This just in....

I had a kid, maybe 8 or 9, push his way past me into my house, spot my bag of distribution candy on the ground, shout "Cool!!" and start digging in with both hands. Parent was out in the street watching. If I hadn't been so surprised and had thought about it, I would have shut the door with the kid in the house, grabbed him and locked him in the garage. Then denied knowledge when the parent came knocking.

Then again, maybe the parent would never have come knocking! After all, he had a spare that seemed relatively well-behaved.

As it was, I just picked the kid up and set him down on the porch with both legs in running mode before he touched ground. I think he may have been on a major sugar manic.

And there were kids ON MY LAWN!

I bought 3 bags of candy... not one trick or treater...

Oh well... that's why I only buy candy I like.

Ian F wrote: I bought 3 bags of candy... not one trick or treater... Oh well... that's why I only buy candy I like.

Same here, but I limited myself to one bag. Every car used our cul de sac to turn around, but not one kid came to the door.

Trick-or-treating was cancelled in my area due to the storm and rescheduled for tonight. The GF will be home instead of me (I'll be out at kendo practice), and will probably dress up to hand out candy.

I intend to knock on the door when I get back (in my kendo gear) and demand a trick and a treat.

Yesterday we could dress up at the office, and a friend of mine was walking around in a bathrobe, t-shirt, and boxers. Initially thought, "That's a pretty lazy costume..." until I saw him later in the day with dark sunglasses on and, combined with his long, wazy blonde hair, realized he was actually dressed as The Dude. Bonus: found out when he first got in yesterday morning, he rolled up the big company logo carpet in the reception area and put it out by his desk.

Ahh, the perks of living 3 miles outside of town.....nobody ever comes trick or treating

In reply to poopshovel:

You standards are WAY too high. I'd be happy if I could get people to stop showing up for court, smelly and unwashed, in their very best Sponge Bob jammies.

yamaha wrote: Ahh, the perks of living 3 miles outside of town.....nobody ever comes trick or treating

9 miles outside town, on a dark gravel road.... and we don't turn any lights on.

Brett_Murphy wrote: I must have said: "Make sure you say 'Trick or Treat' and say 'Thank you' afterwards" at least 20 times tonight. It seemed like every three houses the kids would lose their minds and forget.

Quoted for truth!

kazoospec wrote: In reply to poopshovel: You standards are WAY too high. I'd be happy if I could get people to stop showing up for court, smelly and unwashed, in their very best Sponge Bob jammies.

Seems to be a theme. "You expect waaaay too much from people." Please, thank you, excuse me sir, etc., is too much? (not a slam on you, I get what you're saying.) We are berkeleyed.