Thought I had seen it all. Passing out candy last night while DS took DGS around the neighborhood, I had the normal trick or treaters--walking, stroller or wagon pushed by mom or dad and of course the cars that cruised and stopped every few houses to let kids out. I even had kids on bikes.
Then, up pulls an Escalade, black, complete with fully tinted windows to the end of my driveway. I wait for a child to get out and nothing happens, then the front passenger window rolls down and a little head and pumpkin bucket appears. No parent, no sign they are getting out of the car, nothing. I walk over (I stand at the end of my driveway--saves the kids from having to walk up and down it--not that it's long but every minute counts on Halloween--I even had one group of teenage boys thank me for being there) and give him some candy and he goes back into the seat and the window goes up and the Escalade drives away. No words were ever exchanged (not even trick or treat or thank you) and they drove away--didn't even stop at all of the houses.
I live in a subdivision of 510 houses, middle class families, houses close together, sidewalks, weather was gorgeous for being out so WHO in the world thought that was the way to trick or treat? And why pick my house to stop at--unless because my decorations are all Mickey, Minnie, and pals and I was wearing a Minnie shirt and headband I looked "safer" than my neighbors????
Then, up pulls an Escalade, black, complete with fully tinted windows to the end of my driveway. I wait for a child to get out and nothing happens, then the front passenger window rolls down and a little head and pumpkin bucket appears. No parent, no sign they are getting out of the car, nothing. I walk over (I stand at the end of my driveway--saves the kids from having to walk up and down it--not that it's long but every minute counts on Halloween--I even had one group of teenage boys thank me for being there) and give him some candy and he goes back into the seat and the window goes up and the Escalade drives away. No words were ever exchanged (not even trick or treat or thank you) and they drove away--didn't even stop at all of the houses.
I live in a subdivision of 510 houses, middle class families, houses close together, sidewalks, weather was gorgeous for being out so WHO in the world thought that was the way to trick or treat? And why pick my house to stop at--unless because my decorations are all Mickey, Minnie, and pals and I was wearing a Minnie shirt and headband I looked "safer" than my neighbors????
Most kids were very gracious and said thank you too! Only had a couple of brats. I let the kids choose and one girl used two hands to scooup out the bowl! I made her put some back. 
but a friend's church did "trunk or treat" for several years. the members had a trunk decorating contest (auto trunk or hatch back) and the kids walked around the parking lot from car to car where they yelled "trunk or treat"! she said it got very impressive seeing what the dads came up with (trunks done up like caldrons complete with dry ice fog machines 
).
