anybody else going to avoid little beggers knocking at your door tonite?

[KG]

or am i the only holiday curmudgeon?

where are you going to hide? i'm looking for shelter for me and my little dog, too. :hi:

[MissMillie]

1. me!!!!

I'm taking myself out to dinner tonight, only I can't decide where to go.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=7089976&mesg_id=7089976

[mike_c]

2. I'm trying to figure out what errands I need to do...

...until 9:00 or 10:00 o'clock.

[KG]

3. heck, i'd just do a movie, but i'd rather take my pup with me....

[NewWaveChick1981]

4. Me.

It's not really by choice, though. Our dogs are as sweet as can be but sound like ferocious beasts when the doorbell rings. Kids think that Cujo's gonna get them at the door. :yoiks: Two hours of screambarking doesn't sit well with me anyway, so we'll be home with the front lights out and door locked. :(

On edit: Meant to say the "dogs at the door" technique is extremely effective against Jehovah's Witnesses and door-to-door salespeople. When the doorbell rings, we don't open the door---we just let the dogs do their magic and watch them leave in a hurry. :rofl:

[Heidi]

5. For years, we were the only people in our area who did Halloween.

It's not a big thing in Switzerland, but we did the whole Halloween candy thing because our goddaughters loved it and would bring their jillion little friends to our door. But this year, the girls are 13 and 15 and no longer interested in Halloween, so we're off the hook! :bounce:

[Mugu]

6. With any luck it's going to rain here.

I still plan on being at the local coffee shop until 9:00 just in case.

Regards, Mugu

[sakabatou]

7. I have candy duty for the first time

>_<

[RebelOne]

8. I'm hoping I'll get lucky like last year.

Just one kid came to the door. But I bought candy just in case.

[Marrah_G]

9. No way!

I love seeing the kids having so much fun!

[Oeditpus Rex]

10. Yeah, but I probably won't need to

In my three previous Halloweens here, there's been nary a knock. Not many kids in this neighborhood. :shrug:

[Fridays Child]

11. What? You don't support the Dentists' Welfare Act?

Why, oh why, do you hate America? ;)

[SteppingRazor]

12. Yeah, I'm avoiding them ... by dressing up, going out and partying down!

Gawd, I love Halloween.

[LynneSin]

13. If you become a sex offender they'll force you to hide in your home in the dark

:hide:

[underpants]

14. What if they have to go tot he bathroom?

Oh a related note googled -transgenered jesus bathroom monkey -and read the NYT article-goooood stuff

[krispos42]

16. Or have a Hello Kitty fetish

:rofl:

[AlCzervik]

15. no way, my favorites are the 1st timers, the toddlers that aren't quite sure how it works

a tad hesitant, what now?

[krispos42]

17. I work nights, so...

I'm avoiding them regardless.

I'm going to hang a big bag of candy on my door.

[ceile]

18. I like handing out candy.

Our tradition is to make margarita's and sit outside waiting for the little buggers.

[judaspriestess]

19. we are not participating

Last year we saw ONE kid, so this year the door stays closed and the porch light is off. I don't see what the point is if no one is going to show up at our doorstep. Then we are stuck with all that damn Halloween candy and who eats it? We do.

[KG]

20. this is the first time in many years i've live in a 'hood with a crowd of kids

i'm not positive, but i'm anticipating a few knocks, maybe not many coz i kinda live at the far edge of the neighborhood.

[SeattleGirl]

21. I don't have to hide. The only kids that come to my door on Halloween

are the ones from across the street.

It helps a lot that I live on a dead end street, 3 blocks from the main road.

[zanne]

22. I love handing out candy...

I even give dogs milk bones. We had our Trick-or-treating on Sunday. My favorite was a cute little girl in a gypsy outfit with a Great Dane with a bowtie and tophat.

[datasuspect]

23. i give candy to little kids everyday

why should today be any different?

[Forkboy]

24. When they say "trick or treat" pull a rabbit out of a hat and slam the door.

Give 'em something to ponder. :)

[Orsino]

25. A friend of mine claims to put out...

...a "registered sex offender" sign.

[Maraya1969]

26. Outdoor light is OFF......No one is home.

The TV is playing for the ghosts.

[Maraya1969]

27. You don't have to hide just don't turn the front light on. Everyone is so scarred

these days they wouldn't let their kids go to home with no light on. Many of them are having tailgate type of parties now anyway because of the child molesters.

Even if your dog barks that does not mean someone is home. :)

[Bullwinkle925]

28. me me me me me me me me me . . .

the porch light will be off and i'm here hiding out in the computer room.
hopefully there won't be a lot of little goblins being midweek and all - plus i live on a bit of a hill and they (parents) don't like climbing it too much.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

38. Yep, just a bit of a hill

I'd hate to have to walk that thing every day! Oh wait - when I'm out there we do!

[matcom]

29. wow, don't YOU all SUCK

:eyes:

[GOPisEvil]

30. Bah humbug!

:P

[sasquatch]

43. You gonna give'em mini liquoir bottles like you did last year?

:D

[China_cat]

31. Our city has an ordinance for Halloween

and they advertise it widely...only go to houses with a porch light on. That's the signal that people will have treats for you.

It works.

[Fox Mulder]

32. I am.

Not because I hate Halloween, but because I don't want to deal with kids.

[KamaAina]

33. As though they were repuke campaign operatives

then again, I live in a high-rise filled with studios that were originally built as vacation rentals; not exactly family-friendly. we shall see...

[S n o w b a l l]

34. I'm holed up in the bedroom with the dogs...

but I turned my porch lights on, put out a huge bowl of candy (the good kind too) with a sign that says "Happy Halloween... Please be nice and only take a few.... thank you and have fun tonight!"

Wow, my faith in humanity has been restored...they're doing just that! It's been out about an hour and a half and is 3/4 gone. I'll fill it back up in a min.

I'd give out the candy but I can't open the door every 5 min with my dogs. This night is almost as bad as July 4th as far as the dogs go. A royal pain in the ass.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

35. Shades are drawn, lights are out, I'm not handing out jack s**t.

Hate to be a Scrooge, but that's the way the cookie crumbles.

:evilgrin:

[last_texas_dem]

36. I doubt I'll have any

I'd actually like to get some trick-or-treaters 'cause it makes me feel good to see those kids happy, as I remember how much fun it used to be. But I live in an apartment, and I haven't had any in prior years. I don't know if parents tell their kids to avoid us creepy apartment dwellers or what...

[bigwillq]

37. I would never ignore them

too bad I am at work and can't give out the candy. Halloween is my fave holiday and I am bummed that I am at work. :cry: :(

[sniffa]

39. not me - they got egged

fuck them. they shouLd puLL themseLves up by their bootstraps and stop Looking for handouts.

[hyphenate]

40. I have no choice--

My bell doesn't work, so I don't have to feed the little monsters. :) (Pun intended)

[raptor_rider]

41. Not really hiding

live in the country and no one has ever come out here in the past 8 years that we have lived here. Just chilling with our little ones and letting it just be another night. Next year we will do the trick or treating thing with them.

[Redstone]

42. Why? Would it KILL you buy six bucks worth of candy to make some kids happy?

I don't understand that attitude, sorry.

Redston

[Javaman]

44. I waited till they got nice and close then I threw the candy at them...

really really hard.

They have to work for it, damn it!