trick or treat

WE'LL take the dog out for a walk, too.

 

Not had one knock....but I've seem plenty walking past on the cameras so I've been to the door and shouted them back much to their surprise....everyone of them soaked to the skin.....id already primed the granddaughter who's 7 that if it was raining we weren't going out.....thank you rain God's you answered my request lol...
she's had as much fun giving the sweets out to the kids who passed... plus I've been and stood behind different doors in the house and let her just knock on them before pretending to be different characters answering the door with sweets for her...think I've had as much fun as she has lol

 

I had a lovely time taking the kids out and then answering the door handing out sweets.
He's a pic of me in my Markus Schopp outfit.

 

that's scary dab spit of him

 

You just couldn't see my hands in my pockets, full of Halloween sweets.

 

There's sort of an unwritten rule that you only go to houses with a pumpkin outside/visible in a window etc. Next year, you'll be inundated.

 

Seen loads go past the last two nights, but we've not had any at our house. We're sat back from the road slightly and our driveway isn't well lit, so I think it puts them off visiting our house.

 

While we are on the subject of people getting no trick or treaters I think it’s the same with people not going out Christmas carolling.We used to love it when they came round also letting New Year in.Seems like all these traditions are going the same way our club is down the Swanee.

 

Agreed. Haven't had a single one of those in a decade either.

 

You are all very lucky. We live on the Ben Bailey Estate in Birdwell and its absolutely manic. Cars come from everywhere, parking on the footpaths and blocking up the roads. Seems its a tourist attraction for some reason. Absolute pain in the arse. Glad it rainedto be honest and hope they got soaked through.

What great parenting, come on kids, we are having a night out on a Birdwell estate in the dark, wind and rain begging for sweets. Pathetic.

At least most seemed to only visit houses lit up which is fair enough, but plenty tried knocking the door down. Absolute tossers, it's all Americanised *****.

 

They all fell down a sinkhole so we didn't get anybody.

 

How many years does it take to become a tradition? If it's gone, it's come and gone in my lifetime cos it wasn't around when I was a kid.

 

As kids we weren't allowed to do it. My parents thought it was begging.

 

As a kid in Barnsley, I seem to recall mischievous night had more participation than Halloween. Though it was less mischief and more blatant vandalism.

I can't say its the same on every London street and neighbourhood (clearly its not), but round this way there seems to be a considerable number of families that organise and arrange things and act as collectives. Whether Halloween, Christmas, a few weeks ago there was a street party to get to know others (though we stayed well at a distance and had been at my wifes parents so missed most of it). There's a residents group for the local park that has direct dialogue with the council and 4 houses manage everyones foodbank donations and drop them off. Also a whatsapp group I believe which though i don't use it, is apparently well used and plenty of trade recommendations and requests are made.

So there is definitely a significant community feel in our immediate area.

 

My bus was egged at Hemsworth last Friday. The window was open and I got egg all over my hoodee.

 

I used to hate those! Always terrible at singing or too quiet or went on for ages. At least with Trick or Treaters you open the door, say something nice, give them a sweet/money and shut the door. With Carollers you have to stand there freezing cold for 5 mins pretending to be enjoying it. I find the idea of any kind of serenading mortifying though.

 

The last few years (pre covid), theres been an arranged carol singing on one of the local greens which has been really quite nice, particularly as theres usually a christmas tree seller in there too, so the area is all a bit christmassy.

We don't get too many carol singers door to door now, but there are still some.

Perhaps the best thing though are many of the churches (and there are a lot in and around London) hold carol services (again, pre covid) which have been really well attended. Missed it quite a lot last year, that and the mayors service at Southwark Cathedral.

 

That’s what we did and we had loads….I probably shouldn’t have dressed up as Herbert from family guy tho.

 

I love proper Carol singers, but all we get it We wish you a merry Christmas.

 

I've not decorated for a few years since kids got older but still get trick or treaters.