tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post1589624294233396141..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: I Hate Halloween!joehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-54749935797298440162019-11-03T07:05:28.397-05:002019-11-03T07:05:28.397-05:00Have you considered writing a Dr. Suess-like child...Have you considered writing a Dr. Suess-like children's book -- How the Cranky Old Man Stole Halloween?Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-79659604352599989782019-11-02T20:27:11.146-04:002019-11-02T20:27:11.146-04:00We never turned on our lights but our neighbor did...We never turned on our lights but our neighbor did and he said he didn't have a single trick-or-treater.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-77658226463345502932019-11-02T19:38:15.585-04:002019-11-02T19:38:15.585-04:00Cranky, you always make me laugh! I know this wasn...Cranky, you always make me laugh! I know this wasn't a funny post but I smiled when I read it because I know many folks who totally agree with you. We live in the country so no trick or treaters here. When we lived in town I loved handing out the candy and always went overboard on the decorations and fun. That's just me. I do love this time of year but I got stuck this Halloween at the hospital and it was a nightmare in the surgery department! Well, it's November and don't forget to turn your clock back. That's a tradition I really wish would go away!yayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047536332780197024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-90922802649688364012019-11-02T12:15:14.509-04:002019-11-02T12:15:14.509-04:00I don't hate Halloween but I do agree it's...I don't hate Halloween but I do agree it's not at all like it used to be and I think every kid who didn't get the original, fun, Halloween is totally missing out.Magical Mystical Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02228001451063803421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-15774414304269935812019-11-02T03:11:27.939-04:002019-11-02T03:11:27.939-04:00i am glad that you understand why the Halloween di...i am glad that you understand why the Halloween differ from the one you used to celebrate dear Joe <br /><br />but of course people who have enjoyed the absolute spontaneity of the festival in their time they cannot be happy with quite artificial arrangements which depicts more show off than a simple event <br /><br />what is sad about kids that pick more than once candy that they might learnt such impatience from their elders <br />Happy Day and more blessings!bailihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06498012175058870980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-71689681805128147362019-10-31T22:26:29.447-04:002019-10-31T22:26:29.447-04:00I just became an empty nester a little over a year...I just became an empty nester a little over a year ago. Call me Scrooge, but I don't miss anything kid related. I just need a few years of minimal interaction with kids (except visits from my own) and then I'll convert to grandparent stage.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16789235662953329424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-7975070863252349612019-10-31T20:21:41.797-04:002019-10-31T20:21:41.797-04:00Since i get to give the candy, i love it, but i am...Since i get to give the candy, i love it, but i am weird.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-48990441631509780562019-10-31T19:40:45.906-04:002019-10-31T19:40:45.906-04:00Halloween was fun when I was a kid and a lot safer...Halloween was fun when I was a kid and a lot safer. As a young adult we participated in Halloween costume parties and those were fun too. As an older adult, with (usually) several dogs in the house (clients), it was a big pain in the ass (bedlam at the door!), so now we just turn off the outside lights and ignore it completely. Debbie D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/13153118405565035071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-70731696644596904192019-10-31T11:24:32.204-04:002019-10-31T11:24:32.204-04:00well now you sound like a cranky old man. :-)
I lo...well now you sound like a cranky old man. :-)<br />I love Halloween but I don't get the slutty Halloween costumes. Isn't a holiday of scary? <br />And those little ones are so darn cute.<br />But I had a bowl on my lap and a bigger kid put his whole hand in the bowl. I slapped his hand and said, "Hey you don't do that you say Trick or Treat and I hand you candy. Where are your manners?" My husband about died. He and his 3 peers with him were gang members. I didn't know. I didn't get the bandana thing and why would they be in my neighborhood? My husband stood up and puffed out his chest and nothing happened. The kid said, "sorry and I gave him his candy? They left and my husband said, "Our house is going to be burned to the ground" No it wasn't. Margaret (Peggy or Peg too)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04247428494327269983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-11689658702347222192019-10-31T10:41:53.544-04:002019-10-31T10:41:53.544-04:00I kind of miss the rug rats and all different type...I kind of miss the rug rats and all different types of costumes. Some original, some bought but I live so far out in the country now, no kids. In the day when I lived in a more civilize area, I gave out money. I'd buy rolls of quarters and give each kid a pinch full of coins. That way if there were left overs, I could just put them back in the bank. Money was my favorite treat when I was a kid. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-33272099995838247982019-10-31T10:09:54.598-04:002019-10-31T10:09:54.598-04:00My sister and her family lived in the Netherlands ...My sister and her family lived in the Netherlands for 2 years when their kids were in middle school/high school. Their custom in the Netherlands is that sections of the streets are "cornered off" for handing out treats. Other families contribute to the candy given but it is in literally a "safe zone" with lots of parents watching around the perimeters. I kind of like that unless I'm in that "safe zone" but its only for like 2 hours if I remember what my sister said as that was over 10 years ago.<br /><br />I don't mind it so much. I struggled a lot with it when the kids were young as I did wonder about it being anti religious but I resolved that a lot and most of the time we did go trick or treating or to a church festival. When we had the dog, he was used to getting a treat when the doorbell rang and of course we didn't want him to get a treat every time it rang so I got use to just sitting outside or by the door and wait for them to come rather than have the door bell ring. (long story short but he was used to a treat because my paycheck used to get delivered Federal Express before the company did direct deposit and the Federal Express driver always had a treat for people with dogs). Then being the corgi he was, he always expected a treat when the doorbell rang even if it was Mormon missionaries.<br /><br />Just be safe out there.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-6308534182311489972019-10-31T09:06:43.343-04:002019-10-31T09:06:43.343-04:00I hate Halloween too and we're heading to the ...I hate Halloween too and we're heading to the boat this afternoon to avoid the hoards of kids that descend on our neighborhood. <br /><br />Have a fabulous day, Joe. 😎Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-11801149491643206472019-10-31T08:28:17.399-04:002019-10-31T08:28:17.399-04:00Haha, this was too funny Joe. But I liked your me...Haha, this was too funny Joe. But I liked your memories of Halloween from yesteryear... I was just remembering a Devil costume my grandma made for me in the mid 1960s--bright red long underwear with a red pointy tail sewn on the butt with fishing line connecting it to the small of my back so it bounced up and down while I walked. I went with my big brother & little sister, our parents didn't accompany us, and we used pillowcases for big hauls! I'll always have a special feeling about Halloween, but only because it's my birthday and going out trick-or-treating was usually after a fun birthday celebration at home :) ApacheDughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520433539816634566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-83824737094009986402019-10-31T06:56:40.815-04:002019-10-31T06:56:40.815-04:00I loved it as a kid and as a parent of trick or tr...I loved it as a kid and as a parent of trick or treaters. It's a pain in the ass now.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-52294348142284281552019-10-31T05:32:40.332-04:002019-10-31T05:32:40.332-04:00The kids aren't allowed out now. Sad but safer...The kids aren't allowed out now. Sad but safer that way with all the murderers that are running loose. However, as a child there was no such thing as celebrating Halloween, therefore we just became stick-in-the-muds. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-82801704246955836992019-10-31T03:11:14.005-04:002019-10-31T03:11:14.005-04:00Hear in this small town the city(on the street)if ...Hear in this small town the city(on the street)if raining in the depot building and churches give out candy to the trick a treaters at the churches, but still they come by the houses to get more. I use to enjoy it but now it's to dangerous I stay in and keep my doors locked.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01086892547554603237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-53118128265371094232019-10-31T01:10:53.516-04:002019-10-31T01:10:53.516-04:00Don't hold out the bag or bowl of candy. Dole ...Don't hold out the bag or bowl of candy. Dole it out yourself, one piece into each bag held out. Halloween is beginning to take off here, a few people decorate their houses and yards, but I don't see a lot of trick-or-treat action. The stores make a ton of money selling themed items and bags of lollies, chocolates etc. I buy a fair amount of sweet stuff myself and eat most of it, after putting some in themed cups to take to my kids who really don't need it, being age 38 and up.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-74945965820671700582019-10-30T23:32:04.397-04:002019-10-30T23:32:04.397-04:00Oh my gosh! You hold out the BAG? I'm surprise...Oh my gosh! You hold out the BAG? I'm surprised your arm hasn't been ripped off! When we lived in town, we put the candy in a big orange bowl, and dropped a handful into each kid's bag or plastic pumpkin. The best costume I saw was a girl who was a kitchen table. I assume she put her head through a cardboard box, and glued a plastic tablecloth on it to hang down. She had plates and glasses on it, too. <br /><br />We also got teenage guys not in costume. I let Hick handle them. He'd give them a hard time. "What do you want?" And they'd say something like, "How about that VCR?" Then he'd say, "No 'Trick or Treat,' no candy." So they'd yell it. I'm shocked that we didn't get egged.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.com