Hiding for Halloween
31 October 2010, 11:07 AM
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Hiding for Halloween
Okay (he says waiting for the slagging off) who's going to be hiding in the back of the house with all the lights off, trying to avoid being spotted by the "Trick or Treaters" this evening?
I'm gonna be upstairs with all the front lights out and doors shut, praying that the mob of little 'darlings' don't go for the kill
I'm gonna be upstairs with all the front lights out and doors shut, praying that the mob of little 'darlings' don't go for the kill
31 October 2010, 11:20 AM
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I had one group come round yesterday... not even hallowe'en FFS! At least when I know they're coming I can lock the car in the garage out of harm's way and head down the pub.
I always feel that to liven things up a bit there should be an element of risk on the part of the trick-or-treaters themselves, as it does seem loaded against the interests of the householder. I should, perhaps, be entitled to wire the door knocker to the mains for the evening, or to drop flour bombs from an upstairs window - just to even the score a little.
I always feel that to liven things up a bit there should be an element of risk on the part of the trick-or-treaters themselves, as it does seem loaded against the interests of the householder. I should, perhaps, be entitled to wire the door knocker to the mains for the evening, or to drop flour bombs from an upstairs window - just to even the score a little.
31 October 2010, 11:44 AM
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We used to turn all the lights out, tape the letterbox shut and go out for the evening. When I was young we would put bangers in milk bottles left on the door steps so I've always expected similar ******* here.
Tbh though we only seem to get the young kids with parent waiting at the top of the drive. We buy a bag of mini chocolate bars and let them choose what they want.
It's actually quite harmless here and so far we've had not bother.
Nick
Tbh though we only seem to get the young kids with parent waiting at the top of the drive. We buy a bag of mini chocolate bars and let them choose what they want.
It's actually quite harmless here and so far we've had not bother.
Nick
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31 October 2010, 11:51 AM
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Just get some wellies and spray them silver and leave them on the doorstep, no one will come knocking if they think Gary Glitter lives there.
31 October 2010, 11:54 AM
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31 October 2010, 12:38 PM
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31 October 2010, 12:40 PM
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I feckin' HATE Halloween. As soon as you sit down to eat , the bleedin' doorbell goes every five minutes. I've still got a load of sweets left from 2008 and last year, so that's what they'll get tonight. 
31 October 2010, 12:43 PM
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You'll have to swill them under the tap to get the dust off
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31 October 2010, 01:28 PM
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'would you like a honeycomb ball'
Sod's law operates at our house...buy loads of sweets=no kids come
No sweets=world and his dog come round
It's the annoying 15 year olds that should stick to cider and the bus stop and not trying to get some free sweeties
31 October 2010, 02:15 PM
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Didn't hide or anything, but no sweets begging kids knocked on our door until 8.30pm last night. I didn't bother buying sweets, but I would have given them an apple each. No egg was launched towards our cars either while we were escaping, so all good here 
31 October 2010, 02:59 PM
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Can imagine Halloween must be a helish (excuse the pun..) night for some people who live on estates or near council estates where there are gangs of chavs out 'trick or treating' with boxes full of eggs, fireworks and bricks. Pretty much blackmail - give us money or sweets or we'll damage your property.
It's a good laugh going out on the town tho with everyone dressed up!
It's a good laugh going out on the town tho with everyone dressed up!
31 October 2010, 07:11 PM
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'Kin Hell! Is Trickatreat tonight??? We got confused
We have just had two miniature witches and one miniature skeleton on my door, threatening me for treats 
I can hear plenty more knocking about outside on the street. Can't believe I got mixed up. 
We have just had two miniature witches and one miniature skeleton on my door, threatening me for treats I can hear plenty more knocking about outside on the street. Can't believe I got mixed up.
31 October 2010, 07:15 PM
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The wife and I have just hid from 4 girls trick or treating. We were watching them on the cameras upstairs hoping they wouldn't keep knocking or my son would have heard and blown our cover
31 October 2010, 07:31 PM
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GOt a bag of cheapo sweeties and my Brother-in-Law got a fekkin HUGE pumpkin 
Kept the kids busy last night!! LOL!!
No knocks yet - dog tends to bark quite loudly & scares em off!
Kept the kids busy last night!! LOL!!
No knocks yet - dog tends to bark quite loudly & scares em off!
31 October 2010, 07:52 PM
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I, in fact, love it. I enjoy the excitement and drama that goes with it for kids. I well remember my daughter (when she was 5) getting so very excited for Halloween, and me making her a foot and a half long ghost throw-over, then following her group door to door to squeeze sweets out of nice people. I thought it was really mean of the not-so-nice misers to lock themselves in their dark houses.
Some of the parents I knew wouldn't let their kids join in, because their Christianity doesn't agree with Halloween. Once such kids got to about 8-9, they also started to sneak out begging sweets. No one recognised them for they would stick some horror make-up on their little faces
..Time for some drink and music me thinks.
