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ForgedCrank

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15. It's messy.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #9)

Sat Nov 1, 2025, 10:26 AM

Nov 1

My primary residence is in a p[pretty remote rural area that gets zero trick-or-treat traffic. No one will drive all the way out there for that. My entire state is ridiculously red.
But, I still have my other house in town where I lived in my younger adult years. It's now a short term rental and I also let our Church use it when we they a domestic violence issue (they hide abused women and their children there for short term stays). It's rare, but it does happen. There is rarely anyone actually renting it due to the lousy location. That is where we spend a lot of weekends and holidays due to it being a good central gathering place for family. Anyway, in town it was really busy and the weather was very nice, so the Halloween traffic reflected that. Weather is almost always the primary factor with all the kids and parents.

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Halloween numbers are down this year. [View all] Baitball Blogger Oct 31 OP

The whole holiday season is effed..... Lovie777 Oct 31 #1

I agree. Baitball Blogger Oct 31 #2

maybe people dont wanna fork over their $9 chocolates to kiddies at the door nt msongs Oct 31 #3

Definitely fewer kids this year than previous years MANative Oct 31 #4

I Live In A Near Western Of Chicago And Spoke With A Neighbor That Made The Comment That The Numbers Where Down..... global1 Oct 31 #5

Our numbers are way down. TomSlick Oct 31 #6

We had more trick-or-treaters than we've ever had. hunter Nov 1 #7

Thank you for that! Baitball Blogger Nov 1 #10

The number of trick or treaters coming to our house also was up compared to the past few years. onenote Nov 1 #29

Out neighborhood is mixed race so ICE was a concern uponit7771 Nov 1 #32

Our position was overran. ForgedCrank Nov 1 #8

Please tell me more. Baitball Blogger Nov 1 #9

It's messy. ForgedCrank Nov 1 #15

Thank you! Baitball Blogger Nov 1 #19

I never ForgedCrank Nov 1 #22

Lotsa kids here... Happy Hoosier Nov 1 #11

Destination house. Baitball Blogger Nov 1 #13

It was raining pretty hard in Portland. Reader Rabbit Nov 1 #12

Chilly and very windy in my neck of the woods peggysue2 Nov 1 #14

I know what you're saying. Baitball Blogger Nov 1 #20

If you freeze the left-over candy (assuming it is unopened), you can use next year. Behind the Aegis Nov 1 #23

Thanks for the suggestion, Behind the Aegis peggysue2 Nov 1 #34

Here on the border the count was definitely down. Scruffy1 Nov 1 #16

We had many kids...I almost had to ration candy! I live in Bedford Ohio. Demsrule86 Nov 1 #17

Happy to hear your holiday is holding strong. Baitball Blogger Nov 1 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Nov 1 #18

We actually has a lot of trick or treaters. In our area ice has no bearing. Candy is too expensive. Melon Nov 1 #24

As busy as ever this year! bif Nov 1 #25

Down two.hundred this year JustAnotherGen Nov 1 #26

"The whole holiday season is effed....." J_William_Ryan Nov 1 #27

My family and friends throw tavernier Nov 1 #28

That and expense. pandr32 Nov 1 #30

No one wants to deal with MAGA ICE terrorist uponit7771 Nov 1 #31

We had about 10 Deep State Witch Nov 1 #33

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