Observations and a story

Halloween observations:

Why is it that there are trick or treat parents who follow their children through the neighborhood in a car, moving at about 5 miles an hour? This neighborhood has hundreds of children running around on Halloween, and a car can be a dangerous addition. Just park and walk!

Who is it that taught my children that if they eat a piece of candy with a wrapper that they can just drop the wrapper onto the floor. I know that they know what trash cans are -- who taught them to not use them?

And a story:

My brother-in-law (R) and his wife (J) have just moved to town and are looking for a house. The went to see one downtown, and took their boys with them. While R and J were speaking with the real estate agent, their son, N, was looking around. He walked down the stairs to the basement, and they heard him yell up the stairs, "Hey, Mom, look at this! The basement looks like the Phantom of the Opera!" There was three inches of water covering the floor.