Last year we had trouble....we have kids roaming our streets (some of them older teens). Some stole our car on Halloween night last year (its a long story of how it happened). We do not want any of these kids coming to our door after 7:30pm. I'm thinking of parking our car (the big SUV) so that it blocks the gate to our front door. I know that we should lock the doors and turn off all the lights. Should I put a sign on the door like "We are not at home - please do not ring door bell".
2007-10-25 23:16:30 · 12 answers · asked by alexgirl 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Halloween
Well, what about turning all your lights off, and do not put up any decorations. I know we don't go to dark houses.
2007-10-25 23:20:52 · answer #1 · answered by winterpixie_13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turning off all the lights is good enough. Kids and parents know not to go to dark houses. Where I'm from, it's actually considered illegal to put up signs that say you're not home because you're actually inviting burglars and intruders by doing so.
2007-10-26 07:21:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
an idea take out your letter box both sides lock the door take out batteries in doorbell then when they come up the think you got burgled and cant knock on the door or when they touch the doorbell it gives them an electric shock and then you have a voice saying "trick or treaters go away, we don't have an candy today" i do it every Halloween we never buy candy but i always do what i put here except for the last bit
2007-10-26 06:44:13 · answer #3 · answered by ☺C☺h☺a☺r☺l☺o☺t☺t☺e 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Anything you do that sends the message "I want you to just go and leave me alone"will likely invite reprisals and vandalism and heckling. Sad but true.
This takes some thought. You obviously have come up with nothing that works in 12 months, so I can't in 5 minutes. Sorry.
2007-10-26 06:20:57 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Vincent Van Jessup 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put a HUGE dog dish in front of the gate with a bowl of water and a huge gnawed bone... not too many people will walk in where it appears a large dog lives.
2007-10-26 07:15:27 · answer #5 · answered by Princess Picalilly 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well in london we just put up a sign given out but the police but it sounds to me kike your living in the ghetto!!! have you tryed not answering the door? parking the van sounds like a good plan however they might just see it as a challange?
2007-10-26 06:45:59 · answer #6 · answered by moosemgtf 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Say "Sorry No Trick or Treaters Allowed"
2007-10-26 06:25:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are going to be in, try your best to make it look - and sound- as if you're not.
Going out and putting signs up trying to tell everybody "Nobody is in" doesn't work; it may put your home at risk from burglars.
2007-10-26 06:30:17 · answer #8 · answered by Robert C 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd suggest just a simple sign saying 'No Trick-Or-treaters'
2007-10-26 06:19:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
post sign... stand there... turn off all lights..pull the shades. most do not approach as dark house,
2007-10-26 07:28:06 · answer #10 · answered by foosieboy1953 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋