"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
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> On 11/1/2014 8:25 AM, The Cook wrote:
>> On Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:38:43 -0600, graham > wrote:
>>
>>> I bought about 110 treats to be on the safe side as the weather was
>>> mild. Only 12 kids turned up, all very young, no teens.
>>
>> Thank goodness it rained here last night. Still raining this morning.
>
> For a number of years now, I have bemoaned the lack of trick or
> treaters. 8, tops. I buy the huge box of Snickers then I wind
> up with candy till next summer kicking around the freezer.
>
> I was so happy this year, I got more than 3 times that number,
> every one of them, from toddler to teenager, all dressed up in
> great costumes. It was awesome. I'd bought a smaller box of
> candy bars, I was thinking great, now you're going to run out.

We forgot it was Halloween and when dh answered the door finding young
children there, he did a quick think and brought out some flapjack <g> They
seemed to go off quite happily)
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