Anyone else plagued with the swarms of tricker treaters?

zum14 · #1 11-01-2010, 06:21 AM

Wow thats crazy. I was kind of expecting a few more in the same boat. We ended up turning the lights out at 8 with a final tally of 245 kids. There were still a few stragglers. It does get expensive. We get them all, parents asking for candy for there babies, one guy asked for some for his dog, others arnt even dressed up... I remember my wife asking one kid where his costume was and when he shrugged she said your not even trying. I live on a street dubbed Candy Cane Lane in the winter and its pretty much a given that you have to go all out with the christmas lights. Stringed across the streets and everything. I think that may draw some in for halloween too as people go nuts with it too. Its really annoying because for the entire month of december you get to stop and go, stop and go never getting above 5kph on your street after work when all you want to do is get to your house 5 driveways away, oh and no one pulls to the side of course. Something to look forward to now. ha.........hahaha.....ha... *sigh*

lockrookie · #2 11-01-2010, 06:25 AM

18 here

phi delt reefer · #3 11-01-2010, 11:29 AM

I took my daughter out and my buddy took his son out and we went together. Half of my street was unlight, so we had to walk the kids 1/2 km to a street that actually had some lights on. Barely saw any kids out and when we got home the wife said maybe 5-6 groups of kids showed up.

Damn kids get lazier every year I tell ya! I remember going out in a snow suit and a mask cause it snowed and still got two pillow cases. No dedication these days...tsk tsk.

Though I am happy my kid is only 3 years olds - we only had to go around a block and a half and she was ready to go home. She did say thank you - but it was usually before the people got to the door and she would say trick or treat once she left. She also didnt ring a single door bell, she just tried to open everyone's door instead.

mark · #4 11-01-2010, 12:27 PM

maybe 30, lights went off when the kids started showing up taller than me (~8:45). At least this year they all had some type of costume.

wayner · #5 11-01-2010, 12:58 PM

65 kids here.

Veng68 · #6 11-01-2010, 01:08 PM

I think more and more parents are taking their kids to the malls for Trick or Treat.

I kind of don't blame them.......... it's a safe enviroment and you don't have to contend with all the yahoo's with bottle rockets and fire crackers [some of those punks I'd like to punch in the face]

I remember when I was a kid....... we used to fill up a pillow case within a block......... with full size chocolate bars [hate to date myself]

I sound like my dad............. Halloween............. we never had that in China......... all we played with was sticks and stones......... and we liked it.

It's a shame but a fact of life.

Cheers,
Vic

Zoaelite · #7 11-01-2010, 02:19 PM

I only had 5 kids show up at my house which is VERY odd as live about a block away from a k-4 school. Last time I put in the manson contacts though, I made a little girl cry

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Lance · #8 11-01-2010, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by phi delt reefer

Damn kids get lazier every year I tell ya! I remember going out in a snow suit and a mask cause it snowed and still got two pillow cases. No dedication these days...tsk tsk.

I don't know. I remember when I was a kid there was a huge trailer park up the street: easy pickings. We'd wear one mask and leave another in our trick-or-treat bag. Make the rounds with one mask and then change to the other and fill our bags in no time.