Sorry to say this they are nearly all CFs here.
My mobility is awful this evening and Im in bed, my buzzer has been going constantly from 6-10.30pm. Ive had kids shout thru my letterbox to see if Im here, my lights were all off but I had music playing.
Last year, I did open up for trick or treaters, I had a lovely little vampire and corpse bride, who had to be persuaded to take extra. They would only take one sweet and did a dance for me as a duo (they are brother and sister)
My next lot was a young boy on his own, no costume, no trick or treat or happy halloween, just what you got? He went to try and take a double hander of bags of sweets, no thank you from him and he left, he returned 5 mins later, with his sister, and went to go for the bag again. still no thank you, 5 mins later with another sister -
I do know he is from a big family, he then brought 3 cousins all seperataely and another 2 older sisters, each time he went to get a second go at the bag of swag. He only got the one go but it wasnt for want of trying. lol
I had a group of teenagers, 9 of them male and female, no costumes , one just mumbled trick or treat, then all arms lurched forward to the bag of swag. no thank yous at all, the youngest of them would have been 15/16 so should know better
Then boy with big family returned on his own with a different jacket on, this was his costume apparently, nope he didnt get another dip,
he offered however if I was out of sweets that he was willing to take money instead and that if I didnt have any in the house he would call the next day when Ive had time to go to the cash machine. So I said, halloween is over. So he called daily for the next week to see if I got to the atm and each time, I said no.
Halloween can run right up to xmas. allegledly - nope its over on October 31, I got a mouthful from his mother for treating him so badly at halloween, so I elaborated on the whole saga. That was the end of that.
Surprisingly this year, I decided not to bother, That one child ruined it for others.
However back about 7 years ago, I lived in a house which the front door opened straight into the living room, partner was there and wasn't doing Halloween as I had major bills at the time. We were watching tv, lights off, blinds down, curtains closed. So the signal was fairly clear.
However we started to get frisky and as you do, rip each others clothes off and get down to business in front of the fire and by candlelight.
As we were getting down to it, we thankfully had moved off the sofa which was straight in eye line with the letterbox, when fingers come in the letterbox followed by a voice, I know you are there, trick or treat,
we hadnt time to think about could they possibly have seen anything so partner grabbed jogging bottoms and tee shirt and open the door, keeping them talking while I looked for something to get rid of them with so he grabbed his wallet off table and gave the duo a fiver between them.
We stuck a sign on the door no trick or treaters, covered the letterbox but friskiness was gone.
Co-incendentally it was 2 older brothers of boy from last year.
Later that night about 7 years ago, partner went outside and poked his fingers thru the letterbox while I moved around the areas we were to check if our visitor might have seen anything, thankfully not. Had we been on the couch, we would have been in full view.
So often wondered if could get done for exposure to a under 16, even tho no intent to expose as not expecting him to peer or speak thru the letterbox while we were in the living room in a house that was effectively closed down for the night? Often wondered.
If anyone knows would they let me know, thanks