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Happy Halloween Everyone!!!

Sit back and talk with friends. Same rules as before. Rule #1-Relax with friends on the front or back porch.
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Re: Halloween 2017 - 2018

Post by Mags » Wed Sep 26, 2018 10:50 am

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Yes like my son's neighborhood in Idaho. Happy to know such places still exist for Halloween family fun.
JEBar wrote:those who camp will understand the atmosphere of most family campgrounds .... to my way of thinking its a throwback to a much simpler time .... from what we've seen Trick-or-Treating at Chesapeake still involves families walking together .... literally a "good time is had by all" .... we get back home a couple of days before Halloween .... our whole family will collect at our youngest son's home .... my wife and I will hand out candy at his place while the rest of the family walks through his very large neighborhood taking the kids trick-or-treating .... I'm happy to say that for us, it remains fun, family holiday
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Re: Halloween 2017 - 2018

Post by Blackdog » Thu Sep 27, 2018 10:29 am

We live in a "older" community. The first year here we bought several bags of candy - and would up eating it ourselves.
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Post by BrokenolMarine » Fri Sep 28, 2018 8:09 am

I can remember the old days. The best years of my childhood were growing up in a great neighborhood in Tampa in the Late 60s. I had a group of neighborhood friends, and my first girlfriend. ;) We were ten years old. Trick or treat was a big deal, and we used pillow cases, knew all the neighbors. We mowed their laws, raked the leaves, edged their walks, and picked up trash that blew in their lawns if we saw it when we walked past. They were our neighbors after all. ;)

Halloween was a big deal for us, we started deciding costumes in early September, making plans in late September, and working on them in early October. By the last week in October, we were vibrating with excitement. My dad would sit on the porch IN costume, back lit by glowing pumpkins, and hand out the candy... mom kept the coffee coming and laughed at dad's antics. :D

Then a new twist was added. They built the projects about a mile away, across the interstate. GANG kids came into the neighborhood on Halloween that following year. They roamed through OUR neighborhood that first Halloween, wearing only dime store masks, egging houses, throwing TP in trees, and slashing tires on cars. :shock: They assaulted the young costumed Trick or Treat-ers and took their bags of candy, sending a couple to the ER for stitches. :o When they reached OUR house to start their vandalism, dad shot off the porch, accompanied by our Shepherd, and they fled, laughing. They continued through the neighborhood, always ahead of the PD Units looking for them, disappearing into the alleys and the dark.

The next year, the planning began again in September, but wasn't filled with excitement. It was filled with concern for our baby brothers and sisters, and included parents. :?

As an adult with young children, I was blessed to begin their Trick or Treating on base, about the safest environment a child could hope for. They trick or treated in the various base housing - still accompanied by mom or dad, while the other parent did candy duty at Quarters. :) Our young kids never trick or treated alone, the childhood incident always haunted me. My teens were allowed, but cautioned that getting into pranks and mischief would have DIRE consequences.
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Re: Halloween 2017

Post by Firearmfanatic » Tue Oct 09, 2018 6:04 pm

RanchRoper wrote:Is that 1313 Mockingbird Lane?
I love it that is so hilarious. Great awesome show. I wish tv still aired shows like that everyday on all channels.

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Re: Halloween 2017

Post by Redthies » Tue Oct 09, 2018 9:23 pm

Firearmfanatic wrote:
RanchRoper wrote:Is that 1313 Mockingbird Lane?
I love it that is so hilarious. Great awesome show. I wish tv still aired shows like that everyday on all channels.
It does exist on cable. Stations like DejaVu still play old stuff.
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Halloween anyone?

Post by Dahliathemeh » Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:57 am

What is everyone doing for Halloween?
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Happy Halloween Everyone!!!

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Re: Halloween anyone?

Post by CT_Shooter » Wed Oct 31, 2018 2:33 pm

Dahliathemeh wrote:What is everyone doing for Halloween?
I've got 100 full size Hersey bars. Sadly, the weather here will be mild this evening, so I'm likely to give them all away.
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Re: Happy Halloween Everyone!!!

Post by BigAl52 » Wed Oct 31, 2018 3:20 pm

No need for costumes at my house we have a big bathroom mirror and it did the trick early this am.
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Re: Happy Halloween Everyone!!!

Post by RanchRoper » Wed Oct 31, 2018 9:46 pm

Wife and I are watching Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein on DVD. :)

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Re: Happy Halloween Everyone!!!

Post by Mistered » Wed Oct 31, 2018 9:48 pm

All the women in the office showed up as M & Ms - full on costumes !

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Re: Happy Halloween Everyone!!!

Post by JEBar » Wed Oct 31, 2018 10:16 pm

my favorite kid's costume of the evening, a mini Clark Kent, was worn by our youngest grandson (16 months old) .... :D
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Re: Happy Halloween Everyone!!!

Post by Sir Henry » Wed Oct 31, 2018 10:54 pm

I just had a group of 23 kids. It was a steady stream for five minutes. Total for the night is 44
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Re: Happy Halloween Everyone!!!

Post by The Wiz » Wed Oct 31, 2018 11:14 pm

Went over to my daughter's house and helped give out candy with her. The son-in-law took the boys out ( Hulk and Captain America ) and the girl went out as Dr. Who with her best friend. My daughter dressed like cat and the outside of the house had gigantic spider hanging on the porch. Boys and dad came back after a couple of hrs with three bags of candy. I snagged a Kit Kat from the little one after a tussle. It was fun and I enjoyed watching my wife interacting with the Littles that came to the door. Good times. :)
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Re: Happy Halloween Everyone!!!

Post by 220 » Thu Nov 01, 2018 12:00 am

Halloween has started to get a bit of a following here in Aus over the last 10-20 years but still isn't big.
I was home alone and spent most of the evening welding some new sheep yard panels I need for the weekend. I know we had a few visitors my Labrador let me know. I think it is fast becoming her favourite day of the year.
She is around 45kg and has a bark and growl like cujo, we also have a timber front deck she can get under. Her favourite trick is to let people reach the front door then start growling and barking while jumping and headbutting the boards under their feet. It is amazing how many people can actually levitate when they are scared enough. :lol:
The 3yo next door was dressed up and greating visitors on their front deck. He seemed to be getting into the spirit, I heard him sing out to my dog "no Abby you cant eat them, sit down" :lol:

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Re: Happy Halloween Everyone!!!

Post by RanchRoper » Thu Nov 01, 2018 9:54 am

Now that it's over get ready for Elf on TV every day....

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Re: Happy Halloween Everyone!!!

Post by Mags » Thu Nov 01, 2018 11:41 am

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zero here. too remote.
Sir Henry wrote:I just had a group of 23 kids. It was a steady stream for five minutes. Total for the night is 44
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Re: Happy Halloween Everyone!!!

Post by Sir Henry » Thu Nov 01, 2018 11:52 am

A friend from back east said they received over a hundred.
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Re: Happy Halloween Everyone!!!

Post by Mags » Thu Nov 01, 2018 10:46 pm

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got a haircut this morning. barber lady said they had over 300. out of candy by 7:30. first trickers showed up about 4:30.
Sir Henry wrote:A friend from back east said they received over a hundred.
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Re: Happy Halloween Everyone!!!

Post by CT_Shooter » Fri Nov 02, 2018 8:47 am

I had light traffic this year. Gave away 91. Only two were too old; the guy had a mustache and goatee, the girl said she was thirteen. ;) I gave them each a candy bar anyway.
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