Hunter's Moon Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I've recently moved and my new town (pop. less than 10,000) has a designated trick-or-treat time - 6 to 8. Where I previously lived (pop. greater than 150,000), you'd see kids out anywhere from 5pm to 11pm. Does your town have a designated time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 No, and I find that idea creepy and patronizing. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Also, your poll has "no, pop less than 50k" twice. I assume the second one is supposed to be the MORE THAN 50k option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter's Moon Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 Also, your poll has "no, pop less than 50k" twice. I assume the second one is supposed to be the MORE THAN 50k option? Thanks, fixed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Not only are there designated times around where I live, there are also designated days that usually don't even correspond with Halloween's actual date on the 31st. Many places had their trick or treating last Tuesday for instance. It's really, really weird. Many kids (and parents) capitalize on this and will go all over on different days. Some parents living in later day areas send their kids trick or treating to earlier day areas and use the candy they get to give out on Halloween. High schoolers like to brag about all the loot they pull in and from where. I've no idea who came up with the idea, but it's a crappy one if you ask me. When my kids were trick or treating age, we took them to an area that celebrated Halloween ON Halloween. Even this (at the time) younger dog couldn't learn that new trick (changing dates). It just seems wrong - even after living here for 19 years. Restricting hours ON the actual date is just fine by me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emzhengjiu Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 We live in an area of over 200,000. There's no designated time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleowl Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Not that I know of. We go by the "when it's getting dark" rule, though we start a little earlier than we might once our kids are older. And we turn off our porch light once the candy is gone. The only time anyone has knocked on our door after that point was once when I was still teaching and it was a couple of my students who came to say hi (and were fine with no candy). ETA: Google tells me my city has a population of about 186,000. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Yes, and so do surrounding towns. Here, population 130,000, it is from 3 - 7. Little kids come out early, teens tend to be out once darkness falls. At least it is on a weekend this year, on weekdays most houses do not have anyone home to hand out the candy until after 5 anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter's Moon Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 No, and I find that idea creepy and patronizing. It's different to me, but I don't find it creepy or patronizing. At least in a small town, it's nice for everyone to be on the same page about when trick-or-treaters will be coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 No, and in fact every year the city puts it on their FB page that there is no official day/time for trick or treating. I usually set up about 6:00 and stay open until I'm out of treats Or until trick or treaters seem to have stopped coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Our city has just over 50,000 people and can trick or treat between 6-8pm. The city next to us with over 850,000 people has the same rule. It's new to us since we just moved from another state with no set times but we don't mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 If our little town has a designated ToT time, I didn't get the memo. I just wish parents would let kids know (kids travel in packs all over town, and usually only the little ones are accompanied by a parent) that if it's after 9:30 or so and a porch light is turned off, that usually means "sorry, we're closed." And if you try anyway and no one comes to the door, it doesn't mean knock louder! If I'm out of candy, you're out of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 No that's weird. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 You need an "I'm not sure" option. Here the parade starts at 430 for downtown and there are things that start before siince it's on Saturday this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 No, and I find that idea creepy and patronizing. Yeah I find it rather strange too. What's next? They will dictate what time I eat dinner or get up in the morning? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Our city has just over 50,000 people and can trick or treat between 6-8pm. The city next to us with over 850,000 people has the same rule. It's new to us since we just moved from another state with no set times but we don't mind. How is this rule publicized? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I first heard of that on these boards and was really surprised. I've never lived anywhere that tried to tell you when to do it. Completely bizarre. But I also live in a largeish city so I can't imagine trying to control everyone here. Neighborhoods do usually close a street or have a party at their corner park. There is a designated ToT time for the business row that is next to our block. So kids gather at the corner park at 5, costume parade to the dog park (where the dogs also get a parade), ToT at the restaurants and shops until 7:00. When ds saw that ToT was "ending" at 7:00 he had a total freak out. How dare they try to regulate us! I was like, sweetie, that's just for the businesses, not for the rest of the city. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 How is this rule publicized? It's been all over the news. I also have liked one station on FB and it's come across my feed several times a day for almost two weeks. It may also be in circulars and papers that come in the mail but I rarely go through those. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 6-8 strikes me as a fairly typical time frame though so I'm not sure how necessary it is to even tell people that People can be clueless though. I don't hand out candy. I shut all the lights off, even in the house if necessary, and I still will get a knocker or two. The one year I decided to do it, nobody came. Not one person. So I can't see sitting there waiting around for nobody or one or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Small town had it, yes, and it was absurdly early. Now I live in a city and no, we do not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 People are so funny about ToT. A friend yesterday was indignant that someone they were going to go with was going to still be out at 7:00 because it would be dark. I was like, good grief, it's not that late. Another friend agreed with her and said someone they were going to go out with was going to let the kids go on their own and how dare they. Sigh. I decided to bow out of that conversation. I mean, you want your kids home early or to escort them, that's totally reasonable expectations. But being out past 7 or letting them go on their own are also reasonable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I thought you meant a TT event. Businesses downtown hosted TTers yesterday afternoon. Hundreds go and it's a huge deal. They don't close the streets, but have crosswalk guards helping with traffic. I'm sure that with alot of families, that will replace anything today. I know it's to create s "safer" zone but I find it just weird. We don't TT but I did when was a kid and it was fun walking around the neighborhoods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 No set time here. In our neighborhood things normally crank up around 6:30 and calm down by 8:30 or 9:00. I can't imagine being done by 7:00! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnwife Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 No, and I find that idea creepy and patronizing. Huh...I didn't realize that not having a designated time was a thing. Everywhere I've lived has had one. I knew that there wasn't such a thing when my parents were kids, but I assumed that changed about the time parents had to start inspecting candy. I find it so strange to not have a time. I can't come up with a single reason it would be creepy or patronizing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelenNotOfTroy Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I have lived in places, both large and small, with no specified time. I have lived in one place that had a specified time/date and they still do. Here, I only plan to give to the kids who live nearby, They all go out in a pack in the early evening (it's getting later as they all get older) and then go home or to a church trunk or treat. When the outsiders come, most of the parents and kids are gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I find it so strange to not have a time. I can't come up with a single reason it would be creepy or patronizing. It's not the job of the city to tell me when my kids can go outside. Nor is it the city's job to tell me when I need to be home to give glow sticks out to the neighborhood. I'm big on regulation, and even I can't see that the government needs to get involved in this sort of grassroots civic activity, no more than I need to be told whether to give presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day (or Little Christmas, as we do), or to be told whether or not my kids can walk to school alone or have to be escorted. (Or vice versa.) As for creepy, inspecting candy is creepy too. The very premise is bizarre. It is a complete waste of time. No child has ever been poisoned by a stranger handing out candy. (Two children once were poisoned by their father for insurance money on Halloween.) Participating in this sort of nonsensical security theater just perpetuates the creepy and patronizing idea that we need to be afraid at all times. Afraid of our own neighborhoods, for crying out loud. It's disgusting. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 This town has a population of less than 300 people. The town ordinance is that trick or treating starts at 5:30 p.m. and goes to 8 p.m. We don't have good lighting around here - very few street lights - and almost no sidewalks so there are definitely huge safety issues. That said the young parents seem to be very conscientious. We aren't handing out this year. With everything going on with my folks, I didn't have time to plan so we will keep our exterior lights off until 8 p.m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 It's not the job of the city to tell me when my kids can go outside. Nor is it the city's job to tell me when I need to be home to give glow sticks out to the neighborhood. I'm big on regulation, and even I can't see that the government needs to get involved in this sort of grassroots civic activity. As for creepy, inspecting candy is creepy too. It is a complete waste of time. No child has ever been poisoned by a stranger handing out candy. (Two children once were poisoned by their father for insurance money on Halloween.) Participating in this sort of nonsensical security theater just perpetuates the creepy and patronizing idea that we need to be afraid at all times. Afraid of our own neighborhoods, for crying out loud. It's disgusting. The city doesn't forbid you from letting your kids outside after the TorT time. My understanding is its a guideline for safety regarding children, drivers, and darkness. Here it is dark already by 6:30. My teens are going out with friends and will quit going door to door at the designated time but they're still going to be hanging out after that and is not an issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 This town has a population of less than 300 people. The town ordinance is that trick or treating starts at 5:30 p.m. and goes to 8 p.m. We don't have good lighting around here - very few street lights - and almost no sidewalks so there are definitely huge safety issues. That said the young parents seem to be very conscientious. We aren't handing out this year. With everything going on with my folks, I didn't have time to plan so we will keep our exterior lights off until 8 p.m. Yes, there are no sidewalks here either so it is just safer not to have a bunch of children walking in the streets after dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 The city doesn't forbid you from letting your kids outside after the TorT time. My understanding is its a guideline for safety regarding children, drivers, and darkness. Here it is dark already by 6:30. My teens are going out with friends and will quit going door to door at the designated time but they're still going to be hanging out after that and is not an issue. Yes, this. Ours is not an enforceable curfew or anything, but an official time for it to begin and end so drivers have an idea when the largest number of kids will be on the streets and can plan accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink and Green Mom Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I'm in Florida and it doesn't get dark here till just about 7 pm. No one comes before that. It is usually done by 8:30-9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnwife Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 It's not the job of the city to tell me when my kids can go outside. Nor is it the city's job to tell me when I need to be home to give glow sticks out to the neighborhood. I'm big on regulation, and even I can't see that the government needs to get involved in this sort of grassroots civic activity, no more than I need to be told whether to give presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day (or Little Christmas, as we do), or to be told whether or not my kids can walk to school alone or have to be escorted. (Or vice versa.) As for creepy, inspecting candy is creepy too. The very premise is bizarre. It is a complete waste of time. No child has ever been poisoned by a stranger handing out candy. (Two children once were poisoned by their father for insurance money on Halloween.) Participating in this sort of nonsensical security theater just perpetuates the creepy and patronizing idea that we need to be afraid at all times. Afraid of our own neighborhoods, for crying out loud. It's disgusting. I think we will have to agree to disagree. FTR, having a designated time does not mean that is the only time children are allowed outside. It's not even the only time children are allowed out in costume. People can wear a costume 365 days a year if they want. Also, I don't inspect candy. Our town does a downtown ToT time where local businesses hand out candy. That's what we go to. (After that comes the neighborhood ToT time. We will do that when our kiddos our older. For now, they like the easy, downtown ToT so I make it easy on me.) I doubt I will inspect candy even then, except to try and sneak the good stuff for myself. But I am fairly certain that it came into being as a thing here around the same time as designated hours (which was for safety reasons). Anyway, designated hours don't bother me at that's all I have ever known. I'm fine if others think otherwise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 The whole fun of Halloween (imo) is getting to run around for hours after dark. When I was growing up, that's what made it great fun. Somehow, regulating the hours would seem to take the fun out of the 'freedom' to run around after dark. Isn't it supposed to be a night of mischief-making & pranks? (Not that many kids are actually out doing that anyway.) Regulating a night of pranks seems to go against the very idea of the night, kwim? Honestly, can't the OCD, list-making, have-everyone-do-exactly-the-same-thing types of people just let it go for one night of the year? As far as I know, there are no set times here, but I wouldn't abide by them anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Marmalade Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Huh...I didn't realize that not having a designated time was a thing. Everywhere I've lived has had one. I knew that there wasn't such a thing when my parents were kids, but I assumed that changed about the time parents had to start inspecting candy. I find it so strange to not have a time. I can't come up with a single reason it would be creepy or patronizing. :iagree: I cannot imagine having kids ringing the doorbell all day long for treats! Is that how it looks in places without designated times? Having your day constantly interrupted by candy seekers would ruin the day for me fast. I like the scheduled times- I can sit and watch an old movie and tend the door as needed without having my day interrupted. Every town/city/municipality around me has designated times. The local papers do a big spread with all the local times. Where we live it is 4-7, the bigger city we are rubbing elbows with has a time of 4-8. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I cannot imagine having kids ringing the doorbell all day long for treats! Is that how it looks in places without designated times? I've never had people ringing the bell in the daytime. (Which is good because we don't even have candy yet. Dh is going out to buy some in a bit. Otherwise, he & my ds would have eaten it all already. So, we don't even get our candy supply until the afternoon of Halloween.) Typically, people with really young kids might show up around 5pm, right around as darkness is falling. That's usually the earliest. After that, we'll get kids ringing the bell until about 9:30, once in awhile even 10pm. Totally fine by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 We live in a city (eta: on the East Coast). No designated time. Kids start when it starts getting dark (6:30ish) and go until 8:30ish. Then it's winding down and people start putting younger kids to bed and turning porch lights off. Going before sunset would be really weird IMO. It's Halloween night, not Halloween afternoon. I'd be really peeved if my town tried to designate a different night for ToTing--especially if they moved it from the weekend to a weeknight. Halloween is not a holiday that needs to be stretched out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I cannot imagine having kids ringing the doorbell all day long for treats! Is that how it looks in places without designated times? Having your day constantly interrupted by candy seekers would ruin the day for me fast. I like the scheduled times- I can sit and watch an old movie and tend the door as needed without having my day interrupted. I can't imagine that either because it doesn't happen. People don't need to be told by a city official that trick or treating occurs the evening of Halloween. It's not a difficult concept for people to get. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweiss Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Yes, I live in a suburb of a major city. Our township's population is under 10,000. We have a designated time for trick-or-treating. It is 6-8. We also don't always have it on the 31st. If Halloween falls on Friday-Sunday, they choose the closest weekday for TOT. So, ours was on Thursday (the 29th) this year. I don't think I've ever lived in a place where we did not have designated times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callapidder Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Yes. 6-8 tonight. We live in an area that's primarily rural with a couple newer neighborhoods. However, all the townships/towns around here have designated days/times. Just check the paper that week and you'll see all the towns listed, along with their trick-or-treat times. I don't mind it -- it's helpful to have some idea of when kids will be ringing our doorbell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I've never heard of such a thing. That's just...bizarre... :001_huh: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 :iagree: I cannot imagine having kids ringing the doorbell all day long for treats! Is that how it looks in places without designated times? Having your day constantly interrupted by candy seekers would ruin the day for me fast. I like the scheduled times- I can sit and watch an old movie and tend the door as needed without having my day interrupted. I've never lived in a place with a disgnated time and people have never rung the doorbell for treats before 6 or after 10 at the latest. But we keep the light on late so I expect late night doorbell ringing. If we turned the lights off they would stop coming to the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Our former town did and it was really nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 230,000 in my city No, there is no designated trick-or-treat time. Typically people with very young children who are afraid of the dark start as the sun is setting, but not down, then everyone else comes out at dark. Trick or treating usually ends by 9 but a few teens may straggle to as late as 10. A light on next to the front door means "We are passing out candy" and a light off means, "We don't hand out candy" or "We're out of candy." We only have trick-or-treaters on actual Halloween, Oct. 31st no matter what day of the week it falls on. I was stunned to learn from our new neighbor that back east there are designated times and even designated days other than Oct. 31st. This is The West. We don't take to regulation so easily. Oh, I forgot to mention the block party starts at 4 this afternoon and will run until trick or treating starts. The fliers were handed out door to door last weekend. The person coordinating it is supplying the hot dogs and buns and everyone else is bringing an appetizer to share. That's not the norm around this part of the country, but it is nice. The kids want to hang out and play and show off their costumes. I'll take flowers for the person coordinating it because I'm getting the benefit of it without much contribution (just appetizers) on my part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I don't know if it's official here or not, but we've never had anyone before 6 or after 8. The neighborhood is completely quiet by that time at the latest. It's nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 We've lived in a lot of different places for Halloween, but we've never lived in a place that had set hours and the only way I'm even aware of its happening is from people mentioning it here in the past. I would think it odd to have set hours for ToT. I would think it really odd for a town to appoint a day other than Halloween for ToT. We've never had someone come unreasonably early or late; we turn off our porch light when we're done or when we've run out of candy. We've often lived in an apartment building and they set up some way for people to volunteer to have ToT'ers come to their apartment (usually a sign on the door, but here we'll pick up a list this afternoon with apartment numbers and the hours they'll be handing candy out). I'm wondering if this is partly regional or if it happens all over the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Where I live in there are neighborhoods/villages under the jurisdiction of a township so I'm not even sure what size I would call us. I've never lived in a place where there was a designated time. I find it odd. If we are handing stuff out, we are ready by 6 pm and turn off the light around 8:30pm. After 8:30 the only people out are teens who are not dressed up but just walking around looking for candy and opportunities for small acts of vandalism. I think the year we moved here I asked a neighbor what to expect. It wouldn't have occurred to me to check the local laws. This is a typical suburban area of low-traffic streets, street lights, and (mostly) sidewalks, not rural. I still can't see it in a rural area. When my kids were little and we were somewhat rural, we went to a friend's neighborhood. it just seems like a strange things for local government to get involved with. (I'm sure part of my objection is my own history. When I was a kid we lived rural, had no sidewalks and few if any streetlights, and we roamed all over. I'm sure either a parent or older sibling walked with me when I was little, but at some point I walked with friends. We collect pillowcases full of candy and ate some of it on the way home. It was a kid-centered event.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Yes, I live in a suburb of a major city. Our township's population is under 10,000. We have a designated time for trick-or-treating. It is 6-8. We also don't always have it on the 31st. If Halloween falls on Friday-Sunday, they choose the closest weekday for TOT. So, ours was on Thursday (the 29th) this year. I don't think I've ever lived in a place where we did not have designated times. Why on earth would they move it to a weekday???? I love weekend halloweens because it means working parents aren't trying to rush rush rush to get home, feed kids, get them in costumes, and make it out the door to trick or treat. Moving it purposely to a weekday makes no sense to me at all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Why on earth would they move it to a weekday???? I love weekend halloweens because it means working parents aren't trying to rush rush rush to get home, feed kids, get them in costumes, and make it out the door to trick or treat. Moving it purposely to a weekday makes no sense to me at all. Me either. Friday and Saturday are the most ideal nights for it. It makes no sense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateReignRemix Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Why on earth would they move it to a weekday???? I love weekend halloweens because it means working parents aren't trying to rush rush rush to get home, feed kids, get them in costumes, and make it out the door to trick or treat. Moving it purposely to a weekday makes no sense to me at all. They used to do that where I grew up at least part of the time. Small rural area so we never had ToT on Friday nights due to high school football and never on Sundays due to evening services at church. My mom and I were discussing this last night and we think we did have it on Saturday at least once but this year my nephews were out on the 29th which was the official night. People looked at me strangely when I moved here and asked which night would be ToT (on a Sunday so I assumed no ToT that night!) ETA: thinking back, I think we did have it on Saturday when the 31st fell on a Sunday. But if the 31st was a Saturday then we went on Thursday. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateReignRemix Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 DH and I grew up in the same area but had very different experiences. I was in town so we went door to door walking through the neighborhood. He lived 10 miles out of town where neighbors were spread out and they had to go by car or as a group in a pick up. He still thinks I missed out because there were not many kids out there and the older couples LOVED getting ToTers and would have special treats for all the kids they knew. There were two widowed sisters who lived back and old dirt road who knew his parents well, and his visit was expected. They would have special homemade treats for his bag and then would send goodies back for his older brothers and sisters who no longer went out. DMIL says they would take him to just a handful of houses (and would come back with a large haul) but it took forever as they had to visit 10 minutes or so with everyone. He always said as a kid he thought he was missing out doing the walking the neighborhood type of ToTing but honestly I think he had it better. :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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