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Permanut

(7,864 posts)
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 11:46 PM Oct 31

20 hobgoblins showed up at my door tonight..

There were pirates and Spiderman and princesses and T Rex, dancers and dogs and robots.

I love to see the neighborhood kids enjoying a little slice of normal life.

Might have had more, but it started raining.

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20 hobgoblins showed up at my door tonight.. (Original Post) Permanut Oct 31 OP
It was fun for me, too Easterncedar Nov 1 #1
Nice to see the kids smiling. Permanut Nov 1 #6
We had one little Spiderman. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 1 #2
I would have been happy with just a couple.. Permanut Nov 1 #7
We walked the dog on a block full of Hallowers. byronius Nov 1 #3
Reminds me of Haddonfield.. Permanut Nov 1 #8
No kids, not one Happy Halloween, knock, nor doorbell heard in my neighborhood. quaint Nov 1 #4
Unfortunate for the kids to miss out.. Permanut Nov 1 #9
It was so weird, we had over 36 trick r treaters and ran out of candy for the first time ever! lark Nov 1 #5
Nice! Permanut Nov 1 #10

Easterncedar

(5,357 posts)
1. It was fun for me, too
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 12:28 AM
Nov 1

It was a nice, rather old-fashioned Halloween here, mostly kids from the immediate neighborhood. Quite happy.

Permanut

(7,864 posts)
7. I would have been happy with just a couple..
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 11:51 AM
Nov 1

A lot of kids in this neighborhood, very diverse by race, nationality and religioon. Glad to see them.

Permanut

(7,864 posts)
8. Reminds me of Haddonfield..
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 11:54 AM
Nov 1

probably because we just watched "Halloween" for about the 20th time.

quaint

(4,517 posts)
4. No kids, not one Happy Halloween, knock, nor doorbell heard in my neighborhood.
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 08:45 AM
Nov 1

No groups of excited kids running around.
Most adults here seem cautious or just plain scared.
Reddest area in North Orange County (SoCal).

Permanut

(7,864 posts)
9. Unfortunate for the kids to miss out..
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 11:58 AM
Nov 1

When I was a kid, we would take big pillowcases instead of the wimpy little buckets, and keep going until we filled them.

lark

(25,813 posts)
5. It was so weird, we had over 36 trick r treaters and ran out of candy for the first time ever!
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 09:33 AM
Nov 1

8 houses on our street decorated, including us and we really attracted the crowds. The kids were so adorable!

On the street behind ours, our neighbors did a haunted backyard and they did an amazing job - we were shocked! There were 4 separate rooms plus long entrance and exit - 5 people popping out, 3 hidden monsters, a giant purple sparkly "alien", lots of colored smoke and spooky effects. Wow!! The only downside was our elderly Aussie was up barking like a maniac all night and is exhausted today. Otherwise, this is by far the best Haloween we've had since we moved to Jax 38 years ago.

Permanut

(7,864 posts)
10. Nice!
Sat Nov 1, 2025, 12:03 PM
Nov 1

What a great Halloween story. And the kids are adorable and hilarious. The best one was a luttle pirate about 2 feet tall. I gave him two candy bars.

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