingquaker13 on October 31, 2009, 08:40:29 PM
Cleveland is best view at about 80 MPH on Route 90 in your riew view mirror...
Having lived in Indiana and thus having to pass through the "Mistake on the Lake" up close and personal on more than one occasion, I can reccomend the view from 30,000 feet at 500 mph. ;)
FQ13 who says screw the Rock and Roll Hall of fame, and if I want comic relief I'd rather watch SNL than a Browns game
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: Ichiban on October 31, 2009, 08:45:33 PM
I must be old.  I remember getting popcorn balls, caramel apples, homemade cookies, etc. at Halloween.  Kiss those days goodbye.  Most of the little kids have been and gone and now I'm seeing the big kids.  Not too big of a turnout - looks like I'll have some snickers for myself.  :D
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: philw on October 31, 2009, 08:45:40 PM
Dam  

even here  where it is not a Big deal   we had 15 kids knock on the door after lollies

all went away happy with there loot
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: Rastus on October 31, 2009, 08:47:47 PM
I'm hitting the stores in the morning early...to get the savings on the candy they didn't sell this year because of the crappy economy.
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: Pathfinder on October 31, 2009, 08:52:56 PM
I'm hitting the stores in the morning early...to get the savings on the candy they didn't sell this year because of the crappy economy.

Too late, the Christmas candy is already out. I didn't see any Halloween candy still on the shelves. I'll look again, but . . .
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: twyacht on October 31, 2009, 08:53:23 PM
Don't even mention the "flats" in Cleavland, .......

 ;)
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: Timothy on October 31, 2009, 08:53:39 PM
My wife and I were discussing this last night.  When I was a kid, I lived in a suburb of Grand Rapids and we had maybe 500 houses in our division and another 1500 within a mile of our house.  We used to make at least two rounds through the hood and then walk the mile to the other hoods for the late night stuff.  By 11:00 pm, you couldn't find the floor of the living room because of all the candy the four of us came home with.

Carmel apples or anything home made got tossed immediately and we went directly for the store bought goodies.

The 60's was a great decade to be a kid.
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: PegLeg45 on October 31, 2009, 09:46:13 PM
Heck, the only trick-or-treaters we get every year are the neighbor's kids from 1/4 mile across the road........ and this year the whole family had the flu this week.
So, we called them and told them we left them some goody bags in their mailbox.

My wife still buys too much candy, "just in case".....oh well, time for another sugar rush for the one-legged fat man........ah ha!!!!!!!
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: Fatman on October 31, 2009, 10:25:55 PM
My township has an ordinance  - Trick or Treat limited to 6-8 pm only.  I remember going from the minute we got home from school until about 8 pm.  I can understand stopping it at 8, but why limit when it starts?

Anyway, I compensate for the small window by giving out 5 pieces per goblin. 
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: PegLeg45 on October 31, 2009, 10:33:45 PM
Got a photo of the scariest costume I've seen this Halloween.......protect your brain.....run for your life......  :o  :o  :o


Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: CJS3 on October 31, 2009, 10:34:12 PM
Lots of Kids at my door tonight. I answered wearing my wolfman mask and got a satisfying amount of squeals from the kids. I even scared one of the older boys in the neighborhood, into running from the door. The younger kids, for the most part, just laughed and held out their bags for the goodies.
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: Fatman on October 31, 2009, 10:44:11 PM
Lots of Kids at my door tonight. I answered wearing my wolfman mask and got a satisfying amount of squeals from the kids. I even scared one of the older boys in the neighborhood, into running from the door. The younger kids, for the most part, just laughed and held out their bags for the goodies.

I usually sit out front dressed as a faceless ghoul. Stone still until you get close to the candy bowl, or just after you take a piece and turn to leave.

This year, I took a page out of the illusionists playbook. If you stand behind spotlights, you can hide in plain sight. Just step out and watch the grand skidaddle  begin.
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: TAB on October 31, 2009, 11:07:18 PM
We didn't get a single one    :'(

all the lights on.   My wife is really disappoiinted, she got all dress up and every thing.


Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: PegLeg45 on October 31, 2009, 11:22:39 PM
We didn't get a single one    :'(

all the lights on.   My wife is really disappoiinted, she got all dress up and every thing.


What did she dress up as?

Maybe you two can salvage the evening with some Halloween role playing................  ;)  ;D  ;D  ;D   :o





Sorry, as posted in another thread, I blame it on being jacked up on pixie-stix, candy corn, and mini-snickers.......we didn't have any trick-or-treater either...... :o  :o  ;D
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: david86440 on October 31, 2009, 11:59:02 PM
We didn't have anyone show up so I'm glad we bought stuff that I like!
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: Big Frank on November 01, 2009, 12:03:14 AM
I'm usually on vacation on Halloween, and when I am home I like to give bags of candy to the elementary school for their party instead of passing it out at home. I'd rather let the little kids enjoy it instead of me giving out candy to the teenagers who come around.
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: TAB on November 01, 2009, 12:04:42 AM
What did she dress up as?

Maybe you two can salvage the evening with some Halloween role playing................  ;)  ;D  ;D  ;D   :o


A witch.  Now if it was a maid outfit...   :-X    ;D
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: ratcatcher55 on November 01, 2009, 06:33:50 AM
We didn't have anyone show up so I'm glad we bought stuff that I like!

Same here! The youngest kids around here are in high school so I get what I want for deer camp.

There is less walking in the developments so I saw the minivans moving in formation.
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: r_w on November 01, 2009, 08:00:54 AM
Only visitor last night was a skunk.   :P

Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: Rastus on November 01, 2009, 08:32:21 AM
We didn't get a single one    :'(

all the lights on.   .........

You should have stayed out of sight with the lights on....dude....you scared them away.   :o
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: GUNS-R-US on November 01, 2009, 10:24:32 AM
This was my 9th Halloween in my house and I have yet to ever have any trick or treaters.  :'( Last night I talked to my folks they hadn't had any either. They usually get quite a few little buggers down their street ???
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: 1911 Junkie on November 01, 2009, 11:47:14 AM
It's the Obama effect.

Going house to house to get the candy is too much like work.

The people with the candy are expected to take it to the houses of the kids without.




Now don't you feel bad about just sitting at home waiting to give out candy instead of being more proactive.
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: tt11758 on November 01, 2009, 12:41:23 PM
We actually had more kids this year than in previous years.  The wife said some of the little ones were REALLY cute!!  I'm not allowed to answer the door however, cuz the wife says I'll "scare the hell out of the kids."  I don't know what that's supposed to mean, I am one charming sonofabitch, dammit!!!
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: Teresa Heilevang on November 01, 2009, 04:34:33 PM
Marshal and I had over 100.. and then we left at 8:30 to go to my daughter in laws party...
Here is the pictures I posted on facebook..


http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=40563&id=1360856348&l=9b910adee1
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: twyacht on November 01, 2009, 07:21:56 PM
Marshal and I had over 100.. and then we left at 8:30 to go to my daughter in laws party...
Here is the pictures I posted on facebook..


http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=40563&id=1360856348&l=9b910adee1


Where's the Halloween pictures? Just pics of an ordinary Sat. night in Kansas?

 ;)

The inflatable Doll on her knees was rather creative,... ::)
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: Big Frank on November 01, 2009, 07:26:55 PM
Where's the Halloween pictures? Just pics of an ordinary Sat. night in Kansas?

 ;)

The inflatable Doll on her knees was rather creative,... ::)

It could have been worse.
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: Teresa Heilevang on November 01, 2009, 09:46:50 PM
hahahaha... you are right............
Same as other Saturday nights except we dressed up..or down... or.........well... that was later.......... ;)
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: PegLeg45 on November 01, 2009, 09:48:44 PM
hahahaha... you are right............
Same as other Saturday nights except we dressed up..or down... or.........well... that was later.......... ;)


Looks like you guys had a fun time..................keeping the liquor store in business.   :D  ;D
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: Teresa Heilevang on November 01, 2009, 10:25:43 PM
sighhh... hello??
We are talking MY family here..  ::)
of course they keep the liquor store in business..
beer bait and ammo......... ;D
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: TAB on November 01, 2009, 10:33:37 PM
I didn't get to go any halloween partys this year... :'(

Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: PegLeg45 on November 01, 2009, 10:35:33 PM
sighhh... hello??
We are talking MY family here..  ::)
of course they keep the liquor store in business..
beer bait and ammo......... ;D


Shop down at "Larry's Bait, Bullets & Beer"..................home of the worlds largest indoor cane-pole emporium.   ;D
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: tombogan03884 on November 01, 2009, 11:12:43 PM
hahahaha... you are right............
Same as other Saturday nights except we dressed up..or down... or.........well... that was later.......... ;)


Were you naked in the sprinklers again ?  ;D
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: GUNS-R-US on November 02, 2009, 10:19:19 AM
It could have been worse.

Ya know that outfit was just wrong on so many level I can't even begin to list them! :o :-X
Title: Re: No Trick or Treaters This Year!
Post by: Walter45Auto on November 02, 2009, 06:43:17 PM
I think it's going that way all over. My Church put on a Trunk or Treat Friday night.