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RebelOne

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22. Zero this year. Usually have about 10, but none tonight.

Reply to Earth_First (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2013, 10:48 PM

Oct 2013

That's OK because I only bought one bag of candy, which was Reeses's Pieces, my favorite. I believe most parents are taking their little ones to community events rather than let them loose alone on the streets.

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How many children stop at your home on Halloween? [View all] Earth_First Oct 2013 OP

For some reason our side street never gets the attention... Earth_First Oct 2013 #1

$70 worth of candy then i tunr out the lights about 9, 9:30. seabeyond Oct 2013 #2

Sometimes, we get two or three ... surrealAmerican Oct 2013 #3

Generally none KamaAina Oct 2013 #4

None. Ever. Didn't even buy candy this year. Demo_Chris Oct 2013 #5

4 so far. Weather is crappy though. Kaleva Oct 2013 #6

This is our first holiday season in this home- MerryBlooms Oct 2013 #7

Varies … about 20 Auggie Oct 2013 #8

Rural... pipi_k Oct 2013 #9

So far, only 5. It's 6:45 right now, dark, weather is cool (40F) The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2013 #10

Had 2,000 once PasadenaTrudy Oct 2013 #11

Zero in 25 years. Too rural nt riderinthestorm Oct 2013 #12

Only two so far, and no costumes. :( nt woo me with science Oct 2013 #13

Zero! elleng Oct 2013 #14

Personally, I wouldn't go anywhere near a cornfield on Halloween! nt Still Blue in PDX Oct 2013 #24

Zero. We live out in the woods. We had a black livetohike Oct 2013 #15

None....I guess they took the Git off my Lawn sign HipChick Oct 2013 #16

We are slow this year! Texasgal Oct 2013 #17

when we first moved here we had a hundred + rurallib Oct 2013 #18

We get around 300 - in an hour cyberswede Oct 2013 #19

Too rainy tonight for the kids. Or more likely their parents. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2013 #20

None. femmocrat Oct 2013 #21

Zero this year. Usually have about 10, but none tonight. RebelOne Oct 2013 #22

Um... winter is coming Oct 2013 #23

probably about 50 or so kids....sadly, only two... Behind the Aegis Oct 2013 #25

Zero, for many years. SeattleVet Nov 2013 #26

So disappointed - only one group of four tonight. No Vested Interest Nov 2013 #27

Only 16 this year because it's pouring rain outside... Rhiannon12866 Nov 2013 #28

I don't know about the past, but today it must've been near 100 sakabatou Nov 2013 #29

We had tons tonight. a la izquierda Nov 2013 #30

Too much rain JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2013 #31

We live way out in the country, the only kids we had were our B Calm Nov 2013 #32

Zero av8rdave Nov 2013 #33

Seeing as I live in subdivision hell RiffRandell Nov 2013 #34

I thought it was 20-30... Iggo Nov 2013 #35

zero, we have gates that stop pretty much everyone from coming up loli phabay Nov 2013 #36

Over 150 last year Jokerman Nov 2013 #37

195 Last Night! Jokerman Nov 2013 #45

See STL tradition at Halloween below at link benld74 Nov 2013 #38

I had one knock on the door last night aint_no_life_nowhere Nov 2013 #39

About 40 this year sharp_stick Nov 2013 #40

Enough to take 1 bag of Snickers and 2 bags of M&Ms. Throd Nov 2013 #41

Only 3. HappyMe Nov 2013 #42

6 pounds of candy and done by 7:15! bif Nov 2013 #43

We had a lot of kids - over 50 dr.strangelove Nov 2013 #44

None. I live in an apartment building. IrishEyes Nov 2013 #46