Similar experiences to everyone else here...
I think neighborhoods in general have changed. Everyone is more transient, works longer hours and stays inside more watching TV or surfing the net.
When I was a kid, we knew not only all of our immediate neighbors, but everyone on the block and in the neighborhood very well. We knew everyone's first name, knew all about the families, etc. So trick or treating was no big deal.
How well do you know your neighbors now?
I know speaking for myself, other than the ones immediately adjacent, I do not even know anyone's name. And I probably dont know the ones living right next door near as well as I should. And certainly not to the extent that I knew the families next door when I was growing up.
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