Anyone Else Get Ignored Tonight?

[Brad Young]

Once again, not a single trick-or-treater here. I think we once had one or two, but if so, it was many years ago. I guess we're just too rural and it's too far from house to house (and I should understand, after all, we've always taken our girls to a subdivision closer to Sonora, where "all the kids go" because there's lots of houses close to each other.

Anyone else get ignored? Gavin, what's normal there?

[mungeclimber]

Condo living assures no trick or treaters

[F4?]

Us to, but we went to Willow Glen where the pickings are good.

My boys hauled in 2lbs for dad!

[Brad Young]

Condo living assures no trick or treaters

But be honest, Munge: you weren't home anyway, you were out trick-or-treating yourself 

BTW was I too mean to my receptionist today? She dressed up like a hideous, dead witch. But when I walked in I asked her why she hadn't dressed up for Halloween.

[JC w KC redux]

BTW was I too mean to my receptionist today? She dressed up like a hideous, dead witch. But when I walked in I asked her why she hadn't dressed up for Halloween.

Seems to me your comment would have fallen on deaf ears...

[Brad Young]

In contrast to our house, this is what my sister in LA experienced tonight:

5:30 this evening, very first trick-or-treaters at my house, 3 teenage guys too old to be begging for candy, all dressed as "knights" (of-the-Roundtable-type, not Jedi). Ring my doorbell and announce "by royal proclamation we wisheth you a happy Halloween" -- okay, at least they're making an effort to be interesting, so I start to give the tallest one some candy bars (3 Musketeers, coincidentally), but he doesn't have a treat bag and shakes his head "no, thank you" -- then I look down the porch steps to my walkway and see the fourth trick-or-treater, dressed up as their "king" -- he's a severely disabled boy about 9 or 10 in a wheelchair. He's the only one with a treat bag, the teens aren't looking for candy for themselves. Empty all the candy bars in my hands into the boy's bag -- he laughs delightedly. I barely made it back inside before bawling my eyes out. Faith in teenagers restored. Faith in Halloween restored.

Vicki

[mynameismud]

We had none.

[mungeclimber]

wow, coolest story ever for Halloween!

[Uncle Stinky]

Nice story Viki!   

[F4?]

Uncle Stinky!!! Where have you been?

What a year for grapes...Mmmmm.

[squiddo]

Brad I feel you and I live in downtown mt view. NOt a single door knocker was to be had. That made for a massive amount of junk to be eaten or tossed within my household. I swear every year I buy candy to hand out it does the exact opposite. The year I don't buy candy will be the year they knock.

[F4?]

Note to self, make stop at Squiddo's place next year.


We hit the best grounds in the valley....Willow Glen.

My kid can clear 5lbs easy...and then forgets it.

[squiddo]

sweet so YOU are one of those parents. My dad was spending $250 a year in candy to cover the busload of kids that came of knocking. He finally closed up shop and hits a dinner/movie.

[F4?]

Yeah, van loads pull up. We are locals since the sister in-law lives there.

I'd believe having to spend $250.

The best house we hit...had beer and wine for the adults. It was one big party.

[mudworm]

That was indeed a great story from Vicki's sister.

I watched this "I ate all your candies" video at least three times. Mr. Mud said that mom was cruel doing what she did, but I was most impressed with the parent-kids interaction. I think she did a great job raising those boys.