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« on: October 31, 2005, 01:25:10 PM »
Ok, it's been full dark for at least 45 minutes and I've only had one pair of trick or treaters yet!  What am I going to do with this big bowl of Christmas candy!

(I didn't get to Wally World until after work this afternoon, thus I am giving out Christmas candy).

And the two trick or treaters I did have were jumping in and out of Mom and Dad's minivan to trick or treat!  What the heck is that nonsense!  Half the fun of trick or treating in my neighborhood was convincing the parents to take us "just one more block", then all taking turns carrying the littlest ones of the group home because they were too tired to walk back.
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« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2005, 02:03:47 PM »
yep... we're an hour in, and we've had 3 VERY small groups... maybe 7 kids total. Kinda depressing, really. I coaxed the snake out special for trick or treat... Sad
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« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2005, 03:23:49 PM »
Ditto.  What am I going to do with all these tootsie rolls?

Loud female voice:  STEP * AWAY * FROM * THE * TOOTSIE * ROLLS.....
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« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2005, 03:30:40 PM »
well... the city posted time for trick or treating is almost an hour past now. We had, at most, a dozen kids. Am I the only one here remembering Halloween as being from dark 'till at LEAST 10pm, with kids bloody EVERYWHERE?

 I think this just put the end to any expectations I have for Halloween anymore... Sad
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« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2005, 03:36:16 PM »
Halloween is a victim of Sheepledom as well as political correctness, sadly.  People hear about horrible things befalling their kids at this time of year, or they hear how Halloween is so friggin' evil (oh please, like dressing up like a vampire and getting free candy is EVIL

God, I just wanna puke.
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« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2005, 03:37:29 PM »
To continue the rant, I'm only 28...but when I was 10 or so, I remember halloween as a time of LOTs of kids running around, now it's nothing but a few scattered, scared sh*tless groups,
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« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2005, 04:09:40 PM »
We went from about 100 five years ago to about 50 tonight (10 of which were scantilly dressed high school girls).  Not too bad I guess.
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« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2005, 04:32:34 PM »
Wound up with about 30 I guess.  Only that first group came by car.  Only had one group of "non costumed teenagers" who I harassed about being lame.  They seemed amazed and amused that I was giving them a hard time.  The littlest ones are of course adorable.  I don't know if I'll bother to return the two unopened bags of candy or if I'll just take it to work for my students (yeah right).
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« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2005, 06:05:33 PM »
My neighborhood is not great, so kinda happy only one group rang the doorbell...the neighbors kids, and dog.

Over the years it has declined. Churches started doing indoor activities, then other groups too.  I was a kid and we did stuff.

Now that I am older - kids are just not being raised right. Parents that want to parent - can't, all these restictions and poo-pooing of everything.

When I lived in a smaller town, we used to have 200 or more kids come by. Everyone knew everyone. Often sitting on the porch, or in the open garage.  We and the dogs got treats.  Often times warm cider , hot chocolate, or coffee   just set out and folks would head next door and help themselves.  Yes  I even took the dogs to visit the neighbors and they brought me theirs.

When I was younger - we did the normal stuff, rolled paper and tossed eggs in egg fights. Nobody got mad or upset- just tradition.  I learned hard-boiled eggs didn't break in running with them, and they tossed a lot further too.
We had designated targets to get.  One guy had a shed  and we were supposed to "trash it". It was kinda cool as to how 'trashy' we could get it.  Then later we all chipped in and cleaned it up.

We were supposed to sneak past the neighborhood cop, it was a game and we got better and better each year. We would even sneak up and shave cream the car. All in fun.

Sigh...

Anyone have any Heath bars they don't want - I'll take 'em.  Smiley
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« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2005, 06:37:43 PM »
All I saw in my neighborhood was a big batch of pumpkin goo in front of jfruser's house when I came home about 10ish. There were some teens camped out onthe sidewalk a few blocks south of here, in costume, who appeared to be busy planning their next raid.

I wasn't home. From the looks of things, the dogs didn't get excited about anything, so I guess the porch light being off kept my house from infestation. The youngest Incubus has been asleep since noonish and I know he didn't go to the door. The bowl of candy is in his room, half eaten, and all the wrappers are in his floor.

Maybe next year.

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« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2005, 06:38:01 PM »
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Am I the only one here remembering Halloween as being from dark 'till at LEAST 10pm, with kids bloody EVERYWHERE?
Ah, those were the days weren't they? Every house in the neighborhood was lit up, you had a network of friends that kept track of who was giving out what, so you knew which houses had your favorites.

I took my kids out so my parents got door duty. We live in a small town. There were some neighborhoods that were packed to the gills. Then one block over it was lights out and no one around.

I think a combination of being PC, safety in our nutty world, and the commercialism of the retailers is slowly killing it. The local megalomart here had already stripped the shelves of fall/Halloween stuff 3 days ago. No candy, no costumes. Sleds, snow shovels, and Christmas crap had replaced them.
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« Reply #11 on: November 01, 2005, 02:48:06 AM »
Utah is in full on sheepledom over Trick or Treating.  Very few kids here actually do it.  Most participate in whats called 'trunk or treat', where the neighborhood goes to a park or church and gives candy out from thier cars.  So, in retaliation, I refuse to hand out candy.
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« Reply #12 on: November 01, 2005, 03:02:12 AM »
I always miss Halloween night.  I don't get back home until about 10pm on Monday nights.  Trees remained un-TPed!:D

We do have a bunch of kids in my 'hood.  Do not know if it is the "in" thing to do nowadays though.
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« Reply #13 on: November 01, 2005, 03:52:23 AM »
Halloween is DEAD! Evil a'holes with razorblades and poison along with the complicity of the "if it bleeds it leads" media killed it.

More's the pity. When I was a kid trick or treatin' in the late 50's and early 60's the streets of my neighborhood were filled with kids - kids of all ages from 4 or 5 to 16 and parents weren't required or for that matter welcome.

We got everything from candy to fruit. I especially liked it when we got caramel popcorn balls and caramel apples.

Sadly those days are gone. The world is a scarier place for many and the few have ruined it for the rest.
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« Reply #14 on: November 01, 2005, 04:09:47 AM »
Where I'm at, the sidewalks were jam packed with kids running from one house to another, despite the cold rain that was falling Sunday night.  Most homeowners have some decorations out, some have very elaborate setups. My 3 YO got a big kick out of helping mom and dad carve his pumpkin and put it on a table on the back patio facin in so a candle could be lit every nigh and he could see it leading up to halloween.  My only complaint is when a town or city has its 'trick or treating' on a night other than Halloween.
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« Reply #15 on: November 01, 2005, 09:31:36 AM »
My wife gave away 3 bags of candy so she had a good turnout (I was working.)  This is probably due to the fact that we are in a new sub-division.

We make the older kid (high school up) sing a song or dance for Candy it can be very amusing.  The wife commented how this was the first year that a majority of the kids (older) refused to sing/dance and walked off to the next house disgusted.   The spirit/fun of Halloween just is not the same anymore.
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« Reply #16 on: November 01, 2005, 10:36:38 AM »
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Halloween is DEAD! Evil a'holes with razorblades and poison along with the complicity of the "if it bleeds it leads" media killed it.
Media hype just like guns. There was a story on the radio today. A researcher reviewed newspaper archives dating back to the 50's and found less than a 100 reported cases of tampering, and all but a small percentage were hoaxes.

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The wife commented how this was the first year that a majority of the kids (older) refused to sing/dance and walked off to the next house disgusted.   The spirit/fun of Halloween just is not the same anymore.
More liberal poisoning of young minds. They shouldn't have to work for anything you should give it to them because you have it to give.
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« Reply #17 on: November 01, 2005, 03:26:32 PM »
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Media hype just like guns. There was a story on the radio today. A researcher reviewed newspaper archives dating back to the 50's and found less than a 100 reported cases of tampering, and all but a small percentage were hoaxes.
Which was my point exactly - I just did a poor job of communicating it.

Unfortunately in the USA [paraphrase] Perceptions rule - reality drools...
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« Reply #18 on: November 01, 2005, 07:01:07 PM »
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Which was my point exactly - I just did a poor job of communicating it.
You communicated it just fine. I understood it well enough to make the connection to the news story I had heard.
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