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Wed, Oct 31, 12 at 20:40
| How many did you have for Halloween this year? We had about 135 which is about 40 more than I planned for. Had to send DH to the store to get more candy. I should have planned better I guess. The weather is great and not too cold for this time of year. It's about 40 right now and no wind or rain. I put it on my calendar so I could be prepared for next year. I normally go until about 8 or 8:30 but this year turned out the light at 7:20. Most in the neighborhood turned out the lights before us. I feel bad. I know there's still kids out there. So how many did the rest of you have? |
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- Posted by YogaLady1948 (My Page) on Wed, Oct 31, 12 at 20:51
| We usually get between 0-3, not dark here yet;) |
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| Not enough!!!. I will gain a bunch, if I eat all that is left over. LOL I think, I had about 40. Not knowing how many might come through here, I bought to much candy. I might take it with me to work. :) Moni |
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- Posted by ravencajun (My Page) on Wed, Oct 31, 12 at 21:02
| 2 batches so far, about 6 little ones, then 2 younger teens. |
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| We had about 40-50. I think as lot of kids came from surrounding towns that cancelled trick or treating because so many homes have lost power. |
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- Posted by casey_nfld (My Page) on Wed, Oct 31, 12 at 21:17
| 45, which is about what we usually get. I give out cans of soda pop. I don't drink that so there's no temptation to "eat" what's left over. |
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| I lost count. It was like another hurricane -- of kids! I ran out of candy before I ran out of trick or treaters. They were so cute, I felt bad that I had to turn off the light. I never thought we'd get so many after the storm. Maybe if I hadn't eaten so much of the candy while I was stuck in the house, I'd have had enough for all. |
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| About a dozen. |
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| Nineteen |
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- Posted by carol_in_california (My Page) on Wed, Oct 31, 12 at 21:56
| It is still fairly early here and we have had about 15 kids.....so cute and they have been so polite. I have been taking their pictures and showing them the results....lots of smiles. |
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| None here our whole block was black as coal. |
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| Not one--in 19 years! Our driveway is long, uphill, winding, dark and scary.... |
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- Posted by kris_zone6 (My Page) on Wed, Oct 31, 12 at 22:30
| At least 200 and we aren't done yet. |
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- Posted by hounds_x_two (My Page) on Wed, Oct 31, 12 at 22:41
| I didn't count. I'm thinking maybe 40. It was a nice bunch of kids this year. I turned off the lights at 9:00. |
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- Posted by carabubble (My Page) on Wed, Oct 31, 12 at 22:46
| 74. We usually get about that number every year. Lots of new little ones this year. They were so cute! |
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- Posted by marie-ndcal (My Page) on Wed, Oct 31, 12 at 22:54
| 5, 2 of which were my GGD and her friend and 3 boys I did not know. Hope they didn't do any damage as we have had some problems in our town. Adults put on a party from 4-6 for all. Did not expect any due to area we are in--edge of town on main highway. |
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- Posted by LuAnn_in_PA (My Page) on Wed, Oct 31, 12 at 23:04
| Zero. Sandy made our area postpone things until Saturday. |
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| Hubby said we had 10 which is down from our usual 20 to 25. It was rainy and cold here. I was in class. |
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| We moved into this house on Oct. 18th. It's a subdivision that you'd think there would be a lot of kids for Halloween. And then my SIL buys candy for them and us at Costco and gets these 2 GIANT bags for us (150 pieces each.) Well, we had about 30 kids. DH will eat all the extra candy (and gain 20 lbs.) |
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- Posted by sheilajoyce (My Page) on Thu, Nov 1, 12 at 1:05
| Only 3 little girls, and we bought one of those BIG Costo packs of chocolate mini bars. I will bring the peanut butter cups with me to DDs tomorrow as she likes them. |
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| Don't know, was at work again this year. Think I'm going to request it off next year. I miss passing out candy. |
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| 84-they started @ 5 and finished by 730 |
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- Posted by Marilyn_Sue (My Page) on Thu, Nov 1, 12 at 2:38
| None Sue |
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| If you have an Operation Shoebox in your area, they are sending candy to the troops. You could donate your extra to them. |
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- Posted by brightonborn (My Page) on Thu, Nov 1, 12 at 6:30
| 10 the most I had in several years... my daughter had over 100 ran out of candy had to go buy more. Cars were pulling into the neighborhood by the droves. |
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| I had about 16. Not many little kids around here. Years ago I got 50 to 100 kids. I had 50 goody bags ready. I gave out KitKats and peanut butter cups. |
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| About 100, and it was blowing, raining sideways - I was afraid I'd have more leftover candy than I do. There is one box of 48 packages of M&Ms with just a few gone, about 4 hershey bars left. I had two trick or treaters after 9 PM, one at 9:40! Both girls, by themselves (with mother down on the sidewalk waiting) |
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- Posted by donna_loomis (My Page) on Thu, Nov 1, 12 at 10:09
| Every year the number gets smaller. Last year we had about 25, but by 8:30 last night we had only 3! One was so little he had no idea what Halloween was and Mom had to hold the bag for him. When I opened the door he just walked right in. I'd never seen him before, but he acted like I was granny. He had nothing in his bag, so we were his first stop. Hope he figured it out. I expect trick-or-treating to go by the wayside very soon, especially with all the crazies in our world today. |
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| wow, only 8! Not even the teenagers this year. This is the first year I didn't have a scary porch, my back is killing me. But only 8, I was disappointed! |
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| After years of having between ten and none, we just go dark on Halloween. The homes are too far apart for little legs. (Lots are between one and ten acres.) Last night, despite our being 'dark' two small groups of grammar school age boys rang our bell. I peeked out and saw a *limo* in the street! In Chicago some safe neighborhoods are inundated by kids from poorer areas. DIL's parents routinely have a thousand children; they recognize a few who are actual neighbors. |
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- Posted by linda_in_iowa (My Page) on Thu, Nov 1, 12 at 11:34
| I have never had any here. Last night Finn's mom brought him over so I could see him in his Elmo costume. When they were leaving and I was standing in the doorway, 2 boys came to the door but I told them I don't buy candy since I never get trick or treaters. Told them I was sorry. They were very polite and went on down the street. I then turned the porch light off. |
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| Never had any trick or treaters where I live. I live on the end of a dead end road, that turns off of another dead end road, at the end of the road and then down a long driveway. No near neighbors...so never have had any trick or treaters show up. Which is good. I wouldn't be prepared for them. I also don't really like anyone coming down my driveway at night. It is completely dark and most people who do come down here can't back their vehicles straight enough to get back out of here. |
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- Posted by adellabedella (My Page) on Thu, Nov 1, 12 at 12:02
| I think we probably had around 100. I think the neighborhood kids invited their friends because I'd only recognize one child or so out of a group. Our neighborhood is growin with lots of newhouses goig in. We weren't able to go to all of the houses this year. My jack-o-lantern is missing this morning. |
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| I have to check with my neighbor who counts, but I'd say between 75 and 100, not as many as used to come when the family down the street erected a wonderful moving dragon. Minnie, why was your block dark? No power, or party poopers? I just love to see all the trick-or-treaters and boy, have they ever gotten to be POLITE--a thank-you from all but one or two, without prompting. The little ones knock my socks off with how cute they and slightly confused they are. :) |
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| I went through 12 1lb bags of candy. First knock was at 6pm and by 7:25pm I had to turn off the lights because I was out of candy. I noticed a lot of cars dropping off several kids. I asked them if they lived in the neighborhood and they said "no". Each year I get more of that. |
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| None! I just moved to a new neighborhood last week and I thought for sure we would get a ton. I bought 60 full sized candy bars so we would be popular, haha. Now I either keep them or see if the store will let me return. |
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- Posted by jodi_in_so_calif (My Page) on Thu, Nov 1, 12 at 15:17
| We got about 40 in our neighborhood. More than recent years. A neighbor of ours did a "Trunk or Treat" last weekend in the parking lot of a Mormon Church. Everyone decorates their trunks and the kids go from car to car collecting candy. She said about 300 kids showed up. |
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| Zero ... oh, but I didn't get home till about 9. At the end of a fairly long lane, on a rural (paved) road, I've had zero for several years. At the food pantry at church on Monday, they pulled out a box with some candy, some outdated, that some suspected may have been there since just after Hallowe'en last year. It included a 1/4 pound Lindt-Sprungli chocolate bar, with "Best before Nov. '11" on it, so the two workers decided to open it and eat it. We got part way through it, and they sent the rest home with me. Overcome by a sense of shame that I was to be the residual recipient of the bonus, as I have little ongoing connection with the pantry, I decided to take it back. At the food pantry on Wed., Hallowe'en, I apologized for having forgotten to bring the residue of the bar ... but the (different) two ladies said that they wouldn't eat it anyway, as they don't eat outdated food. Do you figure that I can avoid opening the bar until the next pantry, on Sat., or next Mon?? (I guess it'd be an "open bar" if I did, huh?) ole joyful |
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| Zero. The most I've ever gotten is five and that was three years ago. |
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| None, we have live in this house for 15 years & have never had a kid for Halloween. I guess because it is very rural, no street lights, dirt road & very few homes. |
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| 225 - 250. I was almost exactly on the nose with treats. Towards the end I took the peanut stuff from my son's bags that they can't have and added it to what we were giving out and I also brought out a few lollipops from our personal candy stash but at the end I seemed to have left about the same amount that I added. It was just luck - if you had asked me to guess a number I wouldn't have guessed over 200. Thank God I tend to overbuy when it comes to just about anything. We didn't even go the entire 2 hours - the evening came to a natural end about 15 minutes early. |
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- Posted by dollydolots (My Page) on Fri, Nov 2, 12 at 22:43
| We had 66. More than usual. I always buy lots and donate the left overs to the Food Bank. |
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