Anyone out there with Halloween anxiety?

[marylander1940]

 

OP note: Grow the hell up! 

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Starting next week, kids will be able to come in for safety blinkers to wear while trick-or-treating and free X-rays of their candy.

 

 

[samhexum]

[jeezifonly]

Dressing up is silly fun for all ages. but if you’re an adult at work, and wearing a costume, I will talk to you exactly like I would to a child. Save it for after hours, go crazy, have fun, be outrageous. 

Especially if you work in a business that manages my money or is in any way connected to my health. 
 

[MikeBiDude]

Sadly (or not) I've turned into a bit of a Halloween Grinch the last few years.

 

[KeepItReal]

I drown my anxiety in sugar. Have been grazing on candy every time I pass by the bowl. 😆

[samhexum]

13 minutes ago, KeepItReal said:

I drown my anxiety in sugar. Have been grazing on candy every time I pass by the bowl. 😆

You keep candy by the toilet?

[mike carey]

I loved the idea shown in, I think Friday Funnies, of wrapping brussels sprouts in gold tin foil for the occasion.

[+ FrankR]

4 hours ago, mike carey said:

I loved the idea shown in, I think Friday Funnies, of wrapping brussels sprouts in gold tin foil for the occasion.

That is just mean! 😆 I would definitely toilet paper your house!! 

[+ sync]

14 hours ago, samhexum said:

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks!  This image makes me feel like a runway model.  😆

[ICTJOCK]

Not at all.   I hand out candy to trick or treaters each year.   First Halloween in the new house,  so will have to kind of guess as to numbers,  but shouldn't be overwhelming. Wishes to all for a great spooky time!

 

[samhexum]

 

Edited October 29, 2023 by samhexum
for shits and giggles

[+ BobPS]

On 10/26/2023 at 6:19 PM, MikeBiDude said:

Sadly (or not) I've turned into a bit of a Halloween Grinch the last few years.

 

So have I. I don’t enjoy dressing up in costume. I am mildly amused sometimes if someone has a really creative costume. I did go to a Halloween party last week because I really like the host and hostess. Costumes were requested so I put on my tux and went  as a maître d’. I know, not very original. Some people would say my gay card should be revoked. Oh well. 

Edited October 30, 2023 by BobPS

[+ azdr0710]

Grinch here, too. I usually leave the house at sunset for a couple hours on Halloween so I don't have to answer the door, though trick-or-treaters are rare in my area. A locally well-known family -friendly neighborhood a couple miles from my place is much more popular, thankfully. Fortunately, I'll be on a plane all evening tomorrow until late and wont have to answer the door again this year!  I'll only need to face various airport and airline staff dressed up and feign amusement at their antics. Bah humbug!!😀

[+ purplekow]

2 hours ago, BobPS said:

So have I. I don’t enjoy dressing up in costume. I am mildly amused sometimes if someone has a really creative costume. I did go to a Halloween party last week because I really like the host and hostess. Costumes were requested so I put on my tux and went  as a maître d’. I know, not very original. Some people would say my gay card should be revoked. Oh well. 

I used that same costume several years back but added a tray with a masked stuffed with newspaper and some other items such asa plastic hatchet and  plastic spiders in some garnish around the stuffed mask.  Would walk around as a "head waiter:  and ask people if they wanted some head.  

[Guest]

If I weren't flying home tomorrow from Venice Italy 🇮🇹 , I'd be spending Halloween 🎃 in West Hollywood with the same person I've spent Halloween 👻 with for the last MANY years, I'd be wearing that same Superman outfit in my RM ad to sushi and to the parade on SM Blvd. 😂👻🎃

Edited October 30, 2023 by Vin_Marco

[ICTJOCK]

My only issue is whether I have enough candy.   Not expecting a huge number of kids,  much like my previous neighborhood,   but I'll be ready.    

I'll have one of my beagles dressed up as well,   we are the reception committee.

[+ WilliamM]

Not a fun of the celebration tomorrow

 

Grew up near Salem Massachusetts 

 

 

[BuffaloKyle]

I'll be in the dark watching the world series! It's gonna be a rain/snow mix tomorrow night here in Buffalo so might cut down on the kids that will be out anyway.

[+ poolboy48220]

A few years ago I was handing out candy and my dog was with me. I had a bowl of biscuits too and would tell the kids "You must feed my hell-hound before getting candy". One kid just looked at me, took the biscuit, dropped it in his bag, and left. I heard him on the curb telling his father "That guy's just giving out dog biscuits!"

[Luv2play]

On 10/27/2023 at 3:12 AM, mike carey said:

I loved the idea shown in, I think Friday Funnies, of wrapping brussels sprouts in gold tin foil for the occasion.

I did too but I live in a small town in a house on the corner and the kids would know. I wouldn't want the brussel sprouts thrown back at my windows. 😆

[Luv2play]

11 hours ago, poolboy48220 said:

A few years ago I was handing out candy and my dog was with me. I had a bowl of biscuits too and would tell the kids "You must feed my hell-hound before getting candy". One kid just looked at me, took the biscuit, dropped it in his bag, and left. I heard him on the curb telling his father "That guy's just giving out dog biscuits!"

Hopefully the kid had a dog at home.

[Luv2play]

At this moment the kids are arriving at my door thick and fast. I have lots of treats so the anxiety is absent. Some years I had to turn off the lights and retreat to the back of the house when I ran out of supplies 

[KrisParr]

There are advantages of living in a secured community. Many of us pitched in and bought a ton of candy for the security guard to give out at the gate. Win-win.

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

Happy Protestant Reformation Day for those who celebrate.

And a little bit of home state trivia: October 31 is Nevada Day.  Nevada citizens ratified their state constitution on October 31, 1864.

[marylander1940]

 

OP note: unfortunately no sexy cops, barely dressed guys, etc. It was too cold and everyone I know had to add some layers to stay warm! 

Record-breaking cold spell forecast for parts of the U.S. on Halloween

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Record-breaking cold could set in across portions of the U.S. as October comes to an end, according to the National Weather Service.