Trick or Treat?

[winjim]

We live set back from the road, So are usually untroubled by trick or treaters. Tonight however , a kid in a scream mask managed to find his way to our house. "No problem," thought I, "there's bound to be some Haribo in the kitchen drawer." Then l remembered Wiggle had neglected to provide me with any with my last order, and there was nary a Haribo in the house. Poor kid nearly had to settle to an energy gel & an electrolyte tab before I remembered the Mr Kipling Country Slices!

 

[postman]

The wife and i with a couple of mates.We set up a pasteboard table.in the driveway.Then we hand out bags of sweets,hot drinks,tea coffee hot chocolate ,glowing wrist bands and hot dogs.We have been doing this now for four years.It's great to see the faces of the little ones and the older ones.Teenage lads are the best,they really enjoy a free hot dog.Great fun and we get to meet kids from the neighbourhood.One lad his sister and mother has been turning up for all the Halloween nights.Wonderful manners and a real nice chatty lad.i love it aged 63 i have a laugh with them all.Looking forward to next year.

 

[postman]

I am the one without a neck.Grey fleece,what a crap picture.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

I bought a load of sweets but nobody knocked....

 

[Smurfy]

I bought a load of sweets but nobody knocked....

I was going to buy a load of tricks, but I forgot, and then I was out all night anyway, so it didn't matter.

 

[perplexed]

My method of sorting out the trick or treat dilemma is to increase the mound under the patio...

 

[London Female]

I

I bought a load of sweets but nobody knocked....

In the 12 years I've lived here we have never had one single trick or treater knock, I still buy sweets though, it just means I end up having to eat them.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

We had a few kids at the door last night, and all were given sweets (I was a bit worried at times that Mrs M was giving out too many and there would be none left for me - haha), and all of them were very pleasant, spoke to us for a while and thanked us as they left - very heartening.

Much better than the days that kids were expected to "do" something e.g. sing a song, tell a joke, etc as that was shockingly bad.

 

[Puddles]

In this street we put a pumpkin out if you want them to knock, we missed some of it as we were out having broomstick flying lessons, but I we got a fair few before and after, you can also get a please do not knock here sign from the local post office for free if you want. One small child screamed and ran away when I opened the door (I felt awful and she got given lots once I had taken the cloak off and showed her I was not some ferocious beastie!

 

[BigonaBianchi]

I

In the 12 years I've lived here we have never had one single trick or treater knock, I still buy sweets though, it just means I end up having to eat them.

..I thinks last years swiss roll overdose may have put my lot off!

 

[London Female]

..I thinks last years swiss roll overdose may have put my lot off!

No sorry, I don't believe that. You don't share your swiss roll with anyone.

 

[martint235]

I just opened the door and stared at them until they went away.

 

[pplpilot]

we didn't have any this year, last week I started a rumour in the village that I worked for the BBC in the 70's.

 

[postman]

we didn't have any this year, last week I started a rumour in the village that I worked for the BBC in the 70's.

Spilt my coffee on the keyboard.Bast====

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

We bought mini bags of haribo starmix.

No kids got any