When you were kids, how long did you stay out trick or treating?

We used to go out out twice. We'd get out first pillow case full, on one set of streets, then go get another and work the other side. People had fun with it. Had a few bags stolen, life goes on. One house used to set up a haunted yard. I distinctly remember the guy jumping out of the "leaf pile grave" with a real chainsaw (chain removed, but we didn't know until later) and scare the crap out of us. It was a blast... And out parents stayed home. Had to be a hundred kids on each side of the street.

Then the flakes got into the picture and started putting needles and razor blades in candy. It late 70's early 80's. The local hospital offered to x-ray candy for free if you brought it in. Then the whole cyanide in the Tylenol bottles hit the streets and it all went down hill from there.

Luckily where I am, there are a lot of kids and people give a crap still. The neighborhood we go to is awesome. people make haunted garages, dress up and hang out on the front lawn like we used to.

The police even get into it. They are there to show a presence but they are great and hand out candy, stickers and talk to people.

All is not lost.... yet...