So the wife is pissed at me...

"Tom McParland" (tommcparland)
10/31/2013 at 20:25 • Filed to: halloween problems

... because I yelled at, not really but wasn't too nice, to 4 high school kids who rang the bell at 7:50 (Trick or Treating ends at 8) they had no costumes on, and my outside light was off. The reason my outside light is turned off is, my 13mo old is sleeping and I don't want him woken up with the dog barks at the doorbell. Thanks for listening, here is a Vette for my vent. :)

DISCUSSION (27)

N51fanatic > Tom McParland
10/31/2013 at 20:28

Im an old man too (32). My porch light went off promptly at 8pm (the curfew here). Don't feel bad.

pdthedeuce > Tom McParland
10/31/2013 at 20:28

Lights off ... no candy . that's been the rule since I was a kid , back in the 1920s .

offroadkarter > Tom McParland
10/31/2013 at 20:29

Ends at 8? I don't even know if my town has a curfiew. I know the town up in PA that we have a house outside of (still on the mailing address) had a 6pm-8pm only time frame

meanwhile I got home from work around 5 and the streets were loaded with idiots blocking traffic.

And now I'm off to a micro brewery in princeton!

Sn210 > Tom McParland
10/31/2013 at 20:29

No costume = no candy

Tom McParland > N51fanatic
10/31/2013 at 20:29

We are the same age...it's weird being an adult.

FlipperB > Tom McParland
10/31/2013 at 20:29

Just tucked our kids into bed, and concurrently put the basket of candy outside the front door. Hopefully no more doorbells. Only got about 4 families this year - lots of leftovers, plus all the loot scored by my two.

Tom McParland > Sn210
10/31/2013 at 20:30

I still gave the fuckers candy.

twinturbobmw > Tom McParland
10/31/2013 at 20:31

Curfew at 8? Wow, our area is 11:30 or something.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Tom McParland
10/31/2013 at 20:32

Don't feel bad mate. But be lucky you don't live where I live.. Some stupid punks actually smashed some windows up here in the far north, and we don't even actually celebrate Halloween. I would've done WAY more than just yelling...

twinturbobmw > Tom McParland
10/31/2013 at 20:33

If you don't want trick or treaters just put an empty basket outside your house that says either "take one" or "take none. We don't give out candy"

lonestranger > Tom McParland
10/31/2013 at 20:34

I would've done the same thing. Teenagers without costumes don't deserve free candy, and should know that "lights out" means the house is off-limits.

That being said, trick-or-treating ending at a specified time is a thing?

N51fanatic > Tom McParland
10/31/2013 at 20:40

you shoulda pulled a Larry David....

N51fanatic > offroadkarter
10/31/2013 at 20:41

Triumph?

Frank Grimes > Tom McParland
10/31/2013 at 20:49

get rid of the dog problem solved.

Speedmonkey > Tom McParland
10/31/2013 at 20:55

Anyone who wakes your kids up deserves a can of whupass. Well done

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Tom McParland
10/31/2013 at 20:59

Kinja'd!!!

The C7 seems to love venting, haha.

The stragglers can be annoying, esp. teenagers sans costumes late at night. Leaving a basket out will usually send the message, and if it's empty, it gives people sufficient time to think about why the light in your house off. Eggings happened several years ago in my neighborhood for no reason—as you can imagine, my block smelled and looked delightful the next morning!

505Turbeaux > Tom McParland
10/31/2013 at 21:06

because you didnt want retribution late night. As much as I hate to do it the last thing I want to clean up in the am is egg off my car, or worse

Argent > twinturbobmw
10/31/2013 at 21:09

Yeah, here in NC our curfew isn't till 11pm, and that's just for those under 16.

Tom McParland > Frank Grimes
10/31/2013 at 21:26

I like the dog...I don't like annoying teenagers, after dealing with them all day at work my tolerance is low when I'm off the clock.

thebigbossyboss > Argent
10/31/2013 at 21:28

Holy shit. You guys have curfews?? The state thinks your 12 or what?

PatBateman > Tom McParland
10/31/2013 at 21:35

Screw those little bastards. HS students aren't allowed to Trick or Treat. Not at my house, at least.

Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ > Tom McParland
10/31/2013 at 21:57

If you're light is off they are dumb asses. So I ain't mad atcha.

But you still get a..... GET OFF MY LAWN :p

Deputy Kovacs > PatBateman
10/31/2013 at 23:01

Knowing high school kids, they were most likely smokin' the ganja too. Good ol' America.

It's a "Porch-uh" > Tom McParland
10/31/2013 at 23:10

Same deal over here, so I understand. Kids are down, dogs bark when the doorbell rings, kids are up.

1) High School Kids: Get a fucking life. It's not cool to trick or treat once you turn 12.

2) Light off = Move the fuck on. Nobody wants you here. That's a basic Halloween rule.

I'm turning my light off now.

PatBateman > Deputy Kovacs
11/01/2013 at 00:08

Squirt 'em with the hose. Damn hippies.

offroadkarter > N51fanatic
11/01/2013 at 00:40

bingo!

Chteelers > Tom McParland
11/01/2013 at 08:21

Kinja'd!!!