BS: Halloweener count 2009

Subject: RE: BS: Halloweener count 2009
From: Alice
Date: 31 Oct 09 - 06:41 PM

For about 5 years I made popcorn balls to give away. Then I decided to just buy peanuts in the shell and give something more "healthy" rather than sugary. After a few years of that, I realized that some kids were probably allergic to peanuts... and I was contaminating their entire candy bag by throwing in scoops of peanuts.

Subject: RE: BS: Halloweener count 2009
From: gnu
Date: 31 Oct 09 - 06:29 PM

Of course, in my old neighbourhod, which has about 110 houses, bounded by commercial properties and apartment complexes, I don't miss the teenagers that I have to look up to who come to the door and don't even say the magic words... until I look at them quizically and ask, "Yeah?" Such rude manners!

Had a about six of them show up in one group at the door about five years ago. Made each one say "Trick or treat." before I shelled out. The last one, a lad about six feet tall, maybe 18 years old or so, said, "Trick or fuck you." I still have his hat.

Subject: RE: BS: Halloweener count 2009
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 31 Oct 09 - 06:22 PM

We're in our new house, down a long (900ft) driveway. In our village, most of the trick-or-treaters are driven from door to door- no one yet!

Subject: RE: BS: Halloweener count 2009
From: bobad
Date: 31 Oct 09 - 06:20 PM

We haven't had one trick-or-treater in the nearly nineteen years we have lived here. I guess that's what happens when you live on an unpaved road on the edge of a bog with a driveway the length of a football field.

Subject: RE: BS: Halloweener count 2009
From: Janie
Date: 31 Oct 09 - 06:13 PM

Still 20-30 minutes before trick or treating starts here, but I understand from my neighbors that we will get few, if any. These days, it seems, parents drive kids to several prosperous, densely packed subdivisions in the area rather than take them around their own neighborhood, where there is more walking (and perhaps the treats are not as upscale?)

In my old neighborhood I noticed a steady decline over the past 10 years.

Like gnu and Alice, I miss seeing the little ones.

Subject: RE: BS: Halloweener count 2009
From: Alice
Date: 31 Oct 09 - 06:03 PM

I live half a block from an elementary school. This neighborhood used to have many families with small kids. I miss having them show up at the door. Maybe the parents just are not sending them out to strangers' doors as much as in the past.

Subject: RE: BS: Halloweener count 2009
From: gnu
Date: 31 Oct 09 - 06:00 PM

I miss seeing the wee kids in costume. Especially the ones that want to talk. So cute.

Now, the two wee kids I did have tonight... I gave several treats to the girl. I gave a bigger handful to the lad. Just happened that I grabbed more. She looked at his "pumkin" treat bag, looked up at me and said, indignantly, "You gave him more that I got!" He was on his way back down the front steps. I grabbed a BIG handful and put it in her bag and put the "shoosh finger" to my lips. She did the same, with the biggest smile you could imagine. Some cute!

Subject: RE: BS: Halloweener count 2009
From: Alice
Date: 31 Oct 09 - 05:46 PM

The weather warmed up, but for the last two years, I've had zero trick or treaters on Halloween. Used to have lots of kids, all ages.

Subject: RE: BS: Halloweener count 2009
From: gnu
Date: 31 Oct 09 - 05:39 PM

Yo Phot. haven't ran into you in a while. Hope all is okay with you and yours.

Subject: RE: BS: Halloweener count 2009
From: Phot
Date: 31 Oct 09 - 05:38 PM

Thankfully quiet! None whatsoever!

Wassail!! Chris

Subject: BS: Halloweener count 2009
From: gnu
Date: 31 Oct 09 - 05:33 PM

For the last two years... high twenties, including about 10 teenagers.

The streetlights have been on for just over a half hour. The temp is about 16C (warm for tonight) but the wind is whipping from about 40 to 70kph and rain is threatenting.

Mum did not want me to go to her place to hand out treats... not due to the wind... due to the swine flu. She figured parents would not want their kids taking candy from strangers.

Seems that the combo is "working". Two little kids at 4:40PM and none since at my front door.

30 years ago, we would get at least 150... run out of treats not long after 8PM.

How's by you?