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Baitball Blogger

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20. I know what you're saying.

Reply to peggysue2 (Reply #14)

Sat Nov 1, 2025, 10:43 AM

Nov 1

I just realized that maybe part of the problem is that the little kids on the street are all grown up. So, it was late last night before we got the middle school kids that returned home from trick or treating elsewhere.

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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