ChaoticMusings

Syl wrote:

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Have you got your trick or treats ready for Halloween callers? or are you the miserable bugger that doesn't answer the door?

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Digger wrote:

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Syl wrote:

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Have you got your trick or treats ready for Halloween callers? or are you the miserable bugger that doesn't answer the door?

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 Miserable sod.

Syl wrote:

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Digger wrote:

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Syl wrote:

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Have you got your trick or treats ready for Halloween callers? or are you the miserable bugger that doesn't answer the door?

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 Miserable sod.

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 Not at all.  Tonight I'm going to squat behind our front door and when they knock, I'll knock back.

Syl wrote:

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Digger wrote:

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Syl wrote:

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A couple of houses in our street have got huge spiders webs that hang from the bedroom window, to halfway down their gardens, complete with 3ft spiders caught up in the netting.

They look fantastic.

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 They also kill birds.   Apparently, those webby things kill more birds than we realise.  They get the stuff tangled round their little legs, fly off and then die.

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 Bloody hell, do you practice being a miserable sod?

 

 

 

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 Well I had a think about what you've said and yes, I thought I'd make the effort.

Didn't get a single one knock on though.....

Digger wrote:

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Syl wrote:

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Digger wrote:

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Syl wrote:

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A couple of houses in our street have got huge spiders webs that hang from the bedroom window, to halfway down their gardens, complete with 3ft spiders caught up in the netting.

They look fantastic.

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 They also kill birds.   Apparently, those webby things kill more birds than we realise.  They get the stuff tangled round their little legs, fly off and then die.

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 Bloody hell, do you practice being a miserable sod?

 

 

 

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 Well I had a think about what you've said and yes, I thought I'd make the effort.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Didn't get a single one knock on though.....

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We had three groups of trick or treaters...so are now left with quite a lot of toffee, which I am slowly getting through.

Waste not want not.

Syl wrote:

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Magica wrote:

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I don't do it, not my thing. It's an American thing tbh.

We had two knocks, hub just looked out the window and shook his head.lol. I carried on reading.

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 Is everyone on this forum a miserable bugger?

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 Yes 

Syl wrote:

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Magica wrote:

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Syl wrote:

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Magica wrote:

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I don't do it, not my thing. It's an American thing tbh.

We had two knocks, hub just looked out the window and shook his head.lol. I carried on reading.

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 Is everyone on this forum a miserable bugger?

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 Yes 

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 Well, not everyone. 

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 I used to do it before Covid but since then no one comes, not even kids.  Last night was the first time, and they were.much older, so won't do it now.

Maddog wrote:

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I headed over to daughter number twos house and volunteered to hand out candy why she waddled around the neighborhood with her husband and daughter.

They just moved there and didn't realize that there was a street about 6 blocks from them that closed down amd everyone participated in a giant street event.

The told me to abandon my post, amd head up there. Had to be 500 people on that street.

The granddaughter made a big haul with minimal effort.

-- Edited by Maddog on Wednesday 1st of November 2023 04:03:22 PM

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 You make a big deal of Halloween over there dont you.

It's getting bigger here, a bit hit and miss though. Sometimes we have 7 or 8 groups of little ghouls calling, other years no one has called. Last night three groups came, so  I have lots of sweeties left to eat.

The UK used to celebrate Bonfire night, kids made a guy, went door to door asking for 'A penny for the guy', then later they would throw him on the bonfire that the adults had made, and fireworks would be lit, toffee apples, parkin and hot baked potatoes passed round, it was a real social thing.

Sadly, like a lot of British traditions, they have died out,

Syl wrote:

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Maddog wrote:

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I headed over to daughter number twos house and volunteered to hand out candy why she waddled around the neighborhood with her husband and daughter.

They just moved there and didn't realize that there was a street about 6 blocks from them that closed down amd everyone participated in a giant street event.

The told me to abandon my post, amd head up there. Had to be 500 people on that street.

The granddaughter made a big haul with minimal effort.

-- Edited by Maddog on Wednesday 1st of November 2023 04:03:22 PM

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 You make a big deal of Halloween over there dont you.

It's getting bigger here, a bit hit and miss though. Sometimes we have 7 or 8 groups of little ghouls calling, other years no one has called. Last night three groups came, so  I have lots of sweeties left to eat.

The UK used to celebrate Bonfire night, kids made a guy, went door to door asking for 'A penny for the guy', then later they would throw him on the bonfire that the adults had made, and fireworks would be lit, toffee apples, parkin and hot baked potatoes passed round, it was a real social thing.

Sadly, like a lot of British traditions, they have died out,

 

 

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 Still pretty strong here with family bonfires in back gardens with invites to neighbours.

Some pubs do some really good bonfire nights too.

Some of the larger locally organised ones by councils and charities are amazing!

Last year went to one on a beach with Gwrych Castle (of Ant and Dec Fame) lit up in the background back there this year.