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flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Simply Saturday

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

I bought new chairs yesterday. I LOVE them, but I'm having second thoughts b/c they are pretty big for the room I bought them for. Grrrr.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lawyerlady wrote:
I bought new chairs yesterday. I LOVE them, but I'm having second thoughts b/c they are pretty big for the room I bought them for. Grrrr.

Guess you'll need to buy another house!

biggrin

flan

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

flan327 wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
I bought new chairs yesterday. I LOVE them, but I'm having second thoughts b/c they are pretty big for the room I bought them for. Grrrr.
Guess you'll need to buy another house!
flan

I think that I have enough for now. I told DH that the we could split them up and put one in the family room and one in our bedroom and find something else for the living room. He was not amused.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lawyerlady wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
I bought new chairs yesterday. I LOVE them, but I'm having second thoughts b/c they are pretty big for the room I bought them for. Grrrr.
Guess you'll need to buy another house!
flan
I think that I have enough for now. I told DH that the we could split them up and put one in the family room and one in our bedroom and find something else for the living room. He was not amused.

Wonder why?

flan

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Brain is slowly waking up. Lots to do. On call starting at 7pm.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

I have to go get gas. My fuel perks savings is up to $1.78 off per gallon. If I don't use it today I will lose .35 cents a gallon. Still in my jammies sipping coffee.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

I have to grocery shop this morning and soon since I have a noon hair appointment.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Southern_Belle wrote:
I have to go get gas. My fuel perks savings is up to $1.78 off per gallon. If I don't use it today I will lose .35 cents a gallon. Still in my jammies sipping coffee.

Will today be busy at the hospital because it's Halloween?

flan

ed11563 · Guru

Do parents take their kids' loot to the hospitals to be x-rayed for razor blades and needles?

I remember that was a "thing" for a while. I also remember that no razor blades or needles were ever found that way,

and in the incidents where parents "found" sharps in candy, in each case the parents had put them there themselves.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Not sure why I am annoyed at this but I am. On a FB site for my town, a parent asks "What is the best neighborhood to take my kids trick or treating?" Why can't they stay in their own 'hood? We don't have any "bad" areas in town. I think I'm annoyed because I know people from surrounding cities carpool kids into my neighborhood. People will bring their kids to a condo complex because their kid can get a lot of loot in a short amount of time. When I rented in such a complex I had to save candy aside for the neighbors because of the hundreds of "outsiders" that came. What are parents thinking? That little Johnnie needs a ton more candy than he can get at home?

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Morning.

Trying to decide what, if anything, to do today.

SB, are those Biloxi fuel perks? Our Biloxi was bought out by Food City. And everyone had a month to use their fuel perks or lose them. The new program is pretty awesome though. The points can be used as percentages off the grocery bill too.

Sonic has .50 corn dogs all day! We may take advantage of that around their happy hour. .50 corn dogs and half price drinks. That's a pretty cheap lunch.

It's raining. Big surprise. Not.

LL, a couple oversized chairs can make a room cozy. Sit with them for a while. I bet they end up being the family favorite sitting place.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Not sure why I am annoyed at this but I am. On a FB site for my town, a parent asks "What is the best neighborhood to take my kids trick or treating?" Why can't they stay in their own 'hood? We don't have any "bad" areas in town. I think I'm annoyed because I know people from surrounding cities carpool kids into my neighborhood. People will bring their kids to a condo complex because their kid can get a lot of loot in a short amount of time. When I rented in such a complex I had to save candy aside for the neighbors because of the hundreds of "outsiders" that came. What are parents thinking? That little Johnnie needs a ton more candy than he can get at home?

Growing up, we didn't live in a neighborhood. There was the house on our left that we could see and the house on the right was half a mile away. We lived on a major road so no neighborhood.

Lots and lots of rural area out here where the neighbors house is a dot across the field.

So, we went to a neighborhood in town.

And yes, we wanted to go to where we got the best haul.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Not sure why I am annoyed at this but I am. On a FB site for my town, a parent asks "What is the best neighborhood to take my kids trick or treating?" Why can't they stay in their own 'hood? We don't have any "bad" areas in town. I think I'm annoyed because I know people from surrounding cities carpool kids into my neighborhood. People will bring their kids to a condo complex because their kid can get a lot of loot in a short amount of time. When I rented in such a complex I had to save candy aside for the neighbors because of the hundreds of "outsiders" that came. What are parents thinking? That little Johnnie needs a ton more candy than he can get at home?

I'd be annoyed as well!

flan

p.s. Buy your dang kid half-price candy tomorrow!!!

Tinydancer · Guru

Why not just shut the light off when you've had enough? Trick or treating is what Halloweens about. If you don't want them then it's an easy solution. I enjoy getting lot's of them and buying half price candy the next day isn't quite the same thing. Geesh...

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

We never have kids. We have such a small neighborhood and there are maybe only 5 in elementary school.

And half price candy the next day is saved for Christmas stockings!

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Tinydancer wrote:
Why not just shut the light off when you've had enough? Trick or treating is what Halloweens about. If you don't want them then it's an easy solution. I enjoy getting lot's of them and buying half price candy the next day isn't quite the same thing. Geesh...

Whoa, hold on there tiny! I am annoyed at the parents asking the question. You solution however doesn't work. Why should I turn off my lights and not hand out candy to my neighbor kids? I enjoy seeing all the kids, it's the parent's attitude that I am annoyed at.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Tinydancer wrote:
Why not just shut the light off when you've had enough? Trick or treating is what Halloweens about. If you don't want them then it's an easy solution. I enjoy getting lot's of them and buying half price candy the next day isn't quite the same thing. Geesh...
Whoa, hold on there tiny! I am annoyed at the parents asking the question. You solution however doesn't work. Why should I turn off my lights and not hand out candy to my neighbor kids? I enjoy seeing all the kids, it's the parent's attitude that I am annoyed at.

Consider the source...

flan

FNW · Guru

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Not sure why I am annoyed at this but I am. On a FB site for my town, a parent asks "What is the best neighborhood to take my kids trick or treating?" Why can't they stay in their own 'hood? We don't have any "bad" areas in town. I think I'm annoyed because I know people from surrounding cities carpool kids into my neighborhood. People will bring their kids to a condo complex because their kid can get a lot of loot in a short amount of time. When I rented in such a complex I had to save candy aside for the neighbors because of the hundreds of "outsiders" that came. What are parents thinking? That little Johnnie needs a ton more candy than he can get at home?

I completely agree. When I see carloads of kids I don't know, I know it's time to come in and turn off the lights. I experienced more of that when I lived in a townhouse community. Our homes are so far apart with long, steep driveways, it's not a 'hood that draws those kids but I have seen some after 8 PM on occasion. I usually turn off the lights at 8 anyway.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I don't see why it matters where the kids come from.

Kids like me, wouldn't have had anywhere to trick or treat.

And what about the kids that live in bad neighborhoods? Shouldn't they be able to trick or treat in relative safety?

If you're giving out candy anyway, what difference does it make where the kids are from?

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I don't care who comes to my door or why. I used to take my kids to neighborhoods a long time ago because we lived in apartments. People just didn't trick or treat there. I will hand out candy till I run out but in the six years I have been here I have never run out. So come on all you inappropriately dressed children. Come on all you pirates, ballerinas, Olafs, Anna's, Elsas, superhero's, and anything else.

FNW · Guru

I guess the issue I have is they come in carloads and trample over my plants and have no respect for anyone's property. And they come late at night. And are 6 feet tall.

-- Edited by FNW on Saturday 31st of October 2015 01:04:23 PM

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Jesse was 6 ft tall at 12.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I do understand not wanting the yard messed up.

Maybe sit at the end of the driveway?

jlbear71 · Guru

We will be sitting at the end of the driveway giving out treats and close off the gates to the yard. We will probably have over 200 tonight. I know some are coming from other neighborhoods. I know some from here will go elsewhere. We just have fun with it and I don't spend more than we care to spend.

We will also be across the street later in the evening enjoying the party.

Already ran our errands for the day and we will not venture out again today. Too many kids and potentially drunk people will be out tonight.

Tinydancer · Guru

flan327 wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Tinydancer wrote:
Why not just shut the light off when you've had enough? Trick or treating is what Halloweens about. If you don't want them then it's an easy solution. I enjoy getting lot's of them and buying half price candy the next day isn't quite the same thing. Geesh...
Whoa, hold on there tiny! I am annoyed at the parents asking the question. You solution however doesn't work. Why should I turn off my lights and not hand out candy to my neighbor kids? I enjoy seeing all the kids, it's the parent's attitude that I am annoyed at.
Consider the source...
flan

Ikwtdst, the neighborhood I grew up in had no neighbors close enough. We would often go to a neighborhood where we could actually trick or treat. If you don't want to give candy to someone then don't. No one is forcing you to give candy to anyone so I was just giving a valid suggestion.

flan. You use that phrase a lot. Why don't you actually debate rather than act like a passive/aggressive baby?

-- Edited by Tinydancer on Saturday 31st of October 2015 01:39:04 PM

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

FNW wrote:
I guess the issue I have is they come in carloads and trample over my plants and have no respect for anyone's property. And they come late at night. And are 6 feet tall.

-- Edited by FNW on Saturday 31st of October 2015 01:04:23 PM

I don't care how old they are either. I will give them candy. As long as they are respectful. I do get ticked when they throw candy wrappers in my yard.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I guess I'm pretty easy going when it comes to trick or treating. But for the neighborhood kids I always make special bags of candy and hand deliver them. Then the kids can still come and get more candy. I do know some of the kids here aren't allowed to trick or treat. I just take them candy.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

My neighborhood isn't the greatest. I don't give out candy after 8 for my own safety. All the itty-bittys have come by that time. We usually don't get any k8ds.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Halloween has always been a strange thing to me.

I mean, what are some of the first things you teach your kid?

1. Don't talk to strangers
2. Don't take candy from strangers.

But once a year we dress our kids up and send them to strangers asking for candy.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Ooooh, now I'm a P/A baby.

Insults okay since when?

flan

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:

Not sure why I am annoyed at this but I am. On a FB site for my town, a parent asks "What is the best neighborhood to take my kids trick or treating?" Why can't they stay in their own 'hood? We don't have any "bad" areas in town. I think I'm annoyed because I know people from surrounding cities carpool kids into my neighborhood. People will bring their kids to a condo complex because their kid can get a lot of loot in a short amount of time. When I rented in such a complex I had to save candy aside for the neighbors because of the hundreds of "outsiders" that came. What are parents thinking? That little Johnnie needs a ton more candy than he can get at home?

Well, that is a "thing" around here. We used to live in the "northside". And, that was and is considered the place to go. And, the people who live over there make a big production out of it and really decorate their homes and so forth. Makes for a fun atmosphere.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

lilyofcourse wrote:

Halloween has always been a strange thing to me.

I mean, what are some of the first things you teach your kid?

1. Don't talk to strangers

2. Don't take candy from strangers.

But once a year we dress our kids up and send them to strangers asking for candy.

Which is different from sitting on the lap of an old man in a gawdy suit how?

chef · Guru

DS must've tired himself out good last night at the Fall Festival. He slept for an extra 2 hours this morning. He did his best at the games and cheated at some (like putting the frisbee through the hole instead of aiming and throwing it through the hole) but he got candy anyway since the games were 'for fun' and not 'must get a certain score to actually win' games. Some games he was able to play correctly, like Spin the Wheel (he got the top prize in that one - an ice cream bar) and Plinko (he got a score of 10 so he got 10 pieces of candy). They had a fishing game in which the kids cast their hooks over a wall and someone on the other side put some candy on the hook. DS' face lit up when he brought his hook back over wall and there was a bag of M&Ms attached. He loves M&Ms! He managed to fill up half of his bucket with all the candy he collected. The highlight was the pony rides. If DS smiled any bigger, his face would've cracked! He absolutely loved the pony ride. The people in the area watching the pony rides all commented on how big his smile was.

My bad hip and knee are both pissed from all the walking last night. I'm so glad that I brought my folding chair so I could sit when needed. More trick-or-treating tonight. I bet I won't be able to move tomorrow.

Oh get this. MIL commented on the pic of DS in his costume. She said he should wear it for t-or-t. Yea, well, talk to your husband because HE is the one with the bias against the costume.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:

Tinydancer wrote:
Why not just shut the light off when you've had enough? Trick or treating is what Halloweens about. If you don't want them then it's an easy solution. I enjoy getting lot's of them and buying half price candy the next day isn't quite the same thing. Geesh...
Whoa, hold on there tiny! I am annoyed at the parents asking the question. You solution however doesn't work. Why should I turn off my lights and not hand out candy to my neighbor kids? I enjoy seeing all the kids, it's the parent's attitude that I am annoyed at.

Because those are the time honored "rules" that most people understand. If you don't want to give out candy, turn out your light. But sorry, you don't get to control everyone who trick or treats in your neighborhood. Some will come from other neighbor hoods and some will bring friends, cousins, etc. So, either join in the fun or dont'. If you only want to do something for the neighborhood kids, then have a block party and invite the neighbors.

chef · Guru

flan327 wrote:
Ooooh, now I'm a P/A baby.

Insults okay since when?

flan

You give as good as you get.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

chef wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Ooooh, now I'm a P/A baby.

Insults okay since when?

flan
You give as good as you get.

Actually, I ignore he/she/it.

flan

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Tinydancer wrote:
flan327 wrote:
I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Tinydancer wrote:
Why not just shut the light off when you've had enough? Trick or treating is what Halloweens about. If you don't want them then it's an easy solution. I enjoy getting lot's of them and buying half price candy the next day isn't quite the same thing. Geesh...
Whoa, hold on there tiny! I am annoyed at the parents asking the question. You solution however doesn't work. Why should I turn off my lights and not hand out candy to my neighbor kids? I enjoy seeing all the kids, it's the parent's attitude that I am annoyed at.
Consider the source...
flan

Ikwtdst, the neighborhood I grew up in had no neighbors close enough. We would often go to a neighborhood where we could actually trick or treat. If you don't want to give candy to someone then don't. No one is forcing you to give candy to anyone so I was just giving a valid suggestion.

flan. You use that phrase a lot. Why don't you actually debate rather than act like a passive/aggressive baby?

-- Edited by Tinydancer on Saturday 31st of October 2015 01:39:04 PM

And the bolded is a legit reason for going to other neighborhoods, as well as Lily's question about kids who live in a bad area. My issue is the attitude of the parents. The question the person posed was not "what is the safest neighborhood" or " which neighborhood had the best decorations" it was all about the greediness.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

chef wrote:
DS must've tired himself out good last night at the Fall Festival. He slept for an extra 2 hours this morning. He did his best at the games and cheated at some (like putting the frisbee through the hole instead of aiming and throwing it through the hole) but he got candy anyway since the games were 'for fun' and not 'must get a certain score to actually win' games. Some games he was able to play correctly, like Spin the Wheel (he got the top prize in that one - an ice cream bar) and Plinko (he got a score of 10 so he got 10 pieces of candy). They had a fishing game in which the kids cast their hooks over a wall and someone on the other side put some candy on the hook. DS' face lit up when he brought his hook back over wall and there was a bag of M&Ms attached. He loves M&Ms! He managed to fill up half of his bucket with all the candy he collected. The highlight was the pony rides. If DS smiled any bigger, his face would've cracked! He absolutely loved the pony ride. The people in the area watching the pony rides all commented on how big his smile was.

My bad hip and knee are both pissed from all the walking last night. I'm so glad that I brought my folding chair so I could sit when needed. More trick-or-treating tonight. I bet I won't be able to move tomorrow.

Oh get this. MIL commented on the pic of DS in his costume. She said he should wear it for t-or-t. Yea, well, talk to your husband because HE is the one with the bias against the costume.

I loved bringing the kids to those festivals when they were that age. So much fun for them.

Tinydancer · Guru

flan327 wrote:
chef wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Ooooh, now I'm a P/A baby.

Insults okay since when?

flan
You give as good as you get.
Actually, I ignore he/she/it.
flan

No you don't...lol

Tinydancer · Guru

flan327 wrote:
Ooooh, now I'm a P/A baby.

Insults okay since when?

flan

I said you were acting like one, which you are. If you don't think typing "consider the source" to my posts isn't an insult then you're just lying.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

flan327 wrote:
chef wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Ooooh, now I'm a P/A baby.

Insults okay since when?

flan
You give as good as you get.
Actually, I ignore he/she/it.
flan

Actually, you don't ignore tiny.

I wish you would!

You go out of your way, to belittle her opinions, any chance you get, flan. cry

FNW · Guru

I cannot imagine taking my children trick or treating to a house that we did not know. But that's just how I was raised, during an era of razor blades and needles put into candy.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:

Halloween has always been a strange thing to me.

I mean, what are some of the first things you teach your kid?

1. Don't talk to strangers

2. Don't take candy from strangers.

But once a year we dress our kids up and send them to strangers asking for candy.

Which is different from sitting on the lap of an old man in a gawdy suit how?

That's strange too.

ed11563 · Guru

Tinydancer wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Ooooh, now I'm a P/A baby.

Insults okay since when?

flan
I said you were acting like one, which you are. If you don't think typing "consider the source" to my posts isn't an insult then you're just lying.

To me, "consider the source" might be considered an insult, OR

it might mean, "that person's opinions seem to always be different than mine."

or

"This person's life experience is so different than mine that we seem to never agree."

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

FNW wrote:
I cannot imagine taking my children trick or treating to a house that we did not know. But that's just how I was raised, during an era of razor blades and needles put into candy.

Yep, me too!

ed11563 · Guru

So far today, we've been visited by ONE group of 9 little kids, and about 6 adults.

We give each kid one nickel and 11 pennies, which are in little cups, and make a lot of noise falling into their bags or pumpkins.

The lady from the Postal Service told me that some people drop candy into her mail bag. I didn't have any candy.

I don't buy candy for Halloween, because it seldom lasts more than an hour in this house, no matter when I buy it, or how much.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
flan327 wrote:
chef wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Ooooh, now I'm a P/A baby.

Insults okay since when?

flan
You give as good as you get.
Actually, I ignore he/she/it.
flan
Actually, you don't ignore tiny.
I wish you would!
You go out of your way, to belittle her opinions, any chance you get, flan.

She does the same with mine and I haven't actually engaged Flan but once she she returned from her ban.

So. What source should we be considering?

ed11563 · Guru

The usual reaction is, "Oooooo MONEY !!!"

or

"Oooo MOM !!! MONEY !!! "

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

FNW wrote:
I cannot imagine taking my children trick or treating to a house that we did not know. But that's just how I was raised, during an era of razor blades and needles put into candy.

I can't eithef. But I understand why people would, and do.

I think there are so many trunk or treats and stores giving candy, that people just don't go to neighborhoods like they use to.

Here anyway.