Halloween. what are you doing?

[picker]

When I was a teen. Not driving yet. We'd trick or treat and keep an eye out for old man Sellers.
He had no car. He had a flatbed cart and a horse. We'd pile on the cart ( no more than 4 of us ) and he'd tote us all over town trick or treating. When we were done, we'd thank him and hop off. Small town. Maybe 1000 residents per cencus back then.
Ain't much bigger now. That's a Halloween that's probably gone for good.

Watching Small town America die and being replaced with this so called "progress" is the saddest thing I have ever seen, damned shame really , but with that said and on topic, I live way to far off the road for any trick or treaters so I guess I will have a couple shots of George Dickel and head upstairs
Talk to yall in the morning.
Best/joe

 

[benenglish]

88 candy bars distributed and the night is over. The new demographic shift in my area is clearly trending towards families with kids and away from the retirees who moved here in the 1970s.

 

[Sushi]

We had the opposite problem. We bought a ridiculous amount of candy since we're in the child breeding capital of Texas. Ironically, we had maybe 20 kids show up! WTH man? Now I've two huge mixing bowls full of candy and no one to give it to. Guess there's nothing left to do but take one for the team. Gonna find a pair of pants with an elastic waistband, crack a cold one, and eat candy until I develop diabeetis.

 

[benenglish]

... until I develop diabeetis.

Beat you to it. It's not a goal you want.

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

We hauled the candy in and got to ride the fire truck at the station.

Then we hung out back at the house. Let the kids stay up and eat candy til they passed out around midnight. They got up looking like they have candy hangovers this AM. LOL

 

[ROGER4314]

We had THREE kids who were dressed in costumes and "Trick Or Treating" The kids were from a rent house at the end of the street and were new to our neighborhood.

I didn't have any candy but had a roll of quarters in my car. We gave out quarters to each kid.

Flash

 

[majormadmax]

Ghillie suit, best Halloween costume ever!

Just stand in the bushes, then when kids walk up to get candy, simply reach out and tap them on the shoulder. Scares the snot out of 'em!

Cheers! M2

 

[Mike1234567]

We had the opposite problem. We bought a ridiculous amount of candy since we're in the child breeding capital of Texas. Ironically, we had maybe 20 kids show up! WTH man? Now I've two huge mixing bowls full of candy and no one to give it to. Guess there's nothing left to do but take one for the team. Gonna find a pair of pants with an elastic waistband, crack a cold one, and eat candy until I develop diabeetis.

Your in Dripping Springs. If I were you I would've given out mini bottles of vodka.

 

[Orbie]

I dressed up as a train conductor and went choo choo in TX.

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

Ghillie suit, best Halloween costume ever!

Just stand in the bushes, then when kids walk up to get candy, simply reach out and tap them on the shoulder. Scares the snot out of 'em!

Cheers! M2

That's awesome! You should have video'ed it.

 

[General Zod]

Here's my boys in their costumes. All made by my wife (most of the Captain America costume) and me (Cap's gloves, shield, belt and helmet, and all of the Colonial Marine armor and equipment)

 

[jrbfishn]

Looks better than a ot of stuff. Bet they had fun.


Sent by a idjit coffeeholic

 

[Vaquero]

Cool pics!

 

[Couyon]

Very cool... Hope they had a great time.

 

[General Zod]

That shield, BTW? It used to be a Dish antenna before my boy and I got after it with an angle grinder.