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Minx
Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 4088 Location: France/Spain/Peterborough/Tenerife
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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:43 pm Post subject: Trick or Treat |
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Its just gone 5.30pm and already we have had two trick or treaters at the door. The first bunch were three kids accompanied by their parents, all quite terrifyingly dressed up. The second was a tiny boy accompanied by two older sisters, again all masked and gowned. The little boy immediately tried to come in the house and had to be dragged away by his sisters.
Luckily I've found a bag of loose change that I've been emptying from my purse for months, so I've set it behind the door and will dole out handfuls as they arrive.
This is going to be a long night...... _________________ Minx
To err is human, to forgive - canine. |
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Lord Evan Elpuss
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land
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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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You don't have a local pub to escape to? _________________ Lord Evan Elpuss, Your ideal job is a Lumberjack. |
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Minx
Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 4088 Location: France/Spain/Peterborough/Tenerife
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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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The house seems to be surrounded LEE! I think word must have got round, we've had another five since my first post. _________________ Minx
To err is human, to forgive - canine. |
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SantaFefan
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 11258 Location: top of the cliffs in Norfolk
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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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Being a right old misery I just frowned at our staff for leaving a small ish bucket full of sweets inside our open lobby to the front entrance.
After being told I was a kill joy, I took great delight in reporting back to the girls that all the sweets had been taken (within 10 minutes) along with the bucket they were in!
So they can put that in their pipe and smoke it. _________________ Johnnie Walker read out my message on Pirate Radio! 13/8/07
I have heard how radio should be. |
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RockitRon
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:46 am Post subject: |
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We only get small children calling, with parents at a discreet distance, and it's hard to spoil their fun.
We were out last night, and saw a lot of people of all ages as we drove round. The day falling on a Saturday, and the mild weather, helped, with some people deciding to make a fancy dress party night of it. _________________ Ron |
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Minx
Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 4088 Location: France/Spain/Peterborough/Tenerife
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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This was probably the first time in years that we have been at home on Halloween, so I was surprised that by the end of the evening we must have had at least 20 visits. All the kiddies were supervised by adults, who were suitably grateful that we had entered into the spirit of the event, especially when I gave them the choice of a closed fist, one containing coppers, and the other containing wrapped sweeties. (They were given both... I'm such a softie).
Got to say though, it got a bit wearing when I was watching Strictly and had to keep getting up. My husband was amazed at my patience, usually I'm like a rottweiler with unsolicited callers. _________________ Minx
To err is human, to forgive - canine. |
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nod
Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 3558
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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As usual we got the bag of sweets etc for the visiting kids which we handed out, the only snag was they left all the wrappers on the drive on the way out |
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R2Icon
Joined: 10 Sep 2009 Posts: 1444
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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We had one lot of five cute little 3 and 4 year olds at about 5:30 - I gave them 50p each ... " we want notes" they said; Doh! will that do, I replied, of they ran.....
Just in case any older kids fancied a go, we swithced off our security lights, so the place was really dark and scary. Nobody else came. |
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Toggy
Joined: 18 Aug 2008 Posts: 1239
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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Had a couple of knocks, we did not answer the door. |
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iwarburton
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 2133 Location: Northumberland
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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One day soon they'll require everybody greeting Trick or Treat visitors to be CRB-cleared.
Ian. |
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RockitRon
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646
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