One regret of my 17 years living in two condos was Halloween. Any kid with a brain knows condos are mostly filled with grumpy old people with no children, and it’s just a waste of time to knock on doors and yell Trick or Treat. That made me sad.
Now I’m living in a large apartment complex with lots of children in evidence, although I noticed after school started and the pool closed, many of them vanished.
I wasn’t sure what to expect – I checked with the office and they hand out door tags if you want to have people knocking on your door. I already had bought the candy, but no idea if I had too much or not enough. It’s probably worth pointing out that it’s a school night. I’m pretty sure Michelle Obama frowns highly on the idea of giving candy to children and would prefer carrot sticks and spinach salad.
I hung out the tag around 4:30 and the last straggler was around 7:30. I remember knocking on doors as a kid up to about 9:00 – wimps 😉
So my memorable moments…
– the first visitor was a 20 something Asian woman with an infant in a stroller (probably 6 months old)
– the inevitable teenagers whose only “costume” is a pillow case
– the Indian/Pakistani parents were all very polite and made sure their children said “thank you” – many in this building drive taxis at O’Hare
– the young boy (guess 8 years old) of the ethnic group that may not be mentioned who had an irresistible urge to reach into my bowl to grab some extras and make sure I knew he was entitled to more ObamaCandy(tm)
I clearly bought too much – I’ll know better next year.
Art, what is the BIG ANNOUNCEMENT that Steve Malzberg was to make, today, Nov. 1st ? I can’t find it.
News to me. Normally when he is between jobs, I hear him doing fillin work on local stations or network stuff. My first guess is it involves WOR under Clear Channel
You got a bowl full of the top rated treats. BTW, how much is too much? 10 lbs.?
Probably 5 pounds 😉 Twizzlers not so great, and I don’t care for Reese’s
Well, I don’t see a lot of the Reese’s so no big problem passing those along to others. I hear you on the Twizzelers, not something I look for either, so good luck on that. Now regarding the Snickers and Kit Kats’ I could reveal my physical addy to you if you need help getting rid of those (joke). Regardless, thanks for sharing your experience.
“…the ethnic group that may not be mentioned…”
Those damned Dutch. Send them back to Holland, I say!