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Got rid of my extra candy / Awesome Ring video
October 31, 2022, 10:32 AM
Scuba Steve SigGot rid of my extra candy / Awesome Ring video
Central Iowa does trick or treating on "Beggars Night", the night before Halloween since 1938 or so, it's dumb but we embrace it. It was a rare occurrence of not being freezing temps or rain or snow or tornadoes last night so I bought 2 Sam's Club 200pc bags but then Hyvee had full size Hershey bars on sale, 6 packs for $2, so I bought a dozen of those also and the first 72 visitors were going to get The Big Bar treatment. Wife stayed at home and I took out the Mini Scubas. Each kid brought home 3 or so pounds and we still had a whole bucket of candy AND another unopened bag and it was 7:45 and things were winding down. I didn't want all this candy so I put our leftovers on the front porch with a sign that said "You win. Take it all!!" Some polite teenagers got to it 20mins later, they were just going to grab one and then saw the sign. Seeing the Ring camera there, they made sure to show the evidence of the note. I heard the commotion but was getting the kids to bed. Enjoy the video, but I don't want this to "go viral" or whatever.
https://ring.com/share/4e747f3...19-8159-b55494838512October 31, 2022, 10:41 AM
DzozerWhat a bunch of good, polite kids! It's nice to see this - I know you don't want it to go viral, but if it did, its because this video shows how most kids these days really are - good - something that is not publicized much any more.
'veritas non verba magistri' October 31, 2022, 10:48 AM
GeorgeairVery cool. Definitely not from my neighborhood of entitled pricks.
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October 31, 2022, 10:54 AM
Scuba Steve SigI showed it to our kids this morning and emhasized this is exactly how you handle this situation as a kid.
October 31, 2022, 10:55 AM
joel9507To both donor and recipients:
Nicely done!

October 31, 2022, 11:00 AM
mojojojoLove how polite hey were. Teenagers here who T&T are obnoxious.
Icarus flew too close to the sun, but at least he flew. October 31, 2022, 11:06 AM
smlsigThat brought a smile to my face. Thanks for posting.
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October 31, 2022, 11:58 AM
rsboloThat is great!
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October 31, 2022, 03:28 PM
Russ59Bravo to all.
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October 31, 2022, 03:44 PM
P220 SmudgeThat's great. Heard at the end:
"Can I have a piece?"
"Nope."

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October 31, 2022, 03:45 PM
.38supersigNice!
Looked like some happy dudes.
October 31, 2022, 03:58 PM
NismoScore!
We did something similar a few years back and had a lot of candy to hand out, but family stopped by and we all decided to head out for dinner, so waited for the next kid to come to the door, and just gave the entire thing to her.
October 31, 2022, 04:05 PM
AeteoclesNice to see kids excited to still be kids.
October 31, 2022, 04:54 PM
SigSauerP226Huh that was a cool Ring video. Nice to see polite teenagers, seemingly rare breed these days.
...Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel, was just a freight train coming your way... October 31, 2022, 05:34 PM
bendableSo nobody here would have taken 6 pieces and left the rest for some other kids ?
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October 31, 2022, 05:41 PM
Scuba Steve SigIt was 8:05 or 8:10, when official hours are 6-8 as mandated by the Minister of Official Beggars Night Pre-Halloween Redundancy Department Coalition. Some parents put bowls on the front porch with a sign that says "please take 1" or "take 2", etc so the parents can go out with their kids or the doorbell doesn't bother their pets. There hadn't been anybody stopping by for 20mins and I thought for sure that bowl was going to stay out there and full all night. They were doing a valuable civic service.
October 31, 2022, 05:53 PM
EdmondWhen the kid missed the dump and his friend was like "you idiot!"

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