Comments on: Trick or Treat!

By: Zoe B

Zoe B — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:10:41 +0000

Halloween is not just a measure of kid-friendliness, it can be an engine for neighborhood friendliness in general. It is the one time of year that you can call on all your nearby neighbors to say hello. Or they come to you. Or you greet each other on the street between stops. Once you have met face to face, it is easier to start a conversation when you run into each other at other times of year.

By: Robert S. Porter

Robert S. Porter — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:28:26 +0000

Though I live in a kid friendly part of city, I’m on a busy road and I delibertately turn my lights off. So my count, I can assure you, will be zero.

Indeed the less kid friendly the neighbourhood is, the high rating it’s going to get from me.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:48:44 +0000

In general this works, but we see “volatility” in the number of trick or treaters year to year, between 50 and 150, depending partially on how well us and our neighbours decorate for Halloween.

Also, it is pouring rain in Vancouver today, which is not expected to ease. I suspect this will dampen enthusiasm among parents (not the kids necessarily, although the little ones will likely be wet and cold earlier than normal).

By: Elizabeth M

Elizabeth M — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:01:14 +0000

We’re celebrating our first Halloween in a single family home and are very excited about the prospect of a busy doorbell. Our place is only a mile from the condo where we used to live, but in the condo we never had one trick-or-treater at the door. Understandable, I suppose. But, according to our new neighbors, there are plenty of little ones in this neighborhood every October 31. I have witch’s hat and candy at the ready – hope we aren’t disappointed as the new kids on the block!