Halloween

Rbrown · 10-31-2017, 02:18 PM

Our estate goes for Halloween big time! Houses decorated.

Gone are the days when we went out for dinner or turned all the lights off!

Who out there is miserable and pretends they are out?

SteveChester · 10-31-2017, 02:20 PM

These days would you honestly let your kids out asking strangers for sweets?

Watsey · 10-31-2017, 02:29 PM

Carved pumpkins outside the front door let's the kids know that the house is open to 'trick or treat' and has sweets to offer.

The spirit around here is always good - no malice; just loads of children having s great time, escorted by their parents.

planemad · 10-31-2017, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveChester

These days would you honestly let your kids out asking strangers for sweets?

I was thinking the same thing on the way home.
We train our children not to accept anything from strangers but then allow this once a year.

simon. · 10-31-2017, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Watsey

Carved pumpkins outside the front door let's the kids know that the house is open to 'trick or treat' and has sweets to offer.

The spirit around here is always good - no malice; just loads of children having s great time, escorted by their parents.

Same here.

Soon as we run out of sweets the pumpkins come in & no one bothers knocking.

Not my idea of fun opening the door every 2/3 minutes but some of the yummy mummies make it less of a chore

SteveChester · 10-31-2017, 02:31 PM

Halloween must be a kiddy fiddlers dream!

planemad · 10-31-2017, 02:35 PM

My wife is moaning that the bake off final is on tonight when people will be knocking on the door disturbing her.

willjames · 10-31-2017, 02:38 PM

My wife is on door duty😆

We then put a sign on door each year about 9:00pm saying “all sweets now gone, see you again next year!”.

Does the trick...exuse the pun!

davyk31 · 10-31-2017, 02:54 PM

Stock up on the laxative chocolates - trick and treat all in one lol.

Rbrown · 10-31-2017, 03:09 PM

Change of plan. Now at A&E!!!!

isleaiw1 · 10-31-2017, 03:19 PM

Absolute procession here - bit of a shock being on a new estate after 14 years of living up an unlit unadopted road....

With a 1 year old we join in - his turn will come

jgoens · 10-31-2017, 03:19 PM

Do you guys deck the houses up like we do here? There are a couple neighborhoods nearby that turn into a circus....people must spend hundreds if not thousands on their displays...and the amount of candy must be a couple hundred dollars as well.

Goneinsixtyseconds · 10-31-2017, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveChester

These days would you honestly let your kids out asking strangers for sweets?

90% of child abuse is in the home. You should be more worried when Uncle Jim volunteers to babysit than about some stranger giving sweets as you stand guard at the end of the drive.

kzg1969 · 10-31-2017, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Rbrown

Change of plan. Now at A&E!!!!

go on then.....

Rbrown · 10-31-2017, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by kzg1969

go on then.....

Long story, short....father in law had hernia op yesterday...doesn’t want to stay in, was walking dog with mother in law, he slipped, she slipped...she went over ankle...ligament damage.

Home now!

TouringPleb · 10-31-2017, 04:21 PM

I went out.. went to see Thor at the cinema. Very, very good. Surprisingly funny as well.

Topped it off with a cheeky Nando's!

Rbrown · 10-31-2017, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jgoens

Do you guys deck the houses up like we do here? There are a couple neighborhoods nearby that turn into a circus....people must spend hundreds if not thousands on their displays...and the amount of candy must be a couple hundred dollars as well.

Small number of decorations. Nothing too over the top!

SteveChester · 10-31-2017, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by willjames

My wife is on door duty😆

We then put a sign on door each year about 9:00pm saying “all sweets now gone, see you again next year!”.

Does the trick...exuse the pun!

I think you meant 9am

Broncho · 10-31-2017, 05:00 PM

No choice for me, I was out trick or treating with my 2 boys and some friends, got pissed afterwards though.

insanecoder · 10-31-2017, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Rbrown

Our estate goes for Halloween big time! Houses decorated.

Gone are the days when we went out for dinner or turned all the lights off!

Who out there is miserable and pretends they are out?

You are just askin for egg on your windows!

teaston · 10-31-2017, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Lobb

Can't open the door here. The dog wants to tear all visitors to shreds

Sounds like your wife has anger management issues!

Soul_Glo · 11-01-2017, 02:04 AM

Pretended we were not in. No one came anyway. For the last 5 years the bell was going at least 3 times even when we turned the lights off. Was nice to have a peaceful night for a change.

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