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How many did you have?

For the past few years because of my mum what i used to do was carve a pumpkin and light it up and put it out on the front doorstep with a bowl of sweets and a note on the door with an arrow pointing downwards towards the bowl of sweets. I'd go out about 9pm and the bowl would be empty and the pumpkin candle would be about on its last legs. This year i thought the kids can knock - I've had 2 lots of kids that called. So i now have loads of sweets i cant stand! Next year i think i'll buy sweets I like - not what the kids like! :D

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See a stanley match has it's uses on a mega cold night...not only was it a fab game, I wasn't stuck at home getting pestered by a load of black bin liners ;) :rolleyes: :p

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Luckily I've only had one, as I'm a bit tucked away here at Rindy Towers.



Middle of making a stir-fry.

Ding-dong.

Ding-dong.

Said as a sing song threat.

'Money or sweets, trick or treat.'

Said in reply.

**** ***

:D

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We didn't have any callers this year. Happen they have sussed 'im indoors out at last, or it could have been the rain that kept them off the streets.

The children here have an awful habit of throwing eggs everywhere. Not nice.

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We Had Loads, All Dressed Up And Not One Yobbo Among Them,,they Are Welcome Every Year,,

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I've bee at work so aint seen any at my door but did pass some comming out of the 4 in 1 at Polmont with pizza's. They must have had a good night.

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Last year i bought loads of sweets and no-one came round trick or treating,this year i didn't buy owt n there were loads around-but we had fun anyway,my ex made Jack a carved out pumpkin n candle for the window sill,we had a home made lucky dip with choccy from thorntons and were off to see Blackpool lights as an extra treat,im more excited than Jack haha.

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we had a few come to our door but they was a tall as me must have been at least 15

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I had 3 lots.
The first group was 5 children and parents, explained i couldnt give to all but hoped they had a communial collection bucket. They didnt, they all had buckets each :(
The second group contained 8 kids, all with buckets each :( :(
The third group ... well i gave up answering the door !

I know, im a tight wad, but after just getting back from the chiropractor and having 6 discs in my neck re-aligned i wasnt in the mood for getting up and down.

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We had a few, mainly little ones but I answwered the door to one lot who were all girls who must of been 14-15 at least. "Your a bit old for T&T "said I, They still took choocys from the bag though

Whats this with pumkins anyway, we always had a swede. I love the smell it gives off as the candle burns down effectively cooking it! Oh and it wasn't trick or treat back then either!

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You cruel man. I hope they put something nasty through your letter box.

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Well ive decided, next year when they hold out and shake there buckets at me and say trick or treat ... im going to take out of their buckets for a change and shout "Trick and treat" at them. Hopefully i will be able to fill my sweetie jar back up. :p

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Now known as 'poor mans pumpkin' thanks to entwisi;)

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I've decided next year to wrap laxatives up in Quality Street wrappers. I'll trick 'em.:D

On a serious note, living in a nanny state, if you gave someone who called at your home unsolicited, something to eat, and they developed food poisoning could you be sued?

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I think i escaped this year or i frightened the kids so much during previous years that most dont bother to knock at mine - as they didnt expect a trick back:eek: :D pmsl

Yet this year i had a break LOL

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How did you frighten them? :confused: :confused: :confused:

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Have you not looked at the pictures of her from the last meet :D :D :D

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I have plus the ones I have. :D Thanks for the reminder I need to sort them and stick them in the gallery. Got a good un of the 3 Accyweb Musketeers. :D

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Hehehe... I knew there would be some advantages to working late yesterday. I got home at 21.45 and I had missed them all, what a shame. :D

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Not impressed up our neck of the woods;we had the pumpkin lit and the house trimmed up ,my little one went out as a very convincing vampiress after we had already about 4 lots of trick or treaters round and she came back with virtually nowt as the tight wads round here weren't answering their doors! I gave out just under a fiver's worth of sweets and have done for the past 4 years;and answered the door every time! Some folk just need to lighten up a bit;not every knock on the door is an evil hoodie;don't think even one of ours last night was in their teens! Grrrrr.:eek:

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Glad I was at the footy.
For me it's a stupid tradition, just like valentines. Just a commercial load of tripe.

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Bought a tin of quality street and no-one came knocking. First year in ages there's been no trick or treaters.

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P.M. your address and we'll grab some wine and pop round a help you with the Quality Street.....:) :D

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We didn't get any at all...maybe they were all at the footie!

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I was on my way home from 2 weeks in Malta last night but I know my granddaughter, aged 7, went round our street with 4 friends, her mum and another mum. Laura was dressed as a witch as was one neighbour, whose children are now in their 30s, who had dressed up for the occasion to join in the fun.

To the children it was an exciting evening to dress up and collect a few sweets. They got some money too, Laura's share was about £2, but that wasn't really the point. The whole thing was about being out in the dark, dressing up and having a great time. They weren't bothered whether they were given anything or not, it was innocent fun and they just wanted a smile.

In recent years I've had plenty of visits on Hallowe'en. The kids are always accompanied by parents and I've always kept a stock of sweets and pretended to be scared stiff by miniature ghouls and skeletons and always been rewarded by a muttered "Thank you" as they shuffled off down the drive. Perhaps I'm lucky, living where I do, that we don't get horrible teenagers on the make. Only once, about 20 years ago, did we have that. My son was still at home and answered the door to 2 teenaged girls who said "Trick or treat". He said he'd have the trick. Half an hour later a note was pushed through the letterbox, it said, "Here's your trick - Asshole". That was the worst it got. :)

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well I made 20 or so bags of mixed sweets and lollies lit my usual 2 pumkins for front garden and my teenage daughter did the honour of dishing them out, good night all weenies and no teenies and all bar 2 bags cleared to the delight of my daughter who hates the thought that shes too old for it now lol

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Mick went upstairs with down stairs light off pretending he was out and I missed them. Didn't get back till 10.20

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:engsmil: only had 2 callers ....but i like sweets ....dam kids.....he he ....:engsmil: :engsmil: :engsmil: :Banane37: