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sanria22 · 10-20-2009, 05:59 PM

I usually don't, but I might this year, I dunno. Our house is known as the house the doesn't hand out candy, but sometimes kids can be stingy! haha. j/k But yeah, I don't know what other neighbors don't hand out candy, I just know our's usually doesn't.

pita · 10-20-2009, 06:33 PM

I always thought I would love handing out candy. But last year I gave it a shot and it totally freaked me out. Apparently my SA extends to children in Batman costumes.

drealm · 10-20-2009, 06:43 PM

Will be blockading the front of my house this year. A sign will read NOT PARTICIPATING. The gate will be locked.

Iced Soul · 10-20-2009, 06:44 PM

I do it every now and then, or rather every other year.
It's actually fun. You get to see kids dressed up and some of them have incredibly interesting costumes. Like once a 9 year old was a writer. That was so adorable. The only funny thing is when there is a 17 or 18 year old kid coming to the door. I can't help thinking, 'aren't you a little too old?'

Syrena · 10-20-2009, 07:20 PM

Nah, we did once or twice in the past, but we get very few visitors. It would interrupt my horror movie fest anyway.

Hank Scorpio · 10-20-2009, 07:24 PM

It's against my religion to give away candy I could eat myself.

Just Lurking · 10-20-2009, 07:27 PM

No, I have an excuse not to. I'll probably be going out and around to houses with my two nieces.

I don't like dealing with people (even kids) coming to my door and Halloween is no exception. I'd make someone else handle it. If I was home alone, I'd probably leave the house dark and do my best to ignore them. I've never been home alone on Halloween though.

millenniumman75 · 10-20-2009, 07:32 PM

Yes, but I sit out at the foot of my driveway in the light.

Neptunus · 10-20-2009, 07:38 PM

Occasionally... depends on the weather. I live on a big hill, with a long driveway, which everyone will pass because they're too lazy to hike up it. So, I usually end up sitting at the base, freezin' me bum off! I am way too nice!

huh · 10-20-2009, 07:44 PM

I haven't in a while...mostly because I've been living on my own in an apartment. When I still lived with my parents I would hand out the candy sometimes. At one house I lived at the driveway was really long and we would only get one or two kids that bothered to walk up. So when they did I'd just give them nearly half the bucket of candy we had

Happ2beme · 10-20-2009, 08:50 PM

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It's against my religion to give away candy I could eat myself.

Hehhehehhe. I ran out candy three times already and it's not even Halloween! eeeeeemmmmmmmmmmm Chocolate emmmmmmmmmmmmm

shyvr6 · 10-20-2009, 08:50 PM

I probably will have to this year since I live in a house now. Before, I could get away with not doing it since I used to live in an apt.

I think I'll give out pennies, haha. I'll be that guy all the kids hate, lol.

sanria22 · 10-20-2009, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by shyvr6

I probably will have to this year since I live in a house now. Before, I could get away with not doing it since I used to live in an apt.

I think I'll give out pennies, haha. I'll be that guy all the kids hate, lol.

haha, don't forget to give out those nasty orange and black wrapper Brachs candies, too!

Perfectionist · 10-20-2009, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by pita

I always thought I would love handing out candy. But last year I gave it a shot and it totally freaked me out. Apparently my SA extends to children in Batman costumes.

I second this. The doorbell ringing all night already puts me super on edge, and I never know what to say when I open the door.

Basically I hide away from Halloween in my room with the door locked, with at least half of the candy designated for the kiddies.

zookeeper · 10-20-2009, 10:00 PM

I eat the candy. Does that count?

UltraShy · 10-20-2009, 10:36 PM

I don't hand out candy.

I live in a very old suburb of Milwaukee and there simply aren't many kids around. The population peaked around 1970 with 70,000 residents. Those folks aged, died, and their kids moved away. Having no vacant land to build upon, the population can't grow. We currently have more like 45,000 residents now, with a large percentage of them being elderly.

I was thinking of hanging a target from yesterday's shooting range visit on the door to see if that might deter pests from bugging me.

lyssado707 · 10-20-2009, 11:02 PM

No. Don't get kids. But i wish we did because this would be a nice manageable step for me to take in regards to SA.

KyleThomas · 10-20-2009, 11:15 PM

I voted yes, by which I mean that most of it gets handed out to myself.

Banzai · 10-21-2009, 01:58 AM

My parents started handing it out a few years ago. I live in the type of area where people might egg your house (it's illegal to do that in the UK). Last year though, I think we only got 2 kids who came.

NickP · 10-21-2009, 01:59 AM

Watch this makeup lesson, I showed it to my mum today hehe. She enjoyed it.->

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10-20-2009, 05:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
sanria22 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: MN Gender: Female Age: 23 Posts: 907	Do you hand out candy for Halloween? I usually don't, but I might this year, I dunno. Our house is known as the house the doesn't hand out candy, but sometimes kids can be stingy! haha. j/k But yeah, I don't know what other neighbors don't hand out candy, I just know our's usually doesn't.

10-20-2009, 06:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
Iced Soul Status: Dancing on Rainbows Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Calilalaland Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 1,775	I do it every now and then, or rather every other year. It's actually fun. You get to see kids dressed up and some of them have incredibly interesting costumes. Like once a 9 year old was a writer. That was so adorable. The only funny thing is when there is a 17 or 18 year old kid coming to the door. I can't help thinking, 'aren't you a little too old?' __________________ I scraped my knees while I was praying And found a demon in my safest haven. Seems like, it's getting harder to believe in anything Than just to get lost in all my selfish thoughts. I wanna know what it'd be like To find perfection in my pride To see nothing in the light Just turn it off In all my spite, in all my spite, I'll turn it off. - Turn It Off - Paramore http://twitter.com/MissEerie

10-20-2009, 07:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
Just Lurking Status: Student.. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Posts: 2,852	No, I have an excuse not to. I'll probably be going out and around to houses with my two nieces. I don't like dealing with people (even kids) coming to my door and Halloween is no exception. I'd make someone else handle it. If I was home alone, I'd probably leave the house dark and do my best to ignore them. I've never been home alone on Halloween though. __________________ "The psychiatrist says, 'I think you're crazy.' The man says, 'I want a second opinion.' The psychiatrist says, 'Okay, you're ugly, too!'" ~Henny Youngman

10-20-2009, 07:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,669	Yes, but I sit out at the foot of my driveway in the light. __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!

10-20-2009, 06:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
pita Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Gender: Female Posts: 2,171	I always thought I would love handing out candy. But last year I gave it a shot and it totally freaked me out. Apparently my SA extends to children in Batman costumes.

10-20-2009, 06:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
drealm Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: California Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 293	Will be blockading the front of my house this year. A sign will read NOT PARTICIPATING. The gate will be locked.

10-20-2009, 07:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
Syrena Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Northern Illinois Gender: Female Age: 25 Posts: 265	Nah, we did once or twice in the past, but we get very few visitors. It would interrupt my horror movie fest anyway.

10-20-2009, 07:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
Hank Scorpio Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Underground Posts: 333	It's against my religion to give away candy I could eat myself.

10-20-2009, 07:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
Neptunus Status: Authenticating Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Gender: Female Posts: 2,841	Occasionally... depends on the weather. I live on a big hill, with a long driveway, which everyone will pass because they're too lazy to hike up it. So, I usually end up sitting at the base, freezin' me bum off! I am way too nice! __________________ "When I stand before thee at the day's end, thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing." ~Rabindranath Tagore "Being gentle means forgiving yourself when you mess up. We should learn from our mistakes, but we shouldn't beat the tar out of ourselves over them. The past is just that, past. Learn what went wrong and why. Make amends if you need to. Then drop it and move on." ---Sean Covey

10-20-2009, 07:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
huh Status: Statistical Anomaly Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: WI Gender: Male Age: 24 Posts: 1,037	I haven't in a while...mostly because I've been living on my own in an apartment. When I still lived with my parents I would hand out the candy sometimes. At one house I lived at the driveway was really long and we would only get one or two kids that bothered to walk up. So when they did I'd just give them nearly half the bucket of candy we had __________________ "It takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen."

10-20-2009, 08:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
shyvr6 Status: Makin Waves Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Somewhere on a map. Gender: Male Posts: 9,645	I probably will have to this year since I live in a house now. Before, I could get away with not doing it since I used to live in an apt. I think I'll give out pennies, haha. I'll be that guy all the kids hate, lol. __________________ Music

10-20-2009, 10:00 PM	#15 (permalink)
zookeeper Status: The floor is lava!! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Soap Fortress Gender: Male Age: 30 Posts: 1,068	I eat the candy. Does that count? __________________ You leapt into the abyss, but find It only goes up to your knees, ~ Nick Cave

10-20-2009, 10:36 PM	#16 (permalink)
UltraShy Status: Accident of Birth Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI (Atheist, Libertarian) Gender: Male Age: 36 Posts: 24,574	I don't hand out candy. I live in a very old suburb of Milwaukee and there simply aren't many kids around. The population peaked around 1970 with 70,000 residents. Those folks aged, died, and their kids moved away. Having no vacant land to build upon, the population can't grow. We currently have more like 45,000 residents now, with a large percentage of them being elderly. I was thinking of hanging a target from yesterday's shooting range visit on the door to see if that might deter pests from bugging me. __________________ Nothing is ever the way it should be What we deserve we just don't get you see http://www.insureyourgunrights.com/

10-20-2009, 11:02 PM	#17 (permalink)
lyssado707 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Humboldt County, CA Age: 22 Posts: 3,228	No. Don't get kids. But i wish we did because this would be a nice manageable step for me to take in regards to SA. __________________ In Loving Memory, http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...6/P1000595.jpg http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...P1000480-1.jpg Marmalade January 1991-February 19, 2007

10-20-2009, 11:15 PM	#18 (permalink)
KyleThomas Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Gender: Male Posts: 448	I voted yes, by which I mean that most of it gets handed out to myself. __________________ A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.

10-21-2009, 01:58 AM	#19 (permalink)
Banzai Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Posts: 917	My parents started handing it out a few years ago. I live in the type of area where people might egg your house (it's illegal to do that in the UK). Last year though, I think we only got 2 kids who came. __________________ When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bike. Then I realised that The Lord doesn't work that way, so I stole one and asked him to forgive me. -- Emo Philips

10-21-2009, 01:59 AM	#20 (permalink)
NickP Status: Permanently Banned Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia. Posts: 16	Watch this makeup lesson, I showed it to my mum today hehe. She enjoyed it.->