Anonymous
Post 10/31/2020 20:23     Subject: thoughts on halloween this year?
We just got back and my neighborhood was great. Plenty of candy and the tables were well decorated. It was really nice and normal. The houses with candy shutes were a big hit with DCs and I appreciate the effort.
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2020 18:45     Subject: thoughts on halloween this year?
Anonymous wrote:Our neighborhood is trick or treating!


We had a blast all day - playground, scavenger hunt, th en trick or treating. While street is lined with tables near the street and treat bags plus awesome decorations
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2020 18:45     Subject: thoughts on halloween this year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I truly don't understand how this is not safe. Some are you are insane. Kids are outside playing all of the time without masks on. Adults too. Kids are in school. Adults back to work. Kids playing sports, adults going to indoor gyms.


At least maybe your own words can help you understand how we came be having more than 1 new COVID case PER SECOND in this country right now?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/10/30/covid-news-us-9-m-cases-ihop-los-angeles-wisconsin/6077964002/


Not from kids walking around outside.
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2020 18:26     Subject: thoughts on halloween this year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm in Ashburn in a neighborhood with gazillion of kids. The homes are decorated and people already have their usual set up planned with bonfires and such. We are having our usual gathering of families who come from their boring neighborhoods with no kids and tot in ours.

Maybe because we don't live in the city, but people out here have been pretty chill. My kids have been seeing their friends inside homes since summer. The only change to our life has been school. I so know one one odd duck family who has been bunkered down since March. I think there's some mental health struggles going on there.


And if everyone continues to live like this we will never get back in school. Are my kids trick or treating? Yes. Are we gathering with all the neighbors and hanging out at each others houses? No. Cause we went to go to school one day. I digress but this is so typical of the ashburn mindset.


You are no better than anyone else if you are going out tonight.

We live in a culture where its all about me and many cannot make sacrifices for the greater good.
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2020 18:19     Subject: thoughts on halloween this year?
Anonymous wrote:I'm in Ashburn in a neighborhood with gazillion of kids. The homes are decorated and people already have their usual set up planned with bonfires and such. We are having our usual gathering of families who come from their boring neighborhoods with no kids and tot in ours.

Maybe because we don't live in the city, but people out here have been pretty chill. My kids have been seeing their friends inside homes since summer. The only change to our life has been school. I so know one one odd duck family who has been bunkered down since March. I think there's some mental health struggles going on there.


And if everyone continues to live like this we will never get back in school. Are my kids trick or treating? Yes. Are we gathering with all the neighbors and hanging out at each others houses? No. Cause we went to go to school one day. I digress but this is so typical of the ashburn mindset.
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2020 18:17     Subject: thoughts on halloween this year?
I’m not catapulting shit! I assume if you’re trick or treating you’re okay with any risk there might be including touching my candy. I’m not creating trebuchets to fling m&ms at them.
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2020 15:25     Subject: thoughts on halloween this year?
My kids are thrilled. Watching everyone set up tables, chutes, and even a catapult. Love our neighbors!!
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2020 09:10     Subject: Re:thoughts on halloween this year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

Yup.

And this why I wear my mask in public indoor spaces and thats about it.

My social life is back, kids are back doing their thing, I refuse to anything more since it gets us no where.

The lunatics are running asylum and I refuse to be held hostage over it.

Yes we will be TOT and we are also shamelessly throwing a party.


Good for you. We are the same way. Sports 6 days out of the week for the kids. Outdoor fitness classes for the adults. Socialization with friends.

For 7 months, we put the health and well-being of our neighbors first. We stayed home, we skipped entertainment, and we avoided all social situations. Then, it became clear that lifestyle is not healthy for our family. So we asked for the same consideration that we just gave them, for us. We sacrificed 7 months of our lives for them, and when we ask for the same decency and compassion in return, its met with scorn and anger.

So, to hell with them. I am no longer responsible for their health. They are responsible for their own health, and I will do what's right for my own family.


I don't understand this response only because honestly I stayed home and followed all the advice not as a sacrifice for my neighbors but because covid sounds like a serious roll of the dice and I don't want to get it! It's like 1 in 5 of the people under 40 are having long term symptoms even when not all that sick. That's a scary number to me! People are.just really that confident that when they get it/ if they get it that they won't have any.issues?


You don't get it because you have untreated anxiety.

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that you are anxious about everything.

1 out of 5 people under 40 are definitely not having long term symptoms. Stay away from fake news. It's not good for your mental health.



Covid is going to be here for a long time. Vaccine or not. Learn to take precautions, manage through the precautions and live a more normal life.
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2020 09:08     Subject: thoughts on halloween this year?
Our bethesda neighborhood is putting out tables in driveways with the candy on it. Someone in a mask may monitor it form across the table that every kid takes one only. One candy or one baggie of candy.

Anonymous
Post 10/31/2020 09:05     Subject: thoughts on halloween this year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I truly don't understand how this is not safe. Some are you are insane. Kids are outside playing all of the time without masks on. Adults too. Kids are in school. Adults back to work. Kids playing sports, adults going to indoor gyms.


At least maybe your own words can help you understand how we came be having more than 1 new COVID case PER SECOND in this country right now?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/10/30/covid-news-us-9-m-cases-ihop-los-angeles-wisconsin/6077964002/



Super spreader events are causing this increase. College parties (tons of sharing drinks, sucking face, sex, etc.. - no masks) Large gatherings like the Rose Garden were no one is masked, everyone is hugging, eating together inside. People not wearing masks, not socially distancing, and not washing hands.

Trick or treating is none of that. It is outside, the kids will be wearing masks, and no door to door since the families in our neighborhood will be in their driveway at least 6ft apart and doing contactless candy. So can you tell me how the Rona is going to spread? The houses are on at least 1/4 acre and there are never a ton of kids on the streets Halloween night pre-covid. So I am actually curious how you think this is going to spread in my neighborhood. I am an RN. I work 12hr shifts in a mask. My kid goes to preschool in a mask and my 3rd grader goes to private in a mask. My husband works construction in a mask. We take precautions as much as possible, but we have moved on with our lives safely.

Do you not get take-out food, drinks, go to the grocery store, etc.... All of those are dangerous than my child grabbing a piece of candy off a table, a chute, candy being placed with a long tongs, or using a zipline (yes, two people in our neighborhood built them just for Halloween.)

You can continue to try and push scare tactics and make people feel guilty. Trick or Treating is still on. Just turn your light off and stay inside. IT IS A CHOICE


+1,000
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2020 08:24     Subject: thoughts on halloween this year?
I'm in Ashburn in a neighborhood with gazillion of kids. The homes are decorated and people already have their usual set up planned with bonfires and such. We are having our usual gathering of families who come from their boring neighborhoods with no kids and tot in ours.

Maybe because we don't live in the city, but people out here have been pretty chill. My kids have been seeing their friends inside homes since summer. The only change to our life has been school. I so know one one odd duck family who has been bunkered down since March. I think there's some mental health struggles going on there.
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2020 08:22     Subject: thoughts on halloween this year?
If my kids can’t go to school, they are damn sure going to have Halloween. Thankfully my neighbors agree.
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2020 07:40     Subject: thoughts on halloween this year?
We are doing a small loop with 2 friends outside and then having our own special Halloween dinner. I went all our with decor and a fancy cake. No guests, just my mother in law.
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2020 04:35     Subject: thoughts on halloween this year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I truly don't understand how this is not safe. Some are you are insane. Kids are outside playing all of the time without masks on. Adults too. Kids are in school. Adults back to work. Kids playing sports, adults going to indoor gyms.


At least maybe your own words can help you understand how we came be having more than 1 new COVID case PER SECOND in this country right now?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/10/30/covid-news-us-9-m-cases-ihop-los-angeles-wisconsin/6077964002/



Super spreader events are causing this increase. College parties (tons of sharing drinks, sucking face, sex, etc.. - no masks) Large gatherings like the Rose Garden were no one is masked, everyone is hugging, eating together inside. People not wearing masks, not socially distancing, and not washing hands.

Trick or treating is none of that. It is outside, the kids will be wearing masks, and no door to door since the families in our neighborhood will be in their driveway at least 6ft apart and doing contactless candy. So can you tell me how the Rona is going to spread? The houses are on at least 1/4 acre and there are never a ton of kids on the streets Halloween night pre-covid. So I am actually curious how you think this is going to spread in my neighborhood. I am an RN. I work 12hr shifts in a mask. My kid goes to preschool in a mask and my 3rd grader goes to private in a mask. My husband works construction in a mask. We take precautions as much as possible, but we have moved on with our lives safely.

Do you not get take-out food, drinks, go to the grocery store, etc.... All of those are dangerous than my child grabbing a piece of candy off a table, a chute, candy being placed with a long tongs, or using a zipline (yes, two people in our neighborhood built them just for Halloween.)

You can continue to try and push scare tactics and make people feel guilty. Trick or Treating is still on. Just turn your light off and stay inside. IT IS A CHOICE
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2020 02:26     Subject: thoughts on halloween this year?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I truly don't understand how this is not safe. Some are you are insane. Kids are outside playing all of the time without masks on. Adults too. Kids are in school. Adults back to work. Kids playing sports, adults going to indoor gyms.


At least maybe your own words can help you understand how we came be having more than 1 new COVID case PER SECOND in this country right now?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/10/30/covid-news-us-9-m-cases-ihop-los-angeles-wisconsin/6077964002/



But it’s not from ToT’ing! All of the parties and gatherings people are now having will cause covid transmission more than Trick or Treating would have. People are so short-sighted. Sigh...

Understand human behavior and work around it.