poptart Posted November 3, 2018 Author Posted November 3, 2018 18 hours ago, strappinglad said: In my high school years Halloween was a time for destruction . Fires were started, houses vandalized, etc. Police and fire department were on full alert. I was a part of a group of Halloween nerds. We got a bunch of some magnesium compound and piled it on an intersection and lit it on fire. There was a huge white flame and the fire dept and cops came roaring up just as the fire went out poof. The authorities all stood around looking for the burnt hay bales, there was nothing there. We sat in a car half a block away and laughed at their confused head scratching. Now I just sit at home with the lights out for a couple of hours until all the little ones have left. This is mostly because I have a couple of noisy dogs that go nuts whenever the doorbell rings. I am also a bah humbug guy at Christmas. It's so hyped from early November on I get sick of the season. Introverts should rule....but they don't want to stand out. You and I would have got along great if we grew up together.
poptart Posted November 3, 2018 Author Posted November 3, 2018 On 11/1/2018 at 9:55 PM, Robert F. Smith said: We still do things the old fashioned way here in Provo, Utah. You could move here . . . Little old to be a delinquent.
Guest Posted November 6, 2018 Posted November 6, 2018 (edited) On November 1, 2018 at 6:01 PM, The Nehor said: An American tradition is anything that happened to a Baby Boomer twice. I was in two emergency landings, once in my helicopter, and a second while flying on an Air Force jet. Does that count? Oh and five months after leaving the Army my helicopter crashed landed for real, nearly killing a good friend who was in the Bishopric in Colubus 2nd Ward, at Fort Benning, Georgia! Edited November 7, 2018 by Bill "Papa" Lee 1
The Nehor Posted November 6, 2018 Posted November 6, 2018 54 minutes ago, Bill "Papa" Lee said: I was in two emergency landings, once in my helicopter, and a second while flying on an Air Force jet. Does that count? Oh and five months after leaving the Army my helicopter crash landed for real, nearly killing a good friend who was in the Bishopric in Colubus 2nd Ward, at Fort Benning, Georgia! Crashing things is definitely an American tradition. 2
poptart Posted November 7, 2018 Author Posted November 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Bill "Papa" Lee said: I was in two emergency landings, once in my helicopter, and a second while flying on an Air Force jet. Does that count? Oh and five months after leaving the Army my helicopter crash landed for real, nearly killing a good friend who was in the Bishopric in Colubus 2nd Ward, at Fort Benning, Georgia! Happy early Veterans day sir, thank you for your service. 3
Guest Posted November 7, 2018 Posted November 7, 2018 22 hours ago, poptart said: Happy early Veterans day sir, thank you for your service. Thank all those in beloved Nation, who gave me the opportunity to serve. I loved being the Army. 2
Calm Posted November 8, 2018 Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) On 11/2/2018 at 9:48 PM, strappinglad said: In my high school years Halloween was a time for destruction . Fires were started, houses vandalized, etc. Police and fire department were on full alert. I was a part of a group of Halloween nerds. We got a bunch of some magnesium compound and piled it on an intersection and lit it on fire. There was a huge white flame and the fire dept and cops came roaring up just as the fire went out poof. The authorities all stood around looking for the burnt hay bales, there was nothing there. We sat in a car half a block away and laughed at their confused head scratching. Now I just sit at home with the lights out for a couple of hours until all the little ones have left. This is mostly because I have a couple of noisy dogs that go nuts whenever the doorbell rings. I am also a bah humbug guy at Christmas. It's so hyped from early November on I get sick of the season. Introverts should rule....but they don't want to stand out. My dog was born on Halloween so we answer the door so the neighborhood kids can go gaga over her. They sing her happy birthday and she gets to sniff a whole crowd of people. Not quite as much fun for her I am guessing as spending the afternoon with my youngest grandchild who loves to get her face kicked**** and they just lie on each other or wrestle all the day, but very close second. Variety is spice of life and all. *****licked, not a good typo Edited November 8, 2018 by Calm
Tacenda Posted November 8, 2018 Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Calm said: My dog was born on Halloween so we answer the door so the neighborhood kids can go gaga over her. They sing her happy birthday and she gets to sniff a whole crowd of people. Not quite as much fun for her I am guessing as spending the afternoon with my youngest grandchild who loves to get her face kicked and they just lie on each other or wrestle all the day, but very close second. Variety is spice of life and all. (bold mine)....your poor grandchild! 🤣 You probably meant something else, haha. Edited November 8, 2018 by Tacenda
Calm Posted November 8, 2018 Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) Oh my gosh, I checked that as I caught it from the side, but straight on it looked correct. I need new glasses. Hate writing on the phone. Edited November 8, 2018 by Calm 1
Tacenda Posted November 8, 2018 Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Calm said: Oh my gosh, I checked that as I caught it from the side, but straight on it looked correct. I need new glasses. Hate writing on the phone. I love the story about your dog and celebrating her birthday, what breed again? I know you've said it before. Edited November 8, 2018 by Tacenda
Calm Posted November 8, 2018 Posted November 8, 2018 Beagle, on the darker side. Her eyes are like Cleopatra's with thick black eyeliner. Always looks so serious and intense.
Rain Posted November 9, 2018 Posted November 9, 2018 (edited) I'm not a big Halloween person. A lot of that stems from being a child diabetic. I'm OK with American culture slipping away if it means that the destructive parts slip too. I don't think of those things as tradition. Having been the victim of an egging and another time having my car window bashed in along with others in the neighborhood I just think of it as destructive, a pain in the neck and hurtful. I don't mind the idea of trick or treating or dressing up, even though I don't personally like them. I think trick or treating totally depends on the year and neighborhood. Last year we had 2 or 3 small groups. This year we had tons. In my last house our part of the neighborhood hardly got any. One year I drove my daughter to a party very close by and still part of my neighborhood and it literally had lines of trick or treaters traveling the side walks. Edited November 9, 2018 by Rain 1
poptart Posted November 9, 2018 Author Posted November 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Rain said: I'm not a big Halloween person. A lot of that stems from being a child diabetic. I'm OK with American culture slipping away if it means that the destructive parts slip too. I don't think of those things as tradition. Having been the victim of an egging and another time having my car window bashed in along with others in the neighborhood I just think of it as destructive, a pain in the neck and hurtful. I don't mind the idea of trick or treating or dressing up, even though I don't personally like them. I think trick or trating totally depends on the year and neighborhood. Last year we had 2 or 3 small groups. This year we had tons. In my last house our part of the neighborhood hardly got any. One year I drove my daughter to a party very close by and that part of the neighborhood had literally lines of trick or treaters traveling the side walks. Yeah, breaking someones window is crossing the line. At least when we caused trouble it was against someone who deserved it.
Rain Posted November 9, 2018 Posted November 9, 2018 46 minutes ago, poptart said: Yeah, breaking someones window is crossing the line. At least when we caused trouble it was against someone who deserved it. Egging is as well. I couldn't get the egg off myself and had to hire someone else to do it. If you are going to "trick" then you should do it in a fun way. For example, reverse trick or treat - where you give the homeowners a treat. 1
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