Halloween is coming. Which one will you be?
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We always prepare with 70 large size candy bars. Eyes open real wide when the kids see them. We figure it’s insurance against any tricks. DH eats all the leftovers within 2 weeks.
I’ve got a 15-year-old curmudgeon. When I said, “Oh, we’re the ones who don’t get any trick or treaters,” he muttered, “No. We’re the ones who ignore the bell.”
He’s still bitter. Last year for the first time he didn’t go trick or treating specifically so he could pass out candy, and he was psyched up for weeks about it. And three kids came.
So now he’s on about how he’s gonna make a sign warning kids away. Next he’ll be claiming he’s ready to shoot Santa or something. Aye aye aye.
We’ll be the Scrooge one, with the porch lights out. But only because we’ll be at our daughter’s place, with the haunted house.
Get off my lawn.
A friend recalled her scariest trick or treat when she and her friends made the obligatory stop at the house of a sweet elderly couple up the street. The old lady was so enthused by the costumes that she invited the kids in to show her husband. The old man was sitting by the fireplace, reading his newspaper, and after a moment, he dropped the paper to reveal a hideous devil mask. The kids screamed bloody murder and fell over each other trying to get out the door.
We sit in the driveway with a big bowl full of candy, then I eat all the candy, and we go inside and turn off all the lights.
The last trick or treater to walk over 1/8th mile from the road to my house was the democrat House candidate for this district, whereupon when I saw him I said; Dude, you’re lucky you didn’t get shot.
I doubt we will see any trick or treaters again this year.
They forgot one: The Picture Takers.
It’s been fun to watch the neighbor kids grow up and Halloween is the perfect opportunity to get pictures from year to year of them. Some years we get lots (fine weather), others, not many (raining). We used to get tons of kids but since our local business/shopping village began an afternoon ‘trick or treat’ thing, the numbers have dropped off.
Geoff C. is the “Jackpot” — but only for the neighbor kids.
We have had about 6 trick-or-treater’s in the past 18 years total. Our house is right next to the beaten path, kids don’t make the short walk across the street. Bunch of pansies they are, if you ask me.
It sort of sucks, because we like Halloween, but it’s real nice the rest of the year, as we’ve had the same low number of walking salesmen come through.
Came home last night at 7 and there were kids all over…trick or treating on the 26th??? No candy but I offered what I had….water and wine……
I’m usually number 6.
And my reaction is the same as the husband.
I like to give out full cans of coke or Dr.Pepper… it’s both a trick and a treat!
There aren’t many kids in our neighborhood, but we do get 100s of diverse trick-or-treaters from the other side of town who come by the truckload. We turn the porch light off and pretend not to be home. Phuck ’em.
I haven’t had a tricker treater in over 25 years! I live out in the boonies, and if someone rang my door bell they’d be greeted with a shot gun and a pit bull.
My wife always buys chocolate bars but she knows I make cotton candy to hand out just in case we get any kids. We had 3 treaters over the last 5 years but she still buys chocolate and its always gone by thanksgiving.
I’m scrooge but I’m smart enough to turn the lights off before kids arrive at the door. My problem is the dogs – I either have to lock them up or battle with them barking at the door. Not worth the hassle.
I really miss my husband because he loved seeing the kids at Halloween and was always disappointed when we didn’t get any. He was much nicer than me.
Years ago I bought a 7 foot wooden witch for Halloween because she was so funny. I went home to get a truck to pick up the witch. My two big dogs jumped in the truck with me and waited while I went back to the store to get my purchase.
Both dogs saw me coming toward the car with the 7 foot witch and they both suddenly disappeared . My cowardly dogs were on the floor of the truck hiding from my witch.
The witch comes out every Halloween and stands inside the front door. All the dogs bark at her at first then ignore her. When I open the door it’s a spooky surprise. Most love her but the little kids are often afraid.
Haven’t had one trick or treater since I moved to rural Arizona. House is down a spooky dirt road on top of a small hill.
If I was a kid i wouldn’t go near it.
So every year we car pool with some neighbor kids and drive 15 minutes to the nearest housing tract.
We bought a bunch of candy last year and wound up being The One Who Doesn’t Get Any Trick-or-Treaters. Except for one cute little girl who showed up very late. Then we turned into The Jackpot.
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Number 9.
They come into our neighborhood bussed in via vans. They expect free stuff because it is an upscale neighborhood.
Suck it up, kids, there’s no free candy.