Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain to me when trick or treating changed?

People question the date and time constantly.

Its ON Halloween (that was a different thread) but NO its NOT all day. It starts right around when it gets dark out.

I truly do not understand why this is so difficult.

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Anonymous wrote: You people do realize that it's not a Whenever you want thing, right? Each town/jurisdiction has their own hours.

This is the first I've heard that jurisdictions actually get involved in setting "official" hours. Someone on my listserv sent around a question the other day asking about the official hours and I thought that was odd. As far as I'm aware in the midwestern town I grew up in, kids went out whenever they wanted, usually right after dusk for young kids and an hour or two later for older ones. And people decided when they wanted to turn off their lights and no longer give out candy. No officials getting involved.

I just googled my own town and the only thing that popped up was a press release with safety tips. No official hours listed.

I also grew up in the Midwest, and we had official hours. In fact, hours for the towns in the area were listed either on the local news, or the newspaper.

Guess it must be a regional thing, because this is definitely not the practice where we live. What happens when kids do outside the official hours? Do they receive citations? This is a serious question. Who is enforcing this?

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Anonymous wrote: You people do realize that it's not a Whenever you want thing, right? Each town/jurisdiction has their own hours.

This is the first I've heard that jurisdictions actually get involved in setting "official" hours. Someone on my listserv sent around a question the other day asking about the official hours and I thought that was odd. As far as I'm aware in the midwestern town I grew up in, kids went out whenever they wanted, usually right after dusk for young kids and an hour or two later for older ones. And people decided when they wanted to turn off their lights and no longer give out candy. No officials getting involved.

I just googled my own town and the only thing that popped up was a press release with safety tips. No official hours listed.

I also grew up in the Midwest, and we had official hours. In fact, hours for the towns in the area were listed either on the local news, or the newspaper.

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Anonymous wrote: You people do realize that it's not a Whenever you want thing, right? Each town/jurisdiction has their own hours.

This is the first I've heard that jurisdictions actually get involved in setting "official" hours. Someone on my listserv sent around a question the other day asking about the official hours and I thought that was odd. As far as I'm aware in the midwestern town I grew up in, kids went out whenever they wanted, usually right after dusk for young kids and an hour or two later for older ones. And people decided when they wanted to turn off their lights and no longer give out candy. No officials getting involved.

I just googled my own town and the only thing that popped up was a press release with safety tips. No official hours listed.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone explain to me when trick or treating changed?

People question the date and time constantly.

Its ON Halloween (that was a different thread) but NO its NOT all day. It starts right around when it gets dark out.

I truly do not understand why this is so difficult.

Some people move from ass-backwards places like Columbus or Buffalo, where they have "beggars night."

This year, trick-or-treating was for one hour last night in Ohio.

Anonymous wrote: You people do realize that it's not a Whenever you want thing, right? Each town/jurisdiction has their own hours.

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Anonymous wrote: You people do realize that it's not a Whenever you want thing, right? Each town/jurisdiction has their own hours.

No, we're not over scheduled in the DCUM area (at least on this one issue). The local jurisdictions say absolutely nothing about ToT hours.

It is usually after sundown (6-ish) until about 8-ish), but a lot of that is because people work. It is tempting to ask on a weekend if people might be planning for a little earlier. I'm still taking my kid out around 7.

Anonymous wrote: You people do realize that it's not a Whenever you want thing, right? Each town/jurisdiction has their own hours.

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't worry about being prepared until about an hour or so before darkness hits.

However I live in CA, perhaps on the East Coast people do it differently.

I have never seen anyone in costume, ringing doorbells during the day though.

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Anonymous wrote:Serious question - what do you have to do to be ready other than open up a bag of candy and put it by the front door? If someone came to my house tomorrow at 3 and I was home to answer the door, I'd give them candy.

I'm wondering the same thing.

Bell rings, answer door, give out candy. What kind of readiness preparation do you need for this???

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Anonymous wrote:Serious question - what do you have to do to be ready other than open up a bag of candy and put it by the front door? If someone came to my house tomorrow at 3 and I was home to answer the door, I'd give them candy.

I'm wondering the same thing.

Bell rings, answer door, give out candy. What kind of readiness preparation do you need for this???

Anonymous wrote:Serious question - what do you have to do to be ready other than open up a bag of candy and put it by the front door? If someone came to my house tomorrow at 3 and I was home to answer the door, I'd give them candy.