Halloween @ My House - My Plans/Blog

[SirPeale]

Centipede didn't survive the move.    It comes up with garbage and when you put it in test mode it just beeps constantly.

Donkey Kong did fine.  So did the 48-in-1.

[SirPeale]

It was quiet - TOO quiet.  The next street over was getting tons of kids.  I think I had 20 people from 6 - 8 pm.

Donkey Kong did very well.  The 48-in-1 needs the joystick bolts tightened.  I forgot to do that when I assembled it.

Couldn't get Centipede up and going.  I'm clueless what could have happened.

[SirPeale]

Oh yeah - BrentRadio - I used your CD in the past, and yet again now it proves awesome.  Just the right mix of spooky/funny/downright scary.

[Kevin Mullins]

If there's ever a time I miss living in a neighborhood ... it's only on Halloween.

Glad to hear you gave it a good go at setting something unique for the kids to be entertained with.
(even if there were only a few visitors)
 

We drove into town to take the two year old out for her first time and thought it was kinda slow as far as houses participating at all..... even in the closely housed areas.

[Ummon]

I went and walked my old neighborhood. One street had more than others, but it still had only perhaps eight houses with obvious Halloween stuff. In walking ten streets, I doubt I saw more than twenty people, total. I did however happen upon a guy I knew from back in grade school who was at his parent's house (some of the few still in the neighborhood) with his family and I walked some with him/them. (His mom said that most of the people they saw were out around dusk and then gone. I didn't even start out till a half-hour after dark.) Not knocking it, but that was about the high point of it. Very nice night out though in general.

[shardian]

I too was shocked at how many houses didn't even bother to participate. Shoot, there aren't even enough delinquents to get them all with eggs and TP!

[ChadTower]

I just realized I have never seen anyone in my current town get egged or TPed or anything like that.  Back in Salem, MA Halloween was a unique warzone.  Between the half a million tourists, the wiccans and the pagans holding ceremonies in the parks, and the city punks all gathering at Witchcraft Heights with bags full of eggs, that place really popped on Halloween.

I hear nowadays the cops are everywhere, though, and the kids can't do much of anything.  They still get the tourists, pagans, and wiccans, though.

[shardian]

I didn't hear of anything this year, but I have had my car egged before, along with pretty much everyone on my street.

Last year, we were at a stop light and some dumb kid passed by hanging out of the car and started chucking eggs. He missed my car, but hit the truck behind me. Apparently you don't ---fudgesicle--- with a big redneck in a hopped up pick-up. That dude slammed his truck around and peeled off after them.

Hmmm, now that I think about it, that incident may be why we aren't getting anything bad anymore!

[ChadTower]

About the worst I used to ever do is go out with a supersoaker.  We generally left the small kids alone though there were plenty of teenagers who did not.  The supersoakers were harmless, pretty much, until some idiots decided it would be more fun to put bleach in them.  Some woman got it in the eyes and from that point on if the cops saw you with a supersoaker (at any time of year) they confiscated it and brought you down to the station for a couple hours.

[shardian]

Bleach in a Supersoaker? I would be hard pressed not to kill a piece of ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- over that.

Eggs can destroy clearcoat on a car, but other than that they are mostly harmless.  Same with TP.

[Ed_McCarron]

they are mostly harmless.  Same with TP.

Have you ever used the cheapo store brands?  -Far- from harmless.

[shardian]

Have you ever used the cheapo store brands?  -Far- from harmless.

What, do they get their eggs from China or something? An egg is an egg is an egg...

[ChadTower]

Have you ever used the cheapo store brands?  -Far- from harmless.

What, do they get their eggs from China or something? An egg is an egg is an egg...

He's probably talking about TP.  Ed must have some wear and tear down there.

[SirPeale]

Have you ever used the cheapo store brands?  -Far- from harmless.

What, do they get their eggs from China or something? An egg is an egg is an egg...

Not Chinese eggs...they often counterfeit them.  Yes, counterfeit eggs.

[ChadTower]

Not Chinese eggs...they often counterfeit them.  Yes, counterfeit eggs.

They're on the dogs' eggs.  They last longer than any other type of egg.  No bugger will eat them.

[shardian]

Ahh the tp. ::whoosh::

Only the good stuff comes into my house. There are certain things in life you shouldn't compromise with - TP is at the top of the list.

[ChadTower]

Man up, Nancy.  Learn the three seashells.

[shardian]

hehe, he doesn't know how to use the 3 seashells!


That movie is f'ing awesome.

[ChadTower]

Pretty good pin, too.

[Ummon]

I've gotten bleach and detergent at the same time in an eye. I also happened to be downstairs in the stock room with the only water spout available upstairs. Fun. Clouded my eye. Probably could've driven home but my manager was worried about it so I got a ride. Cleared up the next day but still. I could see cat piss, although that would sting, too but bleach is just stupid. I never intentionally did things that would hurt others, let alone put a halt to the fun.

I think holidays in general are suffering. Not for people buying stuff, but in displaying celebration. In my old neighborhood, christmas is actually about the same as Halloween, decorations-wise.