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Sillysausage76 · 2024-10-31T15:07:25+00:00

It's 3pm and already we've had people trick n treating. I've now brought pumpkins inside until 5ish. Anyone else?

PassingStranger · 31/10/2024 16:10

PiggyPigalle · 31/10/2024 15:15

What tricks do they have ready?

Good question. Think they just want sweets.

RubyMentor · 31/10/2024 16:09

I'm going to sound like a right Moaning Minnie here but I've purposely come into the office today and then I'm going for food straight from work. Last year was horrendous where I live, people coming from God knows where, parking dangerously without and thought for residents, if a fire engine or ambulance were needed I don't know how they would have managed to pass the parked cars. We even had mini-busses of children being dropped off! It took 40 minutes for a journey that should have take less than 5 minutes to get to my house due to irresponsible parking by people who don't live on the estate.

TheSilkWorm · 31/10/2024 16:09

FcukTheDay · 31/10/2024 16:05

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Too early
too late
etc
not to early and to late

SplendidUtterly · 31/10/2024 16:08

RedHelenB · 31/10/2024 16:07

You've missed put guising

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And Pagan.

VivianLea · 31/10/2024 16:08

What the "grabby" brigade don't understand is that people who do Halloween, do Halloween! I've got way more sweets to give than my kids will receive. It's fun for my kids to knock on doors, and fun for other people's kids to knock on my door. Nobody is actually "profiting" off their neighbours, it all evens out.

Parry5timesbeforedeath · 31/10/2024 16:07

Positivenancy · 31/10/2024 15:55

Exactly this!

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Years ago we stayed in a cottage in Northumberland. Properly rural. Only one house around with a glowing pumpkin. We knocked to be met by two delightfully tipsy older ladies who were so thrilled we had knocked and invited us in for ALL the sweets and a fair few gin and tonics. Best Halloween ever.

Zimunya · 31/10/2024 16:07

LetsChaseTrees · 31/10/2024 15:25

We’ve always waited until 5.30/6 to give people time to get home from work. But I’ve had our sweet cauldron ready for an hour just in case! So far I’ve offered it to an Amazon driver who happily took one 😁

Ah. That's lovely x

RedHelenB · 31/10/2024 16:07

Cowboycorgi · 31/10/2024 15:28

And we're off. Get your bingo card ready.
To early
To late
Tacky
American
Begging
Teens

You've missed put guising

TokyoSushi · 31/10/2024 16:06

Ha! Sweet & pumpkins ready here, although we live on a little road that looks like you're not supposed to go down so we get less! 5-7pm usually peak hours here.

Myamoth · 31/10/2024 16:05

I love Halloween, even now mine are grown and gone. Our pumpkin won't go out until about 5.15pm though, as I'm not home from work until then. I would have thought you'd have a much smaller choice of houses at 3pm as a lot of people will still be out at work. I am also in a small town where everyone knows the "only call at houses with a pumpkin" rule 😀

ARichtGoodDram · 31/10/2024 16:05

Starts around 4.30 here as that's when the school party usually finishes. This year the community centre party finishes at 5 so I expect it'll start then.

DD3 is absolutely hyper excited to see if we give out more than last year - which was around 175. Pre-pandemic it was 200+ so she's hoping we'll get back to that.

FcukTheDay · 31/10/2024 16:05

wiesowarum · 31/10/2024 15:29

If you're going to be the authority, at least get your too correct. 😬

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?

Positivenancy · 31/10/2024 16:04

Screamingabdabz · 31/10/2024 16:01

What a grabby CF attitude.

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Yes because a few packs of sweets and an Apple or two is grabby 😂😂

5iveleafclover · 31/10/2024 16:03

unicornpower · 31/10/2024 15:34

We will be out about 5.30- is that too early? Mine are 3 and 18m so not really sure what time yo go, we’ve never been before!

Any time after 5 in our area is perfectly fine.

Positivenancy · 31/10/2024 16:03

VivianLea · 31/10/2024 15:57

But this is their community too... Just because they live a bit further away doesn't mean they're not legitimate members of our village community. If I can take my little kids to the streets around ours, I don't see why other people can't take their little kids to the streets around their school.

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Exactly this! We know a lot of people in that estate from school and sports clubs. But then again we’re in Ireland where people don’t seem to care about these things. Most people love Halloween here!

Scattery · 31/10/2024 16:03

3 is a little early, not even school let out time (if it's not half-term ofc). The littlest ones start around 4.30 here so I'll be putting my pumpkin out then.

I've got a huge bag of individualy wrapped lollipops to hand out and some backup chocolate in case there are over 100 trick or treaters. DS feels he is too old to trick or treat, but he is dressing up and plans to help me hand out candy. We've changed our doorbell tone to a spooky tone. We'll answer until we run out of candy or until 7 whichever comes first, although I think there's no chance we'll last until 7 - it's trick or treat central here!

ElaborateCushion · 31/10/2024 16:02

We're prepared with a box of sweets just in case, but I'm hoping that no-one knocks (like last year) so we can keep them for ourselves! 😂

crazycatgal · 31/10/2024 16:01

We've had people knocking on since last Friday, they have all been told to come back on Halloween.

Not really bothered what time people call today but knocking a week early is bloody cheeky!

Screamingabdabz · 31/10/2024 16:01

Positivenancy · 31/10/2024 15:16

This is the great thing about living rurally 🙌 no one calls 😆 I’ll drive my dc to the next village and go to the estate there. Best of both worlds!

What a grabby CF attitude.

Positivenancy · 31/10/2024 16:01

Funkyslippers · 31/10/2024 15:35

Best of both worlds because you don't get any callers?

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Jesus…it was tongue in cheek. I would love if I got people calling, but I don’t because I’m too far out! My dc are still entitled to call to houses for the Halloween experience so I drive 6mins to the village (the same village where they attends sports etc!) and we go to the estate there…because that’s where the houses are. It’s logic!

SilverChampagne · 31/10/2024 16:00

Simplepink · 31/10/2024 15:09

Surely for little kids from 3pm is ok?
id rather a start early finish early when it comes to trick or treaters

No, it isn’t ok. That’s just annoying. It’s traditional to wait for dark, anyway?!

purplebeansprouts · 31/10/2024 15:59

TorturedParentsDepartment · 31/10/2024 15:52

Used to live on a destination street and it was lovely to see how busy it got. Round here not many houses are decorated and I forgot to buy pumpkins this year (we've been away) so although we have some sweets on standby - not expecting many.

It's awful. I want to give sweets to my neighbours not people who've driven here

Bournetilly · 31/10/2024 15:58

It’s fine, maybe better for the younger ones. They might be doing it on their way home from nursery/ school.

TheBluntTurtle · 31/10/2024 15:58

Too early! I do think it needs to be contained to within a 2 hour window or so - even if you’re happy for them to come round and have sweets you don’t want them o be disturbed for hours on end!

VivianLea · 31/10/2024 15:57

wiesowarum · 31/10/2024 15:52

You not minding doesn't mean other people aren't taking the proverbial though. 😵‍💫

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But this is their community too... Just because they live a bit further away doesn't mean they're not legitimate members of our village community. If I can take my little kids to the streets around ours, I don't see why other people can't take their little kids to the streets around their school.