I just don't understand some people

[Usmc5811]

Well the wife and I took the kids out trick or treating last night. We live in a nice little neighborhood outside of Richmond, nice place to walk around and trick or treat. It takes a lot to bother me and I don't mind that people who live in bad areas of Richmond come out to our neighborhood for their children to enjoy the holiday.

But as we were walking around I kept noticing that a lot of traffic was the same cars. Now bear in mind with all the kids and parents out there it was pretty crowded. Then you add the idiots that are to lazy to walk and they just follow their kids from house to house in their car. To me this is just trifling and dangerous. Then they have the nerve to honk the horn at people to get out of the way because their children are getting ahead of the car. Then they would pull past the kids and stop a few houses down below to wait. Then it would start all over again.

I could understand if they had bad health but most were younger than my wife and I. There were also no handicap emblems on the vehicles. And to make it worse they would have their music thumping also. I mean come on do you really have to see if you can vibrate your license plate off the trunk of your car with your base? It really makes me wish my kids had the privilege of growing up in the country and not have to deal with that ****.

Anyone else had to deal with these kind of issues while out last night? I guess it's just the way things are. But part of me would love to tell them to take their butts back to where they live and do this stuff. I shouldn't have to worry about my kids getting hit by some idiot who is just to lazy to get out and enjoy the fresh air. They are just there for the free candy and nothing else. Guess they are used to the government giving them free food so they figure why not sponge off these folks who live in a nice neighborhood. It's not like we live in a country club, everyone I know works in our little neighborhood. We have all sorts from LEO's to carpenters. Just a nice blue collar neighborhood. Ok I feel better, that is my rant for the day.

 

[Arik]

That's a new one. I know people drive their kids to different neighborhoods but never heard of them just drive-following them

 

[Comrad]

I saw that myself for the first time last night as we were walking around with one of my grandsons. For me, it's a whole lot more fun to walk around with the kids than sit in a car.
I don't believe in importing or exporting for halloween. This should be a time for neighbors to mingle and a chance to get to know people in your neighborhood who you might not ordinarily get to meet.

 

[RJJ 1971]

We saw it last night too (small town in sw indiana).
My wife and I just laughed and said guess that's what happens when teenagers have kids and texting and driving is more important than walking with your kids.

 

[Doug M.]

The worse your attitude about the human race, the more likely you are to be proven correct.

 

[Comrad]

Mrs Conrad and I say it all the time "we don't like people".

 

[BC38]

Sounds to me like you actually do understand. Lazy, inconsiderate, self-absorbed, entitlement mentality. You hit all the salient points.

And just think, they've already bred and are raising more who will probably be just like them. God help us.

 

[walkin jack]

Due to thunderstorms for the last few days it was a light turnout for us this year. We had one group of 3 pre-school age goblins. They were cute and very enthusiastic and their parents or attending adults were just behind them just outside the courtyard. And that was it for us. Now we have allllll that candy to eat.

 

[Kanewpadle]

Mrs Conrad and I say it all the time "we don't like people".

Dogs make better "people".

 

[bigwheelzip]

How else can they keep their phone charged?

 

[Faulkner]

Not really surprised, it's the drive thru generation.

 

[rjm6120]

I absolutely understand your angst and agree with it wholeheartedly. All the adults that were with their kids walked with them and didn't lazily follow in their cars. There were even grandparents joining in the walk as well.

I noticed that we got our fair share of visitors to the neighborhood, much more so than in years past. This in itself really doesn't bother me. What bothers me is the complete lack of gratitude/manners, not only from some of the visiting kids, but from the kids within the neighborhood/subdivision AND THEIR ACCOMPANYING PARENTS. "Thank yous" for contributing to kids' candy loot has been steadily holding at a rate of 50% for years now. Why isn't simple courtesy taught to today's kids? If I didn't say thank you after getting candy, my dad would make me go back up to the door specifically to say it. I think I made that mistake twice.

 

[old bear]

I wish we had that problem last night. We did not have a single trick or treat last night. As I love seeing the Little Kids in their costumes, I was kinda bummed out. Oh-well such is the times we live in.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Had a much larger turnout than usual. The real little ones crack me up. All dressed up but not quite sure what's going on... like "Why am I here?" .... with proud parents hovering a few steps back. Most all the kids were polite and said thank you, only a few required reminding by their parents. There were also a lot more cars than usual probably because it was threatening to rain, but it held off till a bit after 8pm. Turned off the porch light and watched a move while the wife griped at me to knock off the candy.

Another good Halloween. Looking forward to many more.

 

[the ringo kid]

Well the wife and I took the kids out trick or treating last night. We live in a nice little neighborhood outside of Richmond, nice place to walk around and trick or treat. It takes a lot to bother me and I don't mind that people who live in bad areas of Richmond come out to our neighborhood for their children to enjoy the holiday.

But as we were walking around I kept noticing that a lot of traffic was the same cars. Now bear in mind with all the kids and parents out there it was pretty crowded. Then you add the idiots that are to lazy to walk and they just follow their kids from house to house in their car. To me this is just trifling and dangerous. Then they have the nerve to honk the horn at people to get out of the way because their children are getting ahead of the car. Then they would pull past the kids and stop a few houses down below to wait. Then it would start all over again.

I could understand if they had bad health but most were younger than my wife and I. There were also no handicap emblems on the vehicles. And to make it worse they would have their music thumping also. I mean come on do you really have to see if you can vibrate your license plate off the trunk of your car with your base? It really makes me wish my kids had the privilege of growing up in the country and not have to deal with that ****.

Anyone else had to deal with these kind of issues while out last night? I guess it's just the way things are. But part of me would love to tell them to take their butts back to where they live and do this stuff. I shouldn't have to worry about my kids getting hit by some idiot who is just to lazy to get out and enjoy the fresh air. They are just there for the free candy and nothing else. Guess they are used to the government giving them free food so they figure why not sponge off these folks who live in a nice neighborhood. It's not like we live in a country club, everyone I know works in our little neighborhood. We have all sorts from LEO's to carpenters. Just a nice blue collar neighborhood. Ok I feel better, that is my rant for the day.

I call that behavior, ''ghetto mentality''. I can't stand that when someone drives up to pick someone up, instead of getting out and knocking on their door, or using a phone---they lean on the cars horn for 10 -20 seconds. They also do as you already mentioned and, women, when taking garbage to a dumpster, pile it on their car hood and drive it over-even though the dumpster is less than 100 feet away from their door!

 

[the ringo kid]

That's a new one. I know people drive their kids to different neighborhoods but never heard of them just drive-following them

Come down my way, you will see a lifetimes worth of this in a day. I saw it quite a bit last night.

 

[the ringo kid]

Due to thunderstorms for the last few days it was a light turnout for us this year. We had one group of 3 pre-school age goblins. They were cute and very enthusiastic and their parents or attending adults were just behind them just outside the courtyard. And that was it for us. Now we have allllll that candy to eat.

I'll bet it was according to plans. I didn't buy candy for the masses because I wasn't home but, knew a youngish mother who couldn't afford to buy her two cute kids any candy, so I went to Walmart and bought them a $9 large mixed bag of candy to split tween the two. I also gave them a sawbuck apiece. The mother got the restaurant gift card that I bought to TGI Fridays. I'm glad I was able to make them all happy. The only thing I wish, is I wish she would stop dying her hair pink, or blue or purple.

 

[the ringo kid]

How else can they keep their phone charged?

McDonald's-unfortunately. I see that all the time when I'm using my unofficial ''office'' which is a table at Micky dees. And yes, I do pay 'rent'.

 

[ralph7]

I call that behavior, ''ghetto mentality''. I can't stand that when someone drives up to pick someone up, instead of getting out and knocking on their door, or using a phone---they lean on the cars horn for 10 -20 seconds. They also do as you already mentioned and, women, when taking garbage to a dumpster, pile it on their car hood and drive it over-even though the dumpster is less than 100 feet away from their door!

Yeah, ghetto.
These are the same fine folks that open their door at a stoplight and drop "they" trash on the ground.
Poor kids don't have a chance to learn what's right with a parent like that. Yes, singular is what I meant.

 

[LVSteve]

Mrs Conrad and I say it all the time "we don't like people".

I had a younger co-worker accuse me of being a borderline sociopath because of my similar attitude to the human race in general. I just laughed and suggested if he was correct that he should stay on my good side.

 

[the ringo kid]

Yeah, ghetto.
These are the same fine folks that open their door at a stoplight and drop "they" trash on the ground.
Poor kids don't have a chance to learn what's right with a parent like that. Yes, singular is what I meant.

I see that all the time. Also, I loathe those who drop used diapers out their car windows. I was close enough once to catch the mother doing thast in a parking lot and I went over with rag in hand, picked it up and dropped it back into her lap. Of coarse she hated that but--such is life. Shouldn't have littered.

 

[DR505]

Hmm...our neighborhood was quite well behaved. We just had the locals. You could tell who was out with their own kids because they left a big bowl of candy on the porch with a sign that said, "Take one or two, Happy Halloween." I had to do that myself when I took my son out for his first time door-to-door trick or treating (we normally live in the country, so do a trunk-or-treat at the church). When I came back, there were only 4 or 5 pieces of candy taken from the bowl. Nice night. Last kids (neighbors who we knew) came by around 8:40 pm.

 

[msinc]

That's a new one. I know people drive their kids to different neighborhoods but never heard of them just drive-following them

Well, it's like this...most of them are too worthless and sorry to work...that is why they are coming from the side of town they do and also why they do not and never will {unless they sue somebody} live in the same neighborhood as the OP.
All that said, is it really that hard to get that they drive-follow????
No, no surprise at all now.

 

[rjm6120]

I'll bet it was according to plans. I didn't buy candy for the masses because I wasn't home but, knew a youngish mother who couldn't afford to buy her two cute kids any candy, so I went to Walmart and bought them a $9 large mixed bag of candy to split tween the two. I also gave them a sawbuck apiece. The mother got the restaurant gift card that I bought to TGI Fridays. I'm glad I was able to make them all happy. The only thing I wish, is I wish she would stop dying her hair pink, or blue or purple.

Good karma to you, ringo kid!!!!

 

[Inusuit]

I am constantly astounded by the boorish behavior brought out by the availability of anything free. When I was 17 or so in a small town in eastern Colorado, my boss sent me to watch out for the Easter eggs and prizes scattered around a public park by one of the local service clubs. It was very educational to see adults shoving kids to ground to get candy eggs and maybe the few gift certificates. Not all were "ghetto" types by the way.

 

[CajunBass]

Can't say I noticed anything like that, but then we opened the doors to the church, put out buckets of candy, goody bags, and copies of the New Testament and invited the entire neighborhood to drop by. A good number of them did, both kids and parents. They were of course, invited to come back anytime.

A good time was had by all.

Planting seeds.

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

I saw a lot of vehicle caravans from lower income neighborhoods in Ohio, but not so much down here. You cannot blame parents wanting to rove a safer neighborhood and get better candy. We had five adults and 20 kids walking around our neighborhood for about 90 minutes, then the kids got tired and opted to return for the Halloween party. A very nice evening for all.

 

[da gimp]

we had a heavier than average turnout... all well behaved younger kids.... no high schoolers or adults....The Boss buys the better grade bite sized candy bars like Snickers/Butterfingers/3Musk/Almond Joys etc... we limit the older kids to two pieces... the little ones get to take a handful...Just another of the benefits of living in a great little small town in Missouri.........

 

[Doug M.]

I had a younger co-worker accuse me of being a borderline sociopath because of my similar attitude to the human race in general. I just laughed and suggested if he was correct that he should stay on my good side.

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I get some funny looks when I tells whiners of that nature "no one appreciates a sociopath until they need one". I've got a few other comments of such nature - many of which get the weak all bent out of shape. Anyone care to guess my level of GAF?

 

[Bronco48]

We had about 30 walkers last night, all with parents and thanking us. A few years ago they were bused into our neighborhood from up to 30 miles away. One year had 4 busses parked on the street, ran out of candy... Hasn't been that way for about 3 years now.