Trick or Treaters

Anyone else have this problem?

Every Halloween, parents bus their kids to our neighborhood to go trick or treating because they'd probably be shot in their own neighborhood. (I encourage this and we have fun with the little monsters and gobblins.)

About 80% of these kids are very polite, but then there are the other 20%. These kids irritate the hell out of me. They're old enough to drive, they're not wearing costumes, and they bang on the door like I owe them something. Last year, we had two pregnant trick or treaters. WTH??

Hand out rules of courtesy to the door bangers....hand out condoms to the pregnant ones.

Hand out rules of courtesy to the door bangers....hand out condoms to the pregnant ones.

Maybe we'll give out some RU486 this year....

My wife is seriously thinking about putting out a sign that says something like, "no costume, no treat" but we don't want anyone to burn down our house.

Anyone else have this problem?

Every Halloween, parents bus their kids to our neighborhood to go trick or treating because they'd probably be shot in their own neighborhood. (I encourage this and we have fun with the little monsters and gobblins.)

About 80% of these kids are very polite, but then there are the other 20%. These kids irritate the hell out of me. They're old enough to drive, they're not wearing costumes, and they bang on the door like I owe them something. Last year, we had two pregnant trick or treaters. WTH??

Yes we have this problem. About 5 years ago we stopped handing out candy though, because some of them started trampling our landscaping. We just turn the lights off and stay in the back portions of our house if at home, or else just go out to dinner and see a good movie.

Maybe we'll give out some RU486 this year....

My wife is seriously thinking about putting out a sign that says something like, "no costume, no treat" but we don't want anyone to burn down our house.

Don't worry, because they won't be able to read the sign.

Hand out rules of courtesy to the door bangers....hand out condoms to the pregnant ones.

I think you might be a few months late with the condoms! Maybe diaper coupons

Don't worry, because they won't be able to read the sign.

Damn I'm mean.

Maybe we'll give out some RU486 this year....

My wife is seriously thinking about putting out a sign that says something like, "no costume, no treat" but we don't want anyone to burn down our house.

You do live in Montgomery...right? Gotta be careful!

Right Kimmi - that's why we don't live there anymore - and don't miss it!!!

Sorry Landlocked for knocking your "hood" but I was born and raised there........and a fellow "WAR EAGLE"!!!

We used to live in the Garden District and it was unreal the people driving to our "hood" to Trick or Treat.

You do live in Montgomery...right? Gotta be careful!

Yup. Montgomery.

Have you heard that Alabama Anthem song by the Gator Boyz? My brother played it for me and it says I'm from the Mont, the Ham, the Ville....it's super funny.

Have you heard that Alabama Anthem song by the Gator Boyz? My brother played it for me and it says I'm from the Mont, the Ham, the Ville....it's super funny.

I haven't. I'll have to check it out

Haven't heard that one Kimmi - I live being from "The Grove"!!!

Haven't heard that one Kimmi - I live being from "The Grove"!!!

Haha! Ya'll should check it out. I haven't heard it up here...but my brother said they play it during the football games on TV...

You know what they say...There's no Ham like the Birmingham! :funn:

I don't have these problems with the trick or treaters. The trick is to live out in the country, on a dirt road, up on a hill. Nobody comes up unless you invite them, oh and you are all invited.

I think you might be a few months late with the condoms! Maybe diaper coupons

:rofl:

I don't have these problems with the trick or treaters. The trick is to live out in the country, on a dirt road, up on a hill. Nobody comes up unless you invite them, oh and you are all invited.

You know you live in the country when people honk their horns before getting out of the car. That's the way we grew up.

You know you live in the country when people honk their horns before getting out of the car. That's the way we grew up.

How true, and if I am expecting someone, I just let my dog's outside and when they start barking I know I have company!!!!

I think you might be a few months late with the condoms! Maybe diaper coupons

Yeah...they can use those to save some of our tax dollars they will be using to raise those babies!

You know you live in the country when people honk their horns before getting out of the car. That's the way we grew up.

Sounds like where I grew up ... ;-)

I hate it when they dont have a joke or a riddle or ANYTHING!!! when I was little it was mandatory. My neighborhood is fun, we hand out beer to the adults!!!!

About 80% of these kids are very polite, but then there are the other 20%. These kids irritate the hell out of me. They're old enough to drive, they're not wearing costumes, and they bang on the door like I owe them something.

Maybe you could give those kids leftovers that you were just about to throw out, like that almost-empty jar of mustard in your fridge door. Tell em you would have given them candy, but just didn't feel like bothering to go to the store to prepare.

At our house, I give the crappy candy to the crappy kids who can't even be bothered to get dressed up. You know, the kind that comes in the bag that weighs 10 pounds, but it only costs $3.99 to buy. Kids who make a lot of effort and look adorable get the good candy.

I used to get irritated at the kids who obviously don't live in our neighborhood whose parents are waiting in their beat up cars at the curb (drive by trick or treating ) but I don't anymore. It's not their fault they live in bad neighborhoods and it would be awful to deny any kid Halloween. Most of them, as you say, LL, are very sweet and thrilled to be out. The bad eggs of the bunch get the bad candy.

Halloween is a blast in our neighborhood because we all know each other. I haven't been out for a while since my kids are past that stage, but when I did chaperone them, I'd get a beer on every street! The parents handing candy out at the door would take pity on you for having to do the rounds, and they'd say, "Here let me give you a drink..and a drink...and a drink." Sometimes I almost staggered home if the weather was balmy and the kids wanted to stay out. :roll:

At our house, I give the crappy candy to the crappy kids who can't even be bothered to get dressed up.

Yeah, like those waxy pumpkins (a poor mans candy corn), or heaven forbid, the Circus Peanuts!

I grew up in a big neighborhood where halloween was practically an institution, complete with block parties, big groups of kids going round together, and of course Mischief Night the night before. Sadly, we would usually TP the trees or shaving cream the mailbox of those who gave us crappy candy the year before. (well, not me so much, I was a nerd.) If you pretended to not be home to avoid giving out anything, your windows would get waxed.

Are y'all serious about this beer thing? I may enjoy this trick or treat thing. This will be my little boy's first real door to door trick or treating.

Are y'all serious about this beer thing? I may enjoy this trick or treat thing. This will be my little boy's first real door to door trick or treating.

What are you dressing him up as?