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Demsrule86

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

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Sat Nov 1, 2025, 11:38 AM

16 hrs ago

I love this place...people are wonderful and we have folks from all over...very diverse for want of a better word. I know my neighbors. Yesterday, the kids had a parade around our elementary school where the kids wore their costumes. It was wonderful.

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

The whole holiday season is effed..... Lovie777 Friday #1

I agree. Baitball Blogger Friday #2

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

Definitely fewer kids this year than previous years MANative Friday #4

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

Our numbers are way down. TomSlick Friday #6

We had more trick-or-treaters than we've ever had. hunter 19 hrs ago #7

Thank you for that! Baitball Blogger 17 hrs ago #10

The number of trick or treaters coming to our house also was up compared to the past few years. onenote 12 hrs ago #29

Out neighborhood is mixed race so ICE was a concern uponit7771 11 hrs ago #32

Our position was overran. ForgedCrank 19 hrs ago #8

Please tell me more. Baitball Blogger 17 hrs ago #9

It's messy. ForgedCrank 17 hrs ago #15

Thank you! Baitball Blogger 16 hrs ago #19

I never ForgedCrank 16 hrs ago #22

Lotsa kids here... Happy Hoosier 17 hrs ago #11

Destination house. Baitball Blogger 17 hrs ago #13

It was raining pretty hard in Portland. Reader Rabbit 17 hrs ago #12

Chilly and very windy in my neck of the woods peggysue2 17 hrs ago #14

I know what you're saying. Baitball Blogger 16 hrs ago #20

If you freeze the left-over candy (assuming it is unopened), you can use next year. Behind the Aegis 14 hrs ago #23

Thanks for the suggestion, Behind the Aegis peggysue2 11 hrs ago #34

Here on the border the count was definitely down. Scruffy1 17 hrs ago #16

We had many kids...I almost had to ration candy! I live in Bedford Ohio. Demsrule86 16 hrs ago #17

Happy to hear your holiday is holding strong. Baitball Blogger 16 hrs ago #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby 16 hrs ago #18

We actually has a lot of trick or treaters. In our area ice has no bearing. Candy is too expensive. Melon 13 hrs ago #24

As busy as ever this year! bif 12 hrs ago #25

Down two.hundred this year JustAnotherGen 12 hrs ago #26

"The whole holiday season is effed....." J_William_Ryan 12 hrs ago #27

My family and friends throw tavernier 12 hrs ago #28

That and expense. pandr32 11 hrs ago #30

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We had about 10 Deep State Witch 11 hrs ago #33

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