The protocol round here is that if there's something halloweenish in the porch, visitors welcome. The kids are so well indoctrinated with Health & Safety they don't chance the creeps.

You may have a thought about people building their own fireworks - there's enough Greeks and Maltese around here they may well be building their own. Some of the crumps this year suggest they're well into the earthquake zone. My daughter reports someone letting them off in the middle of the North Circular (urban motorway) sufficiently strong to blow cars off their track on both sides of the road.

The answer is undoubtedly to add the glycerine sweets to the mix.