Trick or treaters and those who dont partake in it

allibastor

Hey all,

A quick thing I would like to ask ( and rant) about.

I noticed a lot of kids out on Saturday doing the trick or treating, but many of the kids I saw are from houses that are blacked out on the night, and don't answer the door to other kids.
I brought my own young ones out and it was shocking the amount of houses whose kids were out trick or treating but didn't have a decoration up or give out anything!

Any one else experience this?

Mr.Carter

Egg their house.

Turtyturd

Knock back tonight, they won't expect it. An added bonus is they'll probably have to give you something from their own little sh*t's haul.

blackbird 49

Some people are way past Halloween, other just don't bother answering, especially if it is a older estate where there are no young children or very few, when my own children were young I would always tell them go to the houses that have Halloween decorations in the Windows or on the front door

The Backwards Man

Some people have more sense.

Saadyst

Trick or treating used to be good back in the day

Nowadays there's no "trick" anymore, kids just come up to the door and stick their hand out...

petrolcan

Whatever happened to mummering?

allibastor

blackbird 49 wrote: »

Some people are way past Halloween, other just don't bother answering, especially if it is a older estate where there are no young children or very few, when my own children were young I would always tell them go to the houses that have Halloween decorations in the Windows or on the front door

My thing though is that a good lot of the kids who called to my own house, I know them and their parents ( nearly all non-nationals) whos kids are small, 3-9 who were out in full force, but don't seem to celebrate it at home.

I did say it to one, his answer was its not a big deal back home, but the kids love to get sweets.

On our run out on Saturday I think only about 12 houses actually looked dressed up and answered the door of the 80+ we live near/

daheff

Not everybody likes Halloween. Some people dont want kids knocking to their door all night and feel that they have to give them stuff. It can be an expense they dont need or want.


the bit that gets me is people bringing their kids to different town because their friends say theres a better haul to be had there. That boils my blood. I only give to the local kids, and would only expect my kids to get from people where we live.

AnonoBoy

GET THOSE DAMN KIDS OFF MY LAWN!!!!

:mad:

Lollipops23

Ah jesus lads, it's not exactly a big ask and I'd wager that 99% of those who are "over" Halloween were out knocking every year themselves when they were small.

I had a fair few callers this year (more than years past, but there's a younger population in my estate now) and it was all over and done by 7pm. Spend the grand total of €6 on a massive tin of sweets and a bag of Smarties minis from Lidl.

Grandeeod

daheff wrote: »

the bit that gets me is people bringing their kids to different town because their friends say theres a better haul to be had there. That boils my blood. I only give to the local kids, and would only expect my kids to get from people where we live.

THIS.

Witnessed it on Saturday night. Cars parked all over the friggin place as the assault from outside the area began. Mammies and large groups of kids racing to get ahead of the next group. My missus and daughter went around the estate with other local kids, so I stayed at home to answer the door. I ran out of stuff within 40 odd minutes. Then I just stood on the doorstep smoking a ciggie. I think it unintentionally gave the impression I was some weirdo as the Mammies ushered their kids onto the next house.:D

Duggy747

If they manage to pass my moat then I have to man the turret on the roof and fire out a net to stop them.

If the little feckers dodge the net then I release the "hounds"

My 3 rabbits

If they bypass the hounds then I've no choice but to detonate the charges and bring the house down.





I just don't like answering the door...

The Backwards Man

petrolcan wrote: »

Whatever happened to mummering?

That's a Christmas thing. Be starting soon I'd say, there was a good revival of it around here for a few years but tailing off again

Sh1tbag OToole

More Americanized stuff making it's way in rabble rabble

Samaris

We didn't have a single child around this year - or last year, if it comes to that. It seems to have totally gone quiet in this area.

RobertKK

Some parts have not been Americanised yet, or Americanized yet.

Medusa22

Ah now, I am not even particularly fond of children (ok, I have to admit that I don't like them at all) but I definitely get a kick out of getting dressed up and answering the door to them and seeing them in their costumes and giving them sweets, they are just delighted with themselves then and I remember how much I loved it when I was a kid. I'm the last person to spend any time around children if I can avoid it but I always get plenty of sweets in for the kids and put up decorations, it's a nice thing to do and they are usually quite appreciative.

Ok, ok, I also admit that I buy way too many sweets so when the trick or treaters have finished coming around I gorge myself on the leftovers

allibastor

Medusa22 wrote: »

Ah now, I am not even particularly fond of children (ok, I have to admit that I don't like them at all) but I definitely get a kick out of getting dressed up and answering the door to them and seeing them in their costumes and giving them sweets, they are just delighted with themselves then and I remember how much I loved it when I was a kid. I'm the last person to spend any time around children if I can avoid it but I always get plenty of sweets in for the kids and put up decorations, it's a nice thing to do and they are usually quite appreciative.

Ok, ok, I also admit that I buy way too many sweets so when the trick or treaters have finished coming around I gorge myself on the leftovers

It is good to see that you still partake, even though the smallies are not your own. Good going !

keithclancy

I'm really glad I'm wasn't in Ireland on Halloween.

Scummers egging people and houses
Bonfires all over the place
Bangers going off every few minutes and driving the dog nuts

Saw on the news there was around 700 calls to the Fire Brigade and that people were firing stuff at them.

No Thanks.

iguana

Op, maybe the houses of people out trick or treating were dark because because the people who live there were out trick or treating. This was my first year out since the 80s and I was utterly shocked by the generosity of people. We only went to a few decorated houses as my son is only nearly 3 and has a broken leg but he got 5-10 things at every house with some houses even giving out home baking to the parents. We came home early and put our Halloween lights on but had no callers. We live just outside the nearest estates and are quite set back from the road so I don't think we'll ever get trick or treaters which is a pity as I love having the kids call.

Saadyst wrote: »

Trick or treating used to be good back in the day

Nowadays there's no "trick" anymore, kids just come up to the door and stick their hand out...

It's not Trick then Treat it's Trick or Treat, ie give the spirits a treat so they don't haunt you.

pwurple

Our house was dark and undecorated, because we were out with the kids in their costumes. Not knocking on doors, but at a halloween party with bopping for apples, the pile of flour, that kind of thing.

"Shocking" stuff indeed.

allibastor

pwurple wrote: »

Our house was dark and undecorated, because we were out with the kids in their costumes. Not knocking on doors, but at a halloween party with bopping for apples, the pile of flour, that kind of thing.

"Shocking" stuff indeed.

It is a bit if you have no decorations up at all!!!

TimeToShine

keithclancy wrote: »

I'm really glad I'm wasn't in Ireland on Halloween.

Scummers egging people and houses
Bonfires all over the place
Bangers going off every few minutes and driving the dog nuts

Saw on the news there was around 700 calls to the Fire Brigade and that people were firing stuff at them.

No Thanks.

In fairness none of that is actually down to the kids, cast your aspersions on the older crowd who are so adamantly opposed to giving people sweets yet have no problem starting bonfires and vandalising properties.

R P McMurphy

petrolcan wrote: »

Whatever happened to mummering?

There is a centre located on the cavan-fermanagh border near Derrylin, looks kind of wickermanish

kylith

If they're out with their kids how can they be at home answering the door?

diomed

Good training for children - finding out where is the best opportunity, making good use of their limited time, having fun with their friends, having the courage to ask for something, getting a little scared.
And dogs have to learn to get out of the way of fireworks.

eviltwin

I don't decorate the house, I've no interest, the kids have no interest. We still buy in sweets but we didn't get any callers this year. Maybe people think the lack of decorations is a subtle way of saying you don't want people calling. The decorations thing is a relatively new too, very American and nothing wrong with it but not doing it doesn't make you a miserable b@stard.

liz lemoncello

iguana wrote: »

Op, maybe the houses of people out trick or treating were dark because because the people who live there were out trick or treating. .....

In homes with two parents or more than one adult they can split the duties, but not everyone is in that position. In my case I went with my sister as she took my nephew and niece out while her OH stayed home and gave out the candy.

One thing we noticed, (here in Canada), is that only about a quarter of the houses took part, but of those that did, many went all out with the decorations: jack o'lanterns, huge inflatable or motion-activated figures, ghost trees, cemeteries, sound effects. The kids were tired so we weren't out long and we felt guilty about not visiting the houses where the people had put so much effort into it.

Paramite Pie

daheff wrote: »

Not everybody likes Halloween. Some people dont want kids knocking to their door all night and feel that they have to give them stuff. It can be an expense they dont need or want.

I think you missed the point.:P It's parent's letting their own kids out to trick or treat but not answering the door themselves. If you don't like Halloween then don't send your own kids out either. The point of the thread is that hypocrisy -- not households that don't participate at all.

**but your bang on about the migrational groups of kids from another estate

valoren

Sometimes you simply run out of stuff to give.

You can't be answering the door with no sweeties left