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I avoid the whole thing altogether - I usually go out for the evening Ocelot II Oct 31 #1
Thank you Ocelot II. That's a good plain. debm55 Oct 31 #5
Our area is too rural for door-to-door trick or treating PJMcK Oct 31 #2
Thank you PJMcK That is very bice of you. debm55 Oct 31 #6
Put on a show on the street gab13by13 Oct 31 #3
Oh you are bad. HAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAH. That's a lot of kids. debm55 Oct 31 #7
Police do a trick or treat thing here, presumably to keep the kiddos SheltieLover Oct 31 #4
That's a great idea. Thank you SheltieLover. debm55 Oct 31 #8
We don't get many, but I do love seeing the kiddos! Silver Gaia Oct 31 #9
Thank you Silver Gala. debm55 Oct 31 #10
Perfect weather, anticipate 60 or so kids to hand small packages of organic gummy bears. quaint Oct 31 #11
Thank you quaint. debm55 Oct 31 #12
Hang out with neighbors in the street and hand out candy Phentex Oct 31 #13
Thank you Phentex. That's what we do. debm55 Oct 31 #14
I always allow the trick or treaters to choose 1 or 2 items from my treat bowl Niagara Oct 31 #15
Same here. Thank you Niagara. debm55 Oct 31 #16
You're welcome, Debbie Niagara Oct 31 #17
I turned away a couple of octogenarians this evening True Dough Oct 31 #30
I think it's someone from DU playing tricks on you, True Niagara Oct 31 #46
I go to my bank, pick up several rolls of quarters. chouchou Oct 31 #18
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA. that's true and stuck eating the leftovers. debm55 Oct 31 #19
We turn off any and all outdoor lights and don't answer the door. CTyankee Oct 31 #20
Thank you CTyankee debm55 Oct 31 #22
Last five years, we've had no trick or treaters. Elessar Zappa Oct 31 #21
We have had less and less as the kids have grown up and moved. debm55 Oct 31 #24
We Answer The Door ProfessorGAC Oct 31 #23
So do we. debm55 Oct 31 #25
Thank you ProfessorGAC. It takes a trip up three sets of steps to get to our house. So now we use the garaage. debm55 Oct 31 #42
We live in a senior community so no kids but radical noodle Oct 31 #26
Headline in the next Seniors Sunrise Gazette: True Dough Oct 31 #31
That was my fear radical noodle Oct 31 #47
Aha! True Dough Oct 31 #48
What would you expect from someone who grew up radical noodle Oct 31 #50
That would have been a great idea and I bet you could have had others join you. debm55 Oct 31 #43
A few "giving out" ideas for next year Niagara Nov 1 #62
Great ideas! radical noodle Nov 1 #64
Perhaps you could come up with even better ideas for next year, radical noodle Niagara Nov 2 #68
Hand out candy at the front door gademocrat7 Oct 31 #27
That's a neat idea. debm55 Oct 31 #44
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Hand out candy at the door PikaBlue Oct 31 #28
Thank you PikaBlue. debm55 Oct 31 #37
We usually give out candy at the door. Ilikepurple Oct 31 #29
Thank you ilikepurple. debm55 Oct 31 #38
Giving out candy now! arkielib Oct 31 #32
Six minutes to go for ours. debm55 Oct 31 #39
In person. FalloutShelter Oct 31 #33
That's always fun to do. debm55 Oct 31 #40
We live in a rural area Jilly_in_VA Oct 31 #34
thank you Jilly_in_VA debm55 Oct 31 #41
We hand our candy at the door. onecaliberal Oct 31 #35
Thank you onecaliberal. debm55 Oct 31 #36
Mrs. Ed and I have a system. Mister Ed Oct 31 #49
Thank you, Mister Ed, That sounds familiar. debm55 Oct 31 #55
Don't give. Island Blue Oct 31 #51
Thank you Island Blue. That sounds really great what you community did to get together. debm55 Oct 31 #56
We don't give as we don't have anyone stopping by...the kids on the street GP6971 Oct 31 #52
Yes, I understand. I counted and we had 15 kids. After waiting for 45 minutes for kids to come we called it a day. debm55 Oct 31 #57
Most of my near by neighbors kids grew up and moved BlueKota Oct 31 #53
A teenager came by with no costume The Wizard Oct 31 #54
I uually give to the teens. Heck if might have been his costume debm55 Oct 31 #59
No candy here..there are no side walks, no street lights and bits of acreage between Tikki Oct 31 #58
Tiki . i am very happy for safety of the chidren.. debm55 Oct 31 #60
Gave out candy at the door. We love Luciferous Nov 1 #61
Thank you Luciferous. debm55 Nov 1 #65
I decorate and give it out and the door. OldBaldy1701E Nov 1 #63
Thank you very much OldBaldy1701E debm55 Nov 1 #66
One year, I left a bowl of candy on my porch... ailsagirl Nov 2 #67
I understand. Thank you ailsagirl debm55 Nov 2 #73
Yesterday when I went out to pick up candy and the empty wrappers, there weren't any. quaint Nov 2 #69
Thank you quant. debm55 Nov 2 #72
I hand it out. Dulcinea Nov 2 #70
Thank you Dulcinea. debm55 Nov 2 #71
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