Halloween: What are you giving Trick or Treaters?

tain

Pollycat wrote: »

Ive come to the conclusion that you're not being deliberately obtuse. :whistle:

My point is that you are telling me that I must take action to stop these kids knocking on my door.
I don't agree.
No action should be necessary.
Nobody should knock on anyone else's door for thus over-hyped nonsense unless they know they will be welcomed.

Ok, but this I do disagree with. Our society disagrees as well. Hence cold callers, carol singers, religious recruiters, neighbour's delivery drivers, and a whole host of other people are legally allowed to approach your door.

In fact this very website has had to put together a legal notice for people to stop cold callers - because positive action is needed to prevent it from happening.

So you will need to take positive action to get this changed, which I understand isn't something you want to do. You either need to change the law, or put a sign on your door.

tain

I'm really not a fan of the attitude 'I don't like it, and it isn't my job to stop it happening'.

Even if you are 100% right in your convictions, why is inaction ever the solution? Why is it always for someone else to do?

Ergates

Pollycat wrote: »

I'm not sure if you're being deliberately obtuse or you really don't get it.
I'm not demanding that people don't enjoy themselves.
Just that I don't want them on my property.
How hard is that to comprehend?

The bit where you don't want them on your property, but refuse to take *any* steps to indicate that you don't want them on your property.

Ergates

AubreyMac wrote: »

Last month I unpacked a box that has been in storage for abut 4 years. in it was a small box of celebrations.


I thought choc didn't really go off, as I've eaten chocs way beyond their 'best by' date before which was fine but they tasted bad. so I will be giving those out to any nuisance trick or treaters.


Wasn't there a case recently in Australia where someone was planting needles in strawberries? Hmmm its giving me ideas.

So your plan is to give out potentially dangerous* food to children? Because that's the behavior of a reasonable adult.

*If they taste bad it means they've spoiled in some way and *could* have harmful bacteria and/or toxins in them.

phoebe1989seb

Pollycat wrote: »

Is the house next door for sale? :rotfl:

Sorry?

No.....and it's not next door, but some distance away although technically it's the 'neighbouring' property.

No issues with trick or treaters here, but then I concede we've never lived anywhere where there's been loads, just a handful in our previous location (a village)......

Gloomendoom

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth wrote: »

As for pumpkins, these are a waste of food

Not in our house, they aren't.

Gloomendoom

phoebe1989seb wrote: »

Sorry?

She wants to move there.

(no trick or treaters)

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

This thread sums up what this commercial exploitation has done with people. Spend your money on tack and go around demanding others oblige your intolerance.

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Don’t forget the emporiums will be full tomorrow of more tack and waste items for over indulgence at xmas tomorrow!

Alias_Omega

For me, its an endless amount of no-effort teenagers whom sole purpose is to ask/get cash.

Therefore, we close up shop. Lights out, door locked...no-one home scenario..