Thread: The nerve of some people

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I decided to start this thread to get the stories of the one or two visitors that just annoyed, shocked or p**ed you off this year. Here's mine:

A neighbor from one street over came with her husband and little dog in tow. They looked around and complimented us on doing such a great job. After chatting with them a few moments, the woman said "Well, we'd better get back home so 'trick or treat!'" and held out a pillow case. I kind of blinked at her and she added, "Well we don't have little kids to take around so we're trick or treating with our dog instead." I was so dumbfounded that I went ahead and put 1 piece of candy in her sack. I couldn't believe it!

So what's your story?

we actually lucked out and didn't have the leetchers you are talking about this year.

Some people are just sad

Overall I had a nice evening.. but there was one bunch of 8 teen boys, not wearing costumes, that acted more as a gang than kids trick or treating. They were going for the intimidation factor as they roamed down the street. In my area,, it could have been a young gang.. and not just teens, unfortunately. They had a canned air horn, and blasted it as I opened the door. I was expecting it.. as I heard it a few houses away... and I was ready for them. When I opened the door.. and I got the horn... they did not say "Trick or Treat" .. they just held their bags out. Soooo... I reached into one of the bags.. and grabbed a chocolate bar out. They were like..,. WTF dude. I said.."Hey, you rang my bell.. and offered me candy by holding a bag out. If you were trick or treating.. you would say that you were. THEN... (as I said I was ready for them)... then I reached for my jar of uncooked pasta noodles. I asked if they wanted any... because that was all non-costumed people get at my house. ((Which is NOT True.. but I just said it to this rude group. If anyone thinking blasting an airhorn is not rude.. please let me know)) Again..., they were like WTF.? THEN.. I told them not to do the horn again.., as I have two very large dogs. One of the kids said.. well they are in the yard. I said.. well, if I hear that horn again... they won't be.. they will be right here making sure you do not use the horn. They seemed to lose the attitude as I knocked them down a few pegs.. and before they left I gave them all a piece of candy.



As they were walking away, I heard the one kid say to his friend..."Dude! That guy took my candy!.. even though I gave it back" LOL... oh well.. not everyone that comes to visit us will be educated in decorum I guess. I just shook it off and had a good time the rest of the evening, but I understand how some people can really effect our nights.

I have changed my mind this season about non-costumed people, for the most part. I live in an area that borders on a poor economic area, so we are the first area where people probably hand out candy. Many of the moms do not even speak english when they come with the kids. I learned to give GRACE.. and not to judge non-costumed folks. Also.. many of the kids are learning english here.. so to make them say "trick or treat" I think is not bad.. as I am helping them speak english! :-)

~SMITER~

Don't see the problem.

::The following is my opinion and should not be construed as a complete disapproval of a person or persons, it is merely the view from my side of the graveyard::

I have never believed this outdated, irrational concept that someone can be too old for holiday activities, like trick-or-treat or stuffed stockings or egg hunts.

Candy for all, and Happy Halloween to the nation.

There are enough groups trying to either control or completely undermine Halloween without haunters like us adding to the problem.

We, of all people, should be setting a higher, more admirable standard.

I never want to be the person that says "Aren't you a little old?" or "no costume, no candy" or even "say 'trick-or-treat", that's right, threaten me with an ultimatum!"
If we gladly embrace anyone celebrating the holiday at ANY level, those people will learn to love the holiday as well.

Originally Posted by Not-so-sunny-lane

I decided to start this thread to get the stories of the one or two visitors that just annoyed, shocked or p**ed you off this year. Here's mine:

A neighbor from one street over came with her husband and little dog in tow. They looked around and complimented us on doing such a great job. After chatting with them a few moments, the woman said "Well, we'd better get back home so 'trick or treat!'" and held out a pillow case. I kind of blinked at her and she added, "Well we don't have little kids to take around so we're trick or treating with our dog instead." I was so dumbfounded that I went ahead and put 1 piece of candy in her sack. I couldn't believe it!

So what's your story?

I don't have a story but I needed to comment on yours. Wow is all I can say. I hope they don't really give their dog the candy and it's probably really good they don't have kids...could you imagine?

We had a couple of issues but nothing as bad as others are describing. We were pretty lucky because we only had to deal with small petty stuff.

Overall our night was great.

I'd have run to my kitchen and come back with a handful of kibble.

Wet kibble.

eta: Honestly, I'm OK with TOTers of every age and wouldn't begrudge anyone a piece of candy. I WOULD get miffed when I had my Toy Give-Away for kids under 12 and older kids would lie about their ages and then take the biggest toy they could see... even if it was totally age inappropriate. (i.e. the 14 year old girl that grabbed a big Hot Wheels set)

A large Hispanic family had just moved into the neighborhood a few weeks ago and their 6 children had been coming around curious about what we were creating the entire week. We gave them some prop building lessons and showed them how stuff is done.

Well, on Friday, they showed up again to our family party and were very polite but uninvited. Kids are kids though and I don't think they had this type of community thing where that had just moved from, so no one was upset. WE bought around 140 glow stick bracelets and I gave each of them one and the oldest boy said "can I get some more for my fiv... err 3 sisters?" He feebly tried to name them all. It was like Tommie Boy when he tried to recall that phone number "2 uh 6...uh niner.""Did i hear a niner? were you calling from a walkie talkie?"

Well, besides them 6 we had about 5 more of our relative's children show up that night and they all got one bracelet. After everyone had left we realized 34 of the glow sticks had been stolen.

On Halloween night we were handing out the glow sticks again to the small children to aid in safe trick or treating. Mainly to any child that didn't have any safety light. The parents came by with them same 6 children again wanting more glow sticks for themselves and their visitors and their infants they brought with them. I gave them each a bracelet but it left me with out any for some darn cute little trick or treaters that deserved them more later that night.

Its not about poor spirit on my part as it is a disgust for blatant greed and selfishness. Lots of adults got candy and things this Halloween from us out of good cheer. Just sometimes, there is this feeling in the US or maybe just in my community that is unspoken but certainly worn on many people's sleeves.

That feeling is "I don't care about any other loser or their bratty kids, as long as I get mine." You see it a lot but no one really talks about it .

It seems like people feel to get ahead in this world you got to stomp out anyone in your way, even in the little things like cutting in a line of twenty people cause you happen to know the lady at the front of the line.

There is too much self importance and not enough empathy in the world. Basically it all boils down to bad parenting and our communities failing at teaching children how to be a good child and then later, how to be a good responsible, just, fair parent.

I'm not so much annoyed at what she did but that she brought in tow her dog as if it was a child or family member. I really get annoyed at those types that don't understand the difference. I mean come on... it's an animal that licks it's own genitals and then your supposed to giggle when it's licking your face?

I have dogs and I care for them... but they are still dogs. Keep them home.

Originally Posted by Spats

Don't see the problem.

::The following is my opinion and should not be construed as a complete disapproval of a person or persons, it is merely the view from my side of the graveyard::

I have never believed this outdated, irrational concept that someone can be too old for holiday activities, like trick-or-treat or stuffed stockings or egg hunts.

Candy for all, and Happy Halloween to the nation.

There are enough groups trying to either control or completely undermine Halloween without haunters like us adding to the problem.

We, of all people, should be setting a higher, more admirable standard.

I never want to be the person that says "Aren't you a little old?" or "no costume, no candy" or even "say 'trick-or-treat", that's right, threaten me with an ultimatum!"
If we gladly embrace anyone celebrating the holiday at ANY level, those people will learn to love the holiday as well.

Well said.
I try to remember to keep what I'm thinking in my head, in my head.
If I acted upon what I thought of some of the folks that come to my house on Halloween, I'd not only have a lot less people coming, but probably spend some time in jail.
Even the "rotten teens" - I try to have them leave with a smile, if I can help it, and no one leaves without some kind of treat (I'll admit, some get more than others).

So far, the only damage to my haunt was 2008, a week before Halloween when some out of town friends of some local kids stole a few of my pumpkins. I found this out months later. I consider it a sign of respect that I was finally told what really happened (albeit, much later).