How much candy I bought:

http://tinypic.com/r/16h5ctg/7

How much I'll probably give away:

http://tinypic.com/r/34j6rl2/7

Hey, I can hope, can't I? And nothing wrong with leftover
Snickers Bars, I say.

nancy

On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:03:01 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>How much candy I bought:
>
>http://tinypic.com/r/16h5ctg/7
>
>How much I'll probably give away:
>
>http://tinypic.com/r/34j6rl2/7
>
>Hey, I can hope, can't I? And nothing wrong with leftover
>Snickers Bars, I say.

Yeah, you can always freeze them...

On 2010-10-31, Sqwertz > wrote:

> Nowadays I turn off all the lights, put yellow "Police Crime Scene"
> tape all around the outside of the house, and leave for 5-6 hours
> the night before and the night of halloween. Nobody ever messes
> with my house.

Whatta dick!

I loved high kid traffic areas. I'd get lotsa candy, go all out for a
scary costume, put on holloween sound effects, and scare the crap outta lil'
kids that would come to the door. Whatta hoot!

The last two places I lived had zero kid traffic. Bummer.

nb

Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:03:01 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> How much candy I bought:
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/r/16h5ctg/7
>>
>> How much I'll probably give away:
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/r/34j6rl2/7
>>
>> Hey, I can hope, can't I? And nothing wrong with leftover
>> Snickers Bars, I say.
>
> When you give away full size bars, you're bound to get repeat
> customers. I always gave out full size bars, too. The kids would
> look all surprised.

That's what I strive for, it's my payoff. The reaction is priceless.
Big Snicker Bars!!

> Nowadays I turn off all the lights, put yellow "Police Crime Scene"
> tape all around the outside of the house, and leave for 5-6 hours
> the night before and the night of halloween. Nobody ever messes
> with my house.

(laugh) That's funny. I'll have my 8 kids by 6 or so, then maybe
a straggler, and 8pm is the curfew. I walk at night so I appreciate
the Halloween lights, but no kids will see them on their rounds.

nancy

Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:03:01 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> > wrote:
>
>> How much candy I bought:
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/r/16h5ctg/7
>>
>> How much I'll probably give away:
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/r/34j6rl2/7
>>
>> Hey, I can hope, can't I? And nothing wrong with leftover
>> Snickers Bars, I say.
>
> Yeah, you can always freeze them...

Yeah, that's the ticket! Freeze them ... all of them. Heh.

nancy

On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:03:01 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:

> How much candy I bought:
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/16h5ctg/7
>
> How much I'll probably give away:
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/34j6rl2/7
>
> Hey, I can hope, can't I? And nothing wrong with leftover
> Snickers Bars, I say.

When you give away full size bars, you're bound to get repeat
customers. I always gave out full size bars, too. The kids would
look all surprised.

Nowadays I turn off all the lights, put yellow "Police Crime Scene"
tape all around the outside of the house, and leave for 5-6 hours
the night before and the night of halloween. Nobody ever messes
with my house.

-sw

"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.

Cheryl wrote:
> On Sun 31 Oct 2010 12:03:01p, Nancy Young wrote in rec.food.cooking
> >:
>
>> How much candy I bought:
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/r/16h5ctg/7
>>
>> How much I'll probably give away:
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/r/34j6rl2/7
>>
>> Hey, I can hope, can't I? And nothing wrong with leftover
>> Snickers Bars, I say.
>>
>
> Same here. I hate buying halloween candy because I know most of it
> will not be eaten by trick or treaters. I just buy a little bit
> "just in case" but kids just don't seem to trick or treat like we did
> when I was a kid, and even when my son was a kid.

I know that's how it is anymore, and I shouldn't bother.

> I used to buy what
> I didn't like, but now I buy what I like and just freeze whatever's
> left, most of it, and have a candy bar every now and then.

Exactly. I started buying the big boxes because the supermarkets
don't even sell packs of big candy bars anymore. So I have
increasingly stale candy bars over the next few months, that's
okay. A handful will go into the freezer today.

nancy

Cheryl wrote:
>
> Same here. I hate buying halloween candy because I know most of it
> will not be eaten by trick or treaters. I just buy a little bit
> "just in case" but kids just don't seem to trick or treat like we did
> when I was a kid, and even when my son was a kid. I used to buy what
> I didn't like, but now I buy what I like and just freeze whatever's
> left, most of it, and have a candy bar every now and then.

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.

On Oct 31, 11:59*am, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:03:01 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
> > How much candy I bought:
>
> >http://tinypic.com/r/16h5ctg/7
>
> > How much I'll probably give away:
>
> >http://tinypic.com/r/34j6rl2/7
>
> > Hey, I can hope, can't I? *And nothing wrong with leftover
> > Snickers Bars, I say.
>
> When you give away full size bars, you're bound to get repeat
> customers. *I always gave out full size bars, too. *The kids would
> look all surprised.
>
> Nowadays I turn off all the lights, put yellow "Police Crime Scene"
> tape all around the outside of the house, and leave for 5-6 hours
> the night before and the night of halloween. *Nobody ever messes
> with my house.
>
> -sw

==
Probably because the yellow tape is the genuine thing around your
place most of the time. <g>
==

On 31/10/2010 3:44 PM, 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 never did have many. Living in a rural area we only ever got my son's
friends coming around to each others' houses before heading into town
where the houses are closer. We have had a number of families with young
kids move into nearby houses over the years so we always used to get
something to hand out and ended up having to eat it ourselves. This
year I saved the Loonies from my pocket change. I figured that 10 would
be more than enough. If the ids don't show up they go back into my pocket.

Nancy Young wrote:
> How much candy I bought:
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/16h5ctg/7
>
> How much I'll probably give away:
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/34j6rl2/7
>
> Hey, I can hope, can't I?

I'll be darned, a new high, by 5pm I had 21 trick or treaters!

I'm not worried about running out or anything but I've made
a good sized dent in the supply.

nancy

On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:13:20 GMT, notbob wrote:

> On 2010-10-31, Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>> Nowadays I turn off all the lights, put yellow "Police Crime Scene"
>> tape all around the outside of the house, and leave for 5-6 hours
>> the night before and the night of halloween. Nobody ever messes
>> with my house.
>
> Whatta dick!

Then I don't have to dress up to get in the spirit!

I'm sorry I don't get into the spirit as much as you, Bob. You are
the man!

-sw

On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:58:04 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

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

Don't let notbob hear you say that! Anybody that doesn't dress up
and stay home to welcome the kids is a Supreme Dick.

-sw

Cheryl > wrote:

>On Sun 31 Oct 2010 03:44:48p, Mark Thorson wrote in rec.food.cooking

>> 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.

>My brothers neighborhood still gets loads of kids trick or treating.
>My mom's house, too. Not nearly what it used to be, but it's still
>an event here.

Same here. But...

We're both to sick to responsibly hand out any Halloween candy.
So, reluctantly we will just darken the house and wait it out.
This sucks.


Steve

Cheryl wrote:
> On Sun 31 Oct 2010 05:19:39p, Nancy Young wrote in rec.food.cooking
> >:
>
>> I'll be darned, a new high, by 5pm I had 21 trick or treaters!
>>
>> I'm not worried about running out or anything but I've made
>> a good sized dent in the supply.
>
> LOL! 25 kids would have wiped me out. So what was the scariest
> costume? Were they little ones? With parents within site?

Oh, they were so cute, the little ones had all kinds of costumes
even if I couldn't tell what they were. The older ones were like
Harry Potter and Darth Vader. One kid was in camo and face paint
and I said I didn't even see you there! He wasn't amused. I think
his friend was Bill Gates or something. Heh. One little girl gave
me an earnest look with these big eyes and said Happy Holiday!

I had a lot of fun. Mostly the parents of the young ones stood out
by the street.

Final tally, 30 trick or treaters. Cool.

nancy

I had about 90 kids. I was glad to see most of the candy go. Just
about every kid tho was polite and said thank you. Wow. There's hope
yet.

On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:32:08 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

>
>I had about 90 kids. I was glad to see most of the candy go. Just
>about every kid tho was polite and said thank you. Wow. There's hope
>yet.

This year no one. I already ate 30 Whoppers and decided I won't be
buying Halloween candy anymroe.

Nancy Young wrote:

> Final tally, 30 trick or treaters. Cool.
>
>


It's 7:30, been dark for over an hour and we just had our
first 3 kids. We're going to have a LOT of candy to take to the
election site on Tuesday!

gloria p

On 10/31/2010 8:21 PM, gloria.p wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> Final tally, 30 trick or treaters. Cool.
>>
>>
>
>
> It's 7:30, been dark for over an hour and we just had our
> first 3 kids. We're going to have a LOT of candy to take to the election
> site on Tuesday!
>


One guy drove up in a pickup truck and a big kid got out looking for
candy. This is the first time we've had a trick or treater here in the
5 years we've lived here.


--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

gloria.p wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> Final tally, 30 trick or treaters. Cool.

> It's 7:30, been dark for over an hour and we just had our
> first 3 kids. We're going to have a LOT of candy to take to the
> election site on Tuesday!

The election volunteers are going to have the voters whipping
through there! (laugh) A sugar rush.

It's a long day. It's good of you to take on that chore.

nancy

On Oct 31, 7:32*pm, Kalmia > wrote:
> I had about 90 kids. *I was glad to see most of the candy go. *Just
> about every kid tho was polite and said thank you. *Wow. *There's hope
> yet.

All the kids and parents in our neighborhood were very nice and polite
too. They all said, "Thank You." That, in spite of the fact that I
frightened all but the little kids. Years ago, my wife got a hold of
a monk's robe. It's black, heavy, hooded and all wool. I stood very
still out in front of the house, such that I looked like a display.
When they got really close, I became animated and scared the crap out
of a bunch of folks, including adults. It was fun.

--Bryan

On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 12:03:01 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

> How much candy I bought:
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/16h5ctg/7
>
> How much I'll probably give away:
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/34j6rl2/7
>
> Hey, I can hope, can't I? And nothing wrong with leftover
> Snickers Bars, I say.
>
I can only say that we grossly underestimated how many
trick-r-treaters we'd get this year. It's the World Series fer cripes
sake! Red blooded San Franciscans were supposed to be home glued to
the TV set, but they were out trick-r-treating instead. We only
bought 200 pieces of candy which we doled out one per customer, but we
ran out slightly after 7PM anyway. I had to put a sign on the door
saying we had no more candy left. How embarrassing! I've never had
to do that before.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On 31 Oct 2010 18:33:52 GMT, Cheryl > wrote:

> On Sun 31 Oct 2010 12:03:01p, Nancy Young wrote in rec.food.cooking
> >:
>
> > How much candy I bought:
> >
> > http://tinypic.com/r/16h5ctg/7
> >
> > How much I'll probably give away:
> >
> > http://tinypic.com/r/34j6rl2/7
> >
> > Hey, I can hope, can't I? And nothing wrong with leftover
> > Snickers Bars, I say.
> >
>
> Same here. I hate buying halloween candy because I know most of it
> will not be eaten by trick or treaters. I just buy a little bit
> "just in case" but kids just don't seem to trick or treat like we did
> when I was a kid, and even when my son was a kid. I used to buy what
> I didn't like, but now I buy what I like and just freeze whatever's
> left, most of it, and have a candy bar every now and then.

My in-laws used to live in an area that had few trick-r-treaters.
They came to our house every year for a family & friends Halloween
party + trick-r-treat (I live in a "destination neighborhood"), so
they'd leave a basket of candy and let whoever arrived serve
themselves. Most years it wasn't even touched.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On 10/31/2010 2:33 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> On Sun 31 Oct 2010 12:03:01p, Nancy Young wrote in rec.food.cooking
> >:
>
>> How much candy I bought:
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/r/16h5ctg/7
>>
>> How much I'll probably give away:
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/r/34j6rl2/7
>>
>> Hey, I can hope, can't I? And nothing wrong with leftover
>> Snickers Bars, I say.
>>
>
> Same here. I hate buying halloween candy because I know most of it
> will not be eaten by trick or treaters. I just buy a little bit
> "just in case" but kids just don't seem to trick or treat like we did
> when I was a kid, and even when my son was a kid

You're right. Last night was pathetic. Went to 2 neighborhoods that my
neighbors usually go to...no lights on. So many religious people here
that refuse to participate on a sunday.
--
Currently reading: The Good House by Tannarive Due

On 11/1/2010 2:33 AM, Omelet wrote:
> In >,
> > wrote:
>
>> On Sun 31 Oct 2010 12:03:01p, Nancy Young wrote in rec.food.cooking
>> >:
>>
>>> How much candy I bought:
>>>
>>> http://tinypic.com/r/16h5ctg/7
>>>
>>> How much I'll probably give away:
>>>
>>> http://tinypic.com/r/34j6rl2/7
>>>
>>> Hey, I can hope, can't I? And nothing wrong with leftover
>>> Snickers Bars, I say.
>>>
>>
>> Same here. I hate buying halloween candy because I know most of it
>> will not be eaten by trick or treaters. I just buy a little bit
>> "just in case" but kids just don't seem to trick or treat like we did
>> when I was a kid, and even when my son was a kid. I used to buy what
>> I didn't like, but now I buy what I like and just freeze whatever's
>> left, most of it, and have a candy bar every now and then.
>
> It's gotten to be too dangerous for the most part, but I went trick or
> treating last night with my sister, brother and law and the nephews. ;-)
> We did not carry bags, just the two boys did. They are 5 and 8.

That's how it should be. I saw ridiculous amounts of adults WITHOUT
costumes trick or treating. kids without costumes too...People here
don't even bother trying anymore.

--
Currently reading: The Good House by Tannarive Due

On Oct 31, 10:22*pm, Bryan > wrote:
> On Oct 31, 7:32*pm, Kalmia > wrote:
>
> > I had about 90 kids. *I was glad to see most of the candy go. *Just
> > about every kid tho was polite and said thank you. *Wow. *There's hope
> > yet.
>
> All the kids and parents in our neighborhood were very nice and polite
> too. *They all said, "Thank You." *That, in spite of the fact that I
> frightened all but the little kids. *Years ago, my wife got a hold of
> a monk's robe. *It's black, heavy, hooded and all wool. *I stood very
> still out in front of the house, such that I looked like a display.
> When they got really close, I became animated and scared the crap out
> of a bunch of folks, including adults. *It was fun.
>
> --Bryan

Gotta remember THAT one for next year. It'll give em all something
to remember besides a stomach ache.

What were your sound effects?

In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> How much candy I bought:
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/16h5ctg/7
>
> How much I'll probably give away:
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/34j6rl2/7
>
> Hey, I can hope, can't I? And nothing wrong with leftover
> Snickers Bars, I say.
>
> nancy

<g> Excess Halloween candy is always such a problem. Always the
decision to make whether to eat it all at once and be done with it or
eat one or two pieces daily until it's gone. (We had about 40 goblins
show up for a little Hershey bar or a Twix. In light of the bags of
Midnight Milky Way bits that "disappeared" I may try to offload the
extra Hershey's and Twix.)

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Apple pie posted 10-31-2010; http://web.me.com/barbschaller

In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> I'll be darned, a new high, by 5pm I had 21 trick or treaters!

Curiosity question, Nancy: What time does it get dark there? My first
kids didn't come until about 5:30 or so and the last showed up by 8:15.
--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Apple pie posted 10-31-2010; http://web.me.com/barbschaller

In article >,
(Steve Pope) wrote:

> We're both to sick to responsibly hand out any Halloween candy.
> So, reluctantly we will just darken the house and wait it out.
> This sucks.
> Steve

:-( A temporary situation, I hope. My neighbor usually goes to her
son's home for the evening. Last night she stayed home with her yard
light off, skulking around her house with a flashlight to light her way
until about 8:30 p.m.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Apple pie posted 10-31-2010; http://web.me.com/barbschaller

"Omelet" > wrote in message
news
> In article >,
> Cheryl > wrote:
>
>> On Sun 31 Oct 2010 12:03:01p, Nancy Young wrote in rec.food.cooking
>> >:
>>
>> > How much candy I bought:
>> >
>> > http://tinypic.com/r/16h5ctg/7
>> >
>> > How much I'll probably give away:
>> >
>> > http://tinypic.com/r/34j6rl2/7
>> >
>> > Hey, I can hope, can't I? And nothing wrong with leftover
>> > Snickers Bars, I say.
>> >
>>
>> Same here. I hate buying halloween candy because I know most of it
>> will not be eaten by trick or treaters. I just buy a little bit
>> "just in case" but kids just don't seem to trick or treat like we did
>> when I was a kid, and even when my son was a kid. I used to buy what
>> I didn't like, but now I buy what I like and just freeze whatever's
>> left, most of it, and have a candy bar every now and then.
>
> It's gotten to be too dangerous for the most part, but I went trick or
> treating last night with my sister, brother and law and the nephews. ;-)
> We did not carry bags, just the two boys did. They are 5 and 8.
>
> Dyson was Batman and Morgan was Superman.
>
> There is one street here in town that all the Trick or Treaters attend,
> and it was a blast. The decorations were a lot of fun and the boys got
> lots of candy!
>
> It's the same street that is worth driving down during Christmas
> decoration season.
>
> I've never gotten a single Trick or Treater to my house in over 20
> years, and neither have any of my neighbors.

We got over 80.

We had two kids come by this year. A 100% increase over last years zero
count.

I love trick or treaters! Next house we buy I'm asking the neighbors
first if they have kidlets at halloween.

Bought 6 full size candy bars - gave away three (one to the parent whose
eyes lit up when she saw what we had)

marcella

In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> How much candy I bought:
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/16h5ctg/7
>
> How much I'll probably give away:
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/34j6rl2/7
>
> Hey, I can hope, can't I? And nothing wrong with leftover
> Snickers Bars, I say.
>
> nancy

On Mon, 01 Nov 2010 07:13:42 -0400, ravenlynne wrote:

> On 10/31/2010 2:33 PM, Cheryl wrote:
>> On Sun 31 Oct 2010 12:03:01p, Nancy Young wrote in rec.food.cooking
>> >:
>>
>>> How much candy I bought:
>>>
>>> http://tinypic.com/r/16h5ctg/7
>>>
>>> How much I'll probably give away:
>>>
>>> http://tinypic.com/r/34j6rl2/7
>>>
>>> Hey, I can hope, can't I? And nothing wrong with leftover
>>> Snickers Bars, I say.
>>>
>>
>> Same here. I hate buying halloween candy because I know most of it
>> will not be eaten by trick or treaters. I just buy a little bit
>> "just in case" but kids just don't seem to trick or treat like we did
>> when I was a kid, and even when my son was a kid
>
> You're right. Last night was pathetic. Went to 2 neighborhoods that my
> neighbors usually go to...no lights on. So many religious people here
> that refuse to participate on a sunday.

i hope they're not *so* religious that they denounce the whole halloween
thing as satanic.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:42:44 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:

> On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:32:08 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>I had about 90 kids. I was glad to see most of the candy go. Just
>>about every kid tho was polite and said thank you. Wow. There's hope
>>yet.
>
> This year no one. I already ate 30 Whoppers and decided I won't be
> buying Halloween candy anymroe.

i'm not surprised kids didn't want to go to the cat lady's house.

blake

On 01/11/2010 1:11 PM, blake murphy wrote:

>> You're right. Last night was pathetic. Went to 2 neighborhoods that my
>> neighbors usually go to...no lights on. So many religious people here
>> that refuse to participate on a sunday.
>
> i hope they're not *so* religious that they denounce the whole halloween


We have a bunch like that in a nearby town. They are in the same school
board that my wife taught in and the school in that town could not have
any halloween themes going on, so pictures of witches, no costumes etc.
Sad that people get so carried away with religion.

On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 11:44:48 -0800, in rec.food.cooking, Mark Thorson
wrote:

>Cheryl wrote:
>>
>> Same here. I hate buying halloween candy because I know most of it
>> will not be eaten by trick or treaters. I just buy a little bit
>> "just in case" but kids just don't seem to trick or treat like we did
>> when I was a kid, and even when my son was a kid. I used to buy what
>> I didn't like, but now I buy what I like and just freeze whatever's
>> left, most of it, and have a candy bar every now and then.
>
>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 got 50 kids this weekend at our house in a small town in Derbyshire,
England. All nice and pleasant.
Doug
--
Doug Weller --
A Director and Moderator of The Hall of Ma'at http://www.hallofmaat.com
Doug's Archaeology Site: http://www.ramtops.co.uk
Amun - co-owner/co-moderator http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Amun/

On 11/1/2010 1:22 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 01/11/2010 1:11 PM, blake murphy wrote:
>
>>> You're right. Last night was pathetic. Went to 2 neighborhoods that my
>>> neighbors usually go to...no lights on. So many religious people here
>>> that refuse to participate on a sunday.
>>
>> i hope they're not *so* religious that they denounce the whole halloween
>
>
> We have a bunch like that in a nearby town. They are in the same school
> board that my wife taught in and the school in that town could not have
> any halloween themes going on, so pictures of witches, no costumes etc.
> Sad that people get so carried away with religion.

The surrounding counties here moved it to saturday because halloween
fell on sunday. And they wonder why people like me turn our backs on
their churches here in southern baptist land.

--
Currently reading: The Good House by Tannarive Due

Nancy Young wrote:
> How much candy I bought:
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/16h5ctg/7
>
> How much I'll probably give away:
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/34j6rl2/7
>
> Hey, I can hope, can't I? And nothing wrong with leftover
> Snickers Bars, I say.

In NYC in the 70s when crime was at its peak, there was nothing stopping us
from trick-or-treating within a radius of a block or two. In that area
there were hundreds of apartments, and we all nearly filled our department
store shopping bags (no little plastic pumpkin baskets for us) with candy
that lasted until April.

Today, with much lower crime stats, everybody's so scared by all the
infotainment coverage of imagined dangers that they don't let their kids out
as much.

Now I'm on the border of the city in a suburban area and my bell rang once
all day - on a Sunday!


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Steve Pope wrote:
>
> We're both to sick to responsibly hand out any Halloween candy.
> So, reluctantly we will just darken the house and wait it out.
> This sucks.

Several years ago, I showed up at my best friend's
house on Halloween and banged on the door and said
"Trick Or Treat! Trick Or Treat!" while they were
in dark mode. I did it a few more times. Finally,
I had to say "Aw, c'mon! It's me! It's Mark!"
before they would open the door. I had a good laugh
from that.

Tom Del Rosso wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>> How much candy I bought:
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/r/16h5ctg/7
>>
>> How much I'll probably give away:
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/r/34j6rl2/7
>>
>> Hey, I can hope, can't I? And nothing wrong with leftover
>> Snickers Bars, I say.
>
> In NYC in the 70s when crime was at its peak, there was nothing
> stopping us from trick-or-treating within a radius of a block or two.
> In that area there were hundreds of apartments, and we all nearly
> filled our department store shopping bags (no little plastic pumpkin
> baskets for us) with candy that lasted until April.

I hear ya. I'd go around the projects with my friends. Really,
looking back, it's amazing how much freedom we had as kids.

> Today, with much lower crime stats, everybody's so scared by all the
> infotainment coverage of imagined dangers that they don't let their
> kids out as much.

Yeah, I haven't seen anyone offering to X-ray the candy lately, at
least. Heh.

> Now I'm on the border of the city in a suburban area and my bell rang
> once all day - on a Sunday!

I hadn't considered the religious angle, but I had more kids than I've
had in the last 3 years put together ... makes me wonder what kind
of heathens live around here! Just kidding.

nancy