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Remember the old tradition of having your Halloween candy X-rayed?
It is still a good idea.
Before the kids are allowed to eat any candy- round them up and carpool with neighbors to the courthouse to get the loot X-rayed.
The X-ray will reveal any needles, razor blades, or metal filings in the treats.
Is there a test for weed killer or rat poison? Ask about it.
Cold War era ritual lives on:
Greene County, Ohio
“Greene County Sheriff Gene Fischer said the X-ray machine will allow deputies to check for some foreign objects in candy.”
“However, Fischer said the sheriff’s office is not equipped with equipment to check for narcotics in the candy.”
“The Greene County Sheriff’s office said the Greene County Courthouse will open at 7:30 on Sunday, for people to scan their candy through the x-ray machine, it allows deputies to check for foreign objects in the candy.”
Camden County, Missouri
“Come down to the Camden County Courthouse on October 31st for a free x-ray screening from the Camden County Sheriff’s Office. The screening runs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and is free to the public.”
Greater participation in 2019:
X-Ray Your Halloween Candy – 2019
Also:
Halloween has been moved to Thursday
Stay in your homes and wait for further instructions.
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Almost out of time to see Christmas merchandise on display before Halloween arrives.
The large pine cones pressure-treated with industrial cinnamon scent are back.
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Trick or treater showing up outside of prescribed times and age limits.
Photo above courtesy of:
State Correctional Facility for the Detention of Criminally Insane Youth – Heavily Restricted Trick-or-Treat Division
Halloween has been restricted in various communities for years now.
For sure, this was the case before current news Re: COVID-19.
When I was a child in the 1970s, local authorities, elected officials and newspeople played no role in telling families when trick or treating would begin or end.
Today, Moms and Dads wait until their trick or treat schedule is published in order to map out family plans for the event.
Halloween 2021
In the news:
Gallia County Ohio
Local authorities dictate a one hour window for trick-or-treat time 2021. For some reason, Halloween will be observed on Thursday Oct. 28, not October 31st.
Your family will start at 5:30 and be done for the year at 6:30 p.m.
Gallipolis — 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Rio Grande — 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Halloween moved to Thursday:
Mom or Dad might have to jump through their ass to commute home from work on Thursday to get the kids ready for trick or treating and get started at 5:30. The rest of the community might also be rushing during the rush hour in order to get home in time to welcome the little ones to their door. Deal with it families.
Much of the article above includes detailed safety tips such as dressing the kids up in reflective gear so they look like a county road maintenance crew. It’s clear that most of the WWII generation is gone now. They were self-reliant people who would have had no use for the dumbed-down messages of our modern culture.
A message to teach you and your family how to put candy into a bowl so you can pass it out to trick or treaters:
For more about safety, please visit our safety tips page:
Maybe you are out for a couple nights camping. This guy who escaped from the state mental institution is out there too. He is watching you, but you don’t know it.
For tent campers, there’s just a thin layer of nylon between us and the outside world.
Last year:
When did American families start waiting to be told when trick or treating would begin & end?
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Hand raised to ask how a country that can’t stop bragging about freedom, thanking The Troops for freedoms, staging July 4th events celebrating freedom and fighting undeclared/unwon wars for freedom is not OK with Moms and Dads running the show on October 31st.
This Halloween 2021 blog is not about COVID.
Halloween has been restricted in various communities for years now.
For sure, this was the case before current news Re: COVID-19.
I grew up on the West Coast.
When I was a child in the 1970s, local authorities, elected officials and newspeople played no role in telling families when trick or treating would begin or end.
Today, Moms and Dads wait until their trick or treat schedule is published in order to map out family plans for the event.
In the news:
Local trick or treat times
Central Kentucky
Moved to Thursday:
Mom or Dad might have to jump through their ass to commute home from work on Thursday to get the kids ready for trick or treating and get started at 5:00. The rest of the community might also be rushing during the rush hour in order to get home in time to welcome the little ones to their door.
Deal with it families.
“Fleming County/Flemingsburg: October 28 – 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.”
Iowa
The Columbus Day spirit of adventure, taught to small children earlier in the month is nowhere to be found by Halloween:
“…drive through the trail and pick up their candy without having to leave their vehicle.”
Pennsylvania
“Jim Thorpe historically scheduled trick-or-treat midweek in conjunction with surrounding municipalities…”
Northeast Ohio
“Brewster
Sunday, Oct. 31 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.”
Authorities grant a one hour window:
Your family will start at 6:00 and be done for the year at 7:00 p.m.
“Cuyahoga Heights
Sunday, Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.”
Wisconsin
Mayville: 1 to 3 p.m.
Maine
Illinois and Iowa
North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids
Cumberland County
Extensive info on child safety including tips on suspicious candy, flame-retardant materials for costumes, sex offender registry, pining a piece of paper with child’s name, address and parent’s phone number to child’s clothing, flashlights, reflective tape, and masks that could obscure vision can be found here.
Western Wisconsin and southeastern Minnesota
My kind of town:
Baldwin. On 10/31 trick-or-treat begins at Dusk. Moms and Dads decide when it ends.
Related:
When did American families start waiting to be told when trick or treating would begin & end?
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Trick or treater showing up outside of prescribed times and age limits.
Have scary Halloween decorations been replaced by this?
When I was a child in the 1970s, local authorities, elected officials and newspeople played no role in telling families when trick or treating would begin or end.
Today, Moms and Dads wait until their trick or treat schedule is published in order to map out family plans for the event.
For sure, this was the case before current news Re: COVID-19.
Oct 19, 2020 WOWK News
2020 Trick-or-Treat dates and times
“Mason: October 29, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.”
Halloween falls on a Saturday this year. For some reason, it will be observed on Thursday in Mason, WV.
Hope Mom and Dad aren’t having to commute home from work on Thursday the 29th. It might be a rush to leave work, prep the kids and hit the street by 6 p.m. Your trick or treat time for 2020 ends 60 minutes later in Mason.
Oct 23, 2020 The Daily Jeffersonian
Halloween falls on a Saturday this year unless you live in Caldwell or Kimbolton/North Salem:
Mom or Dad might have to jump through their ass to commute home from work on Thursday to get the kids ready for trick or treating, get started at 5:30 and be done for the year one hour later. The rest of the community will also be rushing during the rush hour in order to get home in time to welcome the little ones to their door.
Deal with it families.
Kimbolton/North Salem, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Local authorities dictate a one hour window for trick-or-treat time 2020:
Not COVID-19 related:
2019
Gallipolis, Ohio
Sept 10, 2019 GALLIPOLIS DAILY TRIBUNE
Still six weeks out and local authorities dictate a one hour window for trick-or-treat time 2019. For some reason, Halloween will be observed exactly one week in advance of October 31st.
Your family will start at 5:30 and be done for the year at 6:30 p.m.
“The Gallipolis Police Department recently announced times for Trick-or-Treat set for the Gallipolis.”
“The annual event will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 24. All drivers are reminded to be cautious and drive slowly throughout the community.”
Much of the article above includes detailed safety tips such as dressing the kids up in reflective gear so they look like a county road maintenance crew. It’s clear that most of the WWII generation is gone now.
More here:
Local Ohio Authorities Dictate One Hour Window For Trick-Or-Treat Time. Same as 2019.
Stay in your homes and wait for further instructions.
X-Ray Your Halloween Candy – 2019
Local Authorities Work to Crush Halloween
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Hand raised to ask how a country that can’t stop bragging about freedom, thanking The Troops for freedoms, staging July 4th events celebrating freedom and fighting undeclared/unwon wars for freedom is not OK with Moms and Dads running the show on October 31st.
Same country that will stage a big celebration of smaller government each July 4th.
Is this a weak-minded culture?
When I was a child in the 1970s, local authorities, elected officials and newspeople played no role in telling families when trick or treating would begin or end.
2019
In the news:
Gallipolis, Ohio
Sept 10, 2019 GALLIPOLIS DAILY TRIBUNE
Still six weeks out and local authorities dictate a one hour window for trick-or-treat time 2019. For some reason, Halloween will be observed exactly one week in advance of October 31st.
Your family will start at 5:30 and be done for the year at 6:30 p.m.
“The Gallipolis Police Department recently announced times for Trick-or-Treat set for the Gallipolis.”
“The annual event will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 24. All drivers are reminded to be cautious and drive slowly throughout the community.”
Much of the article above includes detailed safety tips such as dressing the kids up in reflective gear so they look like a county road maintenance crew. It’s clear that most of the WWII generation is gone now.
2020
Sept 21, 2020 GALLIPOLIS DAILY TRIBUNE
Trick-or-treat scheduled for Oct. 29
Uniformed authorities, not Moms and Dads make the call:
Halloween falls on a Saturday.
You and your family have been notified:
“Trick-or-Treat is scheduled for Thursday, October 29, 2020 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.”
When did families in Hometown, USA start to wait for “The press release from the above mentioned law enforcement agencies…” Re: routine Halloween activities?
Not a celbration specific to the town square, dental clinic, Hallmark store, etc.
“We want to remind all drivers to be cautious and drive slowly through our communities while our families are out during this event.”
Current news Re: COVID-19 is no excuse because the same level of control was in place last year.
More from 2019 & prior:
Stay in your homes and wait for further instructions.
X-Ray Your Halloween Candy – 2019
Local Authorities Work to Crush Halloween
Don’t miss our companion blog-found here: Old Man Blog
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Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. It’s just for fun.
Unlike Christmas or Thanksgiving, you can take it or leave it. It doesn’t come with unrealistic expectations, overbooking, overspending, over scheduling, emotion, obligation, memories, deadlines, marketing, advertising, programming, and unusually crowded stores, shipping outlets, ferry and air terminals.
Halloween 2019 – Gallipolis, Ohio
Local authorities dictate a one hour window for trick-or-treat time 2019.
Your family will start at 5:30 and be done for the year at 6:30 p.m.
“The annual event will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 24. All drivers are reminded to be cautious and drive slowly throughout the community.”
Much of the article above includes detailed safety tips such as dressing the kids up in reflective gear so they look like a county road maintenance crew.
More from 2019 & prior:
Stay in your homes and wait for further instructions.
Local Authorities Work to Crush Halloween
It’s clear that most of the WWII generation is gone now.
Don’t miss our companion blog-found here: Old Man Blog
Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yeomalt
Photo courtesy of:
State Correctional Facility for the Detention of Criminally Insane Youth
Remember the old tradition of having your Halloween candy X-rayed?
It is still a good idea.
Before the kids are allowed to eat any candy- round them up and carpool with neighbors to the hospital, courthouse or law enforcement HQ to get the loot X-rayed.
The X-ray will reveal any needles, razor blades, or metal filings in the treats.
Is there a test for weed killer or rat poison? Ask about it.
Cold War era ritual lives on:
Casper, Wyoming
“The WMC’s Urgent Care East is offering free X-rays of Halloween candy from 3-11 pm Oct. 31-Nov. 1.”
Dale City, Virginia
“Patient First to Offer Free Candy X-Rays Oct. 26 to Nov. 3”
Southern Maryland
“Patient First Providing Halloween Safety Tips and Offering Free Candy X-Rays October, 26 to November 3, 2019”
Multiple locations in Maryland
“Free Halloween Candy X-rays Offered In Glen Burnie”
Odenton, Maryland
“Free Halloween Candy X-rays Offered By Odenton Medical Center”
Temple, Texas
“CTX emergency rooms X-raying Halloween candy for sharp objects”
“While your trick-or-treating, I know it’s probably tempting to grab some and start eating, but please check what the kids are eating before they eat it.”
Richmond, Virginia
“Patient First offering free X-ray of Halloween candy”
Dayton, Ohio
“Mont. Co. coroner to offer free x-ray scans of Halloween candy”
“It is about keeping our kids safe,” says Dr. Kent Harshbarger. “The public hears horror stories of razor blades being in candy that their child received from Trick or Treating and this is a great free way to make sure that all the candy is safe from this hazard.”
Make an appointment folks:
“An appointment is highly suggested. You can schedule one by calling…”
Houston, Texas
“Memorial Village ER to offer Halloween candy X-ray screenings”
“The event from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31, will feature X-ray screenings of Halloween candy to look for any foreign objects such as glass or metal before the children (and parents) partake. Children will learn about how the X-ray machines work.”
Event ends at 8pm, so hurry up & get over there.
“The event will discuss safety tips and hand out safety reflectors to keep children safe as they walk the streets in the evening hours. And of course, there will be candy on hand, too.”
OK- so, go twice. On the first visit you can grab some safety reflectors and listen to a discussion of safety tips. Come back later for X-rays.
Burke County, Georgia
“Burke County offering to x-ray Halloween candy for trick or treaters”
“Bennerman and the Burke County Sheriff’s Office will be using these metal detectors to make sure the candy is safe to eat.”
“The scanner can pick up all types of metal things, thumbtacks, gym clips, needles, and any type of metal devices.”
Henrico County, Virginia
“Patient First offers free safety blinkers, Halloween candy x-rays”
Have a Safe and Happy Halloween!
Related:
Stay in your homes and wait for further instructions.
Don’t miss our companion blog- found here: Old Man Blog
Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yeomalt
When did scary Halloween decorations turn into this?
Related:
Stay in your homes and wait for further instructions.
Don’t miss our companion blog- found here: Old Man Blog
Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yeomalt
July 4th – Independence Day
The government can’t tell us what to do! We Celebrate Revolution!
Columbus Day
We honor those who set sail to discover the new world.
We’re all about risk taking and a spirit of adventure that later brought us the first airplane flight and the first man on the moon in 1969.
Halloween
Stay in your homes and wait for further instructions.
In the news:
Gallipolis, Ohio
Still six weeks out and local authorities dictate a one hour window for trick-or-treat time 2019. For some reason, Halloween will be observed exactly one week in advance of October 31st.
Your family will start at 5:30 and be done for the year at 6:30 p.m.
“The Gallipolis Police Department recently announced times for Trick-or-Treat set for the Gallipolis.”
“The annual event will be from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 24. All drivers are reminded to be cautious and drive slowly throughout the community.”
Much of the article above includes detailed safety tips such as dressing the kids up in reflective gear so they look like a county road maintenance crew. It’s clear that most of the WWII generation is gone now.
Fore more about safety, please visit our safety tips page:
Rochester, Wisconsin
Sunday, Oct. 27
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
New Middletown, Ohio
Trick or Treat: Oct. 31, from 6-7 p.m.
Reedsville, Ohio
Trick or Treat: Thursday October 24, 6 – 7 p.m.
Bayside, Wisconsin
Halloween 2019: Milwaukee area trick-or-treat times
Bayside: Sunday, Oct. 27, 1-4 p.m.
Washington County, Wisconsin
Halloween trick-or-treat for communities across Washington County
New Boston, Ohio
New Boston sets Trick or Treat night
“Loper then the read the final Resolution No.10-2019 a resolution establishing October 31 as Trick or Treat in the Village of New Boston, with the times being the same as last year – motion made by Ottney and seconded by Mills and then passed by council. The meeting was adjourned.”
Amesbury, Massachusetts
“Several years ago, Police Chief Cronin decided to keep Trick or Treat on Oct. 31 each year; in Amesbury children should plan to be canvassing neighborhoods between 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday Oct. 31. Times may vary slightly in neighboring communities and some towns observe trick or treat on another day, so check with your local police department or watch The Daily News in the upcoming weeks.”
When I was a child in the 1970s, local authorities and elected officials played no role in telling families when trick or treating would begin or end.
Related:
Local Authorities Work to Crush Halloween
Don’t miss our companion blog- found here: Old Man Blog
Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/yeomalt
Oct 26, 2018 WJHL News video:
Kingsport Police urge people not to call the department to ask about times for trick or treating
These are the folks who will be voting in the big midterm elections coming up.
Columbus Day lessons are taught earlier in October. This spirit of adventure is replaced days later with events where “Kids could “trick or treat” from car to car in the parking lot…”
Oct. 28, 2018 Newnan Times-Herald
Local children turn out to ‘Trunk or Treat’
It’s clear that most of the WWII generation is gone now. They were self-reliant people who would have had no use for the dumbed-down messages of our modern culture, like this one-
A message to teach you and your family how to put candy into a bowl so you can pass it out to trick or treaters:
More here:
X-Ray Your Halloween Candy – 2018
Have a Safe and Happy Halloween!
Remember the old tradition of having your Halloween candy X-rayed?
It is still a good idea.
Before the kids are allowed to eat any candy- round them up and carpool with neighbors to the hospital, courthouse or law enforcement HQ to get the loot X-rayed.
The X-ray will reveal any needles, razor blades, or metal filings in the treats.
Is there a test for weed killer or rat poison? Ask about it.
Cold War era ritual lives on:
Washoe County, NV
Sheriff’s Office Offering Free Halloween Candy X-Ray Screening
Birmingham, AL
Urgent clinics will x-ray Halloween candy
Silver Spring, MD
Free Halloween Candy X-Rays At Patient First Centers
Henrico County, VA
“Beginning Oct. 26, Patient First will continue its annual Halloween tradition of offering free candy x-rays at all local centers. Bags of candy may be brought into any Patient First Neighborhood Medical Center from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 26 through Nov. 3 for digital x-ray imaging.”
Franklin County, KY
“The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office will also X-ray Halloween candy at the courthouse from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and have extra deputies throughout the county handing out candy.”
Williamsburg, VA
“X-Ray machines at several Velocity Urgent Care centers across Virginia will be looking at something other than skeletons for once. They’ll be screening your child’s candy for potentially dangerous items. This free service will be available in select Velocity Urgent Care centers on Wednesday, October 31st and Thursday, November 1st after the Trick-Or-Treat festivities are complete. Parents can bring their kids anytime between 2:00-8:00pm on those days to have their Halloween candy x-ray’d.”
Virginia Beach, VA
“Patient First locations are bringing back the use of their X-ray machines to scan for metals, plastics and other dangerous materials to give parents and kids peace-of-mind.”
Norfolk, VA
“The X-ray will help detect objects like glass, metal or plastic. However, parents still need to supervise trick-or-treat candy since not all foreign materials will appear in an x-ray machine.”
Richmond, VA
“Patient First offering free X-ray of Halloween candy”
More here:
Have a Safe and Happy Halloween!
Local authorities dictate a one hour window for trick-or-treat time 2018.
Your family will start at 6:00 and be done for the year at 7:00 p.m.
This is true in several locations:
Oct 17, 2018 Meadville Tribune
Crawford County municipalities prepare for 2018 trick-or-treating
Blooming Valley, 6 to 7
Conneautville, 6 to 7
Richmond Township, 6 to 7
Townville, 6 to 7
North Shenango Township, 5 to 6 p.m.
Oct. 24, 2018 Green Bay Press Gazette
Halloween in Kewaunee County: Parties, trick-or-treat times
Halloween has been moved to another day in these locations:
Casco: Sunday, Oct. 28, noon to 2 p.m.
Luxemburg: Sunday, Oct. 28, 1 to 3 p.m.
October 25, 2018 Connect FM DuBois, PA 96.7 FM – 107.9 FM
Trick-or-treat times for Clearfield, Jefferson, Elk Counties
Several communities have moved Halloween to a different day.
More here:
Oct 17, 2018 The Athens Messenger
A full list of 2018 trick-or-treat times
October 19, 2018 WAOW ABC 9
2018 Central Wisconsin Trick or Treat times
Maybe Mom or Dad can jump through their ass to get off work & commute home for a 2 – 4 p.m trick-or-treat outing mandated by Iola in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
October 22, 2018 ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4
Halloween 2018: Trick-or-treat times in Southeast Michigan
Stay in your homes and wait for further instructions:
Auburn Hills: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Bloomfield Township: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Clarkston: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Waterford: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Britton: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
October 22. 2018 Union Leader
Halloween 2018: Trick or Treat Times, Parades and other Spooky Fun
Several locations have decided that trick or treat will take place this year on Tuesday, October 30.
Moms and Dads, the people who set up last year’s block party and the people who live in the cul-de-sac should be free to send the kids out on their own schedule. No one size fits all mandate handed down by some central authority required.
Our Halloween Safety Tips 2018
Scary is OK, this is why people pay to ride roller coasters. Traditional Halloween images are meant to be scary to ward off evil spirits.
Skip the dopey “Harvest Festivals” and Carnivals put on by schools, churches, malls and businesses. Send the kids out in a traditional witch, devil or gargoyle costume. Halloween is meant to be fun. For just one night a year, try to lighten up and enjoy it. Things will get back to normal on November 1st.
Last year:
Local Authorities Work to Crush Halloween
More here:
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Hand raised to ask how a country that can’t stop bragging about freedom, thanking The Troops for freedoms, staging July 4th events celebrating freedom and fighting undeclared/unwon wars for freedom is not OK with Moms and Dads running the show on October 31st.
Remember the old tradition of having your Halloween candy X-rayed?
It is still a good idea.
Before the kids are allowed to eat any candy- round them up and carpool with neighbors to the hospital to get the loot X-rayed.
The X-ray will reveal any needles, razor blades, or metal filings in the treats.
Is there a test for weed killer or rat poison? Ask about it.
Cold War era ritual lives on:
Franklin County, Kentucky
Franklin Co. Sheriff Will X-Ray Halloween Candy
Honolulu, Hawaii
Amid concerns about tainted treats, vet clinic offers free x-rays for Halloween candy
Lucas County, Ohio
Lucas County Sheriff Office to screen Halloween candy
Chattanooga,Tennessee
AFC Urgent Care offers free candy X-rays for Halloween
“AFC is offering this service at its Cleveland, Ooltewah, Gunbarrel and Hixson locations Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.”
Reno, Nevada
“The day after Halloween, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, the sheriff’s office says it will offer free Halloween candy X-ray screening at the Washoe County District Courthouse and the Mills Lane Justice Center.”
Make sure your highly excitable youngsters do not eat any Halloween candy until after you have transported it to the X-ray screening site- the day after Halloween.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Halloween candy X-rays available in East Tennessee
Kansas City, Missouri
The Urgency Room will X-ray your child’s Halloween candy for free this year
Casper, Wyoming
Community Health to Inspect Casper Kids’ Candy this Halloween
Hurry up and get your trick-or-treating done, because X-ray screening happens on Halloween day from 6-8 pm.
“X-raying the candy ensures there’s nothing inside the candies.”
Hancock County, West Virginia
West Virginia sheriff’s department offering to x-ray Halloween candy
“It can detect almost anything including unwanted items like screws or razors.”
Norfolk, Virginia
Patient First offers to examine Halloween candy for free
Hampton Roads, Virginia
Patient First to offer free Halloween candy X-ray screenings
Grant County, Washington
“The hospital will also be offering candy safety checks from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Halloween. Community members can bring candy gathered by their children to the Radiology Department where staff will x-ray the candy and ensure safety.”
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Patient First offers free digital X-ray screenings for Halloween candy
More here: Halloween Safety Tips 2017
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Too early for Halloween decorations?
Have a Safe and Happy Halloween!
Halloween still seven weeks out.
Local authorities dictate a 1.5 hour window for trick-or-treat time 2017:
Trick-or-treat in city limits Oct. 31
Your family will start at 6:00 and be done for the year at 7:30 p.m.
Who gets to make decisions on how your family will behave? Not parents? Not you & the others who live in the cul-de-sac? Not the people who planned the block party last summer? Not the people who have created and enjoyed Halloween traditions in the neighborhood?
Same country that made a big deal of celebrating freedom & independence early in July.
In the news:
Kids go back-to-school with law enforcement at their side
Law enforcement authorities instead of parents assist kids with back to public school shopping where free breakfast and lunch awaits.
All set to raise up another generation of independent thinkers.
More here: Raising another generation of independent thinkers?
Parental roles update:
Edwards-Knox Wants All Students To Enjoy Free Meals
“…free breakfast and lunch for everyone.”
Looks like the federal free and reduced breakfast and lunch program may not have been getting the job done.
Now taxpayers will fund the federal program along with the Edwards-Knox school district program.
The school district moves to fade incentives for parents to pack a lunch. Get your free school breakfast and lunch- otherwise you may become part of some sort of worst case scenario that goes like this: “When a student is hungry, they can’t learn,” said Ronald Burke, district superintendent.
People in need should be able to get assistance.
Tax money- which some people intend to be used to help others via public assistance programs– also goes for bombing Iraq and Afghanistan. US bombing of Iraq goes back to 1991.
Helping others by donating to churches or private charities, food banks, etc. can avoid these conflicts.
Donors are free to opt out if a charity misbehaves.
People could keep more of their own money to donate to causes of their choosing if the federal government was not taking it to pay for failed wars that never end. The Department of Defense track record goes back to 1949.
More here: Celebrate your Independence with Free Federal Breakfast and Lunch
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Photo- Kalaloch South Beach
Remember the old tradition of having your Halloween candy X-rayed?
It is still a good idea.
Before the kids are allowed to eat any candy- round them up and carpool with neighbors to the hospital to get the loot X-rayed.
The X-ray will reveal any needles, razor blades, or metal filings in the treats.
Is there a test for weed killer or rat poison? Ask about it.
Cold War era ritual lives on:
Harrisburg, PA
Free digital X-ray imaging of Halloween candy
Chesapeake, VA
Patient First offering to X-ray your child’s Halloween candy for foreign materials
Central Park & Garrisonville, VA
Patient First offering candy X-ray’s for Halloween
Ilwaco, WA
OBH helping ensure candy is safe
“Ocean Beach Hospital is offering to x-ray Halloween candy on Nov. 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.”
No screening until Tuesday- so tell your kids to keep their hands off the candy until then.
Hampton Roads
Free Halloween candy x-rays offered in Hampton Roads
New Cumberland, W.Va.
Sheriff’s office offering candy scanning for Halloween
More here: Halloween Safety Tips 2016
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Too early for Halloween decorations?
Have a Safe and Happy Halloween!
Columbus never set foot on what is now the 50 states and I’m not here to defend the holiday- just wondering- are school children taught that some spirit of adventure is connected with Columbus Day?
Why do Americans celebrate independence from a powerful central government each summer?
Why celebrate the spirit of adventure on Columbus Day?
Your American reality 2016-
Ottumwa, IA:
Manchester, NH:
Cumberland County, NJ:
“Trick-or-treating will be restricted to this day and times only in these communities.”
Stop thinking for yourself.
Wait for further instructions.
Controlling Halloween-
Lake County, Illinois:
“Trick-or-treating in the Village of Gurnee will be held on Sunday, October 30th from 2pm-5pm.”
Ohio:
If you live in Coshocton- your kids will go out four days prior to Halloween for a grand total of 90 minutes: 10/27 4:00-5:30
In Edison- you get to go on Halloween & you are done for the year, one hour later: 10/31 5:00-6:00
Milwaukee County, WI:
In several locations you will go out the day before Halloween & be done by 4 PM.
Looks like controlling Halloween is mostly an East Coast/Midwest thing.
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High levels of reverence for the flag?
Newspeople will not question the US Border Patrol at Port Angeles?
Our free and independent press has stopped asking questions.
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Stop thinking for yourself.
Wait for further instructions.
Seems like law enforcement resources should be used to go after individuals who are harming others- not for arbitrary crackdowns on people who have done nothing wrong.
Watch the TV for further instructions:
2014 Local Trick Or Treat Times
Why do Americans celebrate independence from a powerful central government each summer?
Why celebrate the spirit of adventure on Columbus Day? (Ok by me to throw it out- Columbus never set foot in what is today the 50 United States.)
Here is your reality- don’t function as an individual. Don’t place parents or neighbors in a position to think for themselves.
If you live in parts of Ohio- Halloween is under tight control:
Tri-State trick-or-treat times 2013
You are free to do as we tell you.
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The kind of scary that comes from telling ghost stories around a campfire.
Fear is a different thing, it’s not really about a mummy, vampire or a ghost.
Fear is more about an evil person in real life who does not look like a monster. Someone who blends in. Someone you might not even notice at the grocery store or at a campground.
Here is one such person:
Insane killer escapes on field trip to county fair
Ever think about this stuff when you go tent camping?
Maybe you are out for a couple nights camping. This guy who escaped from the state mental institution is out there too. He is watching you, but you don’t know it.
For tent campers, there’s just a thin layer of nylon between us and the outside world.
Some of these guys might have to register when they establish a new address. No special requirement if they just want to wonder through a remote campground with no camp host or cell reception…
Out at that lonely campground there’s no waiting in line to show ID as is the practice at the border or the airport…
Want to get a good night’s sleep while tent camping? Don’t think about an escapee from a loosely administered State Hospital for The Criminally Insane.
If you are prone to these sorts of thoughts- just keep them to yourself. Don’t stay up and tell stories around the campfire that may turn out to be disturbing. Don’t remind your friends that the escaped psycho would have to fill out paperwork and wait on a background check in order to buy a gun, but that no screening is required for someone who just wants to gather up a few common items to use in creating a night of mayhem.
Don’t mention that no paperwork is required over at the hardware store to pick up a gallon of drain opener, a few road flares, or a propane tank.
Don’t mention that the fugitive could wait until everyone is asleep, silently open the valve on a propane tank and set it next to a tent. He could walk 30 or 40 feet away, catch his breath, then light and toss a standard road flare over towards the tent. There wouldn’t be time to get out.
Don’t remind your friends that they are far from any gated community with alarm systems or security patrols. Don’t remind them that people sleeping in tents make a soft target for escaped killers.
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Google Halloween Safety and see millions of pages set up to warn of Halloween dangers.
Anyone with a web site or blog- even remotely connected with communities or families is obligated to create their own Halloween Safety Tips page offering exactly the same tips covered on any other page on the web.
Too bad our culture has changed so much since the 60s and 70s. Back then we really had fun with Halloween. How did we make it trough those years without the constant safety overkill?
It’s clear that most of the WWII generation is gone now. They were self-reliant people who would have had no use for the dumbed-down messages of our modern culture- like this one-
A message to teach you and your family how to put candy into a bowl so you can pass it out to trick or treaters:
Just the ticket for the mindless drones of our modern American culture.
The fun of old school Halloween is just one of pleasures of our former popular culture that has become almost extinct.
My tips:
Halloween is meant to be fun. For just one night a year, try to lighten up and enjoy it. Things will get back to normal on November 1st.
Here are some tips to add enjoyment to this special holiday:
Consider relaxing bedtimes, curfew times and attitudes towards truancy.
Scary is OK, this is why people pay to ride roller coasters. Traditional Halloween images are meant to be scary to ward off evil spirits.
Skip the dopey “Harvest Festivals” and Carnivals put on by schools, churches, malls and businesses. Send the kids out in a traditional witch, devil or gargoyle costume. Don’t rule out oversized costumes that drag the ground and may trip the wearer. Consider the use of black or dark fabrics, some of which may be flammable. Cut homemade eye slits that quickly become misaligned and block the wearer’s vision. Real knives, axes or hatchets can add a chilly touch to homemade costumes. Running with a sharp object in the dark can be dangerous. Running can also be a great way to blow off some steam. Some may want to challenge each other to a race- just be careful.
It is against the law for kids to drink. It is against the law for stores to sell alcohol to kids. Don’t have a cow if you see an Elvira cut out poster near the Coors Light display. Have booze on hand to share with neighbors and any adult trick or treaters who may stop by.
Go with traditional, non factory wrapped, homemade treats like caramel apples, popcorn balls, cookies and cupcakes.
Teach the kids responsibility and maturity by letting them use large, sharp knives to carve their Jack-o-lanterns. Always use traditional candles to light the Jack-o-lanterns. Have the kids carve small, portable pumpkins to carry while trick-or-treating. Instead of flashlights, have the kids attempt to light their way with real candles in their pumpkins. Be carefull while riding in cars to avoid starting a fire with a candle which may come in contact with loose-fitting, flammable costumes. Be careful when entering homes, or moving around dry leaves or landscaped areas so as not to start a fire.
Earlier in October, we celebrate Columbus Day. Continue this spirit of adventure by allowing kids to visit unfamiliar neighborhoods, knock at darkened dwellings, or enter the homes of strangers. Cutting across lawns and landscaped areas and darting suddenly from between parked cars may be the fastest way to get from door to door.
Send the kids out on an empty stomach- this way they will have more room for candy before they get sick.
Remember the old tradition of having your Halloween candy X-rayed? It is still a good idea. Before the kids are allowed to eat any candy- round them up and carpool with neighbors to the hospital to get the loot X-rayed. The X-ray will reveal any needles, razor blades, or metal filings in the treats. Is there a test for weed killer or rat poison? Ask about it.
Have a Safe and Happy Halloween!
I love Halloween.
It seems that a secret international treaty has been signed- scary jacko’ lantern images are now outlawed.
Almost 100% of decorations available are kind of a Hallmark/Barney the Dinosaur sort of a theme designed for families and 4 year olds.
Not here to take those away- just wish that some of the retro themes were still available. The images were meant to be scary in order to ward off evil spirits.
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Too early for Halloween decorations?
I insist on waiting until Christmas merchandise goes up in stores.