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Island Blue

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51. Don't give.

Thu Oct 31, 2024, 09:04 PM

Oct 31

Trick-or-treating used to be big in my neighborhood and I handed candy out, but for the past several years, the downtown area of my tiny little town has transformed into Halloween central. Homes, businesses & churches all participate with many giving out candy to 1,000 or so kids. It’s a really cool event!

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This. that or the other------personally give out candy at door. leave candy filled bowl on porch. or don't give. [View all] debm55 Oct 31 OP

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

This message was self-deleted by its author debm55 Oct 31 #45

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