It's that time of year... (SODDING TRICK OR TREAT)

[clapham_gull]

Blimey you bunch of grumpy tight fisted old old fuckers.

Just so you don't have to spend a couple of quid on a few sweets.

Shitbags.

Last thing I want round here is to give them an excuse to be honest.

I'm not one of the lock of 'em up give an ASBO types, but they can be an absolute menace. I don't really understand it, because it wasn't something I got involved in when I was young.

Unfortunately, you are playing with fire with a lot of young kids when you introduce them to a "tradition", that essentially says knock on someones door, ask them for something for free, and if they say no, you have a licence to do something nasty.

Tonight, I was given the shock of my life walking down Landor Road when a kid in a mask (well I say kid, he was a foot higher than me) jumped out on me.

To be honest, if someone jumps out on you on Landor road it's usually to mug you

I told him to grow up, and he told me to f*ck off.

Last year or the year before, I was called a w*nker or something by a kids parent because I politely refused to give his kids something.

Unfortunately, the kids round here are a nightmare at the best of times and trick or trick is hardly a once a year thing.

I've been shot with a pellet gun, had water bombs thrown through the window and a couple of months ago was told where to go when I tried to stop some kids having a game of "firework" dare outside my flat.

(holding fireworks while their mates lit them)

I feel desperately sorry for them and the way they are brought up, but trick or treat simply gives them a licence to go a little bit further and any little respect they have for others simply goes out the window.

Only an hour ago, some kids were ringing every door bell on our flats one after another. That must scare the shit out of OAPS living in blocks round here.

 

[Frutos]

What? Is there something you aren't telling us, Alex?

Hmm, this is a little awkward.

I knew that there were a few NSC'ers who knew, but I guess I forgot that doesn't mean everyone.

Sorry if it shocks/offends you, lol (hope not though).

 

[pasty]

I "accidentally" missed the 1832 from Victoria this evening so I could be half an hour later home than normal and miss most of the little bastards.

 

[Hiney]

It all passed off pretty peacefully round here. We don't seem to have to much of the 'trick' part of the deal because most people stock up with vast quantities of Haribo and the kids are happy to take the sweets.

It also helps having a neighbour who is a bit of a Techie - this year we had 20ft high witch and Ghoul projections onto his house, sensors that set off blood-curdling screams whenever anyone went within 20 metres of his house and his home-made smoke machine belching toxic fumes into the kid's faces.

Good work fella

 

[Gully]

That is a pretty good approach, the kids in the neighbourhood get entertained as he is entering into the spirit of things, this probably guarantees that he is safe from their attention for the rest of the year too.

 

[Rangdo]

Last thing I want round here is to give them an excuse to be honest.

I'm not one of the lock of 'em up give an ASBO types, but they can be an absolute menace. I don't really understand it, because it wasn't something I got involved in when I was young.

Unfortunately, you are playing with fire with a lot of young kids when you introduce them to a "tradition", that essentially says knock on someones door, ask them for something for free, and if they say no, you have a licence to do something nasty.

Tonight, I was given the shock of my life walking down Landor Road when a kid in a mask (well I say kid, he was a foot higher than me) jumped out on me.

To be honest, if someone jumps out on you on Landor road it's usually to mug you

I told him to grow up, and he told me to f*ck off.

Last year or the year before, I was called a w*nker or something by a kids parent because I politely refused to give his kids something.

Unfortunately, the kids round here are a nightmare at the best of times and trick or trick is hardly a once a year thing.

I've been shot with a pellet gun, had water bombs thrown through the window and a couple of months ago was told where to go when I tried to stop some kids having a game of "firework" dare outside my flat.

(holding fireworks while their mates lit them)

I feel desperately sorry for them and the way they are brought up, but trick or treat simply gives them a licence to go a little bit further and any little respect they have for others simply goes out the window.

Only an hour ago, some kids were ringing every door bell on our flats one after another. That must scare the shit out of OAPS living in blocks round here.

Christ where do you live? Bagdhad? Doesn't sound like the blame lies with halloween though.

No problems round here at all. Put a couple of pumpkins on the window, hand out a few sweets and the evening passed without issue. Most visitors were that young that they had their parents with them anyway so weren't likely to encourage anything antisocial.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Well we had a great time. Little Sam looked especially cute in his bat costume.

I can't understand how miserable people get about it all.

 

[clapham_gull]

.. as a footnote, came out this morning to find the front of the house had been pelted with eggs.

Thanks kids

 

[bhaexpress]

Waiting at a bus stop last night there was a guy standing a few feet away from me and a bunch of chavs drove by and threw some paint at him. Splattered all over him, a regular mess.

Anyway, as luck would have it I managed to get the car's number so I called the Police and reported the incident. The bloke was very pleased and he called me this morning and the Police caught the little swine. They denied it (of course) but gave that up when they realised that there was a witness.

Hope the bastards get a nasty fine.

 

[Soton Seagull]

I'm not sure where it all came from (well, America obviously). When I was a kid it was a non event, you were far more likely to see some pikey kid trying to get 'penny for the Guy' out of you at this time of year.

When did it suddenly become popular to bang on doors and demand stuff?

 

[BUTTERBALL]

I live in Telscombe Cliffs and for the first time ever had absolutely ZERO trick or treaters last night (and I had sweets ready for the little un's)!

 

[Simster]

Well we had a great time. Little Sam looked especially cute in his bat costume.

I can't understand how miserable people get about it all.

we had six parties knock on our door, which was fine by us because they were all very young and being escorted by their parents.

I do, however, worry for older people who are bothered by gangs of trick or treating teenagers. I'd imagine they feel quite vulnerable at this time of year.

 

[Race]

I can totally understand why some people dont enjoy/understand it or dont want to join in, and why it shits the life out of old people. If we didnt have young kids we wouldnt bother, and if we still lived in London we definitley wouldnt open our door at all! Round here nearly all of the kids were young and supervised by parents or older sisters/brothers, and most were just neighbours and kids from school that are known to us, for the kids its just dress up and sweets are involved, and had I said TRICK they probably wouldnt have had a clue!! The general rule is that if a house has got a a pumpkin or whatever outside then its OK to knock but if they havent then they get left alone and it seems to work well here. However this morning I discovered some little git had nicked my pumpkin from the garden!!!

 

[The Large One]

Unfortunately, the missus had to open the door (bollocksed if I was going to do it), and be pleasant because a lot of the kids go to her school. They're properly supervised (as if glorified begging can be ever considered supervised), and the parents pay the school fees, so the missus can hardly say no.

 

[clippedgull]

I saw some guy on tv the other day and he said all year we are telling kids not to talk to strangers or accept sweets from them and yet on Halloween we are actively encouraging them just to do exactly that!. No wonder our little kids get confused.

 

[Hiney]

I saw some guy on tv the other day and he said all year we are telling kids not to talk to strangers or accept sweets from them and yet on Halloween we are actively encouraging them just to do exactly that!. No wonder our little kids get confused.

To be fair though, it's a bit different walking up to someone's front door and asking for a 'treat' to being spoken to by some pervert from behind a bus shelter.

Most of the little kids round our way were, as Race said, accompanied by their parents

 

[London Calling]

We make a point of not ansering the door, its not a "tradition", just another Yankee import.


However, we found a broken egg on our door this morning, shame I didn't see the kid(s) otherwise I would have smashed a few eggs around his head.

Lc

 

[Chicken Run]

Unfortunately, the missus had to open the door (bollocksed if I was going to do it), and be pleasant because a lot of the kids go to her school. They're properly supervised (as if glorified begging can be ever considered supervised), and the parents pay the school fees, so the missus can hardly say no.

My word what posh school does your missus work for?