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Title: halloween
Post by: kingy on Oct 13 06 04:27
what is everyone doing for halloween?

  im thinking of going to pne for fright nights and for sure will do the haunted trolley bus tour.

  i have no idea what my costume will be.
Title: Re: halloween
Post by: Lise on Oct 13 06 04:30
Heard the PNE Fright Night is rather boring.

  We're doing the family thingee. Carving out pumpkin, dressing up Lise Jr. and then roaming around the neighborhood for treats. Hope it doesn't rain by then. Avoiding Metrotown on Halloween Night, the place is mob with kids.
Title: Re: halloween
Post by: Lise on Oct 13 06 04:33
(http://i10.tinypic.com/330d5eb.jpg)

  For kingly.............................taaaddaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! Oil me up, baby.
Title: Re: halloween
Post by: Sportsdude on Oct 14 06 11:34
LOL Lise!
New neighbourhood this year so it might be a lot more busy then last year since only about 4 people showed up at the door.  I haven't done anything for Halloween in atleast 8 years now. lol how sad.
Title: Re: halloween
Post by: purelife on Oct 14 06 12:13
What's the haunted trolley bus tour, kingy?  I'm not into dressing up at all.  
Title: Re: halloween
Post by: weird al on Oct 14 06 12:47
I guess I'll just haunt a few bars.
Title: Re: halloween
Post by: Russ on Oct 14 06 03:08
Im going to dress up as the grim reaper.. lol, totally origional I know. Seriously I dont know, but Im going to hit that party store along second ave past main street. They usually have lots of good choices.

  Last year we had bout a hundred and twenty people come by our place for candy.
Title: Re: halloween
Post by: weird al on Oct 14 06 03:10
Right on! Dress up as the Grim Reaper and hand out candy! Good way to economize on candy   : )
Title: Re: halloween
Post by: Russ on Oct 14 06 03:13
weird al wrote:
 Right on! Dress up as the Grim Reaper and hand out candy! Good way to economize on candy   : )  

 HA! I never put the two of those together. thats awesome! I usually have a bunch of people over as well for a party at the same time, so Im not always the one handing out the candy.


 
Title: Re: halloween
Post by: weird al on Oct 14 06 03:18
...maybe Tim Leary handing out sugar cubes..
Title: Re: halloween
Post by: P.C. on Oct 14 06 03:20
I wish I had more kids come to my door.  I miss seeing the little guys all dressed up.  Last year we had only 4 kids.  I usually carve about a dozen pumpkins, and dress up the walk to the house, but I think it's just too long a walk for kids.  You can't see the house from the road which is enough to scare the kids away.

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  These are from a couple years ago....I gave the Johnny to a friend who is a big fan

He adored it....lol

  I didn't keep the pic of the pumpkins unlit, because it's amazing how unidentifiable it is without the light.    
Title: Re: halloween
Post by: Sportsdude on Oct 14 06 03:21
WOW PC, amazing
Title: Re: halloween
Post by: P.C. on Oct 14 06 03:30
They are kinda cool......and much easier than they look.  I got the patterns online'

  I found one unlit.

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Title: Re: halloween
Post by: P.C. on Oct 14 06 03:31
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Title: Re: halloween
Post by: Russ on Oct 14 06 03:36
Thats incredible PC. Do you have a link handy for one of these online places? With the outlines does it tell you how deep you have to carve?    
Title: Re: halloween
Post by: P.C. on Oct 14 06 03:44
[A href="http://www.carvingpumpkins.com/"]http://www.carvingpumpkins.com/[/A]

  I think this was the one.  They are  very easy.  I'm doing ones of my friends this year...there are instructions how to transform your photos  
Title: Re: halloween
Post by: P.C. on Oct 14 06 03:46
There are only two cutting depths.  Right through (removing the whole piece) or removing just the skin.
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Post by: Lise on Oct 14 06 05:42
Holy smoolly!!! Looks awesome. Maybe I'll do one too. Thanks for the link.
Title: Re: halloween
Post by: purelife on Oct 14 06 06:51
Last year we had bout a hundred and twenty people come by our place for candy.
 [hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"]Wow, that's awesome!  I notice that not many kids come out these days and usually head to the malls.  You must either live in a complex or right in the middle of a busy family neighborhood.  Nice.  I always loved handing out candy to the little kids.  They're so darn cute.  
   
Title: Re: halloween
Post by: P.C. on Oct 14 06 07:39
There's a road in Nanaimo, that is wonderful to drive a day or two after Hallowe'en.  Every one brings their pumpkins to JinglePot Road and they are lit up for miles.  It's a lovely spooky, winding road (with a great pub to end up at for some great food)  
Title: Re: halloween
Post by: kingy on Oct 14 06 08:53
purelife wrote:
What's the haunted trolley bus tour, kingy?  I'm not into dressing up at all.
 

 you dont need to dress up at all. it is a bus tour around the city that makes visits to graveyards and haunted houses.

 
[FONT color=#660000][SPAN class=style19]14th Annual Vancouver Museum Haunted Vancouver Trolley Tours[/SPAN]
[/FONT][SPAN class=style25]Oct. 13 to 31 at 7 PM & 9 PM
Ages 13+[/SPAN]
[SPAN class=style23]Listen to terrifying tales of betrayal, revenge and apparitions while visiting spooky haunts. This year's tour includes a new route, new stories, the chance to explore the old city morgue at the Vancouver Police Museum and Mountain View Cemetery which holds over 90,000 graves. Board a fully decorated trolley bus and travel through the city listening to experienced storytellers, in character, spin tales of murder, treachery and intrigue. [/SPAN]

 [SPAN class=style23]Tickets are $25 + GST. To make a reservation please visit [A href="http://www.vancouvertrolley.com/"][FONT color=#990000]www.vancouvertrolley.com[/FONT][/A].[/SPAN]

 
Title: Re: halloween
Post by: purelife on Oct 14 06 08:57
Oh, I think that I've heard of that now that you've mentioned it, kingy.
 
 Hmm, probably not my thing.  It'll freak me out too much.  Heck, I was freaked out when I went into the New Westminster Museum up on Royal Ave.  I could feel how cold it was inside.  Pretty freaky.