Trick or Treaters - Welcome or Not?

Cheeky_gal · 31-10-2007 07:30PM

omg! I NEED HELP! I CAN'T DO THIS ALONE! FAMILY HAVE GONE OUT AND HAVE LEFT ME HERE ON MY OWN WITH ALL THESE KIDS!!!!!!! :eek:

pretty-in-pink · 31-10-2007 07:35PM

Theres no bonfires, fireworks or any divilment out where I am. This is meant to be Dub city

Ickle Magoo · 31-10-2007 07:39PM

The small dressed up variety of trick or treaters are always welcome...it's the old, skanky ones with no costume & their hands out that I could happily do without. :mad:

Rhyme · 31-10-2007 07:42PM

I buckled under the pressure and ran to the shops to buy some sweets for the ickle kiddies. When i was picking out some chocolate about 4 kids ran into the store shouting "trick or treat". The cashier laughed her ass off and gave them all a bar each, nice lady.

I am now eating the chocolate.

bronte · 31-10-2007 08:01PM

They're welcome , however I have been putting random things into their bags as I ran out of sweets

Toto Wolfcastle · 31-10-2007 08:10PM

Ah crap, had planned to ignore any knocks on the door but I just ordered a pizza so I'll have to open it at some stage. Damn my hungry tummy. I have nothing to give the kids.

AlmightyCushion · 31-10-2007 08:12PM

No they're not welcome. The more kids that come the less sweets that will be left over at the end of the night for me to gorge on.

Pj! · 31-10-2007 08:13PM

Crazy how many are calling to my door. Ran out of anything worthwhile long ago. All is left is a heap of monkey nuts for the late ones. So will probably get egged later on.

Thrill · 31-10-2007 08:19PM

I used to give out fruit and sweets but gave it up when I noticed that the same kids were coming back a few times a night looking for seconds.

Now, I'm just not in.

The fireworks and bangers are starting to go off now. It's scaring the crap out of my dog. The poor mutt is running around looking for a place to hide.

Zaph · 31-10-2007 08:20PM

Hate Halloween, always did, even as kid. Usually go to the pub or ignore the doorbell when it rings. In my parents' at the moment so somebody else can deal with them, although I think only one has called so far.

l3LoWnA · 31-10-2007 08:23PM

None have called here.......:eek:....yet!!! Am expecting at least a few later though!

Have about 20 bags made up ready anyways!

My ickle one is all dressed as a witch and I was dressed as, erm, an evil fairy up until about 20 mins ago, the wig was making me itch and the dress was soooo huge the dog kept tripping on it :rolleyes:

Oh I put my little ones last-year fairy outfit on the dog (for about two mins - she's a king charles) She was really uncomfortale so I took a pic and took it off again straight away :mad:

Smellyirishman · 31-10-2007 08:27PM

Had 2 groups so far.

2 quiet girls dressed as witches and 7 teenage girls in there PJs.

Ah, it's all a bit of craic, handing out the penguins first, hoping to hold onto the milky way and pom-poms.

2 groups is a little shallow though, maybe there will be more?

Were some cracking fires out by the coldcut road at Liffey Valley earlier and they hadn't even set alight to the big'un. Gonna be some mighty smoke damage around there (although what's new

).

Fast_Mover · 31-10-2007 08:35PM

DaveMcG wrote: »

We'll see about that!

*sets about finding Fast_Mover's address*

Just you wait.....

Awww Davie was that you in the ickle fairy outfit accompanied by your mummy?! Bless..:p

Mint Sauce · 31-10-2007 08:40PM

like beruit here at the mo, not sure bout the trick or treaters though, half the lights are out in the house, havn't heard any knocks at the door yet, and no door bell

yes i'm a misreable sod

watna · 31-10-2007 08:54PM

I live in an apartment and haven't heard a peep all night. That's the adantage of apartment living! I haven't heard much fireworks either. I've been off work sick today so I haven't been outside. It doesn't feel much like Halloween to me. When I lived at home I dressed up and handed nice sweeties out. I knew some of the kids around and the scumbag ratio was low! When I live in a house again I'll answer the door. For tonight I'm sick so I'm glad to be left alone!

projectmayhem · 31-10-2007 09:02PM

weirdly we've had very few kids around tonight. but the general quietness of the area of late is obviously because they were stock pilling their fireworks as they're out in force.

mike65 · 31-10-2007 09:15PM

I decided to take refuge around my sisters place, I dunno how busy its been here (just got back) but its dead now. Round her place it was quiet with just 4 visitors. Her daughter will no doubt be among them next year.

Mike.

Hagar · 31-10-2007 09:36PM

Sadly French kids don't do this. The tinies do dress up and go around the shops in the afternoon and the shop-keepers give them loads of sweeties.

deRanged · 31-10-2007 09:41PM

I just answered the door to the coal man with a bowl of sweets in my hand!

Only two groups called here so far, it's dead quiet.

AlmightyCushion · 31-10-2007 09:45PM

deRanged wrote: »

I just answered the door to the coal man with a bowl of sweets in my hand!

He's a little old for trick or treating. Did he even have a costume?

arybvtcw0eolkf · 31-10-2007 09:49PM

Rhyme wrote: »

It used to be all kids coming around with their parents and in groups and i'd only be too happy to open the door, compliment their costumes, guess who they were and give out sweets.

...not any more.

...not ANY more.

Thats how it happens with us. Although I'm working tonight so missing all the fun.

I love to see the kids out knocking on doors & having the craic. Then listen to the tails of who are the greedy bastards on the road who wouldn't open the door.

Dinxminx · 31-10-2007 09:49PM

I'm eating the smarties I have here to give to the NON-EXISTENT trick or treaters!! Where are they all!????

Ruu_Old · 01-11-2007 12:16AM

5 kids so far *locks cage*, first of them arrived around 5:30 and it is around 6:15pm now. *looks into bowl of sweets that is rapidly disappearing*:(

edit: Ahhhh last half an hour, another 15! Its like a wave...except children!!!

mc nuggets · 01-11-2007 12:27AM

philstar wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_CgDZQVcPA

that is brilliant

Malteaser! · 01-11-2007 12:37AM

Dinxminx wrote: »

I'm eating the smarties I have here to give to the NON-EXISTENT trick or treaters!! Where are they all!????

haha, we didn't get any either...I think its coz our house is close to the end of the block and ALL my other neighbours are old and don't bother opening their doors to anyone so the kids get sick of being ignored and never get down as far as our house!!

Ah well, more sweeties for me...as if I needed an excuse!!

Kimbot · 01-11-2007 12:42AM

I had two groups of kids at my place tonight. I was looking forward to a busy night but the funniest thing was that with one of the groups one parent was even holding her handbag out looking for treats for herself. She was about 6'2"with a deep voice, i fell about the place laughing when they left. I bought loads of goodies for them and all!!

lemansky · 01-11-2007 12:42AM

Apparently none called by here....so all the sweets were waiting for me when I staggered home!

biko · 01-11-2007 12:45AM

Some kids rang the bell earlier but I didn't get up to open the door.
Mohahaha!

Toto Wolfcastle · 01-11-2007 12:48AM

The kids here were too busy egging people and setting off stupid fireworks and playing with their new trolley so no one called. Good thing too because I have no food!! Not even proper food!!

jor el · 01-11-2007 12:51AM

Ruu wrote: »

5 kids so far *locks cage*

Had a good few groups around here from about 6 to 7PM. Most had parents standing around on the road, no going on your own these days. Lots of sweets left though, might bring some into work tomorrow to get rid of. If I eat any more tonight my teeth will fall out, more so.

biko wrote:

Some kids rang the bell earlier but I didn't get up to open the door.
Mohahaha!

Boo, ya big meanie. Did they egg your house? Friend of mine went to the shop this afternoon to get some eggs, for his tea, none left. Normally there'd be loads, but not today.

Trick or Treaters - Welcome or Not?

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