749 Trick or Treaters

RSKY · Oct 31, 2015

It was a sight to see!

My youngest and her hubby have bought a 100+year old house in a local college town. It sits on the oldest residential streets in the small town. They had been warned about Halloween but didn't know if the neighbors were BS'n them or not. We kept count on a tablet. Seven hundred and forty nine. There were small kids, large kids, baby kids, too old to be trick or treating kids. The costumes ranged from bought at Wal-Mart to writing on an old t-shirt to elaborate homemade costumes that took a lot of work. Most of the homes had some type of decorations though the threat of rain caused many to not indulge in that. Most homeowners were also in costume as were many of the parents with small children.

There were white kids, black kids, Hispanic kids, and oriental kids. Every race and type you could imagine living in a small town. Mostly in family groups. ALL but the youngest said "Thank you" after receiving their candy. We noticed that the older ones would hang back and let the little ones come up the sidewalk first or step out of the way for the little ones.

Ahhh.......Life in a small town.

RSKY

/pine · Oct 31, 2015

RSKY said:
It was a sight to see!

My youngest and her hubby have bought a 100+year old house in a local college town. It sits on the oldest residential streets in the small town. They had been warned about Halloween but didn't know if the neighbors were BS'n them or not. We kept count on a tablet. Seven hundred and forty nine. There were small kids, large kids, baby kids, too old to be trick or treating kids. The costumes ranged from bought at Wal-Mart to writing on an old t-shirt to elaborate homemade costumes that took a lot of work. Most of the homes had some type of decorations though the threat of rain caused many to not indulge in that. Most homeowners were also in costume as were many of the parents with small children.

There were white kids, black kids, Hispanic kids, and oriental kids. Every race and type you could imagine living in a small town. Mostly in family groups. ALL but the youngest said "Thank you" after receiving their candy. We noticed that the older ones would hang back and let the little ones come up the sidewalk first or step out of the way for the little ones.

Ahhh.......Life in a small town.

RSKY

Trick or Treaters ?

Didn't get any here (back in the woods)...so we had to eat hamburgers...!...

MossRoad · Nov 1, 2015

We only had 25-30 tonight. Probably due to the rain. We usually get about a hundred. So, we had to eat the left over candy ourselves...... :licking:

mddorange · Nov 1, 2015

We never get Trick or Treaters either as the houses are too far apart. The kids normally go into town where the churches get together to give out candy.

fishheadbob · Nov 1, 2015

36 years. 6 trick or treaters, all relatives making a special visit.
Or maybe it's the wolf chained to the porch.

mbohuntr · Nov 1, 2015

Zero, nada, zilch.... oh well... maybe next year. Guess I have to eat all the chocolate.....

Looking4new · Nov 1, 2015

mbohuntr said:
Zero, nada, zilch.... oh well... maybe next year. Guess I have to eat all the chocolate.....

In the 22 years I have been here, that is exactly how many we got.

jimmyj · Nov 1, 2015

We haven't had any in years and years. We used to get 4 or 5, one year we had 8 but they were all kids from local friends. Cannot imagine 749. I'd like to own the candy store in that town.

farm boy00 · Nov 1, 2015

None here. It would help if we were home. Went to my grandma party. She only got maybe 4-5 out of usually 8-10.

JerryK · Nov 1, 2015

Never get any out here in the woods either.. It is always a pain... buying candy bars ' just in case '. Then, having to force yourself to eat them so they don't go to waste. Oh, woe is me...... [ and sitting around beatching about that durn DST thing again ]

KevT · Nov 1, 2015

Houses being a mile or so apart, we don't get any. Never have. Grandkids on facebook is all we see

mjarrels · Nov 1, 2015

Whats a trick or treater? Have not had one in 30 years! Wife hits wall-mart hard a few days after and we send about 70 pounds of candy back to the Philippines.

mark

Kyle_in_Tex · Nov 1, 2015

There is one neighborhood in our small town of about 5000 that ALL the kids go to. the Police route the cars in a 1 way direction around the loop, but I wish they'd just ban car traffic and make everyone walk because someday there will be a child ran over.

About 75% of the homeowners embrace it, but the rest just turn off their lights.

I would bet they get at least 1000 kids (they come from all the surrounding rural areas too).

Kyle_in_Tex · Nov 1, 2015

mjarrels said:
Whats a trick or treater? Have not had one in 30 years! Wife hits wall-mart hard a few days after and we send about 70 pounds of candy back to the Philippines.

mark

Last year, I went to Walmart early on Nov 1st, and ALMOST ALL THE CANDY HAD BEEN REMOVED. The whole aisle had been transformed overnight to Christmas stuff. I assume by the manufacturers to avoid the deep discounting and procure the sales throughout Nov and Dec. It is a racket.

check · Nov 1, 2015

We had lots last night as well. Very different than last year. Also, parents dressed up as well as the kids. It was great fun!

RSKY · Nov 1, 2015

Daughter's next door neighbors were kinda put out because they didn't have some of their stuff out due to the threat of rain. But the people across the street had gone full out. About a dozen adults in costumes, fog coming out of something, scary sounds from speakers, skeletons moving in yard. They had more fun than the kiddos getting candy. Next door neighbors vowing to outdo across the street next year.

dmccarty · Nov 1, 2015

Kyle_in_Tex said:
There is one neighborhood in our small town of about 5000 that ALL the kids go to. the Police route the cars in a 1 way direction around the loop, but I wish they'd just ban car traffic and make everyone walk because someday there will be a child ran over.

About 75% of the homeowners embrace it, but the rest just turn off their lights.

I would bet they get at least 1000 kids (they come from all the surrounding rural areas too).

This is what happens to one very large neighborhood in town. The country people bring their kids to this subdivision and there are thousands of people walking around. Most of the houses decorate and have fun with the evening but some do not which is fine too. MOST people driving through the subdivision are going slow but some drive too fast.

I will slow them down by walking in the street with my very bright LED maglite. Too many kids darting around to be driving more than walking speed. Our kids have out grown this which is good and bad.

We knew people who lived in the subdivision and we would go over to Trick Or Treat. It really was fun to walk around with a group of 6-8 kids.

At our house we never have visitors. The houses are too far apart and not many kids.

Even when we lived in the city, there were not many trick or treaters. I doubt we ever got more than a couple dozen. Most people took the kids to the mall since it was safer. Ruder people but safer.

Later,
Dan

tcartwri · Nov 1, 2015

We were on the road last night for a hockey tournament and it looked like a black out drill during the blitz. Every one had their porch lights off, blinds drawn.... etc. I saw maybe twenty kids out walking around. It was kind of discouraging.

mark02tj · Nov 1, 2015

Don't get any where we're at.

My first house was in the city and the houses were only about 10' apart. We used to get about 300 kids each year. It used to amaze me who would show up looking for candy. My favorites were the young mothers with an infant and also the 20-somethings that claimed they were out trick or treating for their sick kid at home.

Even though ours wasn't the best neighborhood, it was still a better area than others in the city. I used to see several cars dumping kids off at the end of the street.