"Mark Thorson" > wrote
>
> I haven't seen trick-or-treaters in decades.
> I believe I stopped buying candy for them
> around 1980. I guess the world has become
> too scary.

We used to get them but the neighborhood has matured and very few live on
our street. Our house is out of the way for most anyway since it is a half
block from any other houses.

We now put out the lights and go out to dinner before dark.