11-02-2016, 01:13 PM
(11-01-2016, 09:36 PM)Warren Dew Wrote: For what it's worth, while my wife was out doing the rounds with the kids, about a dozen kids - all accompanied by parents, even the 12 year olds - came to our house in four groups.
That may not seem like a lot, but we live in a neighborhood with few kids. Most of the parents are older, probably X instead of Millenial.
Given taramarie's reaction, perhaps the Millenials are ending the tradition.
Where I live, a flyer goes out about a week before "the event", and you can sign-up for trick-or-treaters. If you sign-up, and leave a light on, a few will come by.
This year, "Halloween" was scheduled for Saturday, October 29th, "for convenience". It's all just too sanitary to be the real thing.
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