trick or treaters

[MTyrrell]

Woohoo didn't get any this year, we must be living up to our reputation of being the mad family that lives at the end of the village :twisted:

 I'm siting here with a bag of fun size mars bard, milkyWays's, snickers (marathon for you oldies) and twixes that were fore any trick or treaters who dare call.
 Feel quite sick now. and i'm only half way through the bag, used to be able to manage a lot more chocolate when i was about 5. :roll:

[colintandy]

:D send some here we watching a good film :D

[ChrisW]

Took the batteries out the doorbell and the fuse out of the security light - little git's still banged on the door/window tho - Susie had to creep out of the kitchen on her hands and knee's at one point  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol: (tight bloody cow!)

Can't wait 'til the carol singers start  8)

[Bush Tucker Man]

We had one lot, so I let Jack answer the door :lol:  :lol:

I then printed a sign up;
  No Trick or Treaters Please
  4 Year Old Poorly in Bed
  Sorry........


Seems to have worked so far, I'll leave it up for the week, I think


Well......
She's on a volcanic island in the Atlantic with Mum & grandparents, she might be poorly???

[Bob696]

I nearly came to blows with some idiot tonight. He decided it would be funny to squirt Karen with a water pistol as she was on her way out the house (he looked to be in his 30's with a daughter of about 12 with him).

Karen didnt know what she had been squirted with so gave him a mouthfull (no swearing mind), he started ranting and raving about no sense of humour. I stormed out and pointed out that trick or trating is actual "demanding money with menaces" and is illigal. To which he pointed out that it was "tradition". :roll:  I think he thinks he lives in New England or something. I pointed out his error and the fact I had lived in the local for 30 years and to my knowledge it only started about 5 years ago. He decided to storm off up the road swearing at us at this point, I decided not to chase him as  his daughter was looking at him as if he was a bit of a t**t.

[G4RY]

A tradition yes but not this side of the atlantic me think's
Bar humbug and all that  

[suzota]

i locked the gate.
trouble is i'm the school caretaker so its hard to be mean to the little darlings when they call.
luckily it was p******* down with rain.

[Colin 009]

Hate this stupid idea, of sending  your kids out to trick or treat.
 last time I had some kids call they couldn't have been older than 5 to 7 and there was no adults to be seen.

 What are these people thinking.

In this day and age what happens if you give the skids sweets and they choke or are sick, or you squite them from water pistol and they get wet. who would be liable.

[Disco Geordie]

No not tradition at least not British.

The urban myth I heard was it started due to Blue Peter in the 70's anyone shed any light on this?

[Spacemud]

None at all even though we have kids and sweets at the ready. We would have only got kids we knew anyway.

What I'm looking forward to now (not) is fireworks every night until the New Year. The dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, and various other birds love' em!  :x

[landyman Ash]

Blimey, you miserable lot!!!

Its like a program on grumpy old men!!!  :lol:

When I was little my mum rang a few people and then sent us on our way to the old folk in the village.  They loved us turning up and the best bit was a lady called Mrs Wynn who cooked us fresh pumkin pie.  It was great, all harmless and all in good taste  :D

[Bush Tucker Man]

Blimey, you miserable lot!!!

Its like a program on grumpy old men!!!  :lol:

Dang right!!!!
That doorbell runs on electric & it's expensive

and   They loved us turning up and the best bit was a lady called Mrs Wynn who cooked us fresh pumkin pie.  It was great, all harmless and all in good taste  :D

Did she live in a gingerbread cottage??

So that's why you're a dentist now, it was all those sweets when you were younger :roll:

[landyman Ash]

and   They loved us turning up and the best bit was a lady called Mrs Wynn who cooked us fresh pumkin pie.  It was great, all harmless and all in good taste  :D

Did she live in a gingerbread cottage??

How did you know that?  Spooky!!  

As far as kids go with trick or treating, I just give them a big bag of sweets and a business card  :(kerching):

[Bush Tucker Man]

How did you know that?  Spooky!!  

As far as kids go with trick or treating, I just give them a big bag of sweets and a business card  :(kerching):

Any noticed in the background of the LCV2 image?:
.
.
.
.
The millionth(?) Landie, the Series 3 finished in that weird metallic-ish green (or am I seeing things?

Can we change your name to the "land rover sponge of info"

Your mind blowing mate.  How big is your brain, must be at least twice the size of mine!!!!  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:

I know everything :D  :D  :D  :D  :D  

Remember your 'Big Brother' jibe & the 'cogitating'?? :lol:  

Business card :(biglaugh):  :(biglaugh):  :(biglaugh):  :(kerching):

[Bob696]

Blimey, you miserable lot!!!

Its like a program on grumpy old men!!!

Must be nice to live where you live. Round here the trick is likely to be a brick through your window or a firework through you letter box.

OAPs sit in the dark all night and dont answer the door. It is not unknown for the trick or treaters to play the trick even after they get the treat.

[landyman Ash]

Blimey, you miserable lot!!!

Its like a program on grumpy old men!!!

Must be nice to live where you live. Round here the trick is likely to be a brick through your window or a firework through you letter box.

OAPs sit in the dark all night and dont answer the door. It is not unknown for the trick or treaters to play the trick even after they get the treat.

Fair point.  Thats why my mum used to ring ahead but even so, its a quiet little village.

Sorry state of affairs this country with hoodies and the like abusing the halloween.

By the way, I do like your labour break down, could not agree more  

[barmiebrumie]

I left our little tyson in the porch, he loves to play with children & likes sweets,  poor little thing nobody knocked the door :( ,

Can't think why ,



John.

[sparkplug]

i only got 5 this year
left with lots of sweets and chocolate to eat myself

[j99mud]

we had four lots of kids call but they were all about 15/16 and they dont even bother to dress for there treat, i scared the cr*p out of one lot,  they were walking down my drive as i came up it in the 90 i must have got the accelerator instead of the break, my cant they run! (how i laughed)   hehe :twisted:  :twisted:

[Stormin]

It's at times like this I'm pleased to live in the middle of nowhere. :D   I may be becoming a grumpy old man, (so I've been told),  But not a miserable git. I hope.  :roll: We laid on a ghost walk for our grandkids and children of some friends in the woods,  :(scared): with a buffet afterwards.  The hot punch a neighbour made was grand as owt. :lol: Made having 22 people in the house bearable. :(bloodshot):

[landraver]

When I was a young scoundrel in Wickersley, Rotherham, in the 70's/80's, we always had mischievous night (night before bonfire night) do you guys in Yorkshire know if this is still happening or has this "trick or treating" rubbish taken over?

[Bush Tucker Man]

It's at times like this I'm pleased to live in the middle of nowhere. :D

Lucky git! It's alright for some  

I may be becoming a grumpy old man, (so I've been told)

Nothing wrong with that, I've been one for the past 20years


 

Made having 22 people in the house bearable. :(bloodshot):

Oh Gods, SWMBO will soon be offering to house the 'December-religious-consumerism gone wild-season' party for all the kids in 'Small-Childs' class :(bloodshot):  #-o  #-o  #-o
Where can I hide for the day??

The photos still make me shake at the memory.
In 12 years (she's 4 now, it'll be like St Trinians if the behaviour develops parallell to their age :(scared):  :(scared):


At least the pumpkin type party was held at someone elses house

[Stripes]

our gate sign has picture of my doggie ( rottwieler )
funny no visitors wanting sweets :D  :D  :D