Happy Hallowe'en~!! Whatcha gonna be?

[Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967]

From ghoulies and ghosties

And long-leggedy beasties

And things that go bump in the night,

Good Lord, deliver us!

 

Be safe, and have fun tonight!!  

 

                  Hardpan, circa 1970                                                      Hardpan, 2024

                          

 

 

 

[Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062]

[Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474]

I'll answer the door and hand out treats wearing my CAS Pvt's uniform, a distant relation, from the 27th Georgia, who has the same name as I.

[Subdeacon Joe]

Tired.

[Pat Riot]

I am dressing as a heavy set guy in sweats and a tee shirt. Scary Scary!

[Eyesa Horg]

1 hour ago, Pat Riot said:

I am dressing as a heavy set guy in sweats and a tee shirt. Scary Scary!

Same except a sweatshirt! And not too heavy!!

Edited October 31, 2024 by Eyesa Horg
Added text

[John Kloehr]

Don't get trick-or-treaters here, so I'm just hanging out at home as a law-abiding open carrier.

 

Back when I was in suburbia, my favorite outfit for answering the door was Waldo. Runner up favorite was Woody.

[Alpo]

1 hour ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said:

From ghoulies and ghosties

And long-leggedy beasties

And things that go bump in the night,

Good Lord, deliver us!

 

Be safe, and have fun tonight!!  

 

                  Hardpan, circa 1970                                                      Hardpan, 2024

                          

 

 

 

Someone had fun with that video. That stuff with him and the white tail coat -that was from The Blues Brothers movie. Wonder why they couldn't have just left it with him playing from the 30s?

[Sedalia Dave]

Last year at the Church’s Trunk or Treat. 
 

[Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967]

9 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said:

Last year at the Church’s Trunk or Treat. 
 

 

I been known to do that ~ but usually I'll just stuff bananas in my holsters.  

 

By the way... I like your boots.  

 

[Chantry]

I was going to be an IRS Auditor, but everyone said that was TOO scary.

[Rye Miles #13621]

[J-BAR #18287]

 

 

Michigan J. Frog.

[Cypress Sun]

 

If I was going out to a party, probably would go as a garbageman.

[Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474]

Over 120 kids (and some not so small!) 

It's warm here for a change, at Halloween, and a couple of young girls showed up dressed pretty scantily!

If I was a REAL dirty old man, I'd have invited them in for a drink!!!

[Alpo]

3 hours ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said:

but usually I'll just stuff bananas in my holsters

That probably has something to do with you being in California.

 

 

Toy Story came to visit my daughter's house.

 

[Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967]

1 minute ago, Alpo said:

That probably has something to do with you being in California.

 

 

Toy Story came to visit my daughter's house.

 

 

Now, that's PC costuming ~ "Plumb Cool!!"  

[J-BAR #18287]

Friends of our daughter decorated their house for Halloween:

 

[Alpo]

12 minutes ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said:

 

Now, that's PC costuming ~ "Plumb Cool!!"  

She said that was the first group that showed up. Made her night.

[Alpo]

Does Bo Peep look pregnant to you?

 

It might just be that Empire waistline, but she appears to have a bulge, to me.

[J-BAR #18287]

11 minutes ago, Alpo said:

Does Bo Peep look pregnant to you?

 

It might just be that Empire waistline, but she appears to have a bulge, to me.

Never, never ask that question.  I asked a client when her baby was due.  She wasn't pregnant.

 

I still get chills remembering that.

[Alpo]

Many years ago. I did route sales. One of my stores, I arrived right at shift change. So the two women talked for a while and then the manager left. And I walked over to Barbara, and I said, "snicker snicker, is Tracy pregnant or is she just getting exceedingly fat?"

 

And Barbara looked at me for a moment and said, "Tracy got her tubes tied 3 years ago".

 

Glad I asked Barbara that question and not Tracy.

[Rip Snorter]

Funniest Halloween I can recall years back was having a Halloween Party, probably 25 or so guests.  All Martial artists. LEO and Wives or SO, some of those Martial Artists and LEO as well.  Some guys came up to the door, banged on it and broke the pumpkins.  The house emptied.  Definition of fast - they may have left skidmarks in the grass leaving.

[Abilene Slim SASS 81783]

4 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said:

Last year at the Church’s Trunk or Treat. 
 

Dave, does your wife’s hat happen to be a Stetson? I believe I have the same hat, bought in ‘78. 
 

Edited November 1, 2024 by Abilene Slim SASS 81783

[J-BAR #18287]

Both hats are terrific!

[Abilene Slim SASS 81783]

17 minutes ago, J-BAR #18287 said:

Never, never ask that question.  I asked a client when her baby was due.  She wasn't pregnant.

 

I still get chills remembering that.

Humor writer Dave Barry said in his list of “Things I’ve Learned”, 

 

“Never ever ask if a woman is pregnant, unless you see the baby falling from between her legs.”

[Sedalia Dave]

19 minutes ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said:

Dave, does your wife’s hat happen to be a Stetson? I believe I have the same hat, bought in ‘78. 
 

 

Not sure but most likely.

 

BTW That is my Girlfriend.

[Abilene Slim SASS 81783]

Thanks for the clarification. 😊

 

Mine is a lot rattier now after years of CAS, plus, I  changed out the “rope” band it originally had, which included a small feather.  
 

It’s the rope band and brim diameter on your girlfriend’s that got my attention. 
 

I have a number of hats, but this is my go-to hat with its black powder stains and a moth hole or two. The rattier it gets, the more I love it. The sweat band is cracked, but I’m not sure where how to replace it.  
 

[J-BAR #18287]

19 minutes ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said:

Thanks for the clarification. 😊

 

Mine is a lot rattier now after years of CAS, plus, I  changed out the “rope” band it originally had, which included a small feather.  
 

It’s the rope band and brim diameter on your girlfriend’s that got my attention. 
 

I have a number of hats, but this is my go-to hat with its black powder stains and a moth hole or two. The rattier it gets, the more I love it. The sweat band is cracked, but I’m not sure where how to replace it.  
 

Abiline Slim is a very special friend.  He visited the Prince Of The Pistoleers match hosted by the Powder Creek Cowboys in Lenexa, Kansas, on a day when I was shooting a pair of 1851 Navies, many years ago.  I like to think I had something to do with attracting him to the dark side.  His taste in hats matches mine by coincidence.  Or perhaps just inherently excellent taste.

 

 

[Sedalia Dave]

[Sedalia Dave]

13 hours ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said:

 

I been known to do that ~ but usually I'll just stuff bananas in my holsters.  

 

By the way... I like your boots.  

 

 

Thanks

 

My pistol was a Ruger Old Army with the nipples removed. Glenda's was a SS Uberti P Jr. with the cylinder zip tied to prevent it from rotating and securely tied in the holster with a leather strap.

 

I love those boots too. In addition to the brown pair, I have 2 pair of black ones. One of the black pair needs some serious repair.  I need to get off my butt and take them to a real cobbler to be rebuilt. 

Edited November 1, 2024 by Sedalia Dave

[Rye Miles #13621]

One year I was playing in a band and we decided to dress up. I went as a cowboy as I was just getting into cowboy shooting. I put a cap gun in my holster  (I just wore one) no one even questioned me if it was real or not!

Edited November 1, 2024 by Rye Miles #13621

[Alpo]

Back in the late seventies I was a security guard. Florida has two types of guards - armed guard and unarmed guard. Armed guards cost more. So while our boss had an armed license, all of the rest of us for unarmed. And we would wander around with our stick and our handcuffs on our Sam Browns. Except Fred. Fred had a holster on his Sam Brown, with a cap pistol in it.

 

I have heard of places where they have unarmed guards, but they appear to be armed, as they are wearing rubber duckies in a holster.

 

I don't know if I would have done it back then but I know I would not do it now. If the bad guy sees I have a gun, there's a 50/50 chance that he will run off, but there is also a 50/50 chance he will shoot me. So if I'm carrying a gun, it's going to be real when it's going to be hot. I want to be able to shoot back.

[Texas Maverick]

This is a great costume for a kid. He pulls it off well.

 

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1143857227350428

 

TM

[bgavin]

We went as a senior couple who stayed home and passed out (and sampled) candy while binge watching LOST.

 

My bride posted a blurb on Facebook that there was a house on Banksia Court passing out full size candy bars.
My #2 daughter does this every year.. decorates the house and yard, then presents a display platter of full size bars for the picking.

She did over 200 kids last night.
We had a high of 160, now down to 35.