Halloween was dead...

[DoD1776]

I was driving around the neighborhood and I’ve never seen it so quiet before... I was at a party in a the center of the town and only two kids stopped by.

My neighborhood was filled with kids 2 years ago and now there’s hardly any kids... what’s happening? I wonder if it has to do with the left and their narratives of ruining holidays and culture.

 

[BDinPutnam]

I was at a party in a the center of the town and only two kids stopped by.

Including you?

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

My son went out with his school friend and a couple of his relatives. Wives went with the kids, guys stayed on the porch handing out candy. 2 hours, ONE kid. Not one group of kids, ONE kid. Sad times my friends.

 

[DoD1776]

My son went out with his school friend and a couple of his relatives. Wives went with the kids, guys stayed on the porch handing out candy. 2 hours, ONE kid. Not one group of kids, ONE kid. Sad times my friends.

It really is... it’s dying, out of every holiday why would it be this one? This is happening in other states too my friends from Montana said hardly any one came, same with PA and KS and MO

 

[DoD1776]

Also my mom told me my little sister was given a huge amount of candy by people, they were getting rid of handfuls because no one was coming.

 

[GTN]

None

 

[masterswimmer]

Zero

 

[STS556]

I put up a huge display every year. I usually get a few hundred kids because my house is well known around my town. I usually go through 5 to 6 big bags of candy giving only two pieces to each kid. Tonight I only went through a bag and a half. It was a very disappointing night. One of the worst I have ever seen.

 

[holdover]

One group of 3

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

I had the same observations last night.

I initially chalked it up to rainy miserable weather but it cleared up about 7 and it was still slower than it used to. My kids made out great though because as said above, all the houses at the end were giving out handfuls just to get rid of candy

 

[togmaster]

We had 2 groups ring the doorbell. Only about 8 kids total.

 

[Saltwater60]

The weather here was crappy all day then cleared up and was warm. I thought this is the year, there will be lots of kids out. Boy was I worn. I saw maybe 20-30 kids out. My neighborhood has tons of kids too.

Also my neighbor does a great display and his yard is all decked out. Great guy and really gets into it. I spoke with him last night and a suv pulled up and stole his big witches couldron full of candy. They have had that couldron for 20 years he told me. I was sad for him honestly.

 

[MothMan]

Parents are to busy with their new jobs to get the kids ready or take them out trick or treating. MAGA!!!

We had about 10 kids stop by.

 

[DoD1776]

The weather here was crappy all day then cleared up and was warm. I thought this is the year, there will be lots of kids out. Boy was I worn. I saw maybe 20-30 kids out. My neighborhood has tons of kids too.

Also my neighbor does a great display and his yard is all decked out. Great guy and really gets into it. I spoke with him last night and a suv pulled up and stole his big witches couldron full of candy. They have had that couldron for 20 years he told me. I was sad for him honestly.

Wow, that’s so low

 

[ArmedCorgi]

We had zero kids, this year and the past 4 years. We currently live set back aways from the road and the road itself isn't one you'd want to walk on at night. Our privious place was more in the country and on a dangerous road also.

We went out to dinner last night and we did see some kids out but they weren't in costume and look more strung out on drugs than anything.

 

[Bigfoot]

Zero trick or treater's here, But where I live, I am surrounded by corn fields and cows.
I live on a dark back road so I never get them here at the house.

But, I drove through the village a little after 7pm and I did notice that I didn't see as many ghosts and goblins as usual.
Didn't think much of it until I read this thread.

 

[Defilade]

Well it was a school night and the weather was not good. Snowflakes didn't want to come out. Stupid "holiday" anyhow. What exactly are we celebrating??

 

[Dr. Evil]

It was a mad house as usual. First year we decided to not participate and leave our light off (Usually have close to 200 kids). Got tired of listening to screaming groups of teenagers and obnoxious parents. Driving up my street from work was like an obstacle course with kids running out on the road and parents not paying attention. One asshole woman actually had a bull horn and said, "Slow down. It's Halloween" to which I responded "Fuck you." Not sure if she heard me with my soft top on lol. Believe me, I was driving slow. How about putting a leash on your little darling so they don't get hit? I bet she wasn't even from my neighborhood. They mini van them in from other areas and it is like a circus clown car. They follow them around in their vehicle from door to door instead of them walking their lazy asses around. Probably have to go clean up all the wrappers the little polite darlings dropped on the lawn. Man, I'm getting old.

 

[Steal2B]

This year we had 1 pair of young boys with their dad and dog which is up from not having any for five years. Before 2008 we always had between 30 to 100 kids depending on the weather and the day if the week. Friends and family in New York all have the same observations. Many chalk this trend to young families have all left the state for jobs elsewhere. Relatives in Texas and Tennessee I talked with last night said they had good crowds in spite of early rain.

 

[holdover]

This year I was going to drop a few bucks on decorations and really go all out. Im so glad I didn't. what a shame.

 

[SomeSoldier]

Not a 1. It's very sad what has happened to this country. Halloween was some of the best times I had growing up.

 

[HIghlander]

Only had 8 kids and all from the same group. No one else rest of the night. I looked up and down the block and my light was the only one on in the block.

 

[dsdmmat]

I only got 10 kids this year. I think the rain had something to do with it. I hand out full sized candy bars and all the neighborhood kids know it because, I have been doing it for years. The kids that came later on in the evening were soaked from the rain. I gave them 2 bars each.

 

[dsdmmat]

...... What exactly are we celebrating??

Being a kid.

 

[Gonzobird]

I had the best Halloween of my life yesterday.

Got to watch my daughter parade around her school in her costume.

Both my kids are old enough to actually walk around so my wife and I took them trick or treating. Our neighborhood was packed. People having fun handing out candy and kids having fun getting candy.

Made me even more thankful to have reached this stage of life and choosing to move up to this small town where people still appreciate this kind of stuff..

 

[Catskillkid]

It probably depends some on the neighborhood. Demographics change (kids age out of trick or treating and probably either want to go to parties or hang with their friends). Most neighboroods in my view aren't evenly distributed with kids of all ages. That could be the reason for some kids.

I was in Woodstock last night and the place was mobbed with kids. I think they have a Halloween Parade down Tinker Street (their Main Street basically). Other places around Kingston I noticed were dead.

At my place we're pretty much out in the middle of nowhere. Growing up my mom would basically drive me to her friend's houses and we'd trick or treat there. I think exactly one kid in my entire life (33 years old now) came to my parent's place to trick or treat (again last house on a dead end road with only 4 other houses isn't exactly prime tick or treating territory).

A big thing by us now is Trunk or Treat. The PTA puts it on and a bunch of individuals and community orgs sponsor a bunch of cars with candy in the trunk and kids walk about the school parking lot to get candy that way. My understanding is it came out of 1) we're an extremely rural area so it's hard for people to travel from place to place to get candy and 2) fear of pedophiles and sickos who lace candy (the folks are trunk or treat are vetted and usually parents with kids at the school). A lot of places are doing that now which reduces the amount of kids walking down streets in the neighborhood.

 

[Steal2B]

Zero trick or treater's here, But where I live, I am surrounded by corn fields and cows.
I live on a dark back road so I never get them here at the house.

Not sure, if I lived in a fairly deserted area on a dark back road, if I'd invitingly open the door at night for someone wearing a hockey mask and covered in blood. Just saying.

 

[S&W Fan]

My neighborhood was packed with kids and parents, as usual. The rain let up just long enough to get around the nieghborhood with my granddaughter before it started back up again. I’ve know people in this neighborhood for 30yrs. While the kiddies are trick or treating at the door some mom’s and dads are hanging out in their decorated garages offering a beer to the parents that they know.

 

[Doc8404]

Ever since the sheriffs department started putting a sign on my door each year, I don’t get any kids. Not sure why.

 

[masterswimmer]

Ever sense the sheriffs department started putting a sign on my door each year, I don’t get any kids. Not sure why.

REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER would keep me away too.