Halloween

Fretwired

bertie said:

octatonic said:

bertie said:

octatonic said:

I have a rule of 'no costume, no candy'.

I have a rule of,  no knock on the door,  no get hosepipe on you.

simples.

http://urbantoot.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/no-fun-allowed.jpg

I could set Frank on them,  watch them run screaming up the street,  that'd be fun.

Give him a lick of luminous paint and call him the hound of the Bertievilles ...

ESBlonde

When I had small people I indulged, pumpkin carving the weekend before. Home made outfits and masks. They were only taken to the houses of friends who also indulged (or had kids). I would dress in a vicars outfit to scare the little bleed children and had a PA speaker hidden in the trailer by the gate and another behind the garage door. A mic with reverb and pan the sound back and forth to jump about around the darlings. 

My kids have out grown it so last year we went out for dinner early to avoid callers. We will probably do the same this year. 

suspiciousminds

Its big money halloween,
I've shifted pallets of pumpins over the past week in work
Crazy.

randomhandclaps

There's a guy up our road who goes mental for Halloween. He decorates the whole front of his house, he has flashing lights and music and gives the kids stacks of sweets.  He is out for weeks before reminding all the kids that Halloweens coming and don't forget to trick or treat.  He even buys outfits for some kids who don't have them.  It's ironic really because when we first found out he was a convicted sex offender the whole neighbours thought it might be a bad thing for the local kids.

Clarky

bertie said:

octatonic said:

I have a rule of 'no costume, no candy'.

I have a rule of,  no knock on the door,  no get hosepipe on you.

simples.

awesome coincidence..

cos this year I'm going to get out the hosepipe [or high powered waterpistol that's more like a cannon] too

Clarky

randomhandclaps said:

There's a guy up our road who goes mental for Halloween. He decorates the whole front of his house, he has flashing lights and music and gives the kids stacks of sweets.  He is out for weeks before reminding all the kids that Halloweens coming and don't forget to trick or treat.  He even buys outfits for some kids who don't have them.  It's ironic really because when we first found out he was a convicted sex offender the whole neighbours thought it might be a bad thing for the local kids.

said the spider to the fly....

spacecadet

This is how you do it!!

bertie

Clarky said:

awesome coincidence..

cos this year I'm going to get out the hosepipe [or high powered waterpistol that's more like a cannon] too

Ive also rigged the door-bell up to the mains,  and not fed Frank for a week.................      I loves haloween me.  

I was going to invite my mother up too,  but thats just not fair on the wee kiddies.

Clarky

top  man...

viz

They're going mental over it in America aren't they?

bertie

octatonic said:

I love Halloween.

I have a rule of 'no costume, no candy'.

I also mess around and have a basket of onions and potatoes at the door and give the kids those.

After much protestation and anguish on their behalf  I eventually DO give them some sweets.

It is fun.

do you celebrate thanksgiving too ?   and Bastille day ?

octatonic

bertie said:

octatonic said:

I love Halloween.

I have a rule of 'no costume, no candy'.

I also mess around and have a basket of onions and potatoes at the door and give the kids those.

After much protestation and anguish on their behalf  I eventually DO give them some sweets.

It is fun.

do you celebrate thanksgiving too ?   and Bastille day ?

Actually I do celebrate Thanksgiving from time to time.

I've lived in the US twice and have a lot of friends there and they sometimes visit.

I celebrate your mum's birthday too.

bertie

octatonic said:

I celebrate your mum's birthday too.

good man,  its more than I do

viz

And Bertie's birthday presumably?

Rocker

We are expecting a few very young Trick or Treaters [accompanied by one or more of their parents] around six this evening.  We have a few packs of mini bars at the ready.  Good fun to see the children dressed as witches complete with brooms and high hats.  However the older [ten plus] children don't want sweets or bars, they have their hands out for money.  I gather that they 'do' a housing estate for money, then change clothes and go round again.

octatonic

viz said:

And Bertie's birthday presumably?

I'm a giver.

bertie

octatonic said:

I'm a giver.

not according to drew

viz

octatonic said:

viz said:

And Bertie's birthday presumably?

I'm a giver.

if that means what I think it means, that's not what I meant!!

octatonic

viz said:

octatonic said:

viz said:

And Bertie's birthday presumably?

I'm a giver.

if that means what I think it means, that's not what I meant!!

Ha.

I genuinely like Halloween because it brings people together.

Since we started doing it we know more people in the street- it is fun and the older I get the more I believe that is really the aim in life.

You're dead an incredibly long time, after all.

jd0272

viz;71524" said:

They're going mental over it in America aren't they?

They will do.

Knock on door, and if you don't get a round in your head, free high calorie sweeties!!!
God bless the USA.