Les*1066 Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Halloween and 'mischief night' are just two more imports from the USA that I could happily live without. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rimotu66 Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Not sure about you folks but not looking forward to getting home tonight after work and being pestered by idiots in costumes knocking on the door. I'm afraid it's lights out and the dogs can bounce off the front door for a couple of hours which should put them off. About time they banned the bloody americanised commercialised thing....then it's followed by poxy fireworks and then Christmas.......humbug! 100% agree with you there Luckily my house and drive way looks dark, sinister and intimidating so in the 12 years I have been here I have never had a delightful child knocking at my door, it could be the crows and magpies I hang on the front gates that put them off as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Its just a bit of harmless fun for young children which i did when i was same age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuji Shooter Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Guy a couple of doors up has thunder flashes on trips wires. Should be comedy gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rimotu66 Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Guy a couple of doors up has thunder flashes on trips wires. Should be comedy gold Video gold as well, get your camera out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rimotu66 Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Its just a bit of harmless fun for young children which i did when i was same age. Really? So imagine your old mother/father/uncle/auntie or anyone else who struggles to get to the door having to open the door to a costumed face painted little brat demanding money or sweets. I would not mind so much if anyone turned on by this load of rubbish (where did it all come from anyway and what is it for?) hung a lamp outside there property to advertise that they where happy for strangers to enter there garden and demand gifts with the threat of eggs thrown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Halloween and 'mischief night' are just two more imports from the USA that I could happily live without. Halloween maybe, but my grandad used to go on about doing things on mischievous night when he was a kid, so late 1920s, early 30s! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Really? So imagine your old mother/father/uncle/auntie or anyone else who struggles to get to the door having to open the door to a costumed face painted little brat demanding money or sweets. I would not mind so much if anyone turned on by this load of rubbish (where did it all come from anyway and what is it for?) hung a lamp outside there property to advertise that they where happy for strangers to enter there garden and demand gifts with the threat of eggs thrown. Until its made illegal theres nothing you can do. You get good and bad in everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfer Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Not had one knocker yet,not a clue why☠ We did buy some chocolate for them!but hey I'll just have to have it now Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawntredder Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Most are accompanied by a parent or two,we used to do it when I was a boy in the 70's till around 8-9 years old its just harmless fun for the kids....anyone who says they didn't do it is full of ****!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felly100 Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 I didn't do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rimotu66 Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Not had one knocker yet,not a clue why☠ We did buy some chocolate for them!but hey I'll just have to have it now Al I know why Most are accompanied by a parent or two,we used to do it when I was a boy in the 70's till around 8-9 years old its just harmless fun for the kids....anyone who says they didn't do it is full of s ....!! Really? I cannot remember anyone doing it in the 70's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEshooter Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Looks to me like it depends where you live defines how you experience Halloween. I was at the inlaws tonight, they live in a nice area. A group of 7 or 8 local kids knocked on the door, they was all polite and had clearly put effort into there costumes.There was even a Luke sky walker on his Segway thing. when the mother inlaw showed them a big old bowel of sweets they was all greatfull and none of them took the **** with the sweats. A few of the dad's where at the end of the drive. It's good to see the kids having fun and getting a free bag of sweets. In this scenario I would happily let my kids when they are old enough go out trick or treating. However, on the way home I drove through a pretty ruff estate. There was big groups of teenagers out more than likely just causing trouble and terrorising people. Now obviously I would never let my kids do this and would not like these yobs knocking on my door. When I made it home there was no eggs on the windows and the boat was still on the drive. The best bit is I'm sitting hear munching through the the big bag of sweets the mrs got incase they came knocking. The answer is live in a nice area and embrace the community spirit. Or just lighten the **** up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 I didn't do it! +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfer Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 I know why Really? I cannot remember anyone doing it in the 70's. Sssshhhh don't tell em lol Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Had a couple of kids knock on the door,parents standing on the end of the drive,gave them some sweets from a bag bought in the supermarket,no harm done kids happy.But a few years ago i came out of the house to find a few eggs had been thrown at one of my windows,how we laughed as the teenagers cleaned it off the next day,the joys of security cameras and being mates with their parents,got to love a small town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumfelter Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Most are accompanied by a parent or two,we used to do it when I was a boy in the 70's till around 8-9 years old its just harmless fun for the kids....anyone who says they didn't do it is full of ****!! I must be full of **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rimotu66 Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Looks to me like it depends where you live defines how you experience Halloween. I was at the inlaws tonight, they live in a nice area. A group of 7 or 8 local kids knocked on the door, they was all polite and had clearly put effort into there costumes.There was even a Luke sky walker on his Segway thing. when the mother inlaw showed them a big old bowel of sweets they was all greatfull and none of them took the **** with the sweats. A few of the dad's where at the end of the drive. It's good to see the kids having fun and getting a free bag of sweets. In this scenario I would happily let my kids when they are old enough go out trick or treating. However, on the way home I drove through a pretty ruff estate. There was big groups of teenagers out more than likely just causing trouble and terrorising people. Now obviously I would never let my kids do this and would not like these yobs knocking on my door. When I made it home there was no eggs on the windows and the boat was still on the drive. The best bit is I'm sitting hear munching through the the big bag of sweets the mrs got incase they came knocking. The answer is live in a nice area and embrace the community spirit. Or just lighten the **** up. It must be so nice to live in Utopia..... Snob! Not everyone can afford a 'Segway thing' but most of us from less posh areas can spell rough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rimotu66 Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 I must be full of **** That's two of us then, I really do not remember this American fad been over here in the 70's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felly100 Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 when the mother inlaw showed them a big old bowel.........they all ran off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 I was in a restaurant tonight and a traveller sent her sprog around the tables shouting "trick or treat". He got sweet fa from anyone. Dropped my eldest back to her house and found road work barriers strewn across the road, got out to move them and was accosted by half a dozen teens saying the same. I gave them a treat alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEshooter Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 It must be so nice to live in Utopia..... Snob! Not everyone can afford a 'Segway thing' but most of us from less posh areas can spell rough. : Snob I'm not, I grew up on an estate not far from the one I described earlier. I have worked hard since leaving school so I don't live there now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rimotu66 Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 Snob I'm not, I grew up on an estate not far from the one I described earlier. I have worked hard since leaving school so I don't live there now. Then I would suggest that you are a snob having grown up on the kind of area that you where slating in your previous post. snob noun: snob; plural noun: snobs a person with an exaggerated respect for high social position or wealth who seeks to associate with social superiors and looks down on those regarded as socially inferior. "her mother was a snob and wanted a lawyer as a son-in-law" a person who believes that their tastes in a particular area are superior to those of other people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmytree Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 (edited) No callers for me, I told them to go away? Edited October 31, 2015 by timmytree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felly100 Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 No PW for you either if you don't delete that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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