Doswell Man Offers Tips for Trick-or –Treating this Halloween Season
By guest columnist Willie Pruitt
Halloween is always a mixed bag in Doswell. It’s hard to tell who is in costume and who isn’t (see the picture of Pine Level resident Larry Milton at left. Costume or not?) and we frequently get carloads of teenagers carted in here because according to rumors some of the Dixie Treat residents hand out condoms but that is only a rumor.
I have had my share of dealing with difficult experiences during Halloween so Newsfromdoswell asked me to relate my experiences and how I deal with them.
If kids come trick-or-treating and they sing that old “trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat” song, if you are a single man like me DO NOT offer to smell their feet, even as a joke. I can’t count the number of times I’ve been on the phone to parents on November 1 trying to explain myself.
The hands-down scariest place on earth during Halloween is the Doswell Trailer Court. Seriously, Kings Dominion should move their Halloween Haunt to the Dixie Treat. Until you see an 86-year-old man in full clown makeup standing at the door of his trailer trying to wave you inside you haven’t lived yet.
You know after the little kids come trick-or-treating you have a lull of about an hour then the teenagers start showing up holding pillow cases about 9 PM? You can scare off the teenage moochers like me – just start answering the door naked. Best Halloween costume in the world. Word gets around Doswell pretty quick not to go to the Pruitt house. Of course, make sure you are dressed and act all innocent and all when the deputies show up.
Dress up like a clown and ride the Richmond city bus.
If you are an adult it’s OK to get dressed up but use common sense and don’t wear a costume that will get you in trouble. One year Verdon Road resident Marshall Stetson dressed up like a Samoan gigolo, complete with a leather vest with the nipples cut out. He was disgusting without being scary or funny.
Try running the first Ronald McDonald ad on a loop on your TV. Scares the bejeebers out of the kiddies!
