Will you be opening the door to 'them' tonight?

We've closed the curtains and are ignoring the knocks at the door. From what I've noticed we've only had 3 knocks and it's all been kids with their parents, but I'm still in no hurry to endorse people holding householders to ransom.
 
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On the one hand, it's a religious ritual for a religion I don't believe in.
On the other hand, it's demanding stuff in exchange for not damaging your property.

Neither appeals to me.
 
Quick trip to a large electrical retailer and 10 mins with a soldering iron later:

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One flick of the switch and no more doorbell, lovely, saves me balancing precariously on a dining room chair to remove the batteries :)
 
Superewza said:
While i agree that most teenagers shouldn't really be going Halloweening (hence why i'm in) what makes you think that they have any more money than kids?
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Because teenagers have the capability to get off their arse and get a paper round or similar if they want cash for sweets or whatever. Kids don't have that option.
 
Angilion said:
On the one hand, it's a religious ritual for a religion I don't believe in.
On the other hand, it's demanding stuff in exchange for not damaging your property.

Neither appeals to me.
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Could say the same of christmas, except change number 2 to

'On the other hand, its risking not being able to pay the mortgage and losing your property'
 
First knocks on door ignored. Six small ones walking up the path and some adults waiting for them on the pavement. At this rate I might disable the electric fence and put the hounds back in their kennel.
 
I got a load of sweets for the nippers when they come knocking but forgot I was working nights tonight anyway.

Sadly I now have a tub of sweets and two packs of lollies to work through :(

I don't mind it for the younger ones, atleast they make an effort rather than just lobbing on a sheet.
 
I've just dumped a load of fun size mars bars, twix and bounty into a bowl. They are more than welcome to dig into them they were only £3. Only been families and small kids so far so if they put the effort in to go out on a freezing night for some free chocolate then why not.
 
door bell doesn't work, so unless they knock we won't hear it :D won't answer anyway though as we don't have any sweets :p (unless they want soothers or lockets)
 
A friend of mine posted on facebook that they got trick or treated last night by some 5 year old with his parents. They had nothing in, so my friend's husband gave the kid a tin of spaghetti hoops. :D
 
vonhelmet said:
A friend of mine posted on facebook that they got trick or treated last night by some 5 year old with his parents. They had nothing in, so my friend's husband gave the kid a tin of spaghetti hoops. :D
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Brilliant :D. My girlfriend has just informed me that she has loads of sweets for the trick or treaters tonight.
 
Pumpkin is in the window, but most people don't realise our door is on the side and knock downstairs.

The wife normally throws sweets out the window at the kids haha. Which I prefer as the dog will go mad if they keep knocking on the door.
 
Nope will be ignoring any knocking on the door - I was never allowed too, and I don't see why we should be celebrating allowing kids to talk to (and accept) sweets from strangers.
 
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