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Melon

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

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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