Trick or Treating 2020

FourAtShore
Sun, 01 Nov 2020 19:10:11 +0000

We weren’t in the mood to carve our pumpkins this year, but we did put out some decorations, not as many as usual. We put a patio table in front of the front steps where we were going to lay out candy, but at the last minute we found some cardboard tubing for a candy chute. We got maybe 75 ToTers from 6:00 to 7:30. Normally our neighborhood would get hundreds over 3 hours, particularly on a weekend night. On my run this morning, I saw a couple of driveways with tables loaded with candy and signs urging people to take some.

All the kids and parents wore masks (well, one exception for the parents). It felt safe, but I have to admit it might not have if we had gotten the numbers we normally do. I’d like to believe all the kids who were not trick or treating were doing super-safe Zoom parties, but I’m afraid some, like our neighbors across the street, were attending small parties with a few “safe” families. Unfortunately, it’s exactly those types of informal gatherings where public health officials tell us the virus is spreading, as folks let their guard down with family and friends and don’t wear masks or physically distance. Of course, the kids who were trick or treating might have ALSO attended a maskless party. I think we did the right thing handing out candy in a safe fashion, but I don’t know.