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Why my dad hiked us all over the place on halloween!
Huge cache of candy thanks to my 1 year old!
yep my son dropped off one load and is out for another.
SideShow Bob
10-31-2012, 19:38
The trick -O- treaters are few and far between this year.
I wonder if the Sex offender sign in my front yard has anything to do with that ?
Almost makes me wish I had kids...
The trick -O- treaters are few and far between this year.
I wonder if the Sex offender sign in my front yard has anything to do with that ?
[ROFL2][ROFL3][ROFL1][Beer]
beast556
10-31-2012, 19:46
Not a single one at my house yet.
Scattered here. My neighbors kind if suck. Only a few had their lights on on my block.
Punkface
10-31-2012, 19:58
I have gotten 2 groups of kids so far. Not expecting too many. I have a bag of candy for the kids and a rack of beer for the parents. Neither of the parents have taken me up on the beer yet though.
My 15 month got her bucket so full I could barley carry it for long. One house I knew somebody was waiting to scare us and the ladies wouldn't go so I took my little girl and somehow still got the crap scared out of me....her too lol!
Why my dad hiked us all over the place on halloween!
Huge cache of candy thanks to my 1 year old!
You aren't kidding. My old man would have out before dark for about three hours. Half my candy would disappear by the next morning.
HoneyBadger
10-31-2012, 20:10
You aren't kidding. My old man would have out before dark for about three hours. Half my candy would disappear by the next morning.
My dad always just called it "income taxes"
newracer
10-31-2012, 20:13
We have had more than years past.
I am kind of sad, this is the first year that neither of my boys want to go out, they are 11 and 14.
I got way too much candy and there's not been many coming by. That's good for them, they get a handful of the good stuff.
I wonder if I had put up a Romney sign, would I have gotten more or less?
Diesel24
10-31-2012, 20:20
Can't wait until my daughter is old enough to go trick-or-treating!
BPTactical
10-31-2012, 20:27
Not a single one at my house yet.
Same here, doesn't bother me any.
Not in the mood for the crap anyway.
ChunkyMonkey
10-31-2012, 20:29
No kids here.. but I did ok...
http://imageplay.net/img/tya22290358/14_Funny_Fat_Batman_Costume_Pi.png
68Charger
10-31-2012, 20:31
Not a single one at my house yet.
haven't had one in 15 years... think it has to do with the 1/4 mile long driveway, with scary dogs...
not sure if it scares them, or if it's just not worth the effort... [Coffee]
Not a single one at my house yet.
Standard for us. It's hard to walk house to house in the hills.
JohnnyEgo
10-31-2012, 20:52
One of the nice things about a new neighborhood full of starter homes is that there are a ton of kids around. Our doorbell started ringing about 5:30. It's finally tapering off.
My two year old has the attention span of a fruit fly, so we were not sure how he would do with trick-or-treating. We walked up to one house. After that, it was all on daddy's shoulders. We only went to a dozen houses, but a cute 2 year old rakes in the candy. His Elmo bucket was full to over-flowing, and we were both ready to be done.
Once we got home, he has decided that he likes to open the door and pass out candy, but he keeps using his Elmo bucket instead of the candy bowl.
We had 29 kids. My kids went out with the wife and were back by 7:30. I went through there candy and gave the undesirables to the kids that came to our house. At the end I was giving away big handfulls.
This year was the fewest kids I've seen yet.
My 15 month got her bucket so full I could barley carry it for long. One house I knew somebody was waiting to scare us and the ladies wouldn't go so I took my little girl and somehow still got the crap scared out of me....her too lol!
Lol that's funny!
Aloha_Shooter
10-31-2012, 22:11
I got a lot more than usual this year. Glad I bought twice as much candy as usual but I nearly ran out.
I went through 2 150 piece bags of the good stuff.. holy shit there are a ton of kids in my hood.
By 8:00pm my pup just laid on the couch.. he got tired of jumping up and down and being cute for all the people..
He did knock down a 13yr old dressed as a werewolf and started to hump him.. I shit you not.. it was hilarious.. I'm sure the kid is going to never hear the end of it from his friends who were there..
hghclsswhitetrsh
10-31-2012, 22:30
This year was the fewest kids I've seen yet.
Here too. Only 25 kids.
There are a ton of kids in our neighborhood, but we didn't even get home until about 7:30. Still have a whole bag of candy left (I only bought two).
StagLefty
10-31-2012, 22:36
Same here, doesn't bother me any.
Not in the mood for the crap anyway.
Dress up as a gunsmith and come on over-I've got some cat food for ya [ROFL1]
I went through 2 150 piece bags of the good stuff.. holy shit there are a ton of kids in my hood.
By 8:00pm my pup just laid on the couch.. he got tired of jumping up and down and being cute for all the people..
He did knock down a 13yr old dressed as a werewolf and started to hump him.. I shit you not.. it was hilarious.. I'm sure the kid is going to never hear the end of it from his friends who were there..
[ROFL2]
Kid is going to egg your house now!
jhood001
10-31-2012, 22:52
9 visits with around 20 kids. We put the lights on as bright as we could and dropped all of the scary theatrics this year. This neighborhood has had enough darkness for 2012.
I'm just glad there are still enough parents out there that override their fear in order to honor a great and fun tradition.
And I hope that every parent escorting their kids that showed up at our door was carrying!
I did notice a TON of parents out and about.. It's a good thing, but man I remember walking around for HOURS w/o a parent in site as a kid..
There were still a few kids out when some dipshits started running an ATV up and down the road. ATV was towing a skateboarder and then picking him up at the bottom. Normally it wouldn't bother me but considering the darkness and kids still out, I went out to ask them to reconsider their poor choice to do this during trick or treating but they kept blowing by me. I finally stood in the roadway twice with my flashlight yelling at them to no avail. Little fockers laughed, so I called 911. Apparently they had just barely enough sense to duck and hide. Deputy called me after about 15 and said the "knuckleheads" must have packed it in. [ROFL1]
If I see these little insolent smart ass bastards around the neighborhood again, there's gonna be some 'splainin to do.
There were still a few kids out when some dipshits started running an ATV up and down the road. ATV was towing a skateboarder and then picking him up at the bottom. Normally it wouldn't bother me but considering the darkness and kids still out, I went out to ask them to reconsider their poor choice to do this during trick or treating but they kept blowing by me. I finally stood in the roadway twice with my flashlight yelling at them to no avail. Little fockers laughed, so I called 911. Apparently they had just barely enough sense to duck and hide. Deputy called me after about 15 and said the "knuckleheads" must have packed it in. [ROFL1]
If I see these little insolent smart ass bastards around the neighborhood again, there's gonna be some 'splainin to do.
YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN! [LOL]
I have an issue w/ people driving like asses around kids too.. I'd of done the same.
YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN! [LOL]
I have an issue w/ people driving like asses around kids too.. I'd of done the same.
I felt like I was in the movie Gran Torino... :D
FWIW, my youngest, now 28, was run over by a teen driver at the age of 12 while riding his bike. Coma for 5 days and suffered a minor TBI. He was then involved in a high speed rollover at 16 and ejected from the vehicle (low speed ejection). Nearly died, Craig rehab for 30 days, another minor TBI in addition to some major physical injuries. Still has issues, both developmentally and physically, so my tolerance for dumb shit drivers of any motorized conveyance is minimal.
Bailey Guns
11-01-2012, 05:33
The best part of Halloween is the day after. All the candy goes on sale at the grocery stores. You can buy a truckload and you don't have to give it away.
[Coffee]
I remember as a kid we mostly carried pillow cases to collect candy. It was easy back then to get two or three hefty loads in an evening.
lead_magnet
11-01-2012, 05:50
I only had 5 kids total I think. I was handing out handfulls as well, I thought the third kid was going to be the last and I had half a mind to dump my whole box into his bag and turn my light off, probably should have, would have been worth the look on his face.
lpgasman
11-01-2012, 07:42
The best part of Halloween is the day after. All the candy goes on sale at the grocery stores. You can buy a truckload and you don't have to give it away.
[Coffee]
I remember as a kid we mostly carried pillow cases to collect candy. It was easy back then to get two or three hefty loads in an evening.
Ya it was great if you didnt run into any bag snatchers.
Inconel710
11-01-2012, 07:59
We had a OK night - enough kids to keep it entertaining but no hordes. Wife stayed home to give out candy (including ALL of the Reese's cups dagnabit!) while my son and I went with our friend and their four kids. Only saw a handful of lazy teenagers with no costumes. The bums.
He did knock down a 13yr old dressed as a werewolf and started to hump him.. I shit you not.. it was hilarious.. I'm sure the kid is going to never hear the end of it from his friends who were there..
[ROFL1][ROFL2]
My brother and I hi-tailed it to our dad's last night to watch a movie and avoid all the strange costumed midgets- our neighborhood was completely overrun, and it took us 5 min just to get .5 mi to exit the neighborhood... Here's where I live and it's all flat so you can see how it would appeal to the children on this strange festive holiday:
http://i.imgur.com/d0geA.jpg?1
JohnnyEgo
11-01-2012, 11:17
The day after Halloween with a two year old is like the day after Lindsey Lohan decides to stop drinking.
hghclsswhitetrsh
11-01-2012, 11:27
The day after Halloween with a two year old is like the day after Lindsey Lohan decides to stop drinking.
Increased cocaine usage?
JohnnyEgo
11-01-2012, 11:29
Erratic mood swings accompanied by inarticulate speech and random acts of violence. And of course, the DTs. Sugar is the gateway drug
BPTactical
11-01-2012, 11:51
I only had one group stop by but I was in the shop and missed them.
Strange, usually we get a slew of little ones and MILFs before 6 or so and then get the roaming teenagers till 9ish.
Desolation this year, I think the Ridgeway case really put the zap on everybody..
And the above posts are great!
Sugar
Gateway[ROFL1]
Erratic mood swings accompanied by inarticulate speech and random acts of violence. And of course, the DTs. Sugar is the gateway drug
Trying to get my son up for pre-school and dressed was a nightmare today. That is unusual for him.
Aloha_Shooter
11-01-2012, 11:54
The day after Halloween with a two year old is like the day after Lindsey Lohan decides to stop drinking.
It never comes?
Snowman78
11-01-2012, 13:25
Erratic mood swings accompanied by inarticulate speech and random acts of violence. And of course, the DTs. Sugar is the gateway drug
I feel like that every day with my 2 year old [ROFL1]
Snowman78
11-01-2012, 13:36
Here is a pic of us, the 3 kids were Zombies and the wife and I were Zombies hunters!!!
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc8/Nvasu4333/facebook_-1445239919.jpg
sellersm
11-01-2012, 13:46
We didn't have too many this year, many houses were dark as well. There was a really good zombie setup at a house nearby: 6 teens were the 'zombies' chasing folks around. Good music, well done!
We 'buy' the candy back from our kids, then dispose of it.
Here is a pic of us, the 3 kids were Zombies and the wife and I were Zombies hunters!!!
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc8/Nvasu4333/facebook_-1445239919.jpg
[ROFL1] That's a great family photo- bet you won't use it as your Christmas card this year. But what I love the most about it is you and the wife look like you're ready to take care of business, the oldest (?) has a very plain zombie look, the middle kid is really into character, and your youngest has that "I haven't got the slightest clue what I'm supposed to be doing here." [LOL]
Snowman78
11-01-2012, 13:59
^ YEP, that about sums it up!. I also told my wife we need to use the photo for the X-mass card
^ YEP, that about sums it up!. I also told my wife we need to use the photo for the X-mass card
I know if I was married with kids and we did that, my dad and grandparents would not be okay with that kind of picture... but they're very conservative. They loved some friends of ours' that had a picture of their "family goose hunt" last year (husband, wife, son, daughter and about 6 geese laid out before them with them all holding their shotguns).
Snowman78
11-01-2012, 14:12
Both my mom and mother in law were not to happy about the little one.....
JohnnyEgo
11-01-2012, 15:16
Meh. I've got a whole series of photos that are neither Mom nor Grandma approved. That's the fun of being a dad.
http://www.johnnyego.com/photography/vincent/page4/vin034.JPG
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