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10-31-2008, 07:48 PM
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| OCCUPY RCC!   Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: I am the 53%.
Posts: 11,306
|  Kinda Bummed! Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. Growing up we had 100s of Trick or Treaters. Everyone wore a costume, everyone said "trick or Treat, and everyone said thank you. It's just how we were raised. As an adult, I always buy a ton of candy to give away and used to enjoy giving the candy away and seeing the kids costumes. The last few years has been a real let down. The kids that are in costumes are usually to young to speak and Mommy or Daddy are carrying the bag. I'm sure that 2 year old is going to eat that bag full of Snickers. The other kids either don't bother to wear a costume or just put on a mask, they don't say, "Trick or Treat" much less thank you.  They just stand there looking at you like, "hurry up".I used to look down on people who turned off their porch light and didn't give away candy to the kids, but the ways things have been going, I might do the same next year.:neutral: |
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10-31-2008, 07:53 PM
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| I'm a stupid C U N T!  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In the Garage!
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| last year we had a whopping 2 kids, of them one was a neighbor that moved out, we didn't buy any candy this year! |
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10-31-2008, 07:55 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Home of the ORIGINAL Terminator chassis
Posts: 1,225
| You have trick or treaters come to your house? In the 8 years I've lived here I've not had one stop, ever. People must not like me... |
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10-31-2008, 07:55 PM
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| I'm Dracula, Bitch.  Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 12,288
| I've had quite a few already tonight....they all had excellent costumes, all said "T or T"....and ALL said "Thank you".....it has been a good evening. Gonna watch a good horror flick later tonight....."Splinter"......it should be in the theaters in a few months... |
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10-31-2008, 08:06 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
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10-31-2008, 08:10 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2006 Location: United Kingdom,Scarborough
Posts: 564
| Just do what me an ma mats do, Throw water ballons from the upper floor.  |
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10-31-2008, 08:16 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Romeo
Posts: 98
| im watching the live ghost hunters right now  i watched halloween earlier along with jeepers creepers. im kinda mad because usually i just watch horror films 2 days before halloween, it must be because im getting older that im not interested as much. |
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10-31-2008, 08:24 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids
Posts: 2,031
| That sucks DEZ. That is how my old hood use to be. I moved to a different part of town it is like it was in the old days. I buy tons of candy and leave it out for them to grab in a big old metal wash tub. Also put a sign on there saying take as much as your parents would want you too. |
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10-31-2008, 09:01 PM
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| I wanna be Dave   Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding from Goodall
Posts: 2,497
| This has been a great Halloween! I had an emergency call out at a recreation center and there were a bunch of good looking bikinis running around  |
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10-31-2008, 09:26 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Albuquerque
Posts: 2,218
| Edit: ^^ There were 2 HOT women that answered the door in very little. One had a little tart costume on that barely covered her nipples. I'm not sure what she was, but she looked good doing it.  I had a good halloween with the kids. The wife stayed and handed out candy and I took my boys. This is a new neighborhood, but it seems like they're making some effort. When it comes to me handing out candy, I make the kids say it or I won't give any. Even the real little ones. "You have to say Trick or Treat or no candy!" I usually get TICK R TREEEEEEEEEEET from the little ones. That's fine with me. Even the big kids having no business being out there. I make them say trick or treat even if they don't have a costume. Dammit, if I'm giving free candy, I'm going to be amused by it. I also tend to hold out for Thank You's before I drop the candy. I'm used to expecting it from karate and the kids that we train there. I hand out the cups for water during basics, I have no problem not giving a kid something if they don't display good manners. I've made a few parents upset because little Johnny doesn't get water because he's a little unmannered brat. Screw him and screw you parent. i'll be happy to teach you some manners if that's what it takes. |
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10-31-2008, 10:22 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hiding in a Cornfield
Posts: 65
| We went through about five, three pound bags of candy at my house. Everyone was wearing costumes and always says "trick or treat" and thank you. Pretty much opposite of your experience. |
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10-31-2008, 10:33 PM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: southaven
Posts: 1,820
| $25.00 in candy neighbor brought his 1 and a halh yr old down and my cuz brought her two boys over. ya i had so mutch fun i know how you fell dez, back home we would have fullsize bars for the big kids,my parents did margaretas for the adults. another neighber did hotdogs another did chilly another did hot coco it was a frigin block party. |
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10-31-2008, 10:42 PM
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| Coral Crawler   Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Myrtle Beach
Posts: 316
| Man it was a Norman Rockwell Halloween in my neighborhood!!!! Hundreds of kids from 5ish to after 9pm. Most dressed well and well behaved. Did see quite a few of the "skip the thankyou and hurry up kids", lol, but on average a great group and night. several houses had haunted houses set up in garages and houses (almost professional in scale, was suprised), several cul-de-sacs had block type parties set up in the street. Great night everyone was kids again. Posting pics in "Halloween Pics" thread. Yea, I'm watching Ghost Hunters too, lol |
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11-01-2008, 12:27 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 1,798
| it was pretty good for us this year. usually we don't get many but this year averaged above the norm.most said trick or treat and thank you.we did get one teenager with a hub cap tied around his neck..that was it. |
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11-01-2008, 12:40 AM
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| ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA
Posts: 11,243
| Hey.. Joe you have meet my 2yr. Man, We walked almost 4 miles. He said "Tricker Treat'N" every time and "Thank you"... He did one time ask for more...lol, but I did try to carry his Bag.. He Kicked me and sad " No I carry"... By the end of the night. He was dragging it b/c it was to heavy. But still wouldn't let anyone touch it... He never ran off and never even tried to eat his candy till we got home...Best part of th night... Ever Car that drove by. He screamed "Slow down Car"... I'm not talking a little scream... Man he meant it.. |
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11-01-2008, 12:44 AM
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| OCCUPY RCC! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: I am the 53%.
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| I wish I would have had about 100 kids like your little one Jarrod! I would have really enjoyed that. |
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11-01-2008, 12:46 AM
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11-01-2008, 12:47 AM
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11-01-2008, 02:08 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Central California
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| We use to get a lot of kids here but the last few years it slow down form 200+ to 25 kids. They do a lot at the schools and churches so that cut it down to next to nothing. Living in a farming area we got a lot of field hand families. I remember getting moms pushing a strollers up and having a kid a year old in it and asking for candy... I told them no but I'd give candy to their older kids. This year we had 5 kids ...the neighborhoods. Who wants candy |
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11-01-2008, 03:41 PM
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| Gold Star Baby!  Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew.
Posts: 6,821
| Our neighborhood had tons of kids when we moved in 25 years ago. About 10 years ago they just tapered off and then there where some years with none at all it was sad. Last couple of years the numbers have came back and I really enjoy the holiday again. |
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