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boguspotus

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41. We had a real good night tonight:
Thu Oct 31, 2013, 10:53 PM
Oct 2013

My wife and I live in the Bancroft neighborhood of South Minneapolis, MN. It's somewhat close to some scary areas (38th and Chicago). But the neighborhood has only gotten better over the years. It's a place now where younger families can afford a house in the city making the area so much better. It's funny, I commented to the wife tonight that it is so cool that the Bancroft neighborhood is so diverse. So many cute kids with totally different ethnic backgrounds - the kids, the parents - everyone being so friendly and nice - it's really great. We went through $35 worth of candy - for us that's pretty good. And less leftovers the better!

Wind @ 30 mph Go Vols Oct 2013 #1
There's a huge Halloween parade going on down the block from apartment JaneyVee Oct 2013 #2
Seven bags of assorted candy all gone Omaha Steve Oct 2013 #3
wiped out kydo Oct 2013 #4
Ha! Priceless :). nt arthritisR_US Oct 2013 #9
Hilarious!!! calimary Nov 2013 #71
We had trick or treat here last night madaboutharry Oct 2013 #5
We got slammed. Daemonaquila Oct 2013 #6
This is the disadvantage of moving the "fall back" a week question everything Nov 2013 #61
just one family so far Viva_La_Revolution Oct 2013 #7
rainy and cold questionseverything Oct 2013 #8
We really don't get the door to door anymore in my town, unless Halloween is on a weekend. xmas74 Oct 2013 #10
Same here. My son and his wife said frogmarch Oct 2013 #11
Chilly, foggy night; about 20 kids. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2013 #12
Are you in LA abelenkpe Oct 2013 #13
Sacramento... WillyT Oct 2013 #17
same here warrior1 Nov 2013 #100
The Thng Is... We Are In A Really Nice Neighborhood... WillyT Oct 2013 #14
Probably all those pics of ted cruz you put up n2doc Nov 2013 #86
In a Denver suburb ... earthside Oct 2013 #15
Littleton, not one knock. TransitJohn Oct 2013 #24
Yep. Churches and schools will do Trick-or-Treat events in their buildings... backscatter712 Oct 2013 #51
Was very windy and cool in the South Metro area. JimDandy Nov 2013 #80
7:10 in Los Angeles doxyluv13 Oct 2013 #16
My house isn't out on a street. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #18
Well, here's my theory... Scootaloo Oct 2013 #19
I heard those sorts of stories about poisoning/razor blades back in the '60s Art_from_Ark Nov 2013 #65
I remember as a kid, 1st seeing the news stories about USAF Brat Nov 2013 #77
And those stories were actually made up Scootaloo Nov 2013 #102
Kids seldom come down our street dem in texas Oct 2013 #20
Zip, Nada, Zilch Brother Buzz Oct 2013 #21
Weather here JesterCS Oct 2013 #22
Southeast? Aerows Oct 2013 #30
Depends on where you are. Around here, the churches are all having halloween parties. haele Oct 2013 #23
Not even one family. 840high Oct 2013 #25
I made little bags with candy and toys Aerows Oct 2013 #26
Warm night here in Houston. Dozens and dozens of kids tonight. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #27
You missed the deluge Aerows Oct 2013 #32
Our rain in SW Ala. has just started....but ZERO kids again this year. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2013 #57
We had that all morning until about two-ish. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #63
Only four houses with lights on my street this year - I got a total of 23 kids Tx4obama Oct 2013 #28
Only two kids, no costumes. :( woo me with science Oct 2013 #29
Big surge, candy went fast between 6 and 7:40 I was out... Historic NY Oct 2013 #31
Why is the race of the kids at the door even notable? LeftyMom Oct 2013 #34
Because they came with their parents....... Historic NY Nov 2013 #97
Lots of Latinos? Seriously?... TeeYiYi Oct 2013 #56
Nothing goin on here either (Pismo Beach CA) tularetom Oct 2013 #33
None here, but I think there's a party most of them are at. LeftyMom Oct 2013 #35
Each year, fewer kids come. Isoldeblue Oct 2013 #36
So far, I've only had the doorbell ring once AndyA Oct 2013 #37
hhhmmm I figured most of the Trick or Treaters had already been thru Rene Oct 2013 #38
YoungerGreenSon braved the wind and rain and cleaned up because GreenPartyVoter Oct 2013 #39
Nobody here or on my street (it was last Friday). WinkyDink Oct 2013 #40
We had a real good night tonight: boguspotus Oct 2013 #41
Got slammed for us ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2013 #42
Absolutely none here in my neighborhood. RebelOne Oct 2013 #43
Maybe 25 kids. We take the left overs to the Food Bank. Shrike47 Oct 2013 #44
these days Kids go to Parties and other events more than the Door to Door thing JI7 Oct 2013 #45
0 monsters here handmade34 Oct 2013 #46
SF Bay Area: We went through 8 bags of candy in two hours Retrograde Oct 2013 #47
Our neighborhood is Halloween Central. Codeine Oct 2013 #48
Got around 20 or so. laundry_queen Oct 2013 #49
only 4 knocks here so far and 3-5 kids in each group that knocked. Lots more to give in the SFV TeamPooka Oct 2013 #50
A few Children. I passed out Milky ways and Kit Kat and Skittles. BlueJazz Oct 2013 #52
kids coming riverbendviewgal Oct 2013 #53
We live rural and haven't had any kids ohheckyeah Oct 2013 #54
Feast or famine ChazII Oct 2013 #55
Only one knock on the door as of 9 p.m. subterranean Nov 2013 #58
took till about 7pm MFM008 Nov 2013 #59
No trick or treaters here either. dmr Nov 2013 #60
50+ kids, not even exaggerating. joshcryer Nov 2013 #62
Warm here in NW Florida...and the Trick or Treaters were out in full force! Grammy23 Nov 2013 #64
Oh I am so jealous! mrsadm Nov 2013 #83
I've lived in my house for over thirty years and have never had one panader0 Nov 2013 #66
Got back from trick or treating an hour ago. RandySF Nov 2013 #67
In our little corner of Mass, we've been seeing... MannyGoldstein Nov 2013 #68
We have several community activities for kids Mz Pip Nov 2013 #69
Some traffic in our neighborhood but not a lot. calimary Nov 2013 #70
North Tacoma, Washington 70 trick or treaters between ages between 5 months and 20 years + gopiscrap Nov 2013 #72
No kids proReality Nov 2013 #73
Nuthin' ourfuneral Nov 2013 #74
We had that happen several years ago. Lugnut Nov 2013 #75
weird thing.... stevil Nov 2013 #76
I bet that made your puppy's night! ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #89
Lots of kids here sakabatou Nov 2013 #78
don't live in the suburbs anymore but even when we did I noticed not as many kids trick or treat as liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #79
Richmond VA -- got about 20 kids, which is low compared to last year, when Nay Nov 2013 #81
We had our usual hordes. Le Taz Hot Nov 2013 #82
I work 4-8pm at the information desk SheilaT Nov 2013 #84
Had about 250 children visit. NutmegYankee Nov 2013 #85
Hammered FreeJoe Nov 2013 #87
My daughter, who lives in the other half of our duplex, Blue_In_AK Nov 2013 #88
We had no one but Skidmore Nov 2013 #90
I had a bunch of kids last night, not as much as years before.. Javaman Nov 2013 #91
I think things were active in town. LWolf Nov 2013 #92
Epilogue: Not One Doorbell Ring... Or Ditch... Not One Piece Of Candy Given Away... WillyT Nov 2013 #93
We had a few gollygee Nov 2013 #94
hundreds out in our neighborhood JanMichael Nov 2013 #95
We had over 200 kids visit our house in a 50's style MineralMan Nov 2013 #96
Relatively quiet in our neighborhood, which is unusual bhikkhu Nov 2013 #98
I gave out all my candy - first time ever. Avalux Nov 2013 #99
Fewer out this year Warpy Nov 2013 #101
Damned Obamacare! Orsino Nov 2013 #103
Last night was the first Halloween in 10 years deutsey Nov 2013 #104
300 plus kids....I gave out all my candy, mini pumpkins, etc. The kids who come to our neighborhood msanthrope Nov 2013 #105
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