Halloween Land Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 What's everyone's Halloween plans this year? Halloween is on a Saturday this year which is cool for parties but with Covid it changes things. Will you have your kids trick-or-trick? Will you still be handing out candy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Ohio state - penn state at the Beave 7:30pm 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 why do i have the feeling that no matter what you do, it will revolve around food? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Holmes Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 23 minutes ago, teef said: why do i have the feeling that no matter what you do, it will revolve around food? Get the priorities straight.. it should be drugs first 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F.W. Cyclone Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Probably nothing because my 2 kids are all grown up and my grandsons live elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Handing out full size candy bars to any kids brave enough to ignore a pandemic and come to my door for candy. 🎃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER DOT COM Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Handing out candy and drinking beer on the porch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blainorama5 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, buffaloboyinATL said: Handing out full size candy bars to any kids brave enough to ignore a pandemic and come to my door for candy. 🎃 Ditto. Except the wife always gets the snack sized bars. Pretty sure she does that to keep me from scarfing it all myself. She knows I have no self control. 😜 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rc2catch Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 We are taking the kid out in the neighborhood trick or treating. She decided to be scary this year. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 I live on a dark, semi-rural road with no sidewalks. And in our 40’s we are somehow the youngest people in our immediate neighborhood. There are literally no children around to trick-or-treat. We don’t have kids either. I mean we’re gonna buy candy anyways. And eat it ourselves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloboyinATL Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 13 minutes ago, Blainorama5 said: Ditto. Except the wife always gets the snack sized bars. Pretty sure she does that to keep me from scarfing it all myself. She knows I have no self control. 😜 Yeah, my wife always gets the little ones too. She said it is so she doesn't eat em all, but I am sure it is really me. That being said, I am making the executive decision this year and buying them myself. I also hand out beer and cocktails to any needy parents walking around with their kids. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halloween Land Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 2 hours ago, teef said: why do i have the feeling that no matter what you do, it will revolve around food? I love food! I breathe it in all day! Without food I die... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, Halloween Land said: I love food! I breathe it in all day! Without food I die... Gravy is my water! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 58 minutes ago, 4_kidd_4 said: I mean we’re gonna buy candy anyways. And eat it ourselves. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Grandson is dressing as the grim reaper. Our neighborhood has 100 houses so it is a gold mine for out of area kids to be dropped off and pillage the streets for the 2 hours that are scheduled. Many communities around have canceled so Mrs. Lew and I estimate we will have 300. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomper Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Buying candy for the brave few that show up and give them 3x the normal amount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 We are having a small 40th birthday party for a neighbor hidden in a backyard around a fire pit. Each kid there will get a full size candy bar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 6 hours ago, Halloween Land said: What's everyone's Halloween plans this year? Halloween is on a Saturday this year which is cool for parties but with Covid it changes things. Will you have your kids trick-or-trick? Will you still be handing out candy? My son is 17, so that's a non-issue. I've decided that I'm not giving out candy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 5 hours ago, Blainorama5 said: Ditto. Except the wife always gets the snack sized bars. Pretty sure she does that to keep me from scarfing it all myself. She knows I have no self control. 😜 My wife makes me take it all to the park the next day and give it away to the tennis crowd so SHE doesn’t eat it all. I’m not so sure I want a steady stream of strangers coming to the house this year. It just does not seem wise for anybody, us or them. We went to an outdoor place with friends for Mexican food last night. The wife had a single margarita with her meal (she’s very much a self described light weight). During the night she developed a nasty headache, then started getting very achy. Could have been what she ingested with the headache, but no explanation for the 101 degree fever that popped up. She went out around 6:00 am to get tested, still pending. We’re not at all freaked about it, but I think the kiddos can skip a Halloween and all that crap they shouldn’t eat anyway given the circumstances. Call me a party pooper, I can live with that. Probably leave a bucket of the good stuff on the front porch and count on them being supervised and responsible. Last time we did that they even stole the bucket! 13 minutes ago, Gugny said: My son is 17, so that's a non-issue. I've decided that I'm not giving out candy. I hate it when the kids who are WAY TOO OLD show up expecting something for nothing. They don’t even bother with costumes most of the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, Augie said: My wife makes me take it all to the park the next day and give it away to the tennis crowd so SHE doesn’t eat it all. I’m not so sure I want a steady stream of strangers coming to the house this year. It just does not seem wise for anybody, us or them. We went to an outdoor place with friends for Mexican food last night. The wife had a single margarita with her meal (she’s very much a self described light weight). During the night she developed a nasty headache, then started getting very achy. Could have been what she ingested with the headache, but no explanation for the 101 degree fever that popped up. She went out around 6:00 am to get tested, still pending. We’re not at all freaked about it, but I think the kiddos can skip a Halloween and all that crap they shouldn’t eat anyway given the circumstances. Call me a party pooper, I can live with that. Probably leave a bucket of the good stuff on the front porch and count on them being supervised and responsible. Last time we did that they even stole the bucket! Hope she's alright. It really sucks but I think our porch light won't be on this year it's just a very bad idea during a pandemic. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) 21 hours ago, Warcodered said: Hope she's alright. It really sucks but I think our porch light won't be on this year it's just a very bad idea during a pandemic. Thanks, I’m sure it will be fine in the end, but she feels like crap now whatever it is (and it could be anything!). EDIT: She still feels like crap but she tested negative for COVID with a 24 hour response time. I’m still keeping my distance, however! Our situation is kinda funny, we have this complicated photoelectric deal on a timer. We are both afraid to mess with it for fear we will need to hire a grad student from Georgia Tech to come get it back to where we currently have it. We even had one electrician give up on figuring it out. The lights will be on. No need to poke the bear! I just don’t see it as being worth it this year. Of course, our youngest is 27, so he won’t be nagging me! . Edited October 22, 2020 by Augie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) One of my cousins has a birthday on Oct 31. I remember going to a birthday/ halloween party at her house. Edited October 21, 2020 by Wacka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmotionallyUnstable Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Hand out candy Drink 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 29 minutes ago, Wacka said: One of my cousins has a birthday on Oct 31. I remember going to a birthday/ halloween party at her house. We had a Halloween party at our 12 guy house in college in the early 80’s. MASH was all the rage then, so a lot of people came as MASH characters. That meant a lot of syringes which were eventually used to shoot shots across the room to open mouths. There had to be over 100 people there with countless kegs, and our accuracy was not very good. It did not improve over time. I’m shocked we didn’t burn the place down! I also had two Golden Retrievers in that house, and we didn’t own a vacuum cleaner. Factor in all the spilled beer, and the guys performing “agricultural experiments” on the fire escape, and I’m not surprised that it was briefly condemned when we moved out. BEST PARTY EVER! Followed closely by 1980 Olympic hockey in the same house. What fool thought it was a good idea to rent college kids those BIG TV’s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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shrader Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Augie said: Thanks, I’m sure it will be fine in the end, but she feels like crap now whatever it is (and it could be anything!). Our situation is kinda funny, we have this complicated photoelectric deal on a timer. We are both afraid to mess with it for fear we will need to hire a grad student from Georgia Tech to come get it back to where we currently have it. We even had one electrician give up on figuring it out. The lights will be on. No need to poke the bear! I just don’t see it as being worth it this year. Of course, our youngest is 27, so he won’t be nagging me! just take the light bulb out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 17 minutes ago, shrader said: just take the light bulb out and anger the ghost living inside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 43 minutes ago, shrader said: just take the light bulb out Thanks, but there are multiple lights, each with 4 small bulbs inside. My thick, stubby hands have a really hard time changing a single bulb. If my wife is over whatever she’s suffering from now, I’ll suggest that to Little Miss Piano Fingers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 46 minutes ago, Augie said: Thanks, but there are multiple lights, each with 4 small bulbs inside. My thick, stubby hands have a really hard time changing a single bulb. If my wife is over whatever she’s suffering from now, I’ll suggest that to Little Miss Piano Fingers. Ok, you’ll have to burn it down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, shrader said: Ok, you’ll have to burn it down I cannot publicly comment on something illegal, which I may or may not have contemplated. As far as you know...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 5 hours ago, Augie said: Probably leave a bucket of the good stuff on the front porch and count on them being supervised and responsible. Last time we did that they even stole the bucket! Make a Bowl On A Pole... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WEATHER DOT COM Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 As to how we are giving out candy... for years we have tied a bucket of candy to a rope and dropped it off the balcony while the kids walk up the front step. Shares the crap out of the kids and the parents love it. Will be doing that again this year obvi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Celebrating my birthday at the granddaughters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Holmes Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 My wife and I will be celebrating our anniversary! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/florida/os-ne-florida-man-attacks-girlfriend-with-pumpkin-20201022-xdavq3ndezduxpgjneqf4ou75q-story.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 8 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/florida/os-ne-florida-man-attacks-girlfriend-with-pumpkin-20201022-xdavq3ndezduxpgjneqf4ou75q-story.html Oh my gourd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordio Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 (edited) My daughter & wife are going over her cousins house in west Seneca & my son who is 16 is going to a party so it is just me Saturday so I am going to hopefully get a round of golf in Saturday morning & then I decided I am going build a fire in the driveway in the afternoon, bring the tv out to watch college football, drink about 20 beers and I decided to put a table out by the side walk with all sorts of candy & just tell the kids to help themselves. I don't care how much they take when it is gone it is gone I guess. & besides after all these kids have been thru with this pandemic crap they deserve some extra candy! Oh yeah I think I am going to smoke some ribs too. Edited October 26, 2020 by Gordio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 The subject line explains this nightmare of a year: Halloween planned it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr. Jerk Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Throw stuff off the bridge, ya dig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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