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OldBaldy1701E

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57. In the south, we never had to worry about snow in October.

Fri Nov 1, 2024, 06:48 AM

Nov 1

Or, it being cold. One of the things that I remember the most was the fact that it was always hot as hell. Those old costumes were made of unbreathing plastic, and we would sweat like anything. The smart kids were the ones who dressed as Tarzan/Jane, The Flintstones, or as First Nations people. The rest of us just dripped. We did not care though. We were getting candy!

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Did it ever rain or snow when you went Trick or Treating? [View all] debm55 Oct 31 OP

Nope but it is 64 today in central Texas. efhmc Oct 31 #1

That's pretty good for PA. Would you have to wear a sweatshirt in Texas? debm55 Oct 31 #5

Yes. Most years it was either rain or snow or cold. Srkdqltr Oct 31 #2

Where was that? efhmc Oct 31 #3

Michigan. Of course some Halloweens were mild. We get all weather. Sometimes all in one day. Srkdqltr Oct 31 #6

Pretty much the same here in Wisconsin. Archae Oct 31 #19

Never a dull moment. Supposed to rain here today. Srkdqltr Oct 31 #25

Rain for sure sorcrow Oct 31 #4

Thank you. We had snow here in PA My son slipped down the steps. debm55 Oct 31 #7

Absolutely. Rain, sleet, snow, were not uncommon for Halloween in NE Ohio. Diamond_Dog Oct 31 #8

That's good trick or treat weather. debm55 Oct 31 #9

Almost so long ago I can barely remember rurallib Oct 31 #10

thank you ruralib. It;s a bummer carrying umbrellas debm55 Oct 31 #16

Snowed... as a very little girl long ago in Missouri... We were already so bundled up no one could see our costumes... hlthe2b Oct 31 #11

Had that too. It is a bummer. debm55 Oct 31 #17

Oh yes, in SE Wisconsin I remember needing the winter coat under my costume several Ziggysmom Oct 31 #12

Ours is tonight. I also remember the coat under the costume. Bummer. debm55 Oct 31 #18

When I was a kid, I often had to wear an overcoat over my costume. Squaredeal Oct 31 #13

Thank you Squareleal that sounds wonderful. debm55 Oct 31 #23

Yes, I remember a very cold and snowy Halloween back in the 1950s in Ohio. sinkingfeeling Oct 31 #14

We had them too in western PA. I t was bummer to wear winter stuff over your costume. debm55 Oct 31 #21

Bedraggled mermaid, Dear_Prudence Oct 31 #15

Thank you Dear_Prudence. That is sad. debm55 Oct 31 #20

my mom made us crepe paper costumes too!!! samnsara Oct 31 #29

Snowed justaprogressive Oct 31 #22

Thank you justaprogressive. debm55 Oct 31 #24

Of course. It's Minnesota at the end of October. Ocelot II Oct 31 #26

Thank you Ocelot II That's a bummer. debm55 Oct 31 #27

i live in the PNW so every year we went trick or treating with coats over our costumes samnsara Oct 31 #28

Thank you samnsara. That's sad. debm55 Oct 31 #30

Upstate NY in the 1950's where I grew up, it was a lot colder than it is now. patphil Oct 31 #31

Thank you very much patphil. debm55 Oct 31 #33

Grew up at Tahoe so at the very least it was cold. chicoescuela Oct 31 #32

Thank you chicoescuela. I hated it when it was cold like that. debm55 Oct 31 #34

Back in the late 1970s, I took my kids trick or treating in 3 inches of snow. In Omaha. OLDMDDEM Oct 31 #35

Thank you OLDMDDEM . Did you stop or continue? debm55 Oct 31 #36

We continued. We were used to the snow in Nebraska. OLDMDDEM Oct 31 #37

Thank you . debm55 Oct 31 #40

I once went as a clown. I wore polkadot pajamas of my mom. applegrove Oct 31 #38

Thank you applegrove for your post. debm55 Oct 31 #41

Every year! stopdiggin Oct 31 #39

Thank you stopdiiggin. I' m glad you continued debm55 Oct 31 #42

I don't remember that so much as taking my kids out murielm99 Oct 31 #43

So sorry murielm99. thank you for your post. debm55 Oct 31 #44

Can't say when we trick or treated in our apt building but when we went to the NJ burb it was usually dry.. electric_blue68 Oct 31 #45

Thank you electric_blue68 debm55 Oct 31 #46

Rain? Yes, :( I had to wear a raincoat once or twice as a kid. discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 31 #47

Thank you discntnt-irny-srcsm. debm55 Oct 31 #48

Probably ProfessorGAC Oct 31 #49

That was very nice of you and your neighbors for doing that. debm55 Oct 31 #50

Hell yes orangecrush Oct 31 #51

Thank you orangecrush. debm55 Oct 31 #52

Yes 2011 in the Lower Hudson Valley, NY... FalloutShelter Oct 31 #53

Great to hear debm55 Oct 31 #55

Grew up in AZ Bristlecone Oct 31 #54

Thank you, it was close to 80 here in western PA debm55 Oct 31 #56

In the south, we never had to worry about snow in October. OldBaldy1701E Nov 1 #57

Not that I can remember. Elessar Zappa Nov 1 #58