Halloween

I'm getting exited now about Halloween, I'm preparing my display and buying in the treats for when the kids come knocking, How about You ?

I'm turning all the lights off and pretending nobody's in

It's all my arse!

I think its better that Christmas,

happy halloween

Beatnik !

And all because of a second rate rate horror film from America in 1978!

We just had a turnip and candle and apple dunking…again simple is best…nobody mentions the cost of living crisis when you see the supermarkets crammed with ridiculous costumes etc

I can't abide halloween. lights off for me.

We will carry on has normal and just not answer the door. Yet another time of year which has the American theme and everything goes overboard with it. I don't need a history lesson as how Halloween came about. It is a time for vandals to cause damage under the guise of Halloween

Can't remember which comedian said it but he said he hated Halloween, especially bobbing for chips!

Aw C'mon folks lighten up. We need cheering up and giving kids a few sweets and draping cob webs over your door or windows don't cost much, I used to hate it like most of you but, Its here to stay So now I embrace it put as smile on peoples face as I pop up behind a bush dressed as a skelington ,,
AAAGGGGHHHH

Haloween was in this country, England, long before America was invented!

Thought Halloween was a old religious ceremony to pray and remember all lost souls and relatives who had passed original name all saints day

Thought along the right lines there, Surfer!

It’s October 8th and Halloween is October 31st…shops have had “gown” in for a week beside the Christmas is coming themes…..aaaggghhh…roll on Pancake Tuesday

All Hallows - 1st two days of November.
All Hallows Eve = last day in October.

All Hallows 1 st day - All Saints.
All Hallows 2 nd day - All Souls.

Tha'sees!

Int Google great.

As Tonker says, Hallowe'en began here in England well hundreds of years ago, as a Celtic Pagan Festival.

The American version is Trick or Treat and it's there where devilment and mischief takes place, not to mention crime.

When my partner was still alive, we would join in with buying sweets for the kids, and look terrified when they came to the door in their "frightening" outfits.

However, one year when I was living alone, I answered the door, and truly was scared. There were three young men there, all bigger than me, and they were probably in their late teens. I slammed the door in their faces and I've never opened my door to anyone after dark since then, unless someone I know is expected.

Shithouse Night LINK

He had a power Lunch meeting today in Tom's tavern about what we are doing for
Halloween .

Max Bygraves!

Plummy - has anyone won that £1.000 advertised on your Speckled Hen bar pump?

No Platty, Its another scam, no one ever wins those beer scams and after a couple of pints no body cares, Its like my ' free beer tomorrow' poster, That doest matter in Tom's tavern because its free beer all day everyday,

just put up a picture of yourself.....that'll scare the kids

Val Doonican !

Tiny Tim

Should be banned it's an American tradition nowt to do with us ,just a load of BULL and a waste of food i don't know anyone who uses the flesh from the pumpkins ,they just gore out the insides and throw it away then stick a candle in it ???? WHAT FOR ???? G.B.

GB last year on our travels after the event there where field full of pumpkins. Don't know if they can be used for feed for cattle/sheep but I think most would just be ploughed back into the ground

GB, do you not read through the thread before commenting?

Halloween has never meant nothing to me but plenty children enjoy it.The next things to moan about will be bommie neet,Christmas and then New year.Plenty miserable folk on here who were never young.

Bommy Neet has all but disappeared, with regulations, including planning permission for a bonfire, complying with health & safety regs, and liability insurance for public displays, and I bet the latest from the Woke brigade, will be that yoo have got to have a incloosive guy, a trans, homesexual guy from an ethnic minority

TTS, gays ARE an ethnic minority !

Are yoo sure ?

Of course they are. They aren't a majority. Thankfully!

Well its been a busy neet here, young kids accompanied by their parents have been knocking from about 6 ish to 8ish and its been great, Now the older ones are tying their luck but, Sorry guys,, you need to grow up, the shop is shut now,
So a change of scenery tomorrow at tomplum towers as the Halloween display come in and the Remembrance display goes out,

Lest we forget,,,,,

Where I live, it is so dark and spooky that kids would not venture here at night.

Come to think about it, not many adults would.

Thankfully no idiots setting fireworks off into the early hours. Just been reading that up to 14 million pumpkins will end up in the food waste bin

Benny off Crossroads !

Stills

Well, as I mentioned in my earlier comment about why I don't open my door after dark nowadays but, last night, there were a couple of knocks on my door, which I ignored. Stupid thing I did though was order a takeaway for delivery so, when the driver came, I wasn't sure who or what I was opening my door to.

Then the knock was a bit louder, and I noticed stationary head lights on the road, so I opened the door and was greeted by my long-awaited grub! I won't do that again.

Mollie invest in one of
these and you can see from the phone whos there

For the ones who turn the light off..... The rule of Halloween

Stick to well-lit areas in familiar neighbourhoods.
Visit the homes of people you know and who welcome trick-or-treaters.
Carry a torch and ensure your phone is charged.
Respect "no callers please" signs.
Wait until parents look at sweets before eating them.
Ensure masks allow clear vision and watch for traffic.
Avoid taking eggs or flour when leaving home.
Be cautious about leaving items for illegal bonfires.
Knock if a pumpkin is displayed on a doorstep.
Don'ts:

Don't go to unfamiliar or poorly lit places.
Don't visit houses of strangers or those who don't want callers.
Don't hinder visibility with masks.
Don't leave items that could fuel illegal fires outside.
Don't eat treats before adult inspection.
a lot of family's today belong to a What's App group so they know who is taking part in Halloween and who is not....