# Halloweenie Whines (Mini-Rants) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 1, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweenie-whines-mini-rants/700054 "2014-10-01T04:37:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 21
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweenie-whines-mini-rants/700054/401 "2014-11-01T03:22:48Z")
We got NO trick-or-treaters, says my husband (I was at work). Guess some of the gang at work will get to help us. I probably should stop buying t-or-t candy, but I always fear that the year I don’t get any is the year I’ll be swarmed with adorable little mooches. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweenie-whines-mini-rants/700054/402 "2014-11-01T03:57:49Z")
> [@flatlined](#): > > Sorry for the double post, but I’m still all upset about the dearth of Trick or Treaters. I got 9. I’ve got so much candy left over that everyone at work will go into diabetic shock. The worse was the mom who wouldn’t allow me to fill their bags “They are only out to show off their costumes, they don’t need that much candy.” I didn’t say bad words in front of them, but I sure did think them. How’s your weather? They’re calling today’s weather here the “HalloStorm” because it wreaked havoc on traffic, travel, parties, and trick-or-treating for everybody today. [Some pics showing why Halloween sucked here this year.](http://www.timeout.com/chicago/things-to-do/photos-from-todays-crazy-hallostorm) Oh! And the floating Haunted Barge at Navy Pier did a good job of sinking, plus people were saying they could feel the Pier moving - no small feat! [What the barge is supposed to look like](http://assets.dnainfo.com/generated/chicago_photo/2014/10/navy-pier-haunted-house-1414789379.jpg/larger.jpg), and [what it looked like today](https://fbexternal-a.akamaihd.net/safe_image.php?d=AQDQ8NO5r771jFx1&w=484&h=253&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftribwgntv.files.wordpress.com%2F2014%2F10%2Fwbez-navypier.jpeg%3Fw%3D1200&cfs=1) - looks like it came loose and was just pummeled. There were also reports that people could feel Navy Pier moving. For those unfamiliar with it, [that’s no small feat.](https://fbexternal-a.akamaihd.net/safe_image.php?d=AQDQ8NO5r771jFx1&w=484&h=253&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftribwgntv.files.wordpress.com%2F2014%2F10%2Fwbez-navypier.jpeg%3Fw%3D1200&cfs=1) Wind was howling in my kitchen windows today, it was 35F, and winds were 60mph. I’m not a small woman, and I almost lost my feet twice on the way to work! Also, had to break out the winter long coat that makes me look like a big blue sausage, plus scarf and gloves! So yeah, no trick-or-treaters here today, either. We usually get more than you would expect at a business, but we don’t look very business-y and have a well lit porch and plenty of chocolatey candy. I overdid it on the peanut butter cups and twix. ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweenie-whines-mini-rants/700054/403 "2014-11-01T04:18:32Z")
So far, its been clear and not that cold. Only about 70. No need for kids to stay inside while the parents batten down the hatches. But now I’m going to sneak in an anti-rant. The first ones who knocked on my door were a teenager and his little sister, I think. (I don’t know, I didn’t ask the relationship or ages). I offered the teenager some candy, even though he didn’t have a bag. I had a book in my hand and he asked me what I was reading. I told him that it was a Lovecraft tribute book and he was OMG!!! I LOVE Lovecraft. His little zombie sister got candy and he got a couple of books. I so love corrupting people 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweenie-whines-mini-rants/700054/404 "2014-11-01T04:49:25Z")
No WONDER you didn’t get any more 'treaters! You spent all your mojo on giving one of 'em BOOKS! Total WIN!!! Plus, you still have all that candy. I’m leaving work early. I’m chilly, have cramps, had an emotional up and down today, and I want my warm house with mashed potatoes and kitty snuggles and a movie before I have to show up for an equally draining (but in a different way) ER shift tomorrow. Bah. Sunday can’t come soon enough. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweenie-whines-mini-rants/700054/405 "2014-11-01T07:49:57Z")
[you should have given the girl a special treat](http://s139.photobucket.com/user/teflon_jeff/media/fhtagn-dazs.jpg.html) ---
**Author:** ![Dunkelheit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dunkelheit/32/248_2.png) [@Dunkelheit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunkelheit)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweenie-whines-mini-rants/700054/406 "2014-11-01T12:23:34Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > Yes, I know I was once known on this board for my “am I the only one?” and “is it just me?” posts/threads. But I’m wondering now if I’m the only one who is driven mad when cashiers drum their fingers impatiently while I’m trying to get out my money or bank card to pay for my purchases. It makes me feel like I’m under so much pressure to try to pay for my stuff RIGHT THIS INSTANT because the cashier needs to have my money RIGHT NOW DAMMIT!! Drives me nuts! (even more nuts than I usually am.) I know of at least one retailer here who times their cashiers, so if the customer is slow getting out their payment, it reflects badly on them. I have heard one of these cashiers mention that they like it when the customer uses a debit card, because as soon as they hit the ‘debit’ button that’s them finished, as they have no control over how long the equipment takes to process the transaction. So I always use my debit card when I shop there, because I don’t want them being scolded for the time it takes me to manage my end of the transaction. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweenie-whines-mini-rants/700054/407 "2014-11-01T17:00:32Z")
> [@Dunkelheit](#): > > I know of at least one retailer here who times their cashiers, so if the customer is slow getting out their payment, it reflects badly on them. I have heard one of these cashiers mention that they like it when the customer uses a debit card, because as soon as they hit the ‘debit’ button that’s them finished, as they have no control over how long the equipment takes to process the transaction. So I always use my debit card when I shop there, because I don’t want them being scolded for the time it takes me to manage my end of the transaction. Yeah, I would be tempted to never shop there because it is managed by pointy-haired idiots, but I realize we don’t always have that freedom of choice. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweenie-whines-mini-rants/700054/408 "2014-11-01T22:00:58Z")
I started a [November Rants](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=17865548#post17865548) thread. (this is not a rant, just an announcement.) ---
**Author:** ![Dunkelheit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dunkelheit/32/248_2.png) [@Dunkelheit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunkelheit)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2014, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweenie-whines-mini-rants/700054/409 "2014-11-03T13:13:56Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > Yeah, I would be tempted to never shop there because it is managed by pointy-haired idiots, but I realize we don’t always have that freedom of choice. Indeed, it’s hard to find anyplace these days that isn’t so managed. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweenie-whines-mini-rants/700054/410 "2014-11-03T17:18:19Z")
Yeah, we had few TorTers since it was col and rainy. My rant is about the costume I wore. OK, i built it for Mickeys Not-so-Scary Halloween at DL. Then wore it again to work, etc. I had grey suit pants, black shoes, a soft grey fedora, Disney studios leather jacket, a white shirt with a black tie with the Smoke Tree Ranch logo on it, and grey the perfect Walt mustache. > **[Walt's Hidden Hideaway - D23](https://d23.com/walts-hidden-hideaway/)** > > D23 rounds up photos and stories from Walt Disney’s home away from Hollywood, at Smoke Tree Ranch in Palm Springs, California Three people at DL commented, and one at work. Everyone else thought it was Indiana Jones. :smack: Shoes: Indy wore brown half-boos, Walt black dress shoes Pants:khaki wool-twill vs gray dress Shirt: tan vs white Tie: None vs black Facial hair: stubble vs mustache Hat: brown vs grey Jacket: both leather but mine had the old pre-DL studio logo. sigh. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweenie-whines-mini-rants/700054/411 "2014-11-03T17:29:40Z")
The month of November: [Now with its own rants thread!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=739389) ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweenie-whines-mini-rants/700054/412 "2014-11-04T02:45:12Z")
we are still happily living in the past, still on daylight savings time, just leave us be [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloweenie-whines-mini-rants/700054.md?page=20)