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Baitball Blogger

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20. I know what you're saying.

Reply to peggysue2 (Reply #14)

Sat Nov 1, 2025, 11:43 AM

Nov 2025

I just realized that maybe part of the problem is that the little kids on the street are all grown up. So, it was late last night before we got the middle school kids that returned home from trick or treating elsewhere.

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Halloween numbers are down this year. [View all] Baitball Blogger Oct 2025 OP

The whole holiday season is effed..... Lovie777 Oct 2025 #1

I agree. Baitball Blogger Oct 2025 #2

maybe people dont wanna fork over their $9 chocolates to kiddies at the door nt msongs Oct 2025 #3

Definitely fewer kids this year than previous years MANative Oct 2025 #4

I Live In A Near Western Of Chicago And Spoke With A Neighbor That Made The Comment That The Numbers Where Down..... global1 Oct 2025 #5

Our numbers are way down. TomSlick Oct 2025 #6

We had more trick-or-treaters than we've ever had. hunter Nov 2025 #7

Thank you for that! Baitball Blogger Nov 2025 #10

The number of trick or treaters coming to our house also was up compared to the past few years. onenote Nov 2025 #29

Out neighborhood is mixed race so ICE was a concern uponit7771 Nov 2025 #32

Our position was overran. ForgedCrank Nov 2025 #8

Please tell me more. Baitball Blogger Nov 2025 #9

It's messy. ForgedCrank Nov 2025 #15

Thank you! Baitball Blogger Nov 2025 #19

I never ForgedCrank Nov 2025 #22

Lotsa kids here... Happy Hoosier Nov 2025 #11

Destination house. Baitball Blogger Nov 2025 #13

It was raining pretty hard in Portland. Reader Rabbit Nov 2025 #12

Chilly and very windy in my neck of the woods peggysue2 Nov 2025 #14

I know what you're saying. Baitball Blogger Nov 2025 #20

If you freeze the left-over candy (assuming it is unopened), you can use next year. Behind the Aegis Nov 2025 #23

Thanks for the suggestion, Behind the Aegis peggysue2 Nov 2025 #34

Here on the border the count was definitely down. Scruffy1 Nov 2025 #16

We had many kids...I almost had to ration candy! I live in Bedford Ohio. Demsrule86 Nov 2025 #17

Happy to hear your holiday is holding strong. Baitball Blogger Nov 2025 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Nov 2025 #18

We actually has a lot of trick or treaters. In our area ice has no bearing. Candy is too expensive. Melon Nov 2025 #24

As busy as ever this year! bif Nov 2025 #25

Down two.hundred this year JustAnotherGen Nov 2025 #26

"The whole holiday season is effed....." J_William_Ryan Nov 2025 #27

My family and friends throw tavernier Nov 2025 #28

That and expense. pandr32 Nov 2025 #30

No one wants to deal with MAGA ICE terrorist uponit7771 Nov 2025 #31

We had about 10 Deep State Witch Nov 2025 #33