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.

On 31/10/2014 10:03 PM, Sqwertz 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.
>
> I went to the Brooklyn Pie Company. Had an excellent meat Calzone,
> Philly Cheese Steak, Maine Black Cherry Soda, coffee, and a large
> basket of excellent fries were $27. No leftovers, didn't have to buy
> any candy, And nobody egged my house.
>
> Pizza is expensive, but this ain't Pizza Hut or Cici's.
>
> http://www.brooklynpie.com/north_austinmenu.html
>
> -sw
>
I used to go out and avoid it but several young families have moved into
the street over the past few years and it would be churlish not to hand
them treats.
The trouble is that one can never predict numbers. They have varied from
10 - 70+ in usually cold weather. Tonight was very mild - ideal for the
younger kids.
Graham
(snow is expected tomorrow)

"graham" > wrote in message
...
>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.

Oops! Sorry. Should have read your post before I posted. I think I got
about 25-30. Didn't really count. Only three really little ones. Most
were probably around age 10. Got three teen girls and some guy dressed as a
clown. He scared the peewaddins out of me. He hadn't pushed the doorbell
yet. I just got up to look because the cats suddenly went skittish. And
there was a very tall clown at the storm door! He didn't ask for treats
though.

If I do get any more, they'll get a ton. I didn't buy much candy. Angela
stopped me from buying much because we get less and less each year. But in
cleaning out the cupboard, I found many pounds of organic lollipops that I
didn't know that I had. So I told her that they were all getting those.
She insisted on some chocolate and better stuff, fearing that kids wouldn't
like them. No matter to me. Each kid got as many lollipops as I could fit
in my hand plus whatever else I scooped up in there. We have Whoppers,
plain Hershey bars, Junior Mints, Dots, Charleston Chews (not sure I even
had one of those before), Tootsie Rolls and Kit Kats. If I were to pick out
the good stuff I'll bet I could still fill the bowl. I have a bowl plus a
huge tub. In years past, we also had to keep a huge box and we would refill
the tub perhaps 3 times, refilling the bowl many times. This year, the tub
wasn't even half full, including the lollipops.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> 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.
>
> I went to the Brooklyn Pie Company. Had an excellent meat Calzone,
> Philly Cheese Steak, Maine Black Cherry Soda, coffee, and a large
> basket of excellent fries were $27. No leftovers, didn't have to buy
> any candy, And nobody egged my house.
>
> Pizza is expensive, but this ain't Pizza Hut or Cici's.
>
> http://www.brooklynpie.com/north_austinmenu.html
>
> -sw


Gee... Maybe next year I'll give out pizza gift cards! There's a thought.
Angela got a McD's coupon book once. She was very excited about it until we
actually went there to redeem the coupons. Then she was kinda disappointed.

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.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

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.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> 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)
--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

On 2014-10-31 11:38 PM, 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.


This is the first year that we did not bother to buy any candy at all.
We had as many kids come by as we have had total in the last 20 years.
None.

On Friday, October 31, 2014 11:38:34 PM UTC-4, 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.

I ran out after about 100 kids - the lights went off and no more rang the bell.
Leftover candy used to end up at my gym.

Think about a place where the folks would enjoy a treat.

On 11/1/2014 12:03 AM, Sqwertz wrote:

> I went to the Brooklyn Pie Company. Had an excellent meat Calzone,
> Philly Cheese Steak, Maine Black Cherry Soda, coffee, and a large
> basket of excellent fries were $27. No leftovers, didn't have to buy
> any candy, And nobody egged my house.
>
> Pizza is expensive, but this ain't Pizza Hut or Cici's.
>
> http://www.brooklynpie.com/north_austinmenu.html
>
> -sw
>

I though the price reasonable if it is a really good pizza. Nice
selection of toppings.

We went to dinner here
http://www.the-corner-bistro.com/

Not many places have tripe and smelts but they were on the specials menu.

On 11/1/2014 9:30 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> 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)

I was pretty sure you didn't hand out pancakes, so I looked it
up. (laugh) Your flapjacks sound good to me.

My backup to candy is my coin jar. Here's a quarter, move on.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> On 11/1/2014 9:30 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>
>>> 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)
>
> I was pretty sure you didn't hand out pancakes, so I looked it
> up. (laugh) Your flapjacks sound good to me.

Ahh pancakes huh? That would have been interesting)

Hubby loves them and I tend to make them fairly often so he was lucky he had
something to give them)

> My backup to candy is my coin jar. Here's a quarter, move on.

Had I realised it was Halloween, I would have made toffee apples) Now I
know flapjack is acceptable ... ;-)


--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

On Sat, 01 Nov 2014 09:30:44 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2014-10-31 11:38 PM, 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.
>
>
>This is the first year that we did not bother to buy any candy at all.
>We had as many kids come by as we have had total in the last 20 years.
>None.

We live on a dead end road, and pretty much everyone out here is
retired. This is the first year we have had zero kids, but I blame
that on the weather - the last 10 years there have been maybe five
kids per year.

Doris

On Sat, 01 Nov 2014 09:11:24 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>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.
>
>nancy

When I first moved here 11 years ago the kids were non stop, I could
go through a dozen bags of candy, but for the past five years not a
soul... and thi syear was no different, not a single T or Ter. But
still I bought candy, guess I'll have to suffer through a bag of Twix
and Reeses P Cups... all in the freezer for safe keeping. I think
it's very sad that kids can no longer enjoy Halloween like I did. In
teh '50s candy wasn't even individually sealed, we just ate whatever
we ere given, there were no problems... at six years old parents
didn't need to accompany us. I always went as as pirate, burnt cork
beard an eye patch, and a cutlass. Halloween was my favorite holiday,
here's me ready to party at age 47:
http://i62.tinypic.com/o71uaa.jpg

On Sat, 01 Nov 2014 10:04:26 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 11/1/2014 9:30 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote
>
>>> 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)
>
>I was pretty sure you didn't hand out pancakes, so I looked it
>up. (laugh) Your flapjacks sound good to me.
>
>My backup to candy is my coin jar. Here's a quarter, move on.
>
>nancy

When I was a kid people handed out nickles, could buy a full sized
candy bar for a nickle... today your quarter won't buy much, a pack of
gum costs a buck. Today for a quarter a kid could get a small gumball
from the machine at the stupidmarket. I used to be happy getting
pennies... for a penny I could buy a tin of fudge with a tin spoon. Do
they still sell Chicklets?
http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Gumball-.../dp/B000S5RQ0Y

On 11/1/2014 4:21 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sat, 01 Nov 2014 09:11:24 -0400, Nancy Young

>> 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.

> When I first moved here 11 years ago the kids were non stop, I could
> go through a dozen bags of candy, but for the past five years not a
> soul... and thi syear was no different, not a single T or Ter. But
> still I bought candy, guess I'll have to suffer through a bag of Twix
> and Reeses P Cups...

Some people buy what they don't like so they aren't tempted.
Not me. But it does go into the freezer, I don't eat all the
leftovers in a day.

> all in the freezer for safe keeping. I think
> it's very sad that kids can no longer enjoy Halloween like I did.

I went to a mall on Halloween last year, damned if that isn't
where all the kids were, dressed up, all the stores gave out
candy while mommy shopped.

> In
> teh '50s candy wasn't even individually sealed, we just ate whatever
> we ere given, there were no problems...

We used to get those little paper bags with candy corn and a
lollypop. I doubt anyone makes those up anymore.

> at six years old parents
> didn't need to accompany us. I always went as as pirate, burnt cork
> beard an eye patch, and a cutlass. Halloween was my favorite holiday,
> here's me ready to party at age 47:
> http://i62.tinypic.com/o71uaa.jpg

Hah, bet you got a lot of candy that year!

nancy

On 2014-11-01 5:48 PM, Nancy Young wrote:

>> When I first moved here 11 years ago the kids were non stop, I could
>> go through a dozen bags of candy, but for the past five years not a
>> soul... and thi syear was no different, not a single T or Ter. But
>> still I bought candy, guess I'll have to suffer through a bag of Twix
>> and Reeses P Cups...
>
> Some people buy what they don't like so they aren't tempted.
> Not me. But it does go into the freezer, I don't eat all the
> leftovers in a day.

It was always a bit of a bind for us. I don't like milk chocolate. Kids
don't like dark chocolate. It has been about 20 years since any kids
showed up and we never got much. This year we didn't bother at all. No
one showed.



>> teh '50s candy wasn't even individually sealed, we just ate whatever
>> we ere given, there were no problems...
>
> We used to get those little paper bags with candy corn and a
> lollypop. I doubt anyone makes those up anymore.

For a while I was making things like taffy apples and caramel corn. The
only kids who came were my son's friends and the neighbour kids. I later
found out that the parents were trashing the home made stuff, so I
didn't bother. What a shame. I remember that when I was a kid we always
made a point of going to the places where they had stuff like that. We
didn't have the mini chocolate bars back then and the most common
candies handed out were those rolls of tart tasting pills and candy
kisses, which I hated.

Another place we made a point of trick or treating was the guy who
worked for the pen pencil company because they handed out packages of
coloured pencils or ink refills. Later on it was the new technology...
ballpoint pens.

On 11/1/2014 12:56 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 01 Nov 2014 10:04:26 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> My backup to candy is my coin jar. Here's a quarter, move on.
>
> One year a ran out of candy (full sized Hershey bars from Costco) and
> I used a big bowl of nickels (over 500 nickles). Each kid got to grab
> as many nickels as they could with one hand.

I love that. The kids probably still remember that, the day
they grabbed all the nickels they could. Fun.

nancy

On Sat, 01 Nov 2014 18:01:57 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:


> For a while I was making things like taffy apples and caramel corn.

I miss the homemade Halloween treats we got when I was little. I
remember homemade candy apples, caramel apples, popcorn balls, loose
popcorn in a brown paper lunch bag, etc.

Tara

On 2014-11-01, Tara > wrote:

> I miss the homemade Halloween treats we got when I was little. I
> remember homemade candy apples, caramel apples, popcorn balls, loose
> popcorn in a brown paper lunch bag, etc.

Likewise.

Homemade rice krispy treats in wax paper, h/m popcorn balls in wax
paper bags, h/m caramel apples, etc, like you say.

I recall my best Halloween yr netted by brother and I two full large
paper grocery bags full of candy --each! Since our mom was a police
person, she was sent out to patrol for trouble makers and she took us
along to the best part of town. We got $$ at some houses. Also got
whole oranges, bananas, apples, etc. This in the mid 50s, prior to
the pin/needle/razorblade scares of the sixties.

Later, when I was married, we first lived in a new mid-range HUD
complex. Had about 100 units and every one required a pre-teen child.
I usta have a ball on Halloween. I'd open our door to the droves of
kids in the complex and I would often succeed in scaring the crap
outta the wee tykes. Once, dressed as a pirate --complete with huge
Chicago Cutlery butcher knife crossways in my teeth-- I scared 4
pre-schoolers so bad they dropped their bags and ran for their
parents. The parents calmed 'em down and they all got big candy.

Now, I live in a mostly retired community. No Halloween, here.

nb