11-6 Ten tips from last week

Part 1: Post Halloween tips:

1. When you put a bowl of candy out on the front porch with a big sign that says "PLEASE TAKE 2", the trick-or-treaters end up taking more than 2 each.

2. A two-year-old doesn't recognize when he's already been to a house trick-or-treating.

3. Let the kids eat some of their candy Halloween night, then hide the rest.

4. If you don't want any more trick-or-treaters, turn off all the lights - then they'll skip your house.

5. If you don't get silly string cleaned up right away, it leaves a mark on the porch, house, driveway, or wherever else they sprayed it.

Part 2: Other tips:

6. Always lock the car doors while you're driving with the kids in the back.

7. There is no room to pull off to the side while driving in the HOV lane when someone in the back opens one of the car doors.

8. When a hurricane comes, take down the flag pole.

9. When its time to turn the clocks back, make sure you get the one closest to your bed.

10. Furniture companies may tell you they can give you a 4-hour window for the day they will deliver your furniture so you don't have to be home all day waiting - they just won't tell you WHICH 4 hours until the day before. Bastards.