Besoeker

I agree.
Last year we had lots of trick or treaters call. The younger ones had parents or older siblings with them. I think it's not a bad opportunity to interact with neighbours that you might not otherwise have.

Mikeuk

Fortunately where I live we are about the only people aged under 80 so the opportunity to 'interact with neighbours' will be denied and I will not have to bellow '**** off!' through the letterbox.

I don't blame Christians for objecting to the linkage of a holy festival with witchcraft and a tacky kid's caper imported from Hamburgerland.

It has nothing to do with Political Correctness.

Besoeker

Bah humbug.

g hall

Ah trick or treat time to buy the chocolate laxatives

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Kevin Adamson

WHY NOT GO THE WHOLE HOG AND PUT RAT POISON IN THE BISCUITS

John Carter

And what happens if you have absolutely no inclination to interact with your neighbours? It's forced upon you anyway.

Hartlepool

Just put them on "ignore" JC,as I did once.

John Carter

Oh, don't worry - I have a policy where I don't answer the door unless I'm expecting. Too many Kleeneze sales-munters interrupting Star Trek sorted that one. Gets me in strife with the gas people occasionally when they come a knockin' and strangely expect everyone to be spending all day every day waiting by the door for their knock, but aside from that it works well.

It's just the principle of the thing. What right do people have to expect you to drop whatever it is you're doing and go pay attention to them just because at that particular moment in time they decide to knock on your door?

Just got back in one afternoon, went straight to the small room. Neighbour knocks on the door. Twice. When I didn't answer (due to being tied up in the small room), she sees fit to start shouting "why won't you open the door, I know you're in there" through the letterbox, in a real stroppy manner (this was the first contact ever with this neighbour). I think she appreciated the shouted response (i.e. "I'm having a ****, you stupid cow"), 'coz she hasn't even tried to speak to me since.

But what is it with these people? Too much TV where everyone opens the door within seconds of it being knocked on and nobody ever goes to the small room or for an afternoon nap/canoodle?

What is wrong with people?

kernow

I think that about Carol singing! There you are settled down watching telly and suddenly this wailing sound sound starts up outside your door! You think "oh no it's that time of year again", so you open the door stand there with a "false" beaming smile as they give you another rendition of their version of "Away In a manger", you bung them a couple of quid and off they go on their merry way to scrounge a few quid off your neighbor. Why do I give them money? Guilt! Charity relies on guilt!

g hall

Only if you promise to knock

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"That government is best which governs least."
"This is a sharp Medicine, but it is a Physician for all diseases and miseries".
"To be "matter of fact" about the world is to blunder into fantasy --and dull fantasy at that, as the real world is strange and wonderful."
TANSTAAFL TANJ