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One of my busybody neighbours put a flyer through everyone's door last year with the rules of trick or treating. Apparently a pumpkin in the window = an open invitation to knock on the door. No pumpkin = no visit.


When I lived in Peckham trick or treat used to be mental with the kids grabbing as much as possible and then fighting over the spoils outside the house. In Dulwich all we got last year was "trick or treat" and then some very careful and fair sweet collecting followed by anxious parents saying "now Molly, what do you say?" "thank you very much" etc etc. Sweet.


We'll dress our son up in his pumpkin outfit again. Bless!



I can't imagine the police flyer is true. What do they care?




Charlie

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Halloween is a very big occassion for my 6 year old. We only go to houses of people we have arranged to visit beforehand but always have sweets and a pumpkin in the window for any other local children who wanted to call by. Never had any problems and are usually left with more sweets than we give out.
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I suspect the so-called "pumpkin rule" was invented by greengrocers desperate not to be lumbered yet again with huge unsold stocks of what is a pretty unlovely vegetable.


Never "trick or treared" when I were a lad (but had "Mischief Night" on 4th November". I blame that Jamie Lee Curtis myself..


SimonM (in bah humbug! mode)

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I turn out all the lights but have installed a tannoy system just in case anyone still fancies their chances. I find a diabtribe over the loud speaker of how much I've paid toward their benefits generally forces them off the premises. Chav, please don't try again this year. Your bike-and-trailer combo won't bode well on my cobbles.
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*Bob* Wrote:

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> I'm looking forward to tossing those coins out of

> that frying pan.. c'mon kids! catch!



And I will be getting that large bag of Golden Delicious and a packet of traditional razor-blades from Somerfield!

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I too had one of the those (very poorly executed) leaflet/flyers.


I find it perverse that the Police have time to do this kind of vague and incoherent scaremongering. They seem to be implying that people should be really scared of a few kids asking for sweets in case they might be Jason or Freddie


A few weeks back my car was broken into on Overhill Road and lots of stuff taken. The police didn't even return my call and on-one visited. They were too busy thinking up that flyer.


Sigh.

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I think it's fine to take your kids to friends (with prior warning), but frankly I don't really agree with letting your kids knock on random doors asking for treats, sorry if that makes me a miserable git.


The year before last I gave a couple of kids some sweets onlt for them to swear at me because it wasn't money, I couldn't believe it!

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I agree Keef, the scary monsters should go to people who can take the fear and have some treats in stock - and no I don't mean razor blades mixed in with sweets.


Maybe we could see you out as a miserable scary git?


And those sweary kids should know that money is a crap treat, they will grow up scary but not in a funny way.

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Totally agree with you Keef. I don`t remember having all this hoo ha over halloween when I was young (once upon a time ;-)) I used to consider "Penny for the guy" as a sort of form of begging and as for Halloween , is it not yet another American`ism? Also something else to add to the "want, want, want" attitude we see far to much of already? Great for the retailers just as Easter, Christmas, Grandparents day and whatever else there is that starts far to early, takes the real meaning away from things and just basically makes everything about putting your hand in your pocket?


OMG, I sound like the guy from one foot in the grave. I must be getting old! B)

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I see there's a letter on show on the door of the excellent East Dulwich Supermarket (opposite ED Deli), which says please don't sell flour and eggs to kids under the age of 16 in the coming week before bonfire night. I don't think it was written by the poh-leece but a local safety community group, I get the impression some people are expecting "minor warfare" in the next week.
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