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[amigov6]

I figure, if a local-tiddler is willing to walk three quarters of a mile, up my unlit/unmade driveway, across three muddy-fields which are half covered by a couple of inches of snow, in the teeth of tonight`s bitterly cold wind; the least I can do is not answer the door!

OPEN THE DOOR Debs, it's freezing, if you let me in i'll give you a treat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8-)
     James, you're too young to be a grumpy old man but i'm sure one day........

.....not going to frighten me with those ghoulies are you?

I doubt it in this weather!!!

[Debs.]

I figure, if a local-tiddler is willing to walk three quarters of a mile, up my unlit/unmade driveway, across three muddy-fields which are half covered by a couple of inches of snow, in the teeth of tonight`s bitterly cold wind; the least I can do is not answer the door!

OPEN THE DOOR Debs, it's freezing, if you let me in i'll give you a treat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8-)
     James, you're too young to be a grumpy old man but i'm sure one day........

.....not going to frighten me with those ghoulies are you?

I can see it all now. "Oh Guy, it's gruesome"

Guy: "I know it has"

  Groan!

........`you noticed!

[amigov6]

 

[Turk]

If you do get caught and get the "Trick or Treat" question,  baffle them by replying "um...I'll have a treat please !".

Also, one for the "Penny for the Guy" callers,  give 'em a penny...pick up their "Guy" and with a cheery smile say "Thanks, that's a bargain !"  

[markey mark]

Bl@@dy kids, knocking the door, asking for "trick or treat" ...

I wouldn't mind so much, but why can't they say "trick or treat please?

I just took out a handful of bunjee straps and straped up the front gate so they can't get into the front entrance.... and Maria has called me a misterable old b@stard and told me to remove them....

Thoughts, please  

yep sounds like it james  

[STMO123]

I am the original miserable old bastard. But I have £20 worth of 50p's at the side of the door for the children who call. We are very quick to condemn the youngsters of today, I was a right little idiot when I was a lad

8:30, £18.50p left. That wasn't too bad.

[Vamps]

Some miserable beggars out there. ‘Trick or Treat’ might be new but in the 60’s we went round with turnip lanterns saying penny for the moggie. It’s not begging, or is carol singing or penny for the guy begging?

We have had 51 children at the door tonight, I know because we made up 50 little bags of sweets, youngest step son pinched one and out last 2 callers were told sorry, too late, nothing left.

We dress the house up, play haunting music, have a few graves and things in the garden as well as a pa system to scare the little darlings.

Some kids said trick or treat, others said happy Halloween ALL said thank you to their little bag of sweets, not money.  

[zippo]

we've only had 1knock on the door tonight for trick or treat .Looks like I'll be eating all the sweets the wife bought  

[Vamps]

we've only had 1knock on the door tonight for trick or treat .Looks like I'll be eating all the sweets the wife bought  

Yep, but our streets are safe.....   .......must be horrible having to put cctv up

[HerefordElite]

load of american crap - bah humbug - etc

i just park the dog in the porch and they soon get the message

[zippo]

we've only had 1knock on the door tonight for trick or treat .Looks like I'll be eating all the sweets the wife bought  

Yep, but our streets are safe.....   .......must be horrible having to put cctv up

I'm not exactly chuffed about it me'sen

[JamesV6CDX]

Some miserable beggars out there. ‘Trick or Treat’ might be new but in the 60’s we went round with turnip lanterns saying penny for the moggie. It’s not begging, or is carol singing or penny for the guy begging?

We have had 51 children at the door tonight, I know because we made up 50 little bags of sweets, youngest step son pinched one and out last 2 callers were told sorry, too late, nothing left.

We dress the house up, play haunting music, have a few graves and things in the garden as well as a pa system to scare the little darlings.

Some kids said trick or treat, others said happy Halloween ALL said thank you to their little bag of sweets, not money.  

Thing is Mike - if the kids around here were all as Polite as the ones you describe, I would be more than happy to throw them some change, sweets, anything really.

But, when they don't know how to use "please and thankyou", and chuck eggs at your car because you won't give treats to ill mannered children, it makes me a little negative

Maybe I AM just a grumpy old git... ( ) but, even when I was that sort of age (which wasn't that long ago) It just wasn't cricket to be as rude as kids around here are.

Maybe it's a sign of the times... or maybe the difference between areas  :-/

[Vamps]

Some miserable beggars out there. ‘Trick or Treat’ might be new but in the 60’s we went round with turnip lanterns saying penny for the moggie. It’s not begging, or is carol singing or penny for the guy begging?

We have had 51 children at the door tonight, I know because we made up 50 little bags of sweets, youngest step son pinched one and out last 2 callers were told sorry, too late, nothing left.

We dress the house up, play haunting music, have a few graves and things in the garden as well as a pa system to scare the little darlings.

Some kids said trick or treat, others said happy Halloween ALL said thank you to their little bag of sweets, not money.  

Thing is Mike - if the kids around here were all as Polite as the ones you describe, I would be more than happy to throw them some change, sweets, anything really.

But, when they don't know how to use "please and thankyou", and chuck eggs at your car because you won't give treats to ill mannered children, it makes me a little negative

Maybe I AM just a grumpy old git... ( ) but, even when I was that sort of age (which wasn't that long ago) It just wasn't cricket to be as rude as kids around here are.

Maybe it's a sign of the times... or maybe the difference between areas  :-/

I understand what you are saying, and there are pleanty of problems caused by this 'trick or treating' but it is not the event that causes the problem, imho, it is a seeming increasing lack of respect for other's and adults, and the threatening approach that causes the worry, created by, I suggest, the minorty of children. I also think that 'trick or treating' should stop by about the age of 14, older kids could, and are, in some situations, quite menacing.

[jereboam]

I understand what you are saying, and there are pleanty of problems caused by this 'trick or treating' but it is not the event that causes the problem, imho, it is a seeming increasing lack of respect for other's and adults, and the threatening approach that causes the worry, created by, I suggest, the minorty of children. I also think that 'trick or treating' should stop by about the age of 14, older kids could, and are, in some situations, quite menacing.

My son (the policeman) said that Halloween is the worst night of the year where he's stationed - even Guy Fawkes night is better.  It must be something his colleagues have told him, 'cos he wasn't there last year.  I wonder if they were trying to scare him?  Trick or treat, fuzz style?  

[TheBoy]

I got bored with shouting "&*^% OFF!" so went to the flicks and watch Quantum of Solace instead....