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etherealtruth

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48. Just turned the porch light off (as did my neighbors)
Wed Oct 31, 2012, 08:08 PM
Oct 2012

~75 trick or treaters .... pretty good considering it is "kinda" icky out (not bad bad .... drizzle and chilly)

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Just twelve so far RomneyLies Oct 2012 #1
I got 7 in one group! Alleycat Oct 2012 #2
considering it's on 1:30 pm here, none nt msongs Oct 2012 #3
still at the office out here on the left coast... mike_c Oct 2012 #4
Twelve here gademocrat7 Oct 2012 #5
zero spanone Oct 2012 #6
None thank god. darkangel218 Oct 2012 #7
"Here ya go kid, here's a flavoring packet from some Ramen noodles. What? What's wrong? Arugula Latte Oct 2012 #65
Hahahhaha!! imagine the poor kids face darkangel218 Oct 2012 #69
18 rightsideout Oct 2012 #8
It's only 4:30 PM here, so none yet... CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2012 #9
About 20 mcar Oct 2012 #10
locked my doors...shut off my lights... onecent Oct 2012 #11
3 HERVEPA Oct 2012 #12
I got three. They were delicious. cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #13
Hey! I love children, Mnemosyne Oct 2012 #40
None yet, but it just got dark. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #14
What do i do if kids show up? darkangel218 Oct 2012 #15
Cash is always a thoughtful gift! Science Geek Oct 2012 #54
Ok then. Thank you for the advice! darkangel218 Oct 2012 #64
Haven't counted adamdem Oct 2012 #16
about 25. The kids know I only give out milky ways and snickers (full size bars) so... BlueJazz Oct 2012 #17
Keep the light on left is right Oct 2012 #58
LOL! BlueJazz Oct 2012 #70
None as of 7:30. RebelOne Oct 2012 #18
50+ etherealtruth Oct 2012 #19
I live in Halloween central Marrah_G Oct 2012 #20
None ellie Oct 2012 #21
O TheCowsCameHome Oct 2012 #22
No kids ever come here......... panader0 Oct 2012 #23
This year we will have ZERO :( Tx4obama Oct 2012 #24
Maybe 50 Siwsan Oct 2012 #25
It is lousy in GR too. Did you see the waves Sandy whipped up on Lake MI? catbyte Oct 2012 #45
I did - that was some terrifying weather. Siwsan Oct 2012 #46
We didn't lose power either, but lots of small branches down and ALL leaves gone. catbyte Oct 2012 #83
About 30 I think. Happy Halloween! LiberalLoner Oct 2012 #26
A big fat ZERO! Auntie Bush Oct 2012 #27
About 50. I've already re-filled the bowl once. baldguy Oct 2012 #28
Halloween is my favorite holiday, too. Wind Dancer Oct 2012 #29
a lot on 2nd bag of candy but kydo Oct 2012 #30
No, I keep on missing them. Little buggers move too quick in the dark. Bucky Oct 2012 #31
about 20. nt LaydeeBug Oct 2012 #32
the proper term is "Halloweeners" NightWatcher Oct 2012 #33
UPDATE: twenty-four now RomneyLies Oct 2012 #34
100+ Freethinker65 Oct 2012 #35
about 15 or so...and that should be just about all of it. BlueMan Votes Oct 2012 #36
None :-( Sekhmets Daughter Oct 2012 #37
None. LuvNewcastle Oct 2012 #38
We will get at least a couple hundred. DollarBillHines Oct 2012 #39
Do you have this version? LuvNewcastle Oct 2012 #51
Yep DollarBillHines Nov 2012 #93
105 Lisa D Oct 2012 #41
21 sweettater Oct 2012 #42
None....we haven't had any in years. ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #43
None. Complex has massive party for kids. catbyte Oct 2012 #44
None. Nada. Zip. Buns_of_Fire Oct 2012 #47
Just turned the porch light off (as did my neighbors) etherealtruth Oct 2012 #48
I ate the candy Generic Other Oct 2012 #49
We've had a lot, more than usual. Sancho Oct 2012 #50
Only two kids so far. Silent3 Oct 2012 #52
OK, the onslaught has started. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #53
I've gotten off the couch to answer the door maybe 10 times.... forestpath Oct 2012 #55
8 and I begged one to my friends to come by lol. This is year is a really low turnout.NT JH19059 Oct 2012 #56
Seven or eight NoPasaran Oct 2012 #57
20 or so Go Vols Oct 2012 #59
went thru 4 bags of candy in 90 minutes blm Oct 2012 #60
At least a hundred. Ten pounds of candy. MrSlayer Oct 2012 #61
We never get any. Blue_In_AK Oct 2012 #62
Only 6..... llmart Oct 2012 #63
30 or so Hometown Slice Oct 2012 #66
Tons of kids here footinmouth Oct 2012 #67
Pretty thin here.. maybe a dozen so far.. SomethingFishy Oct 2012 #68
About 15 here in Richmond VA. Fewer than last yr, when we had about 50. Nay Oct 2012 #71
about 300 I figure ErikJ Oct 2012 #72
We had none. Just like every other year in the 5 years we've lived here livetohike Oct 2012 #73
I can hear them walking up the street - sounds like about 10 kids. goclark Oct 2012 #74
Probably had 15 or 20. Didn't actually count, just estimating. Grammy23 Oct 2012 #75
Seven and a half. Last year we had zero. haele Oct 2012 #76
Wow, twenty- I was hoping to have some leftover candy. And that's the night, it's after nine. haele Nov 2012 #87
Probably 50 or so, steady from 7-8PM...all polite and saying thank you likesmountains 52 Oct 2012 #77
About 80. Down from our usual 100. FSogol Oct 2012 #78
Almost through the first batch of 100. Le Taz Hot Oct 2012 #79
Zero, I don't open my door for anyone wearing a mask or disguise! I am going to the club crunch60 Oct 2012 #80
25 - 30 nt barnabas63 Oct 2012 #81
None. Same as the other years. Kaleva Oct 2012 #82
Not a one. Neighbor kids and parents stopped by couple nights ago on their way to a Xian Halloween nc4bo Oct 2012 #84
Not a one. Didn't even SEE any in the neighborhood! davsand Nov 2012 #85
hundreds ibegurpard Nov 2012 #86
Zero but we are 2 blocks ChazII Nov 2012 #88
Two: The neighbor's dogs Jamastiene Nov 2012 #89
Didn't count, but we went through 7 bags of candy before turning off the lights at 8 Retrograde Nov 2012 #90
It depends on what you mean Summer Hathaway Nov 2012 #91
I had about a dozen and a half which is just about the usual. nt Raine Nov 2012 #92
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