tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post5508777717164881745..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Halloween NightmaresGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-70160399911976895912009-11-03T15:45:08.841-05:002009-11-03T15:45:08.841-05:00Most of the kids I saw Saturday night were on foot...Most of the kids I saw Saturday night were on foot with their parents. I did spot one car toting some kids, though... which made no sense, since the houses on my street are separated by strips of land only 5-8 feet wide! I would think it would require MORE effort to go back to the car!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12173860786499283472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-45078380893334004612009-11-03T10:14:06.719-05:002009-11-03T10:14:06.719-05:00Love the image!! The puking pumpkin-LMAO!!
as for...Love the image!! The puking pumpkin-LMAO!!<br /><br />as for driving around trick-or-treatin'..some people just don't have the time, do they? :pArpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318102899588854507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-82214510457175233112009-11-03T04:36:44.461-05:002009-11-03T04:36:44.461-05:00I made my kids walk, but we did drive to a few dif...I made my kids walk, but we did drive to a few diffrent neighborhoods, then we walked around a few blocks and drove to a diffrent sight.<br /><br />But in the middle of my kids getting back into van to drive down the road a half a mile, my seven year old daughter slipped and banged her leg on the step for getting into the van. She kept complaining of pain and walked very slow the rest of the night, and when we got home she cried and hardly slept that night.<br /><br />So the next morning after her still complaining and crying and barely able to move I made the choice to take her ot the ER. <br />They did x-rays, she has a small fracture below her knee and now is in crutches and have a referal for a ortho-surgeon for next week. <br /><br />This wasnt a fun halloween for her....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-56164333643849658182009-11-03T01:09:34.067-05:002009-11-03T01:09:34.067-05:00Funny stuff! But trick or treating in cars? That...Funny stuff! But trick or treating in cars? That's sacrilege.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794712479594188124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-40769393401001583182009-11-02T18:24:23.709-05:002009-11-02T18:24:23.709-05:00Awesome picture. Too bad the pumpkin didn't pu...Awesome picture. Too bad the pumpkin didn't puke on an SUV or two....student dr. blazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307156914515136574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-4430307381172305762009-11-02T15:22:21.622-05:002009-11-02T15:22:21.622-05:00Matt M:
Thanks for the idea. Next year, I think ...Matt M:<br /><br />Thanks for the idea. Next year, I think I'm supporting the prune industry.<br /><br />Dr. Grumpy:<br /><br />No hay necessary. Most horses like candy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-35463993171516689292009-11-02T14:19:17.889-05:002009-11-02T14:19:17.889-05:00Taking a horse trick-or-treating.
Boy, that would...Taking a horse trick-or-treating.<br /><br />Boy, that would take up a lot of space inside your front door for the candy and hay.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-30929714663832403722009-11-02T14:08:01.860-05:002009-11-02T14:08:01.860-05:00Where I grew up it was not at all unusual to drive...Where I grew up it was not at all unusual to drive around. Of course, it was a rural area, with a minimum of a quarter mile between houses. And in northern Canada, so not unusual for there to be snow on the ground at Halloween.<br /><br />Sometimes we incorporated our horses into our costumes and rode from house to house (knights, cowpokes, Apaches, etc). That was always fun, as long as it wasn't snowing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-22713558640589349112009-11-02T13:29:55.560-05:002009-11-02T13:29:55.560-05:00I drove my little guys because it was raining pret...I drove my little guys because it was raining pretty hard but otherwise would never do that. We were the only ones out at 8pm in the rain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-30786446657502030302009-11-02T13:16:02.554-05:002009-11-02T13:16:02.554-05:00This year I found individually wrapped prunes at t...This year I found individually wrapped prunes at the grocery store. I gave those to the trick-or-treaters that I felt did not measure up to the holiday, such as teenagers with an eyepatch and a grocery bag. The little kiddies got candy, as did the teenagers who dressed up. Some of those teenagers didn't dress in much, either!Matt Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-58503285340403965802009-11-02T11:01:03.790-05:002009-11-02T11:01:03.790-05:00One of the reasons I love our neighborhood is we b...One of the reasons I love our neighborhood is we block the streets off with police wooden horses... no driving on trick or treat night. The streets are full of littles and NO cars... safe.The Good Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01249986191289837440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-85915752593799595582009-11-02T09:23:15.761-05:002009-11-02T09:23:15.761-05:00I live in a large townhouse condominium complex. ...I live in a large townhouse condominium complex. The first Halloween I lived here, I decorated, turned on my outdoor light and dressed up in costume (I was a doctor... not too original, but it required no effort on my part). I purchased approximately double the adequate amount of candy for the neighborhood kids, most of whom I know.<br /><br />Naive would-be good neighbor that I am, I was completely unprepared for the huge numbers of rude, pushy strangers' kids dropped off in our complex. I quickly had to ration candy handouts (though I threw a few extras in my neighbors' kids' sacks).<br /><br />Now I make a point of being out on Halloween evening. Sorry, but the parents of the rude kids I'd never seen before (or since) ruined the trick-or-treat aspect of the holiday for me. Bah humbug.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-59315630354281667532009-11-02T08:14:08.488-05:002009-11-02T08:14:08.488-05:00Even in the UK it's grab and ignore. I don'...Even in the UK it's grab and ignore. I don't do Halloween, as it's a pagan nod to Samhain and my last pastor was violently anti the idea and said it was the soft end of of black magic!Fiznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-89796905436779239152009-11-02T07:47:49.666-05:002009-11-02T07:47:49.666-05:00I notice more and more people driving kids every y...I notice more and more people driving kids every year. I agree, it's pathetic. Although, I must admit when my daughter was small it was pouring one year, and I did drive, but the kids kind of got sick of it, and we went to the mall a few towns over instead. I would never drive just because it's cold though, that's why you have a costume that is loose enough to layer underneath! We too have a few golf carts that go around town too. They are snobby people generally anyway, so I ignore them and was very glad when they just drove on by my house even though my porch light was on. I guess my one lonely little house wasn't enough to bother with!<br /><br />This was the first year since before my divorce in 1994 that I was home to pass out candy as my daughter informed me that she was too old to walk around with me and wanted to go with her friends. I too was shocked at the lack of "thank you" I heard. I didn't even hear the parents reminding them to say it!! Very rude in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-49583968969687995822009-11-02T07:23:30.584-05:002009-11-02T07:23:30.584-05:00everyone walks here, although when the drizzle cha...everyone walks here, although when the drizzle changed to rain we did start seeing a few cars. Usually though the only time we get cars is when the kids are driven over from a less ToT-friendly neighborhood. Ours is crazy family friendly, so we get plenty of imports.<br /><br />btw my kids' school is collecting extra candy this week, and sending it to Iraq, Afghanistan, and "a village in Nicaragua." OK, whatever, but I do wonder why, of all things, CANDY is the thing to send there.webhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938934194973454729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-66807645346834156782009-11-02T04:01:31.904-05:002009-11-02T04:01:31.904-05:00Back in my day, you went to as many houses as you ...Back in my day, you went to as many houses as you had the stamina to visit. When we were little kids, we went to about 6, then we were tired and that was the end of trick or treating for the night. As young teens, we seemingly could go for miles. NO ONE drove anywhere.<br /><br />I think the driving thing is a travesty; if the weather is bad then you bundle up or don't go out and eat your own candy; if the houses are far apart at least you are out on the sidewalk with other parents who are WALKING their kids.<br /><br />Our biggest fears from halloween were two-fold--someone (and we imagined this person to be a cranky, older person) would spend hours carefully placing razor blades in the apples they handed out, so the rule was never to eat an unwrapped apple. Presumably razor studded apples wrapped in saran wrap were safe. Also, nefarious druggies might lace our candy with LSD, so if a candy bar was ripped a little and you ate it, you were chancing a dangerous drug trip and gateway into a life on the streets.<br /><br />Of course, I know no one that experienced either event, but friends' older siblings assured us that it happened ALL THE TIME.<br /><br />I'd much rather "worry" about these things as a parent rather than my kids getting mowed down by an over-anxious SUV on halloween eve.amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06932977941504816230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-62676034221102114902009-11-02T02:43:46.943-05:002009-11-02T02:43:46.943-05:00So much for screening candy for razor blades these...So much for screening candy for razor blades these days. Now it's all about the milk bone...Candicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05553652923537266660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-53728843433358283442009-11-02T00:21:47.377-05:002009-11-02T00:21:47.377-05:001. The cars/SUV's/etc are pretty common out he...1. The cars/SUV's/etc are pretty common out here. But they are usually not neighborhood kids - they are from other neighborhoods, in fact, other towns.<br />2. Actually, the dog treats would be cool - no sugar for the kids and a treat for the dog who has suffered all night.<br />3. Altho my son had a friend who LOVED the jerky he found in our kitchen one time....we could not stop laughing as we tried to decide who was going tobreak it to him that he had just enjoyed doggy jerky!!!daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460011312097894940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-88301205819168635202009-11-01T21:30:50.625-05:002009-11-01T21:30:50.625-05:00We drove last night. Not from house to house, thou...We drove last night. Not from house to house, though. That's ridiculous. We have some neighborhoods scoped out, and they're a mile or so apart. We skip the stuff in the middle. Lol. Awesome story.Sarah Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11525949118660493801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-44378242405352738472009-11-01T20:41:55.174-05:002009-11-01T20:41:55.174-05:00We live in five acres of woods. With coyotes. And ...We live in five acres of woods. With coyotes. And no lights. We fed the kids who came to the coyotes. They said the kids were too full of sugar.vanity presshttp://modestypress.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-25894751298621709342009-11-01T19:57:46.469-05:002009-11-01T19:57:46.469-05:00I didn't have any kids come to my door, but in...I didn't have any kids come to my door, but in my parent's neighborhood children are driven in and dropped off. The first batch was 25 kids and none of them live in the neighborhood. We ran out of candy in the middle of that group and closed down for the night. The kids weren't nice...before I finished opening the door, I could hear some of the bigger kids say gimme my candy, now! I wanted to put the bowl down right then and there.Amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-84362463513218414992009-11-01T19:16:18.838-05:002009-11-01T19:16:18.838-05:00While I completely agree that -- under the vast ma...While I completely agree that -- under the vast majority of suburban circumstances -- the driving between houses thing is pathetic, I have to tell you it is NOT new. I lived in a lot of states growing up: New Jersey, Georgia, Florida and Texas, and I remember seeing this all through my childhood. I'm 41.vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10565517899498122997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-1291436765236054172009-11-01T18:57:52.792-05:002009-11-01T18:57:52.792-05:00Haha- My mom called me last night to tell me that ...Haha- My mom called me last night to tell me that while she was handing out candy, she was giving people with cute dogs treats for them. A little boy around 6 had a greyhound in a prison costume and my mom handed him some treats for the dog. My parents watched in horror as the kid popped the 'steak and liver' treats right in his mouth instead of the dog's.<br /><br />I remember roughly ten years ago being appalled by parents driving kids. As a kid, I totally judged those other kids who drove instead of walked.Naehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184668063739273948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-77309526437866604572009-11-01T18:24:41.997-05:002009-11-01T18:24:41.997-05:00That's plain hilarious (the photo).
I don...That's plain hilarious (the photo). <br /><br />I don't have trick-or-treating age kids anymore, but the SUV story would raise my eyebrows a little in this neighborhood in a college town where local parents are getting together to make the sidewalks safer for kids to walk to school. My child as a youn'un would've taken the shortcut through the ravine and city park and stopped to investigate where raccoons hide out. The school would've notified us within an hour if he didn't show up, but then I'm sure I wouldn't want to wonder if he had discovered the secret entrance to the middle of the earth each morning. And, he would be the one to try the dog biscuits and come up with a recipe that was both edible and nutritious for humans and his dog. On the other hand, his dad used to drive him (and his older brother) to one of the newer 'nouveau riche' subdivisions with a empty plastic pumpkins and the folks there (all parents and ghosties walking, but rather safe and well-lit) met up with their friends and had a blast. (To be honest, I set some restrictions on how much could be 'kept' and the rest mysteriously disappeared.)<br /><br />This year a popular kids' orthodontist in the area had kids bring in their loot, and exchange it weight for weight for something desirable (don't recall if it was for coupons, or money). The kids got a free toothbrush, and the candy was to be sent to the troops! Hmm, is there a good dental plan in the military?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-68699779771307270212009-11-01T17:59:40.191-05:002009-11-01T17:59:40.191-05:00Miss Kismet- WOW! I need to find out where you liv...Miss Kismet- WOW! I need to find out where you live and move there!Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.com